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After his 38-ball 113, Abhishek Sharma plays down Yuvraj’s 12-ball fifty challenge

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After his 38-ball 113, Abhishek Sharma plays down Yuvraj’s 12-ball fifty challenge

India’s Abhishek Sharma celebrates his hundred during the third T20 cricket international match between New Zealand and India on October 27, 2026 | Photo Credit: AP Abhishek Sharma may have idolised Yuvraj Singh growing up, but the India opener is not ready to take up his mentor’s challenge of smashing a half-century off 12 balls,…

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Harmanpreet Kaur moves up to eighth in ICC ODI rankings as Mandhana slips from the top

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Harmanpreet Kaur moves up to eighth in ICC ODI rankings as Mandhana slips from the top

Harmanpreet had stepped down from captaincy after leading the team to a second successive Asian Games gold in Japan. File photo: Special Arrangement Former India captain Harmanpreet Kaur on Tuesday (October 27, 2026) gained two places to be eighth in the latest ICC Women’s ODI rankings. However, current skipper Smriti Mandhana lost her top position…

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Mbappe dropped by Chinese brands for ‘offending national sentiments’

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Mbappe dropped by Chinese brands for ‘offending national sentiments’

A bus featuring French football star Kylian Mbappe for Dongpeng Beverage Group’s “Bushuila” electrolyte drink is seen on a street in Shanghai on October 27, 2026. Kylian Mbappe was dropped on October 27 by two major brands in China after a video circulated online in which the French football star apparently joked about former leader…

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IND vs NZ third T20I: India opts to bowl against New Zealand

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IND vs NZ third T20I: India opts to bowl against New Zealand

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is seen during a practice session ahead of the third Twenty20 international in Wellington on October 27, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP India captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bowl against New Zealand in the third T20 International in Wellington on Tuesday (October 27, 2026). For the hosts, Matthew Fisher,…

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Jharkhand and Delhi eye a spruce-up after middling start to the season

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Jharkhand and Delhi eye a spruce-up after middling start to the season

Leading by example: Delhi skipper Badoni, who scored a century in the last game, will hope to carryon the good form. File. | Photo Credit: J. Allen Egenuse Like many of the newer cricket stadiums in India, the JSCA International Stadium Complex, on the outskirts of Ranchi, bears a state-of-the-art look. The stands are spick…

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Good for Jharkhand that the bench is being tested: coach Ratan

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Good for Jharkhand that the bench is being tested: coach Ratan

Kumar Kushagra. File. | Photo Credit: R. Ragu From M.S. Dhoni’s solo reign as the region’s cricketing hero to an influx of youngsters from the State striving to prosper at the international level, Jharkhand has come a long way in the last two decades. The proliferation of talent is exemplified by Ishan Kishan’s recent performances…

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Harry Kane crowned Ballon d’Or winner, Putellas wins women’s award

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Harry Kane crowned Ballon d’Or winner, Putellas wins women’s award

England’s soccer player Harry Kane and Spain’s Alexia Putellas win the player of the year trophy during the Ballon d’Or ceremony at the London Palladium Theatre in London, England. | Photo Credit: AP Harry Kane completed his long quest for football’s highest individual honour on Monday (October 26, 2026), with the Bayern Munich and England…

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Harry Kane crowned Ballon d’Or winner, Putellas wins women’s award

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Harry Kane crowned Ballon d’Or winner, Putellas wins women’s award

England’s soccer player Harry Kane and Spain’s Alexia Putellas win the player of the year trophy during the Ballon d’Or ceremony at the London Palladium Theatre in London, England. | Photo Credit: AP Harry Kane is the first ‌Englishman to win the prestigious award in 25 years, after Michael Owen won ​it in 2001 Harry…

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De la Fuente wins men’s Ballon d’Or coach of the year; Pere Romeu bags women’s award

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De la Fuente wins men’s Ballon d’Or coach of the year; Pere Romeu bags women’s award

Luis de la Fuente of Spain receives the trophy for winning the 2026 Men’s Coach of the Year during the Ballon d’Or ceremony at the London Palladium Theatre in London, England. | Photo Credit: AP Luis de la Fuente won the Ballon d’Or for men’s coach of the year on Monday (October 26, 2026) after…

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Nobody on the outside can judge the length of my spells: Shami

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Nobody on the outside can judge the length of my spells: Shami

It was a warm Tuesday afternoon at the Airforce Complex Ground in Palam. As soon as Bengal wrapped up a 60-run victory over Services on the stroke of what should have been the scheduled tea interval in the second round of the 2026-27 Ranji Trophy, the journalists present, a significant number for a domestic encounter…

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