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Mother’s Gift and Storm Majesty excelled when the horses were exercised here on Wednesday (Sept. 2) morning. Inner sand: 600m: Shadow Phoenix (Ajinkya) 42. Easy. 800m: Tempo (S. Kamble) 52, 600/38. Moved well. Caradoc (Mosin) 55, 600/40. Easy. Dancing Cloud (Nazil) 54, 600/41. Slightly urged. Chilton Lodge (Mosin) 51, 600/38. Moved well. Antino (Ramswarup) 52,…
Preview and Desert Shield impressed when the horses were exercised here on Wednesday morning (Sept. 2). Inner sand: 600m: Xaily (Rajesh K) 40. Moved well. Hidden Dreams (Rajesh K) 40.5. Worked well. Makoto (Rajesh K) 40. Shaped well. 1000m: Queendom (Shreyas) 1-7.5, 600/39.5. Strode out well. Circle Of Dreams (Shreyas) 1-7.5, 600/39.5. In fine trim….
Skipper Tilak Varma’s unbeaten half-century helped South Zone beat North Zone in the semifinal of the Duleep Trophy in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR An omnipresent Tilak Varma fashioned South Zone’s entry into the 2026-27 Duleep Trophy final with a thumping seven-wicket triumph over North Zone at the BCCI Centre of Excellence here….
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Agenda: Agarkar’s extension as chief selector will be discussed. | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will convene a critical stock-taking meeting of key stakeholders of India’s men’s cricket teams at its headquarters here on Thursday (September 3, 2026). It is understood that the meeting will seek to…
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Chelsea’s Enzo Fernandez joined Manchester City on the transfer deadline day | Photo Credit: Reuters The Premier League has smashed its summer spending record for a second successive season, with outlay by England’s top-flight clubs reaching around £3.46 billion ($4.67 billion). The spending spree continued right up to the final hours of the transfer window…
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Shubman Gill slipped two positions to ninth, while Devdutt Padikkal gained five positions to reach 54th. File | Photo Credit: PTI Captain Shubman Gill slipped two positions among batters, and Jasprit Bumrah dropped one spot among bowlers, while Devdutt Padikkal rose to the 54th spot among Indians in the latest ICC Test rankings released on…
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Alexander Zverev, of Germany, acknowledges fans after defeating Lorenzo Sonego, of Italy | Photo Credit: AP Alexander Zverev weathered a storm from Lorenzo Sonego to reach the U.S. Open second round on Tuesday (September 1, 2026) and keep alive his bid to reach a third straight Grand Slam final, after relentless rain wreaked havoc with…
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Australia’s Sam Konstas. File | Photo Credit: AFP Australia on Tuesday (September 1, 2026) named a 14-member squad, featuring several players with senior international experience, including pacer Ben Dwarshuis, Sam Konstas and Nathan McSweeney, for their series against India A in Puducherry later this month. Cricket Australia’s (CA) National Selection Panel said the tour holds…
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Tributes will keep pouring in. Highlights will be replayed on loop. Memories will linger for eternity. But the magic of watching Lionel Messi in real time in Argentina’s iconic sky blue and white stripes, spreading immeasurable joy to millions around the globe, is now a thing of the past. The forward, all of five feet…
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Rare genius: Messi stamped his authority on Qatar 2022 in a manner only the most gifted could have. | Photo Credit: Getty Images On the grandest of all stages, Lionel Messi conjured up an act of magic for ages. How he won Argentina the World Cup in 2022 will remain one of the greatest stories in…