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Golf’s Asian Tour on Wednesday (May 20, 2026) said it had axed a planned increase in prize money for this week’s Korea Open, just weeks after announcing a $500,000 cash boost from LIV Golf. The LIV injection would have pushed the total prize fund from around $1 million (KRW 1.4billion) to a record $1.5 million…
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Hockey coach Baldev Singh. Baldev Singh, who turned the quaint town of Shahabad Markanda on NH44 into a conveyor belt for elite hockey talent, will be conferred the country’s prestigious civilian honour — Padma Shri— by President Droupadi Murmu on May 25, officials said on Wednesday (May 20, 2026). The 75-year-old Singh arrived in Shahabad…
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Chennai Super Kings’ Kartik Sharma during a training session ahead of an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, on May 20, 2026 | Photo Credit: PTI Gujarat Titans’ fabulous five-match winning run may have come to an end with its 29-run loss against…
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Rajasthan Royals’ Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. | Photo Credit: Reuters One of the enduring images for those who watched Sachin Tendulkar bat in Australia in 1991-92 could well be the expression on the big-moustached face of Merve Hughes. The big fast bowler had been straight-driven gloriously for a boundary by the curly-haired, baby-faced teenager at the Sydney…
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CSK batting coach Mike Hussey. File | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar Chennai Super Kings isn’t laying down arms yet. Batting coach Michael Hussey’s reply when asked to give an update on M.S. Dhoni’s participation in the game and beyond indicated as much. “I can confirm Dhoni is not here with the team, but if…
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Lucknow Super Giants’ head coach Justin Langer. File | Photo Credit: ANI Justin Langer has been around the 22 yards for a while. Three decades and a half, in fact. He has played with, against, and watched some of the greatest batters of our time. He is still awed by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s batting. The former…
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Kolkata Knight Riders’ Sunil Narine celebrates the wicket of Mumbai Indians’ Hardik Pandya during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on May 20, 2026. | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak Kolkata Knight Riders’ commendable bowling effort, followed by Manish Pandey and Rovman…
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Mukund Sasikumar was the lone Indian to advance to the quarterfinals. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR Mukund Sasikumar emerged as the lone Indian to progress into the quarterfinals of the S.M. Krishna Memorial Open here on Wedneday. A consistent Sasikumar (world no. 524) took out Japanese qualifier Taiyo Yamanaka 6-4, 7-6(1) in the round-of-16. …
Champions of the previous two Ranji Trophy editions – Jammu & Kashmir and Vidarbha – have been clubbed together along with Madhya Pradesh in the same group as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the detailed calendar for the forthcoming domestic season. While defending champion Jammu & Kashmir will be hoping…
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A drama-ridden final day of the 2025-26 Indian Super League season is on the cards on Thursday as four games kick off simultaneously to settle a title race that has gone down to the wire. Just two points separating the top-six teams makes for a thrilling conclusion to a competition that was gasping for survival…
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