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Padikkal has made the most of his recent good form. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU Devdutt Padikkal is living up to the proverb ‘make hay while the sun shines.’ In the recent Test tour of Sri Lanka, the Karnataka batter replaced an injured Sai Sudharsan in the line-up and made it count. He scored two centuries…
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The 31st renewal of the S.A. Poonawalla Million, one of the stellar attractions of the Pune racing season, will be staged here on Sunday (Sept. 13). This mega event is named after the late Soil A. Poonawalla, an ardent lover of clean horse racing, a pioneer of thoroughbred breeding in India and father of Cyrus…
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Fynbos and Time And Tide excelled when the horses were exercised here on Saturday (Sept. 12) morning. Inner sand: 800m: Ashwa Kangto (Merchant) 54, 600/41. Moved freely. Wings Of Fury (Santosh) 52, 600/39. Moved well. Zephyr (Kaviraj) 57, 600/42. Easy. Kaiser (Kaviraj), Taaqath (Zervan) 56, 600/42. They moved freely. Rizz (Shekhawat), Shimmer (Akram) 52, 600/39….
Black Irish, Prokofiev, Mister Brown and Rosaline catch the eye when the horses were exercised here on Saturday morning (Sept 12) Inner sand: 1000m: Siege Storm (Chetan) 1-8.5, 600/39.5. Pleased. Agrador (R. Pradeep) 1-8, 600/40.5. Moved freely. Annabelle (Aleemuddin) 1-7.5, 600/40. Strode out well. Sicyon (Shreyas) 1-7.5, 600/38.5. Stretched out well. Outer sand: 600m: Power…
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Indian players celebrating a goal against South Korea in the Junior Women’s Asia Cup semifinal against South Korea, on September 12, 2026. | Photo Credit: YouTube/AsianHockey Drag-flick specialist Supriya put up a fine show as the Indian women’s team entered the final of the AHF Junior Asia Cup with a convincing 5-1 victory over South…
Representational file image. Photo: Special Arrangement The Bombay High Court on Thursday (September 10, 2026) asked 12 holders of OCI cards, who have moved petitions against a rule of the BCCI that requires a passport of India for players in its tournaments, to add the Government at the Centre as a party. The Court issued…
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Ben Shelton won the all-American duel with Frances Tiafoe and now he’s the one who can end his country’s long wait for another men’s Grand Slam champion. Shelton pulled out a 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 7-5 victory on Friday (September 11, 2026) and will play No. 1 seed Alexander Zverev on Sunday (September 13) for the…
In the glorious annals of Test cricket, which will ring in its 150th anniversary next year, some numbers have acquired permanence over time. Sir Don Bradman’s otherworldly Test average of 99.94 will forever be iconic. Sunil Gavaskar’s 10,122 runs, on account of the Indian being the first in the world to cross 10K, is epochal….
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Germany’s Alexander Zverev celebrates after winning his semi final match against Russia’s Karen Khachanov. | Photo Credit: Reuters Alexander Zverev will play for his second Grand Slam title this year after beating Karen Khachanov 6-3, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (6) on Friday (September 11, 2026) in the U.S. Open semifinals. Zverev will play on Sunday against…
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Parking the bus. That’s the verdict history has handed down on Jose Mourinho – repeated so often that it has calcified into fact. It’s like a half-truth, enough to make it stick, but never quite enough to make it whole. But Mourinho has worn it the way a magician wears a top hat: perfectly tailored,…
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