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Dhir’s impact with the ball was decisive in the first T20I

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Dhir’s impact with the ball was decisive in the first T20I

Naman Dhir brought cheer to his skipper Shreyas Iyer and India with his three strikes on his debut T20I against the West Indies on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP Three weeks ago, Naman Dhir was with the Punjab team preparing for the Ranji Trophy campaign when he learned he had been selected for the India ODI squad. After playing all three…

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Coach Bentinidis’s suggestion of attack first helped, says wrestler Sujeet Kalkal

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Coach Bentinidis’s suggestion of attack first helped, says wrestler Sujeet Kalkal

India’s Sujeet Kalkal after winning the men’s freestyle 65kg wrestling final in the Asian Games 2026, in Nagoya, Japan, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Wrestler Sujeet Kalkal thanks foreign coach Shako Bentinidis for encouraging him to adopt an attacking approach and employing the ‘dhobi pachhad’ (arm throw) technique, which made key contributions…

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Brave Heart, Mandalay, Hold Your Breath and Renoir shine

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Brave Heart, Mandalay, Hold Your Breath and Renoir shine

Brave Heart, Mandalay, Hold Your Breath and Renoir shone when the horses were exercised here on Wednesday morning (Oct. 7). Inner sand: 1000m: Shining Way (Suraj) 1-7.5, 600/39. Pleased. Outer sand: 600m: Whatadynamicstride (Laxman S) 45. Easy. Tiger Bay (Kiran Rai) 45. Moved well. Blue Saint (Asirvatham), Flamingo Dream (B. Paswan) 46. They moved freely….

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Australia prepare for first test in South Africa since ‘Sandpapergate’

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Australia prepare for first test in South Africa since ‘Sandpapergate’

Australian captain Pat Cummins, second left, leads his players from the field following their match against Bangladesh on day four of the first cricket test in Darwin, Australia, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Australia ‌play their first test in South Africa since the ​2018 ball-tampering scandal when they start a three-match series…

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Ronaldo says Portugal coach broke promises, apologises for walkout

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Ronaldo says Portugal coach broke promises, apologises for walkout

Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo. File. | Photo Credit: AP Cristiano Ronaldo on Tuesday (October 6, 2026) accused Portugal coach Jorge Jesus of breaking his word about giving him game time in Nations League matches, but said he remained available for his country. In a statement of nearly 2,000 words, the 41-year-old superstar apologised for walking out…

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Messi retires from international football as Argentina defeat Benin in friendly match

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Messi retires from international football as Argentina defeat Benin in friendly match

Lionel Messi retired from international football on Tuesday (October 6, 2026), scoring a goal and providing two assists as Argentina defeated Benin 3-0 in a friendly international. Messi, playing in his record-extending 208th international, provided the assist for the opening goal scored by veteran Nicolas Otamendi, with Nico Paz also scoring. Messi’s 71st minute penalty…

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Fenesta Open: Prabodh stuns Balsekar; top-seeded Sureshkumar-Sinha advance to quarterfinals

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Fenesta Open: Prabodh stuns Balsekar; top-seeded Sureshkumar-Sinha advance to quarterfinals

Suraj Prabodh rallied from a set down to stun second seed Aditya Balsekar at the 31st Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship on Tuesday (October 6, 2026). The 31-year-old Prabodh beat Balsekar 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) at the DLTA Complex. After losing the opening set, Prabodh adopted a more aggressive approach, a strategy that eventually paid…

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India’s fight fades as Uruguay nets six

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India’s fight fades as Uruguay nets six

India’s Anirudh Thapa celebrates after scoring a goal during the international friendly football match between India and Uruguay at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on October 6, 2026. | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak India showed enough attacking intent to suggest it could compete with two-time world champion Uruguay, but a second-half collapse exposed the…

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