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Shreyas Iyer plays a shot during the Asian Games 2026 gold medal match against Pakistan on October 3, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP India skipper Shreyas Iyer on Saturday (October 3, 2026) said his team not complaining despite a disrupted build-up to the Asian Games was a sign of a “champion team” and laid the…
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India’s captain Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma arrive on the field before the third and final One Day International (ODI) cricket match of a series between India and the West Indies, in Mullanpur, on October 3, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI India skipper Shubman Gill won the toss and elected to bat against West Indies…
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Abhishek Sharma was the familiar nemesis upfront while Tilak Varma became a tormentor towards the end as India lived up to its top billing by defending the Asian Games gold medal with a 19-run win over bitter foes Pakistan in the final on Saturday (October 3, 2026). Keep track | Asian Games 2026 LIVE: Abhishek,…
Indian players gear up for the big game. | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak India head coach Khalid Jamil acknowledged the quality of the opposition ahead of his side’s much-anticipated clash against Brazil, while stressing the importance of backing the national team. “We are playing against a good team. It is our pleasure to play, but…
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Brazil head coach Carlo Ancelotti, right, exchanges pleasantries with his Indian counterpart Khalid Jamil in Kolkata on Friday. | Photo Credit: K.R. DEEPAK Brazil national team coach Carlo Ancelotti had words of praise for Indian football ahead of his side’s much-anticipated clash, saying the country’s passion for the sport was encouraging. “It is an honour…
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India’s Abhishek (R) who scored the fourth goal against Pakistan in the Hockey semifinal match in the Asian Games at Gifu, Japan on October 01, 2026. | Photo Credit: R. V. Moorthy When the Indian men’s hockey team takes on Malaysia in the final of the Asian Games, it would be clear favourite, based on…
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It was a memorable debut as a coach for B. Adhiban at the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League in Bengaluru last month. He guided Ganges Grandmasters to a maiden title in the world’s most glamorous chess league. Nicknamed ‘The Beast’, he was a part of the Indian teams that won the bronze medal at the…
Lovlina became the second Indian woman pugilist after Mary Kom to win the Asian Games gold. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY The recent upsurge in India’s medal tally continued at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, this time inside the ring with all three finalists in action — Lovlina Borgohain, Parveen Hooda and Ankush Panghal — winning…
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The move from the wing to the middle helped Ousmane Dembele assume his final form as an unstoppable force in the 2024-25 season and win the Ballon d’Or. A similar shift from the flanks to the central spaces as a No. 9 appears to have unleashed a turbocharged version of Raphinha at Barcelona this season….
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All eyes will be on Vinicius Junior, second right. | Photo Credit: K.R. DEEPAK A new chapter in Indian football is set to unfold at the Salt Lake Stadium here on Saturday as the National team takes on five-time World champion Brazil in a high-profile international friendly. The gulf in pedigree and ranking is stark,…
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