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Nitish Kumar Reddy becomes first Andhra fast bowler to lead India’s pace attack

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Nitish Kumar Reddy becomes first Andhra fast bowler to lead India’s pace attack

Nitish Kumar Reddy in action against Afghanistan in the second T20 International at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on September 15, 2026. He took three wickets in the match. File | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Until a few decades ago, a fast bowler from Andhra Pradesh leading the Indian pace attack in…

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Asian Games 2026: Ankita-Rutuja pair bow out; rain pushes Nagal’s match to September 29

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Asian Games 2026: Ankita-Rutuja pair bow out; rain pushes Nagal’s match to September 29

Sumit Nagal returns the ball to South Korea’s ​Kwon Soonwoo during a Davis Cup second-round qualifier. File | Photo Credit: AP India’s women’s doubles campaign in tennis at the Asian Games came to an early end after Ankita Raina and Rutuja Bhosale suffered a hard-fought first-round defeat against Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva and Anna Danilina on…

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Asian Games 2026: Indian squash teams begin with wins over China

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Asian Games 2026: Indian squash teams begin with wins over China

Abhay Singh who won the silver medal in men’s Squash at the Asian Games in Japan on Sunday, September 27, 2026. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Indian men’s squash team made a flying start to its Asian Games campaign, beating China 3-0 in Pool A, while the women’s side recovered from an early…

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Asian Games 2026: Indian cricket team advance to semis after Afghanistan QF abandoned

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Asian Games 2026: Indian cricket team advance to semis after Afghanistan QF abandoned

Team India arrives at Korogi Athletic Park in Nagoya ahead of their abandoned clash against Afghanistan due to inclement weather on September 28, 2026 | Photo Credit: PTI The Indian men’s cricket team entered the Asian Games semi-final without even taking the field after its quarter-final against Afghanistan was abandoned due to inclement weather on…

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Asiad Hockey: Indian women beat Singapore 7-0 to finish unbeaten, to play Korea in semifinals

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Asiad Hockey: Indian women beat Singapore 7-0 to finish unbeaten, to play Korea in semifinals

Sunelita Toppo scored a brace as the Indian women’s hockey team trounced Singapore 7-0 in their final Pool B match to set up the Asian Games semifinal against Korea here Sunday. India topped Pool B with five wins from as many games. The semifinal is scheduled for September 30. Skipper Salima Tete (17th minute), Sunelita…

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From cleaning rest rooms to winning two Asian Games golds — the rise of Aslam Inamdar

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From cleaning rest rooms to winning two Asian Games golds — the rise of Aslam Inamdar

There was a moment in the second half of the Asian Games kabaddi gold-medal match against Iran when Aslam Inamdar made a daring raid deep into the opposition half. His teammate Pawan Sehrawat groaned inwardly as he did so. India’s lead was narrow. Iran was still in the contest. It was a risk that could…

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Following court order, JKCA holds annual general meeting, discusses Irani Cup

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Following court order, JKCA holds annual general meeting, discusses Irani Cup

A JKCA spokesman said 15 authorised club members, office bearers, and members of the Association participated, adding: “they discussed preparations for the Irani Cup, scheduled to be held at the Sher-e-Kashmir Stadium, Srinagar, from October 1 to 5, 2026.” File. | Photo Credit: jkca.tv Mired in legal wranglings, the J&K Cricket Association (JKCA) held its Annual…

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Asian Games 2026: Ancy misses gold by a whisker; Sarvesh wins silver

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Asian Games 2026: Ancy misses gold by a whisker; Sarvesh wins silver

Ancy Sojan bagged a silver for the second successive Asian Games. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy For five jumps on a wet Sunday (September 27, 2026), Ancy Sojan was sitting pretty at the top. She was on the verge of clinching India’s first athletics gold at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. She also had compatriot Shaili…

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Virat Kohli completes 15,000 runs in ODI cricket

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Virat Kohli completes 15,000 runs in ODI cricket

India’s Virat Kohli celebrates his half-century during the first One Day International (ODI) cricket match between India and the West Indies, in Thiruvananthapuram on September 27, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Batting maestro Virat Kohli on Sunday (September 27, 2026) completed 15,000 runs in One-Day International cricket, becoming only the second batter in history after…

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