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Amandeep Johl. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) plans to increase the prize money in its events next season, PGTI CEO Amandeep Johl said. “We are going to switch from having the week-in-week-out tournaments. We will have the smaller tournaments in ‘B’ cities. We want to have bigger tournaments…
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Sanju Samson plays a shot during fourth T20 International match between India and West Indies at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Uppal in Hyderabad on October 14, 2026. | Photo Credit: Nagara Gopal Sanju Samson single-handedly took over the PowerPlay as India stared at a daunting 248-run chase against the West Indies here….
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West Indies’ Keemo Paul celebrates the wicket of India’s Axar Patel during the fourth T20 cricket match between India and West Indies in Hyderabad, India, on October 14, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP At the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, a 10-over-old ball tends to stick in the surface, fertile ground for a clever bowler…
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Andre has staked his claim for a promotion in the batting order. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: K. MURALI KUMAR Tamil Nadu’s Ranji Trophy opener against Rajasthan, where it conceded an 89-run first-innings lead, offered both familiar batting concerns and reasons for optimism in the pace department. Tamil Nadu folded up for 274 in reply to…
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Shaunae Miller-Uibo | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The mention of Shaunae Miller-Uibo elicits memories of her famous dive across the finish line to win gold in the women’s 400m at the 2016 Rio Olympics. It helped the Bahamian track and field sprinter, who specialises in the 200m and 400m, pip Allyson Felix by 0.07 seconds…
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India’s new T20I captain Smriti Mandhana and vice-captain Shafali Verma have added 4,080 runs together as openers, 50% more than any other pair in women’s T20Is. On October 6, Smriti was named India’s white-ball captain and Shafali her deputy in T20 Internationals (T20Is). India’s two leaders are also its openers. When India meets Zimbabwe in…
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Mystikos, who has been well prepared, is expected to score in the A.R. Subramanya Raj Urs Memorial Trophy (1,200m), the feature event of the races to be held here on Friday (Oct 16). False rails (width about 6.5m from 1,600m to the winning post) will be in position. 1. NYVELI PLATE (1,200m), rated 00 to…
Prasanna Kumar-trained Sassy Sarah (Aleemuddin up) won the K. Thammanna Gowda Memorial Trophy (1,400m), the main event of the races held here on Thursday (Oct 15). The winner is owned by Mr. K. Manoj Kumar, Mr. K. Harish Nayak & Mr. H.J. Balram. Jockey Antony won three races on the day. The results: 1. SEA…
Jammu and Kashmir pacer Umar Nazir. | Photo Credit: File photo: IMRAN NISSAR With a point to prove after being ‘rested’ for J&K’s Ranji Trophy opener, Umar Nazir found an unlikely mentor in BCCI president Mithun Manhas. During breaks in the game against Madhya Pradesh, Manhas watched the tall pacer bowl in the nets, even…
Delhi Ranji team’s bowling coach Sanjeev Sharma. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement With a wide array of experience as a player and coach over nearly 40 years, Sanjeev Sharma has seen the transformation of fast bowling to be convinced that speed is not everything. Even as the current trend is to look for speedsters clocking…
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