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Pakistan’s Mohammad Ali, centre, looks on as England’s Harry Brook, right, and batting partner Emilio Gay run between the wickets on day two of the second cricket test match between England and Pakistan in London, on August 28, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP England was bossing Pakistan by an imposing 261 runs after two days…
Salima Tete’s side sealed the milestone with a 3-1 win over World No. 5 Germany in the 5th/6th place classification match in Amstelveen on August 27, 2026. Photo: Hockey India. Hockey India on Friday (August 28, 2026) announced a cash award of ₹50 lakh for the Indian women’s team in recognition of their historic fifth-place…
Brazil’s Alison dos Santos poses with a banner after winning the men’s 400m hurdles final and setting a new world record in the Diamond League in Zurich, Switzerland on August 27, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Two World records were broken less than 40 minutes apart at the Diamond League in Zurich on Thursday (August…
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It was a mixed day for Indian captain Harmanpreet. | Photo Credit: Hockey India India could only manage an eighth-place finish in the hockey World Cup after a 3-4 penalty shootout loss to Belgium. India had fought back twice from a goal down to hold the co-host 3-3 in regulation time at the Belifus Arena…
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Andre set up the title triumph with a fantastic knock. | Photo Credit: R. Ragu Andre Siddarth celebrated his 20th birthday in style, smashing a stunning 47-ball 82 (7×4, 5×6) to power Vida Kovai Kings to its third TNPL title with a 84-run win over Madurai Panthers in the summit clash at the MAC Stadium…
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The Carlos Alcaraz-Jannik Sinner rivalry is no doubt this era’s defining matchup, but it has also been punctuated by long pauses. In early 2025, Sinner was absent for three months as he served a doping-related ban; this season, Alcaraz was out of action for four months from mid-April owing to a troublesome wrist. Just when…
After losing two Asian Games berths due to positive dope tests, a ‘deeply concerned’ Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Friday issued a strict advisory for the wrestlers and support staff in the run-up to next month’s mega event in Japan. Recently, freestyle wrestler Mukul Dahiya (86kg) and Greco Roman athlete Deepanshu (130kg) failed dope…
India is placed only fifth in the WTC points table. | Photo Credit: ANI Thursday’s slow winding down of the second Test, had shades of the 1980s. Back then as the game stretched into the mandatory overs of the fifth day, Sunil Gavaskar or a Javed Miandad would wheel their arm over. The fact that…
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Jammu and Kashmir will face Rest of India in the Irani Cup. | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar A scheduling mess by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) could leave Rest of India with a depleted squad for its prestigious Irani Cup contest against Ranji Trophy champion Jammu and Kashmir. Following the…
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Lisa Sthalekar has always loved to turn that cricket ball. Not just because her life has been full of turns. She was adopted when she was three weeks old by a couple from the United States that were actually looking for a baby boy but immediately loved the girl at the Pune orphanage. Her parents…
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