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Members of the Brazil football team touched down at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport here on Thursday in a chartered flight for the friendly against India. For a city that shares a deep-rooted love for football, the arrival of one of world football’s giants was a moment to cherish. Millions of football aficionados…
India will meet arch-rivals Pakistan at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on October 10. File picture | Photo Credit: ICC via Getty Images India will open their campaign in the men’s ICC World Cup against defending champions Australia at the Newlands Stadium in Cape Town on October 7, the world body announced on Thursday (October…
Indonesia’s Janice Tjen won the WTA Chennai Open 2025. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM The WTA 250 Chennai Open, the country’s only top-tier tennis tournament, will be held from November 2 to 8 at the SDAT Stadium in Nungambakkam. However, next year, in the same slot, it will be replaced with a first-ever tour-level…
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BCCI president Mithun Manhas, joined by RoI skipper Rishabh Pant, rings the ceremonial bell at the start of Irani Cup match at Sher-I-Kashmir Stadium in Srinagar, Thursday, 01, October 2026. | Photo Credit: IMRAN NISSAR When Mithun Manhas rang the bell to signal the start of play in the Irani Cup in Srinagar on Thursday…
Australia-A asserted control on the third day of the second ‘Test’ at the Siechem Cricket Stadium here on Thursday, leaving India-A with a predicament ahead of the final day. At 28 for one at stumps, still 337 away from the target, with the looming threat from Todd Murphy and Corey Rocchiccioli, India-A has little choice…
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India’s Abhishek (second from left) celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal during the hockey semifinal match against Pakistan at the Asian Games 2026, in Gifu on October 1, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI The contrasting moods in the two dugouts told the complete story. The Pakistani players, grown, professional sportsmen, couldn’t stop crying their…
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Nasir claimed three wickets for the home team. | Photo Credit: IMRAN NISSAR Srinagar The overhead conditions here on Thursday were pristine. It meant that the Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium was bathed in sunshine for most of the opening day of the Irani Cup fixture between Jammu & Kashmir and Rest of India. But the surface beneath,…
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While the Indian hockey teams continue their unbeaten march towards a gold medal at the Asian Games, the federation power politics keep getting worse. In the latest turn of events, Hockey India secretary general Bholanath Singh has called for an executive board meeting on Tuesday (October 6) even as president Dilip Tirkey has called it…
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Trainer Prasanna Kumar, left, and assistant trainer Raju leading in the champion gelding. | Photo Credit: M.A. Sriram Mysore Race Club chairman K.T. Balakrishna presenting the winner’s trophy to Stud Poker’s trainer Prasanna Kumar and jockey Antony Raj in the presence of stewards Y.P Udaya Shankar, K.M. Chandre Gowda, G.K. Balakrishnan, K. V. Parikshith and committee member Vijaya Simha…
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With National Ranking tournament in Panchkula not being recognised the participation of 2026 Asian Games bronze medallists Manush Shah and Diya Chitale, among other top paddlers, is in doubt. | Photo Credit: File photo: R. Ravindran The fate of the National Ranking Table Tennis tournament in Panchkula hangs in the balance after the Indian Olympic…