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Suchith. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: S SUDARSHAN While Jammu & Kashmir’s run to the Ranji Trophy title was understandably the story of the 2025-26 domestic season, one other team’s journey was equally fascinating. Uttarakhand, which joined the domestic cricket circuit in 2018, made its maiden semifinal appearance last year. One player who was key…
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Noraiah, Caradoc and Saint Sizzle showed out when the horses were exercised here on Friday (Oct. 16) morning. Inner sand: 600m: Wwoww (V. Bunde), Sparks Fly (Shelar) 42. Pair easy. Break Point (S. Kamble) 38. Moved well. 800m: Bezalel (N.B. Kuldeep) 57, 600/42. Easy. Scorcher (T.S. Jodha) 52, 600/39. Moved nicely. Fire Away (S. Kamble)…
File photo of Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Photo Credit: The Hindu Veteran pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar was on Friday (October 16, 2026) added to India’s squad for the series-deciding fifth and final T20I against the West Indies as cover for Arshdeep Singh, who has sustained a shoulder injury. The final match of the series, which is currently…
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Veteran Indian women’s hockey team goalkeeper Savita Punia contemplated retirement last year, but the new coaching setup under Sjoerd Marijne rekindled her passion for the game. Following a remarkable turnaround this season, she now believes that an elusive Olympic medal is within India’s reach at the 2028 Los Angeles Games. Savita made a crucial save…
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We are at Eden Gardens, the theatre of dreams, of hopes and aspirations, of ambition and desire. Except that, on this night, it is all this for India. For West Indies, it was the stuff of nightmare. In a must-win, virtual quarterfinal of the T20 World Cup this March, with the winner guaranteed a shot…
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Age no bar: Bhuvneshwar has shown that he is not done yet at the top level. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: K.R. DEEPAK Tim Southee is an authority on swing bowling. Ahead of India’s multi-format tour of New Zealand, the former Kiwi pacer shared his thoughts on all things fast bowling and much more. On…
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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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