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Kalinga Lancers is the defending champion. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: BISWARANJAN ROUT Even as the Indian hockey teams returned disappointing performances from the ongoing World Cup, the revived Hockey India League’s third edition seems to be on shaky ground. The HIL is battling for survival on several fronts barely two years after being re-launched…
Bichu and Savita pose for Caroline. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement India’s two goalkeepers, Savita Punia and Bichu Devi, were set to go through their training drills, ahead of their crucial World Cup match against Australia on Sunday, when a poignant moment unfolded by the advertising boards. They were approached by Caroline Busch, wife of…
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Even as the Indian hockey teams returned disappointing performances from the ongoing World Cup, the revived Hockey India League’s third edition seems to be on shaky ground. The HIL is battling for survival on several fronts barely two years after being re-launched with much fanfare. Multiple sources have confirmed to The Hindu that more than one existing team is…
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Henrietta Flavia Pereira emerged as the costliest player at the inaugural Women’s Andhra Premier League auction here on Tuesday, with Godavari Golden Eagles spending ₹4.3 lakhs to sign the all-rounder. World Cup winner N. Shree Charani was roped in by Rayalaseema Zen Stars for ₹1.1 lakhs, though the extent of her participation remains to be…
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Musheer Khan tried a wild one-handed sweep and was caught behind. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR Some late-afternoon tardiness may end up costing West Zone its Duleep Trophy quarterfinal versus North Zone as it lost four wickets in the final 30 minutes of day three to close at 220 for seven, chasing 287. This included set batters in Ruturaj Gaikwad (66,…
The Tamil Nadu Ranji Trophy pre-season camp is set to be held in Chennai from September 3 to 25. The senior selection committee headed by Sunil Subramaniam on Tuesday announced a 30-member probables list for the premier domestic competition. Similarly, for the BCCI Col. CK. Nayudu Trophy under-23 competition, the committee has named 25 players…
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Sailors’ skipper Vathsal took a heavy toll of the Ripples’ attack. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A statement knock (93, 53b, 11×4, 3×6) from captain Vathsal Govind eclipsed an unbeaten century from Mohammed Azharudden and powered Aries Kollam Sailors to a six-wicket win over Alleppey Ripples in the Kerala Cricket League at the Sports Hub Greenfield stadium on Tuesday. Vathsal, who shed his image as…
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India’s Prasidh Krishna and teammates celebrate the wicket of Sri Lanka’s Kamil Mishara on the third day of the second test match between India and Sri Lanka at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, in Colombo on August 25, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI The Indian pace attack, missing the services of Jasprit Bumrah, has found…
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Yashasvi Jaiswal was less than five years old when the French footballer Zenedine Zidane headbutted Italian defender Marco Materazzi in the final of the 2006 World Cup football. It earned Zidane a red card in the final match of his career. Zidane claimed that the defender had insulted his sister (professional lip readers couldn’t agree…
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Sidath Wettimuny. | Photo Credit: File photo Grace and grit are intrinsic to Sidath Wettimuny. The former Sri Lankan opener was the Emerald Isle’s first Test centurion with a 157 against Pakistan at Faisalabad in 1982. He has seen Sri Lankan cricket evolve, first as a player, then as an administrator and now as a…
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