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Pragg and Arjun will headline the Indian challenge in the newly launched tournament. | Photo Credit: File Photos The chess calendar is crowded. Top players rarely get to take a breather these days with so many big events, across formats, taking place across the globe. And it is going to get even more crowded with…
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B Stud Poker and Caccini impressed when the horses were exercised here on Wednesday morning (August 26). Inner sand: 600m: Gachchhatu (Shreyas) 39. Strode out well. Shadai (Ritesh G) 39.5. Stretched out well. Outer sand: 600m: Shutterfly (Shreyas) 47. Moved on the bit. Lockheed (Rajesh K) 46.5. Easy. Lasya (Reza) 42.5. Stretched in the last…
Rithika Sri is a transwoman from Salem who has been umpiring in the Salem and Coimbatore circuit since 2021. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The Tamil Nadu Cricket Association recently called out for applicants to appear for the State Panel Umpire exams. For the first time, the application form allowed a person to select ‘Other’…
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North Zone’s Abid Mushtaq, celebrates the wicket of West Zone’s Tanush Kotian, during the Duleep Trophy 2026 Quarter-Final 2, North Zone vs West Zone, played at BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) grounds, in Bengaluru on August 26, 2026. | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar It took North Zone all of 28 minutes to wrap up…
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Australia’s Mitchell Starc celebrates a wicket against Bangladesh during the second day of their second cricket Test match in Mackay, Australia | Photo Credit: AP Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc has attained the No. 1 position in the ICC Test rankings for the first time in his career after his 10-wicket haul in MacKay helped…
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Anaya Bangar, daughter of former Indian men’s cricket team national coach Sanjay Bangar, has gotten approval from Cricket Australia to resume her career in elite cricket. Anaya told a news outlet that it was a ‘great day’ and said that there was a stage at which she had thought that she would never play cricket…
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Ravindra Jadeja celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Sri Lanka’s Kamil Mishara on the fourth day of the second Test cricket match between India and Sri Lanka, in Colombo on August 26, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Indian bowlers inflicted telling blows on the top order, reducing Sri Lanka to 83/2 in their…
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Serena Williams getting back on the court at the U.S. Open after a four-year absence and Carlos Alcaraz returning to competitive tennis after being out the past four months with injury brought cheers and nostalgia to the Grand Slam tournament. The celebration was short-lived. After winning their debut playing together, Williams and Alcaraz got knocked…
Former cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar. File | Photo Credit: PTI Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar has criticised the ICC and the BCCI for their handling of recent disciplinary violations by young players Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal, saying that the two bodies are “training” them to repeat such behaviour by letting them get away with it….
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India’s Saransh Jain celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Sri Lanka’s Lahiru Kumara on the fourth day of the second Test cricket match between India and Sri Lanka, in Colombo, Sri Lanka | Photo Credit: PTI Rising Sri Lankan all-rounder Sonal Dinusha struck a second successive century to anchor his team’s innings but…
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