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India’s football aficionados were in for a big surprise when five-time World Cup champion Brazil — the famed Seleção — confirmed an international friendly against the Blue Tigers at the Salt Lake Stadium (Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan) in Kolkata on October 3. Soon after the announcement, a team from the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) visited…
Akash is making a return to competitive cricket for the first time since February. | Photo Credit: IMRAN NISSAR When Akash Deep takes the field for Rest of India against Jammu & Kashmir in the Irani Cup from Thursday, the verdant surroundings at the Sher-I-Kashmir Stadium, coupled with the beautiful backdrop provided by the Zabarwan Mountain…
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Harper was involved in two key partnerships. | Photo Credit: CAP Sam Harper gave no inkling that he was on Australia-A debut, hit a century in a middle-order riposte, and made sure his team batted out the opening day of the second ‘Test’ against India-A at the Siechem Cricket Stadium here on Tuesday. His unbeaten…
India’s Neeru Dhanda during the victory ceremony for the women’s trap shooting individual event at the 20th Asian Games 2026, in Nagoya, Japan, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Eight years ago, Lakshya Sheoran won an Asian Games silver in trap at Palembang. His grand welcome and felicitations on return were at par…
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The golden girls (L-R) Kiran Pahal, Prachi Singh, M R Povamma and Vithya Ramraj who won the Gold Medal in the women’s 4x400m relay at Aichi- Nagoya, Japan. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy The Indian quartet of Kiran Pahal, Poovamma Machettira, Prachi, and Vithya Ramraj produced an exceptional performance to claim the gold medal in…
Savitha Shri’s grandmother greets her on her arrival at the Chennai Airport. | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj It was all quiet at Terminal 4 of the airport here even a good 10 minutes before the members of the Indian chess teams walked out. In a jiffy, there was a small crowd which included well-wishers…
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Kumar Kushagra has been in fine form of late. | Photo Credit: File photo: PTI Batters on either side will hope to find their feet and hold sway in the slow conditions of the Siechem Cricket Stadium here, as the second ‘Test’ between India-A and Australia-A begins on Tuesday. Three of the four innings in…
Germany’s coach Jurgen Klopp walks off the pitch after the UEFA Nations League soccer match between Germany and Greece in Augsburg, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. ( | Photo Credit: AP Greece scored a 74th-minute goal through Dimitris Kourbelis to stun hosts Germany 1-0 in their Nations League Group A2 on Sunday to top the…
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Fast bowling is a very physically demanding and unnatural activity that places immense strain on various different parts of the body. The most affected, one might say, are the back, the knees and the ankles, but the shoulder bears a heavy burden too, as does the heel and the shin. Fast bowling calls for sheer…
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India receives the Gaprindashvili Cup for the best combined result in the Olympiad. | Photo Credit: FIDE There was no repeat of the glory of Budapest, but India’s men and women managed to climb the podium nevertheless. India had arrived in Samarkand as the defending champion in both the open and women’s sections of the…
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