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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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Timely boost: Natarajan benefits from the holistic perspective that Aravind offers. | Photo Credit: KARTHIKEYAN G. T. Natarajan’s slower bouncer helped him record his best figures of this TNPL. The iDream Tiruppur Tamizhans left-arm pacer returned two for 24 in four overs against Vida Kovai Kings in Dindigul, dismissing R.S. Ambrish and Shahrukh Khan with the…
Youremanorborne and Enrich impressed when the horses were exercised here on Tuesday (Aug. 25) morning. Inner sand: 600m: Time And Tide (Ramswarup) 39. Moved fluently. Treasure Gold (T.S. Jodha) 42. Easy. 800m: Starseed (T.S. Jodha), Appalachian (Omkar) 53, 600/38. They were urged and ended level. Shamabala (T.S. Jodha) 51, 600/38. Moved well. Golden Heart (Gore)…
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Perfect Attitude, Teak, Sprezzatura, Regal Beauty and Echoes Of Time caught the eye when the horses were exercised here on Tuesday morning (August 25). Outer sand: 600m: Regal Beauty (R. Pradeep) 41. In fine nick. Desert Shield (Sachin) 45.5. Easy. Flamingo Dream (Vivek) 46.5. Moved freely. War Queen (Rajesh K) 46.5. Moved on the bit….
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Sri Lanka’s Prabath Jayasuriya walks back to pavilion after losing his wicket to India’s Manav Suthar on day 2 of the 2nd Test match, at Sinhalese Sports Club ground in Colombo | Photo Credit: ANI Sri Lankan left-arm spinner Prabath Jayasuriya was handed an official reprimand by the ICC for breaching Level 1 of the…
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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 Pasindu Sooriyabandara scored an unbeaten half-century but India’s Prasidh Krishna made a vital…
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Morgan Rogers celebrates scoring their second goal in August 24, 2026 | Photo Credit: Reuters Donyell Malen’s hat-trick got Roma off to a blistering Serie A start in a 4-0 win over Fiorentina, and Chelsea delivered a perfect Premier League opening for new coach Xabi Alonso on Monday (August 24, 2026). Chelsea beat Fulham 3-2…
Serena Williams returns a shot against Marta Kostyuk and Peyton Stearns during a women’s doubles match at the Cincinnati Open tennis tournament. File | Photo Credit: AP Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz will open the U.S. Open mixed doubles tournament against a team that features the reigning women’s doubles champion. Williams and Alcaraz will face…
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