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The groundsmen were kept busy as heavy showers interrupted the Eliminator. | Photo Credit: R. Ragu Vida Kovai Kings progressed to Qualifier 2 of the TNPL after its Eliminator against iDream Tiruppur Tamizhans was washed out at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium here on Monday. Kovai Kings and Tamizhans were placed third and fourth on the…
With the hallowed Headingley Cricket Ground serving as a backdrop, England’s Test team ushered in a new era last week. It was brought upon the Englishmen after Ben Stokes’ retirement at the end of a chaos-ridden series defeat to New Zealand in June. Brendon McCullum also had to relinquish his role as Test coach in…
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Craig Fulton has taken full responsibility for his side’s poor show. | Photo Credit: File photo: MURALI KUMAR K India men’s head coach Craig Fulton blamed his side’s poor start in the 5-3 loss to Argentina, ending its World Cup run here on Monday. Mistakes in the opening five minutes were punished by Argentina as…
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Argentina’s Lucas Toscani and Hardik Singh fight for possession. | Photo Credit: AFP Sukhjeet Singh put his arms aloft in celebration after scoring a goal in the 57th minute. But it was his side’s second to Argentina’s five as its World Cup run was nearing the end. It summed up India’s day at the Wagener…
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Abid Mushtaq and Arshdeep Singh celebrate the dismissal of a West Zone batter. | Photo Credit: ALLEN EGENUSE J. In Jammu & Kashmir’s historic Ranji Trophy triumph in 2025-26, Abid Mushtaq was a silent warrior. In ten matches, he took only 20 wickets, and in the knock-out stages, just four from three games. But on…
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Rohan Kunnummal rode his luck to score a match-winning 94 to enable Calicut Globstars beat Alleppey Ripples in the KCL at the Greenfield stadium on Monday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement It was a perfect Monday for Calicut Globstars captain Rohan S. Kunnummal. He won an important toss and saw his bowlers exploit the conditions…
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Abid ran through the West Zone middle-order. | Photo Credit: ALLEN EGENUSE J. Abid Mushtaq’s left-arm spin bamboozled West Zone as North secured a 64-run first-innings lead on day two of the Duleep Trophy quarterfinals at the BCCI Centre of Excellence here on Monday. The Jammu & Kashmir tweaker excelled with a fine five for 39…
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GCL Commissioner Gourav Rakshit. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The third edition of the Global Chess League in Mumbai last year proved a big hit with the fans, who were able to engage with their favourite stars at the Royal Opera House. The fourth season of the league, which opens at Bengaluru on September 5,…
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The Sports Ministry is firm on sticking to the selection criteria for the Asian Games and not giving in to external pressure in clearing names that do not make the cut. The government recently cleared a 492-member list for the upcoming edition in Aichi-Nagoya, leaving out the football and handball teams and excluding several former…
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The two closed-door friendly matches against India earlier this month offered Singapore’s under-20 men’s football team a valuable test of where it stands against strong opposition. Played at the Centre for Sports Excellence here, the games were part of preparations for the AFC U20 Asian Cup China 2027 qualifiers. India won the encounters 3-0 and…
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