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Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue sliced through the mixed doubles field at the World championship. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR The French are known for a lot of things but badminton isn’t one of them. Till Sunday, when the country that has never been considered among the top nations even in Europe created history…
Tanush Kotian. | Photo Credit: ALLEN EGENUSE. J Saransh Jain may have pipped Tanush Kotian to the off-spinner’s slot in the Indian Test team, but the latter, on Sunday, showed why he remains in the selectors’ radar. His four-wicket haul (four for 72), that helped West Zone dismiss North for 251 on the opening day…
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Alex Lanier became the first Frenchman to win the World title. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Alex Lanier walked into the history books and An Se-young reiterated her supremacy after being crowned world champions in style at the 2026 World Badminton Championships. Lanier, at 21-years-old, became the first French men’s singles champion with a…
Kotian had an action-packed outing. | Photo Credit: J. Allen Egenuse The 2026-27 Indian domestic cricket season opened to some lively action as first-rate four-wicket hauls from Tushar Deshpande (four for 57) and Tanush Kotian (four for 72) helped West Zone dismiss North Zone for 251 on day one of the Duleep Trophy at the…
Syndrela Das and Payas Jain pose with their men’s and women’s winner’s trophies in Kanpur on Sunday, August 23, 2026. | Photo Credit: Amol Karhadkar Syndrela Das marked her 17th birthday in style, claiming a double crown, while Payas Jain bounced back from the disappointment of losing the Commonwealth Championship final three weeks ago to…
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Lalrindika and Bipin were on the scoresheet for East Bengal. | Photo Credit: Durand Cup East Bengal FC produced one of its most dominant performances in recent memory as it swept past arch-rival Mohun Bagan Super Giant 4-1 in the 135th Durand Cup final to reclaim the trophy after a 22-year wait. Edmund Lalrindika was…
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Trainer D. Netto’s ward One N Only, ridden by Akshay Kumar, won the Governor’s Trophy, the feature event of Sunday’s (Aug. 23) races here. The winner is owned by M/s. Rama Seshu Eyunni, Shankar Srinivas, Ashok Ranpise & Donald Anthony Netto. Akshay Kumar stole the limelight by riding to four victories while Trainer D. Netto saddled three winners. 1. HIDDEN BLOOM PLATE (Div. I) (1,400m): CORINTHIAN (Akshay Kumar) 1,…
Batting Coach Sitanshu Kotak. File | Photo Credit: ANI In his prime, Sitanshu Kotak was a domestic giant. The Saurashtra batter amassed runs and was a steady presence on Indian pitches. Now, as India’s batting coach, Kotak is happy with the way Devdutt Padikkal has shaped up in the current Test series between India and…
On the podium: MRF F2000 race winner Saishiva, centre, with second-placed Aditya Patnaik, left, Swarnav, who finished third. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Teenagers Saishiva Sankaran and Bhuvan Bonu starred in the opening round of the MRF Indian National Racing Challenge 4W at the Madras International Circuit (MIC), here on Sunday. Eighteen-year-old Saishiva completed a hat-trick…
Karthik is serving as batting coach and mentor of RCB. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Former Australian cricketer Matthew Hayden feels that the Chennai-based Dinesh Karthik is a “perfect” candidate to take over as Chennai Super Kings head coach. Karthik, who is serving as the batting coach and mentor of Royal Challengers Bengaluru, has…
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