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Delhi Capitals appoint Jemimah Rodrigues skipper ahead of WPL 2026

Delhi Capitals appoint Jemimah Rodrigues skipper ahead of WPL 2026

New Delhi: Delhi Capitals have appointed Indian batter Jemimah Rodrigues skipper ahead of the 2026 Women’s Premier League (WPL) season. Rodrigues...

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National Shooting Championship: Delhi women shooters sizzle with 19 medals

National Shooting Championship: Delhi women shooters sizzle with 19 medals

New Delhi: Delhi women shooters sizzled at the 68th edition of the National Shooting Championship held in the national capital with a total of 19...

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Satwik-Chirag's spirited run at BWF World Tour Finals ends with semifinal loss

Satwik-Chirag's spirited run at BWF World Tour Finals ends with semifinal loss

New Delhi: Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty bowed out of the ongoing BWF World Tour Finals on Saturday. ...

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World Tennis League: Dhakshineswar Suresh shocks Daniil Medvedev in nail-biter to seal final spot

World Tennis League: Dhakshineswar Suresh shocks Daniil Medvedev in nail-biter to seal final spot

New Delhi: Young Indian tennis sensation Dhakshineswar Suresh, playing for the Aussie Mavericks Kites at the World Tennis League, shocked singles...

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Satwik-Chirag script history, become first Indian men’s doubles pair to reach BWF World Tour Finals semis

Satwik-Chirag script history, become first Indian men’s doubles pair to reach BWF World Tour Finals semis

New Delhi: Star Indian badminton pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty scripted history on Friday by storming into the semifinals of the...

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Sri Lanka sack Charith Asalanka as skipper, appoint Dasun Shanaka captain for T20 World Cup

Sri Lanka sack Charith Asalanka as skipper, appoint Dasun Shanaka captain for T20 World Cup

New Delhi: Sri Lanka cricket on Friday, December 19, named Dasun Shanaka as skipper for the forthcoming T20 World Cup in 2026. SLC announced the...

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Sourav Ganguly files Rs 50 crore defamation suit over Lionel Messi's Kolkata event chaos

Sourav Ganguly files Rs 50 crore defamation suit over Lionel Messi's Kolkata event chaos

New Delhi: Former Indian cricket team skipper Sourav Ganguly has initiated legal proceedings against Uttam Saha, president of the Argentina Fan Club...

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Ishan Kishan leads from the front as Jharkhand script domestic cricket history with maiden SMAT title

Ishan Kishan leads from the front as Jharkhand script domestic cricket history with maiden SMAT title

New Delhi: Ishan Kishan’s power-packed century helped Jharkhand thrash Haryana in the final match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) 2025 by 69...

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Virat Kohli's flamboyant run surges ticket sales for Vizag ODI

Virat Kohli's flamboyant run surges ticket sales for Vizag ODI

New Delhi: Virat Kohli has been in a fabulous form in the ongoing ODI series against South Africa as the star batter smashed back-to-back centuries....

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India vs South Africa 2nd ODI: Live streaming, head-to-head, pitch and weather report

India vs South Africa 2nd ODI: Live streaming, head-to-head, pitch and weather report

New Delhi: India will lock horns against South Africa in the second ODI match in Raipur on Wednesday. Having led the 50-over series 1-0, India would...

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Lakshya Sen storms into Australian Open final

New Delhi: Star Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen stormed into the men’s singles final of the Australia Open Super 500 tournament on Saturday. Sen notched...

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India likely to keep same squads for New Zealand series, T20 World Cup

New Delhi: Ajit Agarkar-led national selection committee is set to select same Indian squads for the five-match T20I series against New Zealand and...

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Much-delayed KSCA election set to be held on December 7

New Delhi: The much-delayed Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) elections would be held on December 7, it was confirmed on Friday. The...

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T20I tri-series: All-round Zimbabwe stun Sri Lanka by 67 runs

New Delhi: In what came as a big upset, Zimbabwe stunned Sri Lanka by 67 runs in the second match of the T20I Tri-series in Rawalpindi on Thursday....

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India’s FIDE World Cup campaign ends after Arjun Erigaisi crashes out

New Delhi: India’s campaign at the FIDE World Cup 2025 ended with grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi crashing out of the quarterfinals. Erigaisi, who was...

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Arjun Erigaisi storms into quarterfinals of FIDE World Cup

New Delhi: Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi stormed into the quarterfinals of the FIDE World Cup 2025 after beating Levon Aronian of United States....

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Cricket's return to Olympics will strengthen bond with India, says IOC president Kirsty Coventry

New Delhi: International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Kirsty Coventry on Friday hailed the return of cricket to Olympic curriculum, saying that...

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Pat Cummins aims to return for second Ashes Test but doubts remaining games

New Delhi: Pat Cummins, who will miss the all-important Ashes opener due to an injury, is gearing up to feature in the second Test match, it was...

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PM Modi felicitates World Cup-winning Indian women's cricket team in New Delhi

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hosted World Cup-winning Indian women’s cricket team at his residence at Lok Kalyan Marg. PM...

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Triumphant Indian women's team gets rousing welcome in Delhi, set to be felicitated by PM Modi on Wednesday

New Delhi: World Cup-winning Indian women’s cricket team led by skipper Harmanpreet Kaur arrived in national capital New Delhi on Tuesday evening....

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'Sportspersons in the country are recognised only after getting successful': Grandmaster Koneru Humpy sheds light on Indian chess infrastructure

New Delhi: While the number of chess players in India are on the rise and the board game has witnessed huge popularity but wizard Koneru Humpy feels...

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Abhishek Sharma stands tall but India slump to below-par score of 125 against Australia

New Delhi: Abhishek Sharma proved to be the lone silver lining for India in the first innings of the second 2nd T20I against Australia at the MCG on...

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Young chess prodigy Ilamparthi A R becomes India’s 90th Grandmaster

New Delhi: Chess boom in the country continues as young prodigy Ilamparthi A R on Thursday became India’s 90th Grandmaster. Ilamparthi achieved the...

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Nitish Kumar Reddy ruled out of first three Australia T20Is due to injury

New Delhi: Indian all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy has been ruled out of the first three T20I matches due to an injury. The announcement was made by the...

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Former India coach warns of scrutiny for skipper Suryakumar Yadav if poor form continues

New Delhi: Former Indian assistant coach Abhishek Nayar has said that skipper Suryakumar Yadav’s form will be under scrutiny when he bats in the...

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Lionel Messi's Kerala visit cancelled after Argentina's Kochi friendly match gets postponed

New Delhi: Star player Lionel Messi along with the team would not be visiting India next month as Argentina’s friendly match in Kochi has been...

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Sarfaraz can find his way back into Test side with runs in domestic, doesn't need India A matches: Shardul Thakur

New Delhi: Mumbai batter Sarfaraz Khan was snubbed from India A squad for the South Africa next month even after creating an impact in domestic...

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Indian junior men's hockey team loses to Australia in Sultan of Johor Cup final

New Delhi: Indian junior men’s hockey team fought very hard throughout the tournament but failed to carry on the momentum in the final match of the...

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Furious Bangladesh fans attack players' cars at airport after ODI series loss against Afghanistan

New Delhi: Bangladesh cricket team faced a huge backlash from the fans at the airport after they returned home following a 0-3 ODI series sweep...

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UAE thrash Japan to become last team to qualify for T20 World Cup 2026

New Delhi: United Arab Emirates became the 20th and last team to qualify for the men’s T20 World Cup 2026 after beating Japan by 8 wickets in the...

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India go down to Australia in Sultan of Johor Cup

New Delhi: The Indian junior men’s hockey team suffered its first loss in the Sultan of Johor Cup on Wednesday after it went down to Australia 2-4...

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Rohit Sharma reaches Delhi ahead of Australia tour, Team India set to depart on Wednesday - Watch

New Delhi: Former India skipper and star batter Rohit Sharma landed in Delhi on Tuesday evening to join his team ahead of the tour to Australia. India...

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Women's ODI World Cup 2025, IND vs AUS: Preview, Head-to-head record, live streaming, pitch and weather report

New Delhi: India women lock horns with Australia in the 13th match of the ODI women’s World Cup 2025 on Sunday in Vishakhapatnam. India have had a...

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Australia skipper Alyssa Healy reveals why India could be a threat in women's World Cup match

New Delhi: The earlier records have given an edge to Australia over India in women’s cricket but skipper Alyssa Healy believes and reveals why India...

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Historic! Namibia stun T20 World Cup finalists South Africa in first-ever international meeting

New Delhi: Namibia scripted history on Saturday after they stunned T20 World Cup finalists South Africa in a one-off T20I match at the Wanderers...

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Indian GM Pranesh, 'Messi of Chess' Faustino Oro join GCL contenders knockout challengers round

New Delhi: Indian chess prodigy Pranesh M and Argentina’s Faustino Oro, nicknamed ‘Messi of Chess,’ are set to join the list of 12 Grandmasters...

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Rohit Sharma damages his swanky Lamborghini with a monstrous six at Shivaji Park - Watch

New Delhi: While everything turned out to be in Rohit Sharma’s favour during his first practice session at Shivaji Park on Friday ahead of the...

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Tharun Mannepalli keeps India's hopes alive at BWF Artic Open after Lakshay Sen exits

New Delhi: Indian badminton star Lakshya Sen suffered his 10th first-round exit of the year on Wednesday after losing in the opening round of the BWF...

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Ultimate goal is to win 2027 World Cup, says new ODI skipper Shubman Gill

New Delhi: Shubman Gill was named as the new skipper of India’s ODI team as the BCCI announced the squad for the Australia tour on Saturday. While...

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Sri Lanka make big changes after Asia Cup disappointment, appoint new coaches

New Delhi: Sri Lanka Cricket announced on Saturday that it has roped in Julian Wood as batting coach and Rene Ferdinands as spin-bowling coach for...

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Women's WC: Snake slithers in during India women's training ahead of Pakistan clash

New Delhi: The Indian women’s team had an unexpected and uninvited guest in Colombo on Friday during their practice session ahead of World Cup clash...

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Nishad, Simran bag gold as India clinch fourth spot in World Para Athletics Championships

New Delhi: Nishad Kumar and Simran Sharma bagged their maiden gold medals at the World Para Athletics Championships 2025 on Friday. By virtue of these...

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Women's World Cup: England get their campaign rolling with thumping win over South Africa

New Delhi: Four-time champions England got their campaign off to a flying start as they thrashed South Africa by 10 wickets in their first women’s...

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Bangladesh thrash Pakistan to begin women's World Cup campaign in style

New Delhi: Bangladesh started off their campaign in a dominant fashion after thrashing Pakistan by seven wickets in their ICC Women’s World Cup...

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Former Pakistan skipper stirs massive controversy with Azad Kashmir remark during women's World Cup match

New Delhi: Former Pakistan skipper Sana Mir sparked a massive controversy on Thursday after making a Azad Kashmir remark during the Women’s World...

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Sophie Devine's fighting ton in vain as New Zealand go down against Australia in women's World Cup

New Delhi: New Zealand skipper Sophie Devine’s 111 off 112 deliveries went in vain as her side went down against defending champions Australia in...

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Massive setback for R Ashwin as legendary player goes unsold at ILT20 auction

New Delhi: In what came as a big setback for former Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin, the veteran Indian player went unsold at the ILT20 Season 4...

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West Indies avoid whitewash with crushing 10-wicket win against Nepal in 3rd T20I

New Delhi: Nepal looked off colour on Tuesday in the final T20I as West Indies registered a dominant 10-wicket win to avoid a series whitewash. This...

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Chances bright for India at home World Cup, says Harmanpreet Kaur

New Delhi: Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur is confident that her team has a firm chance of lifting the World Cup. The women’s 50-over spectacle...

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'Shameless man feels no remorse': Calls grow in Pakistan for PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi's immediate sacking

New Delhi: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi has faced a barrage of criticism on social media after the team suffered a third...

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