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Amsterdam: Former India captain Ajinkya Rahane has signed with the Amsterdam Flames as the franchise's marquee player for the inaugural edition of the European T20 Premier League (ETPL), set to begin August 26. On July 30, Rahane announced his retirement from international cricket and all...

St. Louis: Indian grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa has clinched the Grand Chess Tour St. Louis Rapid and Blitz title with a round to spare. A draw between Praggnanandhaa and Javokhir Sindarov in their final head-to-head secured the title for the Indian Grand Master. The 20-year-old India...

Buenos Aires: The Argentine Football Association (AFA) has thrown its weight behind FIFA president Gianni Infantino, backing his leadership amid growing calls for his resignation in the aftermath of the governing body’s abandoned investment proposal. In a letter addressed to FIFA head Infantino, the AFA...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s young Wushu sensation Aanika Pattnaik has once again brought laurels to the nation by winning one silver and one bronze medal at the prestigious Batumi International Wushu Championships, held in Batumi, Georgia, from July 29 to August 4, 2026. Representing team India, Aanika...

Dubai: Three-time champions India will renew their storied rivalry with Pakistan September 5 as the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Thursday unveiled the schedule for the Women's T20 Asia Cup 2026, to be played in Dubai from August 28 to September 13. India, the tournament's most...

Coimbatore: Odisha and Madhya Pradesh entered the final of the Hockey India Junior Men's National Championship after registering contrasting victories in their respective last-four matches here Thursday. Odisha outplayed Punjab 6-4 in a high-scoring opening semifinal, with Bilkan Oram starring with a hat-trick. Oram struck...

London: Dan Lawrence was recalled by England after two years Thursday to play in the first test against Pakistan and Jacob Bethell was ruled out of the three-match series by a right knee injury. The post-Ben Stokes era starts in Leeds August 19, and Surrey...

Colombo: Their home Test run in recent past may not have been particularly impressive but India head coach Gautam Gambhir has asserted that his team will be ready with all the answers when the two-Test series against Sri Lanka gets underway from August 15. In...

New Delhi: FIFA chief Gianni Infantino will hold a crisis meeting in Morocco Wednesday after his plan to sell off FIFA's commercial and event operations faced fierce criticism. Infantino was forced to withdraw his plan to create FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE), a company to run...

New Delhi: Former skipper expressed his ambition to coach England in the future and suggested that he had retired for good and opened up on his longer-term goals, ruling out the possibility of making an international return during the 2027 Ashes series. Stokes retired from...