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Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asserted that India is preparing with full strength to host the 2036 Olympic Games, and declared his government was committed to providing "more and more players greater opportunities to compete" by hosting mega sporting events in the country....

New Delhi: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has been instructed by its sports ministry to seek shifting of the country's T20 World Cup league games from India to Sri Lanka as there are "concerns about players' safety" following Mustafizur Rahman's ouster from the IPL on...

New Delhi: Senior India fast bowler Mohammed Siraj Saturday made a comeback to the ODI side for the three-match home series against New Zealand while Shreyas Iyer was included subject to fitness clearance. Siraj, who was overlooked for the home series against South Africa, is...

Mumbai: India batter Shreyas Iyer is all set to play his first competitive match since sustaining a spleen injury in October 2024. The 31-year-old star will represent Mumbai against Himachal Pradesh in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy match, which will be played at the Sawai...

Rajkot: India all-rounder Hardik Pandya Saturday clobbered nearly half a dozen sixes, including five in an over to score 93-ball 133, for Baroda against Vidarbha in their Vijay Hazare Trophy contest. Pandya hit an overall 11 sixes and eight fours to turn the tables on...

Guwahati: The Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) has asked Kolkata Knight Riders to release Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman from its squad ahead of the IPL’s 2026 edition amid the growing strain in bilateral ties between the two countries. KKR had acquired the services of the 30-year-old...

Dhaka: The Bangladesh Cricket Board Friday announced it will host India for a three-match ODI as well as T20I series to be played in September this year. However, it is not clear if BCCI will agree to travel to Bangladesh in prevailing conditions with no...

New Delhi: Young India batter Sai Sudharsan could be sidelined for more than a month after sustaining a rib fracture during a recent Vijay Hazare Trophy game against Madhya Pradesh, a BCCI source said Friday. Sudharsan, who isn't a part of India's white ball set-up,...

New Delhi: The Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) Stadium in Pune is likely to host a few Rajasthan Royals (RR) home games in the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL), sources familiar with the matter told IANS Friday. IANS had previously reported in November that RR and...

New Delhi: Dutchman Sjoerd Marijne was Friday reappointed as the chief coach of India's women's hockey team, five years after guiding the side to a historic fourth-place finish at the Tokyo Olympics, following which it has been battling a difficult transition phase. Marijne would be...