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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...

Lahore: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Tuesday confirmed the appointment of former South Africa first-class cricketer Michael Smith as the new batting coach of the Pakistan men's cricket team for a two-year term. Smith will join the Pakistan team ahead of the three-match Test series...

Paris: Fifteen-year-old Chilean Jaime 'Craime' Bustos scripted history by becoming the youngest-ever Esports World Cup champion after clinching the Street Fighter 6 title at the 2026 edition here. Representing Team Falcons, Craime, aged 15 years, two months and 25 days, defeated Japan's Hibiki 5-2 in...

Lahore: Concerned by frequent batting collapses, the Pakistan Cricket Board has signed former South African first-class cricketer Mike Smith as the national team's new batting coach, starting with the upcoming tour of England. Smith, a level-4 batting coach, has extensive experience with T20 cricket franchises,...

New Delhi: World Championships medallist Vinesh Phogat Monday said that the women wrestlers who had filed a sexual harassment case against former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh will appeal against a Delhi court's decision to acquit him. A Delhi court...

Bhubaneswar: The four-day official visit of Shreyasi Singh, Minister of Sports and Industry, Government of Bihar, concluded today at the Kalinga Stadium Sunday. On the final day of her visit, she held a high-level meeting with Odisha’s Minister for Sports and Youth Services, Suryabanshi Suraj....

Taipei City: Teen Indian sensation Tanvi Sharma clinched her maiden BWF World Tour title after defeating Vietnam's sixth seed Thuy Linh Nguyen in straight games in the women's singles final of the Taipei Open Super 300 badminton tournament in Taipei City Sunday. The 17-year-old from...

Hisar: Coach Pradeep Sawant credited precise planning and tactical adaptations under pressure after his ward Ankush Panghal won the men’s 80kg boxing gold at the 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, fulfilling Sawant’s own unfinished dream from 2010. Ankush recovered after losing the opening round on most...

Glasgow: Indian para sports athletes scripted history in the Glasgow Commonwealth Games as they equaled the haul of all the previous editions put together, winning seven medals, including one gold and silver on Saturday. The 28-member Indian para sports contingent ended their campaign with seven...