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New Delhi: The BCCI's Junior Cricket Committee Thursday picked the India Men's Under-19 squads for the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka, comprising three one-day matches and two multi-day games. Yashbardhan Singh Chauhan will lead the one-day and multi-day teams, with Lakshya Raichandani named vice-captain in...

New Delhi: FC Barcelona have announced that they have formally submitted "the bid and complete dossier" to UEFA to apply for hosting the 2029 UEFA Champions League final. The proposal has been prepared in collaboration with Barcelona City Council, the Government of Catalonia and with...

Bhubaneswar: In a historic milestone for Indian gymnastics, 16-year-old Pritti Jhankaar of the Odisha AM/ NS India Gymnastics High Performance Centre (HPC) has become the first Indian woman gymnast to be awarded the highly coveted World Gymnastics Scholarship 2026. Considered as one of the most...

New Delhi: There is simmering disquiet in India's sporting circles these days and at the heart of it is an unprecedented delay. The annual celebration of India's sporting excellence, the National Sports Awards, are yet to be announced even though the selection committee gave its...

Mullanpur: Cleared to play just hours ago, India all-rounder Hardik Pandya was Wednesday ruled out of the three-match ODI series against Afghanistan after picking up a fresh quadriceps strain. Pandya was at the BCCI's Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru to get clearance for his back...

Mullanpur: Star all-rounder Hardik Pandya and senior batter Rohit Sharma have been cleared by the Sports Science team of BCCI's Centre of Excellence to participate in the upcoming three-match ODI series against Afghanistan starting Sunday in Dharamsala. Both Pandya and Rohit missed quite a few...

Mumbai: Mohammed Siraj has been rested as part of workload management, with Prasidh Krishna named as his replacement for Ireland and England tours, BCCI said Tuesday. The Indian Cricket Board described the move as a "precautionary measure" to ensure quick recovery ahead of the long...

Mullanpur: India won the off Test against Afghanistan by an innings and 300 runs after bowling out the visitors twice on day three here Monday. Following on, Afghanistan were bundled out for 112, worse then their 152 in the first innings after India posted a...

Mullanpur: Indian spinners benefitted from some atrocious shot selection by the Afghanistan batters as the visitors were reduced to 98 for five at tea after following-on on day three of the one-off Test here Monday. After debutant Manav Suthar's 6 for 33 in the first...

New Delhi: First Indian to win the prestigious Norway Chess title, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa is a more dangerous player than even World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen and the most improved chess player in the world, according to Arjuna awardee Grandmaster Pravin Thipsay. Praggnanandhaa's historic triumph at...