Sports

New Delhi: The Asian Weightlifting Championships, scheduled to be held in Ahmedabad in April, have been postponed to May due to the ongoing conflict in West Asia. The continental event, originally slated for April 1 to 10, has been pushed back by over a month...

Mumbai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Wednesday announced the schedule for the first phase of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, to be played from March 28 to April 12, 2026. "As three states are scheduled to undergo State Assembly elections...

Dubai: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the final prize money distribution for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, confirming that champions India will receive USD 2.63 million from the tournament’s USD 11.25 million players’ prize pool. India secured the title after defeating...

Dubai: Swashbuckler Ishan Kishan rode on his superb T20 World Cup campaign to move up to a career-high second spot, trailing top-ranked Abhishek Sharma by a mere four points in the latest ICC list for T20I batters published on Wednesday. Abhishek held on to his...

New Delhi: India and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) stalwart Virat Kohli has started his preparations for the upcoming 19th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), which is set to begin March 28. Kohli shared a video of himself hitting powerful shots in the nets...

Bhubaneswar: Defending champions Odisha RC and Future Hope Harlequins booked their places in the women’s final of the National Rugby 15s Championship 2026 - Division 1 after two hard-fought semi-finals at the Kalinga Stadium, here Tuesday. In the first semi-final, Odisha RC held their nerve...

Dubai: India pacer Arshdeep Singh has been fined 15 per cent of his match fee for throwing the ball "aggressively and inappropriately" at New Zealand batter Daryl Mitchell during the final of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in Ahmedabad. In addition, one demerit point...

Uttar Pradesh: Team India, the T20 World Cup winners, are returning home with their partners and receiving a rousing welcome at airports across the country. Amid the celebrations, a video featuring Indian cricketer Rinku Singh and his fiancée Priya Saroj has gone viral on social...

Gold Coast (Aus): Australia granted asylum to five members of the Iranian women's soccer team who were visiting the country for a tournament when the Iran war began, a government minister said Tuesday. The announcement followed days of urging by Iranian groups in Australia and...

New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will host its annual awards ceremony March 15 in New Delhi, where five Indian teams that won ICC trophies over the past year will be honoured, said secretary Devajit Saikia. The BCCI awards ceremony...