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Lahore: Defending champions Pakistan have announced a seven-member squad for the Hong Kong Sixes 2026, with the six-time champions set to face India October 30 in one of the tournament’s marquee clashes. Their title-winning ambitions will lead Pakistan as they look to retain the crown...

Bhubaneswar: Hockey India has issued a show-cause notice to the Hockey Association of Odisha (HAO), proposing its reclassification from a permanent member to an associate member over alleged non-compliance with the national federation's bye-laws. The decision was taken at Hockey India's Executive Committee meeting October...

RISHABH PAREKH, OP Bhubaneswar: A 10-day Rifle High-Performance Camp concluded at the Shooting High-Performance Centre (HPC), Kalinga Stadium here, under the guidance of ISSF ‘A’-accredited coach Neha Chavan. Chavan, who has a proven track record of producing Olympic athletes, World Champions and national and international...

Lahore: The Pakistan Super League will run concurrently with the Indian Premier League for the third successive year, with the Pakistan Cricket Board Thursday confirming March 18 to May 2 as the window for the 12th edition of its premier T20 competition. The PCB finalised...

Colombo: Sri Lanka Cricket Thursday appointed Kusal Mendis as the new Test captain after Dhananjaya de Silva stepped down from his position with immediate effect. The two-match Test series in Pakistan next month will be Mendis' first stint as captain, who is already leading the...

Buenos Aires: Argentina is confronting a once-unimaginable reality: a national team without soccer great Lionel Messi. Tuesday, 39-year-old Messi bid farewell to international soccer after 21 years, 126 goals, two Copa America titles and a World Cup championship, scoring a penalty and setting up Argentina’s...

Mumbai: Indian Super League Wednesday announced that all its 163 matches will be available live and free on YouTube, which has been roped in as its digital streaming partner for the 2026-27 season. The move is aimed at expanding ISL's digital reach, with the league...

New Delhi: A spokesperson of Virat Kohli Wednesday rejected allegations that the Indian batting stalwart was paid for his first visit to the ashram of spiritual leader Premanand Maharaj, calling them "completely false and baseless." Kohli and his actor wife Anushka Sharma are devotees of...

Buenos Aires: Lionel Messi turned his official farewell to Argentina into a gala performance, contributing a penalty and two assists in a 3-0 win over Benin at the Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires, where the crowd offered a deafening final ovation to the genius who...

New Delhi: Star batter Smriti Mandhana was Tuesday appointed the captain of the Indian women's cricket team, succeeding Harmanpreet Kaur and ushering in a new leadership era for the side. Mandhana, one of the most experienced players in the Indian team, has been handed the...