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Ahmedabad: Odisha held a slender four-run lead over Gujarat with six wickets in hand at stumps on the third day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group C match here Tuesday, after the hosts took a 115-run first-innings lead. Resuming at 205 for two, Gujarat were...

RISHABH PAREKH, OP Bhubaneswar: Odisha FC head coach TG Purushothaman and captain Lalthathanga Khawlhring, popularly known as Puitea, addressed media professionals ahead of their campaign opener of the MG Indian Super League (ISL) 2026-27 season against Punjab FC, stressing teamwork, adaptability and the need to...

New Delhi: Delhi Capitals Tuesday announced the appointment of former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh as assistant & batting coach of the franchise ahead of the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League 2027. A veteran of 304 ODIs, 40 Tests, and 58 T20Is, as well...

New Delhi: With less than a week before the Para Asian Games, Sport Ministry has approved the participation of an Indian contingent comprising 275 members for the continental Games, which will be held in Aichi-Nagoya from 18 to 24 October, with 45 nations competing in...

Dubai: The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2027 has attracted more than 15 million ticket applications within 12 days of the ballot opening, underlining the growing anticipation for the tournament scheduled to be co-hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia. According to the International Cricket...

Dubai: Newly-appointed India captain Smriti Mandhana retained the top spot in the ICC women's ODI batting rankings, while Australia's Ellyse Perry returned to the top 10 in the latest charts released Tuesday. Mandhana, who took over the captaincy from Harmanpreet Kaur recently, leads the ODI...

Kolkata: Kolkata is set to host an exhibition match between the legends of Spanish football teams Barcelona and Real Madrid November 25, West Bengal sports minister Indranil Khan announced Tuesday. The match will be held at the Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan, popularly known as the...

Dubai: India captain Shubman Gill was Tuesday named ICC men's Player of the Month for a record fifth time following his outstanding performance in the ODI series against the West Indies, while opener Shafali Verma claimed the women's honour for her impressive show in the...

New Delhi: Wicketkeeper-batter Kumar Kushagra was Monday named as replacement for injured Rishabh Pant in the India A squad for the first two matches of the tour of New Zealand, the BCCI said Monday. Pant, who was leading the Rest of India squad in the...

New Delhi: Chennai Super Kings' former bowling coach Eric Simons and fielding coach James Foster have left the Indian Premier League franchise to join England's Test team's backroom staff, following Stephen Fleming's appointment as the national side's head coach. Simons has been appointed England's Test...