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Manchester: Manchester United have appointed Mauricio Pochettino as their new head coach, with the former Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea manager set to take charge from November 18 following an agreement with the United States Soccer Federation. The appointment comes after United parted ways with Michael...

Dubai: South African all-rounder Marco Jansen has been named the ICC Men's Player of the Month for October 2026 following his outstanding performances in the Proteas' 2-1 Test series victory over Australia. The 26-year-old claimed his maiden Player of the Month award after beating Pakistan's...

Mount Maunganui: India's batting line-up suffered a spectacular collapse as New Zealand registered a massive 244-run win in the fourth ODI, with pacer Matt Henry ripping through the top order on his way to figures of 6/27 here Friday. Chasing 334, India were bundled out...

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu officially presented the National Sports Awards 2025 during a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan Friday. Decathlon athlete Tejaswin Shankar and FIDE World Cup winner Divya Deshmukh, along with thirteen other sportspersons from various disciplines, received the Arjuna Award for outstanding performance...

Mount Maunganui: Opener Will Young exploited India's bowling and fielding frailties to compile a well-structured 125, but the tourists made a late comeback to restrict New Zealand to 333 in the fourth ODI Friday. India currently lead the five-match series 2-0 after the third ODI...

Manchester: Michael Carrick was fired by Manchester United Thursday after overseeing the 20-time English champion's worst start to a Premier League season, with U.S. men's coach Mauricio Pochettino a potential candidate to succeed him. Carrick's departure comes less than six months after he was given...

Kataka: Asutosh Padhy defeated his mentor and coach Subrat Das 6-1 in the senior men's snooker final to clinch his sixth state ranking title at the 32nd All Odisha Billiards and Snooker State Ranking Championship 2026, which concluded at the GK Snooker Cafe Club Wednesday....

MANAS MOHANTY, OP Joda: Determination and perseverance have helped Nishi Bodra, 24, a domestic helper from Azad Basti in Joda block of Kendujhar district, overcome hardship and emerge as an inspiration to hundreds of girls by fulfilling her long-cherished dream of becoming a football coach....

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Wednesday felicitated para-athlete Payal Nag with a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh for winning silver in the women's compound doubles event at the 5th Asian Para Games-2026 held in Japan. Bhupendra Singh Poonia, secretary of the department of sports and...

Bali (Indonesia): The World Test Championship match-ups for the 2027-29 and 2029-31 cycles will be proposed while major men's events for 2028-35 are set to be submitted for approval during the International Cricket Council's board meetings, which began here Wednesday. In all, eight ICC Committees...