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New Delhi: BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia Monday said the women's cricket team's refusal to accept the Asia Cup trophy from Asian Cricket Council's (ACC) Pakistani chief Mohsin Naqvi was a "conscious, institutional" call taken by the Board keeping circumstances and sentiments in view. The Indian...

Dubai: The Asia Cup trophy impasse continued for the second year in a row after the victorious Indian women's cricket Sunday did not accept the cup from Mohsin Naqvi, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) chairman from Pakistan. Harmanpreet Kaur-led India defeated Sri Lanka by 72...

Dubai: Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana struck sensational half-centuries before Shree Charani snapped four wickets as India defeated defending champions Sri Lanka by 72 runs in the Women's Asia Cup final to clinch a record eighth title here Sunday. Shafali blasted nine fours and two...

New Delhi: Arshdeep Singh choked Afghanistan with relentless accuracy and a slew of variations while Abhishek Sharma tightened the noose with a brutal 84 as India hardly broke a sweat in their seven-wicket victory in the opening T20I in New Delhi Sunday. Arshdeep set the...

Chengdu/Bhubaneswar: Fifteen-year-old Tanvi Patri Sunday secured the girls' singles U17 title at the Badminton Asia U17 & U15 Junior Championships after rallying to see off fellow Indian Shaina Manimuthu in the final. The Odisha youngster notched up a 11-15, 15-10, 15-12 win over Manimuthu. Patri,...

Moqi (China): India defended their men's Junior Asia Cup title with remarkable ease, winning the final against Korea 4-1 in China’s Moqi Sunday to secure a place in the World Cup. India lifted the continental crown for a record sixth time. India's previous titles came...

New Delhi: Jasprit Bumrah, Nitish Kumar Reddy, and Varun Chakaravarthy have made a return to India’s playing eleven as captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bowl first against Afghanistan in the first of three T20Is here at the Arun Jaitley Stadium Sunday....

New Delhi: Hockey India President Dilip Tirkey Saturday initiated disciplinary proceedings with a show-cause notice to HI director general Cdr RK Srivastava and directed him to immediately cease discharging his duties. In the show-cause notice, the Hockey India President alleged Cdr RK Srivastava of, among...

Kataka: Defending champions Kataka Panthers are fully geared up to conquer the upcoming Odisha T20 League 2026 once again as they unveiled their squad and official team song here at their Ramdaspur facility in Barang. The Panthers begin their title defence in the tournament opener...

Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam): Rising Indian shuttler Isharani Baruah finished runner-up at the Vietnam Open Super 100 tournament after losing to Thailand's Sarunrak Vitidsarn in straight games in the final Sunday. The world No. 39 Indian, seeded third, went down 8-21, 15-21 to her...