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Cuttack: Top seeds Unnati Hooda and Tharun Mannepalli, as well as other leading Indian shuttlers, progressed comfortably to the pre-quarterfinals across singles categories of the Odisha Masters Super 100, here Wednesday. In women’s singles, Unnati began her campaign in commanding fashion, defeating UAE's P. Bharath...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has hinted that a proposal for a major expansion of Barabati Stadium's capacity in Cuttack is currently under the state government's consideration. While speaking to media persons, CM Majhi also informed that a proposal in this regard has...

Dubai: India great Virat Kohli's push to regain the top ODI batter spot received a boost as he moved up to second place in the latest ICC rankings released Wednesday. Kohli hasn't held the No.1 position for ODI batters since he was displaced by Pakistan's...

New Delhi: Former India wicketkeeper-batter and current Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) mentor Dinesh Karthik opened up about the intense, high-stakes build-up to the IPL mini-auction, describing the experience as one of the most demanding yet enjoyable phases of his cricketing journey. Speaking about the extensive...

Cuttack: India's ace all-rounder Hardik Pandya feels a positive mindset has helped him return to the ground "stronger, bigger and better" after injury setbacks and believes he has become a more confident player by trusting his skill-sets. Pandya's return from a nearly two-month layoff due...

Cuttack: Hardik Pandya smashed a sparkling unbeaten 28-ball 59 as India defeated South Africa by a massive 101 runs in the first T20I at Barabati Stadium Tuesday. Returning to international cricket after recovering from quadricep injury, Pandya smashed six fours and four maximums to lift...

Cuttack: Hardik Pandya smashed a sparkling unbeaten 28-ball 59 to lift India to 175 for six against South Africa in the first T20I here Tuesday. Returning to international cricket after recovering from quadricep injury, Pandya smashed six fours and four maximums to provide the much-needed...

Cuttack: A host of Indian shuttlers, including top seed Tharun Mannepalli and second seed Kiran George, advanced to the men's singles second round after receiving byes at the USD 110,000 Odisha Masters Super 100 here Tuesday. Besides Tharun and Kiran, fourth seed Priyanshu Rajawat, sixth...

Cuttack: South Africa won the toss and elected to bowl first against India in the first T20I of the five-match series here at the Barabati Stadium, Cuttack. Markram said he elected to bowl with the dew factor in mind. For India, T20 vice-captain Shubman Gill...

Brisbane: England pacer Mark Wood has been ruled out of the Ashes with a recurrence of the left-knee injury he sustained in the series opener in Perth. He will now return home to begin rehabilitation and recovery, ECB said Tuesday. Wood returned after a nine-month...