Sports

Bhubaneswar: The First RAFT All India Open and Age Group Rapid Chess Tournament 2026 was organised by the Rotary Club of Bhubaneswar Heritage in association with RAIE Foundation Trust (RAFT) at Royal College Sunday. The tournament was inaugurated by Rotarian Bishnu Mohan Mohanty, Chairman of...

Lahore: The PCB Sunday announced that the initial stages of the Pakistan Super League will be held without spectators due to the prevailing tense situation in the region caused by the Iran-USA-Israel conflict. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, Mohsin Naqvi said it had also been...

New Delhi: Lanka’s seam-bowling all-rounder Dasun Shanaka is likely to join Rajasthan Royals (RR) for the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) season as a replacement for injured Sam Curran, who has been ruled out due to a groin injury. RR, the inaugural IPL champions, will...

New Delhi: India's batting stalwart Virat Kohli has laughed off ‘fake reports’ suggesting that he demanded a chartered flight for his travel from India to London and also wishes to fly back home in between the matches at the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026. The...

New Delhi: Former India batter Robin Uthappa said he is expecting for IPL 2026 to be MS Dhoni’s final year of playing for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK), adding that the five-time champions should look to persist with Ruturaj Gaikwad as captain instead of replacing...

Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders suffered yet another blow to their pace resources with India seamer Akash Deep ruled out for at least eight weeks due to a stress reaction in the lower back Saturday, which effectively sidelined him from the Indian Premier League. The injury...

New Delhi: Reigning world champions India will play two T20 Internationals in Ireland June 26 and June 28, respectively, the BCCI said Saturday about the games that will precede their white-ball assignment in England. Both matches will be held in Belfast, where the Indian team...

Bengaluru: As Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) get ready to defend their Indian Premier League (IPL) title, their former captain and star batter Virat Kohli has warned the side of the challenging times ahead for them in the 19th edition of the competition, which will start...

Bhubaneswar: The 26th Youth National Volleyball Championship 2025–26 (Men & Women) concluded today at the Biju Patnaik Multipurpose Indoor Stadium, KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar. The championship witnessed exceptional performances from teams across the country, but it was Odisha that emerged as one of...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha para athletes continued to make their mark across various track and field events with impressive performances in the Day 2 of 24th National Para Athletics Championships 2026 at Kalinga Stadium here Friday. In the Men’s Long Jump T36 event, Jayprakash Barik delivered an...