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Rourkela leg kicks off

Rourkela: The FIH Men’s Hockey Pro League 2025–26 Rourkela leg will get underway Tuesday at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium, featuring three of the world’s top men’s hockey teams — hosts India, Belgium and Argentina — in a series of high-intensity international fixtures. India, led...

Odisha Pickleball open wraps up

RISHABH PAREKH, OP Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Pickleball Open was held Sunday at the twin venues—Grand Awaas, Phulnakhara, and Lavanya Cosmos, Dhabaleswar. The sporting event drew strong participation across age groups and categories, underlining the rapid growth of pickleball in the state. The state open featured...

BCCI demotes Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma to Grade B

New Delhi: Senior superstars Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma were on expected lines, downgraded to group B of the latest annual central contract awarded by the BCCI, which also abolished the prevailing A+ category carrying a retainership fee of Rs 7 crore. The BCCI Monday...

T20 WC

T20 WC: Canada opt to bowl against South Africa

Ahmedabad: Canada won the toss and elected to bowl against South Africa in the ninth match of Group D of the T20 World Cup 2026, at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. Canada captain Dilpreet Bajwa said, "We will bowl first. The boys are excited rather...

Zimbabwe

T20 WC: Zimbabwe beat Oman by 8 wickets

Colombo: Opening batter Brian Bennett made a sparkling 48 not out to help Zimbabwe beat Oman by eight wickets in their T20 World Cup match Monday. Bennett hit seven fours during his 36-ball unbeaten knock while wicketkeeper-batter Brendan Taylor (31 retired hurt) and Tadiwanashe Marumani...

 

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