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New Delhi: European football will pay tribute to the victims of the devastating flash floods that struck Nepal last month, with UEFA arranging a moment of silence before every Champions League fixture as a gesture of solidarity with those affected by the tragedy. The tribute...

Dubai: Pakistan captain Fatima Sana has been fined 10 per cent of her match fee and handed a demerit point for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during her side’s Women’s Asia Cup Group A clash against India, which they lost by...

Bhubaneswar: All six franchises finalised their squads for the upcoming Odisha T20 League 2026 CM Trophy as the teams confirmed their 16-player draft. The tournament will have the special presence of former cricketers Suresh Raina and Debasis Mohanty, both of whom have been named as...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha chess professional Aparajita Gochhikar has been appointed as a Fair Play Expert and member of the Fair Play Panel for the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026, scheduled to be held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, from September 14 to 28. Gochhikar is the first Indian...

Shenzhen: Star Indian men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty produced a stirring comeback to beat China's He Ji Ting and Ren Xiang Yu in a three-game thriller and clinch the China Masters Super 750 title in Shenzhen Sunday. Playing their third final...

Dubai: Young spin twins Shree Charani and Prema Rawat strangled Pakistan with deadly spells as India trampled all over their arch-rivals, winning a lopsided Women's Asia Cup T20 contest by seven wickets in Dubai Saturday. Harmanpreet Kaur, who become the first international captain (men or...

New Delhi: The Indian Super League (ISL) 2026-27 season will begin October 10 and run until next May, with the competition returning to a traditional home-and-away format under a new club-led structure. The upcoming campaign will feature 163 matches over eight months, with 13 teams...

New Delhi: Former India captain Krishnamachari Srikkanth believes the upcoming T20I series against Afghanistan should have been used to expand India’s pool of young players rather than rely on established names, arguing that recent defeats may have influenced the selectors to prioritise results over experimentation....

New Delhi: The Indian men's cricket team will take on Japan in their first-ever T20 International September 22, marking the launch of celebrations for the 75th anniversary of India-Japan diplomatic relations. The match, to be played in Sano in Japan, will offer the Indian team...

Kolkata: The BCCI has imposed a two-year ban on Bengal leg-spinner Rohit Yadav for allegedly misrepresenting his age, weeks after he was selected in India's Under-19 squad for the upcoming series against Australia. Rohit, who is originally from Uttar Pradesh, had represented India during the...