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Rohit three hits away from breaking most ODI sixes record

Former Indian captain Rohit Sharma is just three hits away from breaking Pakistan great Shahid Afridi's record of most sixes in ODI cricket. Sharma is set to return to the field during the three-match ODI series between India and South Africa, starting November 30 at JSCA Stadium in Ranchi.

2025-11-29T13:32:02.805541+00:00 IST

Manika, Manav to lead India's charge at ITTF Mixed Team World Cup

India's three-time Olympian and Commonwealth Games medalist Manika Batra and Manav Thakkar will lead India's eight-member squad at the ITTF Mixed Team World Cup 2025 in Chengdu, China, starting Sunday.

2025-11-29T13:10:16.212167+00:00 IST

Rahul opens up on leading India in absence of injured Gill

Rahul will be leading the side during the three-match ODI series, starting in Ranchi on November 30, after the 26-year-old Gill suffered a neck spasm during the second day of the opening Test in Kolkata against South Africa. Gill was taken to the hospital after he retired hurt in the first innings after facing just three deliveries.

2025-11-29T13:09:37.638993+00:00 IST

Indian Navy felicitates Hitesh Gulia, coach Suranjoy Singh

Indian welterweight boxer Hitesh Gulia and his coach Suranjoy Singh were felicitated by the Indian Navy Admiral Diensh Kumar Tripathi, the Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), for their excellent performances in the Boxing World Cups in Brazil and Kazakhstan, followed by a gold medal at the finals in India.

2025-11-29T12:39:18.849408+00:00 IST

Polo in India has grown a lot: Lance Watson

As a key player and top goal scorer (Season 2024-25) for the Jaipur Polo Team, Lance's achievements include securing the Bhavnagar Polo Trophy (Oct 2024) with 6 goals in the semifinal and 3 in the final, Rajputana & Central Indian Cup (Dec 2024), BM Birla Cup (Sep 2024) with five goals in the semifinal and six goals in the final, and leading the team to victory in the Rajmata Gayatri Devi Memorial Cup (Jan 2024), scoring six and five goals in the semifinal and final, respectively.

2025-11-29T12:38:13.522151+00:00 IST

Pollard to captain MI Emirates in upcoming ILT20 season

The fourth season of the ILT20 is scheduled to be played from December 2 to January. The upcoming season will be organised in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Sharjah. The ILT20 tournament will feature six teams, who will play a total of 34 matches.

2025-11-29T12:17:04.930542+00:00 IST

Over 500 players participate in DLI's Lucknow trials

The Dream League of India (DLI), India's biggest Tennis Ball Cricket League, successfully concluded its Lucknow trials held on November 27 and 28, witnessing a turnout of over 500 players across the junior and senior categories.

2025-11-29T11:53:35.726445+00:00 IST

Cricket

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T20 World Cup: Zimbabwe beat Australia by 23 runs in Colombo

This is the second time that the African nation has beaten Australia in a T20 World Cup match. The first was when Australia lost their group stage match against Zimbabwe in the 2007 edition.

2026-02-13T09:32:32.221827+00:00 IST

T20 World Cup: Ishan Kishan receives Impact Player Award in dress

India's opener batter Ishan Kishan received the Impact Player award in the dressing room for his impactful knock of 61 runs during the fixture against Namibia, which India won by 93 runs at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Thursday.

2026-02-13T08:17:42.819798+00:00 IST

“Kishan plays short ball really well”: Pathan lauds Ishan

With two wins in two matches, India sit atop Group A, level on points with Pakistan but ahead on net run rate. Now, the onus is on India's much-anticipated clash against Pakistan on Sunday.

2026-02-13T06:25:20.513131+00:00 IST

Tennis

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Australian Open: Bopanna, Ebden move past Australia pair

The pair of Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden dug deep to secure a place in the second round of the men's doubles in the Australian Open on Thursday.

2024-01-18T08:41:51.007474+00:00 IST

Australian Open: Sumit Nagal clinches historic win

Indian player Sumit Nagal on Tuesday achieved a significant victory as he defeated Kazakhstan's Alexander Bublik in straight sets in the Australian Open

2024-01-16T17:12:39.542840+00:00 IST

Australian Open: Carlos Alcaraz sinks Richard Gasquet

The Spaniard struggled to shake off Gasquet in an opening set but pulled through the tie-break to wrap up the match in two hours and 22 minutes inside Rod Laver Arena

2024-01-16T15:30:49.309096+00:00 IST

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Teen prodigy Veer Ganapathy takes 3-shot lead in IGPL Ahmedabad

Veer, son of Rahul Ganapathy, a former India world number one who also won professional titles before turning a coach, showed what he has learnt from his dad with a bogey-free round. The long-hitting youngster, who has earlier contended this season, had six birdies and an eagle at Glade One Resort.

2025-12-02T16:39:22.447173+00:00 IST

KIUG 2025: Four meet records tumble in athletics

Chandigarh University's Rahul (men's 20km race walk) and Deepika (women's Javelin Throw), Ruchir Mori (men's 400m hurdles) of Swarnim Gujarat Sports University, Lovely Professional University's Pooja (Women's High Jump) broke the KIUG Meet Record on second day of athletics competition in the Khelo India University Games Rajasthan 2025 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium here on Tuesday.

2025-12-02T16:29:37.703766+00:00 IST

Keerthana’s journey a tale of stubborn perseverance

Every athlete has a moment that defines everything they've fought for. For Keerthana, that moment came in Jaipur, where the Udupi-born sprinter clocked 11.94 seconds to win the women's 100m gold at the Khelo India University Games (KIUG) Rajasthan 2025, a triumph that was years in the making.

2025-12-02T13:56:59.214564+00:00 IST

Football

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Bekey Oram extends stay with NorthEast United FC

NorthEast United FC on Monday announced that promising midfielder Bekey Oram has signed a contract extension, committing his future to the Highlanders until the end of the 2028 season.

2025-06-16T17:05:54.030676+00:00 IST

India U23 gears up for Asian Cup Qualifiers

India's U23 team is gearing up for the Asian Cup Qualifiers and will assess their level of preparation with friendly matches against Tajikistan and Kyrgyz Republic.

2025-06-16T13:24:42.011575+00:00 IST

Mumbai City FC complete signing of Zothanpuia

Mumbai City FC (MCFC) announce the signing of Zothanpuia from Aizawl FC. The talented midfielder joins the Islanders on a 3-year contract, per a MCFC release.

2025-06-16T12:31:28.832616+00:00 IST

Hockey

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Hockey India League set to return after long gap of seven years

The Hockey India League (HIL) is set to return this year, as announced officially on Friday after a long break of seven years.

2024-10-04T08:10:51.437153+00:00 IST

Former captain Savita lauds HI’s commitment to gender equality

Indian women's hockey team goalkeeper and former captain, Savita, has lauded Hockey India's commitment to gender equality in the upcoming Hockey India League (HIL) 2024-25.

2024-10-03T15:59:25.303084+00:00 IST

FIH Hockey Pro League to start from November 29

The winners of the "League of the Best", women and men, will get no less than a direct qualification for the 2026 FIH Hockey World Cup Netherlands-Belgium, as per a press release from FIH.

2024-10-02T06:07:31.443631+00:00 IST

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Cricket

Blind Women's World Cup-winning Indian team meets President Murmu

The Indian Blind Women's cricket Team, winner of the first-ever Blind Women's T20 World Cup, called on the President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Saturday.

2025-11-29T11:51:19.930339+00:00 IST

Cricket

England pacer Mark Wood likely to be out of second Ashes Test

England are likely to be dealt a huge blow ahead of the second Ashes Test as pacer Mark Wood is set to be ruled out of the Brisbane contest, as per ESPNcricinfo.

2025-11-29T11:19:17.189944+00:00 IST

Cricket

Return of Kohli, Rohit boosts team confidence: KL Rahul

KL Rahul said that having the likes of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma back in the team makes the dressing room feel confident, ahead of the India vs South Africa ODI series, set to kick off from November 30 at the JSCA Stadium in Ranchi.

2025-11-29T11:13:27.521383+00:00 IST

Cricket

KL Rahul ahead of Ranchi ODI against South Africa

During the pre-match press conference, the stand-in India captain was asked if MS Dhoni could attend the game and what impact his presence might have on the team and the crowd. In response, Rahul recalled his early playing days under 'Captain Cool'.

2025-11-29T11:03:13.058712+00:00 IST

Cricket

"Pant good enough to play as a batter": Rahul ahead of first ODI

Ahead of the first ODI against South Africa in Ranchi, India's stand-in captain KL Rahul stated that the star wicketkeeper-batter is good enough to play as a specialist batter in the side if needed.

2025-11-29T10:54:57.978143+00:00 IST

Others

Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy unveils poster for ISRL

The Indian Supercross Racing League (ISRL), the world's first franchise-based Supercross racing league, announces the support and encouragement of the Chief Minister of Telangana, Revanth Reddy Garu, for its highly anticipated Round 2 to be held in Hyderabad.

2025-11-29T10:23:50.380895+00:00 IST

Cricket

"I will be batting there...": KL Rahul on his role for ODIs

Speaking about where he will bat, Rahul said at the pre-match press conference, "Like I said to him (Gautam Gambhir), it's not finalised exactly what the XI will be, but I will be batting in the same position. I've been playing at number 6 since the Champions Trophy. I will be batting there, and obviously there are all-rounders like (Ravindra) Jadeja, Washington Sundar and Nitish Reddy. We have all these options. We'll see what the best XI is and we'll make that decision in the evening, and you'll find out tomorrow."

2025-11-29T10:02:33.318029+00:00 IST

Cricket

Kaif on why and Kohli became such great Test captains at home

Mohammad Kaif's statement comes up after Team India suffered a whitewash (0-2) in the two-match Test series against South Africa. Notably, this was India's second home whitewash under head coach Gautam Gambhir. Before South Africa whitewashed India, New Zealand secured a historic 3-0 win last year.

2025-11-29T08:51:31.722097+00:00 IST

Cricket

Suvendu Adhikari meets World Cup winner Richa Ghosh

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday visited India's World Cup-winning squad member Richa Ghosh at her residence and congratulated her on her contribution to the historic triumph.

2025-11-29T08:25:07.171887+00:00 IST

Cricket

Karnataka HC allows Shanth to contest KSCA Presidential election

The High Court of Karnataka has permitted KN Shanth Kumar to contest the upcoming Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) elections for the post of President. His nomination, which had earlier been rejected by the Returning Officer over non-payment of Rs 200 in dues, has now been cleared following the court's order.

2025-11-29T08:21:19.416845+00:00 IST

Cricket

Bharti Fulmali shares her excitement ahead of WPL 2026 season

Gujarat Giants picked up Bharti for Rs 70 Lakh during the WPL 2026 auction. The 31-year-old has played two T20Is, scoring just 23 runs. In WPL, Bharti has notched up 197 runs in nine matches, including one half-century.

2025-11-29T08:13:41.879926+00:00 IST

Cricket

Khawaja set to explain his "piece of s***" remark on Perth pitch

Veteran opener Usman Khawaja is set to explain to Cricket Australia (CA) officials over his "a piece of s***" remark over the Perth Stadium pitch during the first Ashes Test against England.

2025-11-29T06:43:11.068833+00:00 IST

Cricket

UAE’s Cultural Capital’s very own Sharjah Warriorz kick start pre

Sharjah Warriorz have arrived in Sharjah, marking the beginning of their pre-season training camp ahead of the International League T20 (ILT20) 2025, scheduled from December 2 to January 4, 2026. The team's return signals the start of an important preparation phase, built around sharpening combinations, building squad cohesion, and establishing clarity for the season ahead.

2025-11-29T06:12:28.543107+00:00 IST

Others

Saraswat wins title at DGC Ladies Amateur Open Gof Championship

The 15th DGC Ladies Amateur Open Golf Championship 2025, concluded at the iconic Delhi Golf Club. The three-day, 54-hole WAGR tournament, played across the Lodhi and Peacock course, brought together 115 talented women golfers, with 80 ladies competing for the championship title

2025-11-29T06:12:00.228390+00:00 IST