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Asia Cup: Unstoppable India to take on Pakistan in Super 4 clash

This is the second clash between these two nations following the Pahalgam terror attacks back in April and the consequent launching of Operation Sindoor by the Indian Armed Forces against Pakistan-sponsored terrorism. India won the first clash one-sided, carrying out a comfortable chase of 128 runs with seven wickets in hand and spinner Kuldeep Yadav played a crucial hand with a 'Player of the Match' winning bowling spell of 3/18 which restricted Pakistan to 127/9.

2025-09-20T19:53:25.759194+00:00 IST

Former Cricketer Khanna doesn't see Pakistan as a "threat"

Former India cricketer Surinder Khanna doesn't classify Pakistan as a "threat". The former dashing middle-order batter feels the true question around the much-debated fixture lies in the margin of runs or wickets that India is going to win with at the Asia Cup in the Super Fours clash in Dubai on Sunday.

2025-09-20T19:16:13.040732+00:00 IST

Litton Das becomes Bangladesh's leading run-getter in T20Is

Litton achieved the summit of team's run-scoring charts during the Super Four Asia Cup clash against Sri Lanka in Dubai. In the match, he scored a quick 23 in 16 balls, with three fours at a strike rate of 143.75.

2025-09-20T18:26:30.029850+00:00 IST

Asia Cup: Bangladesh pip Sri Lanka in first Super Fours clash

The first Super Fours clash went right down to the wire as Bangladesh gunned down the 169-run target and sailed to a four-wicket win over Sri Lanka at the ongoing Asia Cup on Saturday in Dubai.

2025-09-20T18:24:25.560367+00:00 IST

Wassan hails India's move to not play Arshdeep vs UAE, Pakistan

India will be taking on Pakistan in their Super Four clash at Dubai on Sunday.

2025-09-20T18:19:19.962872+00:00 IST

Sanju Samson 83 runs away from completing 1,000 T20I runs for Ind

Sanju could achieve this milestone during his side's Super Four stage starting clash against Pakistan in the Asia Cup on Sunday. Scoring a solid 45-ball 56 with three fours and sixes each during the previous match against Oman, Samson would be high on confidence to score something even bigger.

2025-09-20T18:01:16.350487+00:00 IST

PKL 12: Haryana Steelers secure victory over Tami Thalaivas

The clash between Haryana Steelers and Tamil Thalaivas at the SMS Indoor Stadium in Jaipur turned into a pulsating contest, with the Steelers holding their nerve to eke out a 38-36 victory on Saturday. Beyond the scoreline, the night carried special significance as Steelers' head coach Manpreet Singh became the first-ever PKL coach to register 100 wins -- a historic milestone.

2025-09-20T17:41:05.525364+00:00 IST

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"Special moment": Sciver Brunt after smashing WPL ton

Mumbai Indians batter Nat Sciver-Brunt, who scored the first-ever century in the Women's Premier League (WPL), has said that it was a special moment to reach the milestone.

2026-01-26T21:35:38.618637+00:00 IST

WPL: MI register dominating win over table toppers RCB

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Richa Ghosh's 90-run knock went in vain as her side suffered a 15-run defeat against the two-time champions Mumbai Indians in match 16th of the ongoing Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 season.

2026-01-26T18:25:44.979934+00:00 IST

Hardik Pandya reflects on 10 years in international cricket

On the occasion of Republic Day in 2016, Hardik made his international debut against Australia in an ODI at Adelaide, taking 2/37.

2026-01-26T18:02:43.283275+00:00 IST

Tennis

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Iga Swiatek maintains motivation after Madrid Open final defeat

Swiatek suffered a rare loss on clay when she fell to World No.2 Aryna Sabalenka in the Madrid Open final.

2023-05-07T07:44:43.842534+00:00 IST

Aryna Sabalenka topples Iga Swiatek to win second Madrid Open

The 2021 Madrid champion Sabalenka just took two hours and 26 minutes to topple top-seeded Swiatek and win the tournament for the second time.

2023-05-07T02:20:14.129330+00:00 IST

Madrid Open: Rohan Bopanna-Matthew Ebden defeated in men's double

Rohan and Matthew were in a good form as they were looking for their third tennis title of the year after victories in Doha (Qatar Open) and Indian Wells.

2023-05-06T18:34:36.170736+00:00 IST

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PKL: Bharat's Super 10, Shubham's High Five powers Titans to win

Telugu Titans had to dig deep to cling onto a 40-35 win against the UP Yoddhas at the SDAT Multi Purpose Indoor Stadium in Chennai on Sunday night. This was Titan's fourth win on the trot, led by Bharat Hooda's Super 10, Shubham Shinde's High Five, while including contributions from Vijay Malik's nine points and Praful Zaware's crucial four-point cameo.

2025-10-05T16:30:07.751783+00:00 IST

WPAC 2025: India finish best-ever campaign with 22 medals

India have managed to outdo their Kobe 2024 campaign, where they won 17 medals, including six gold medals, five silvers and six bronze medals, by five medals.

2025-10-05T16:27:15.258180+00:00 IST

India loses to Thailand in Water Polo at Asian Aquatic C'ships

Meanwhile, in Artistic Swimming, Uzbekistan's Khadicha Agzamova and Sabina Makhmudova secured the top spot in the Duet Technical and Thailand's Kantinan Adisaisiributr and Pongpimporn Pongsuwan triumphed in the Mixed Duet Technical, as per a press release from the Swimming Federation of India (SFI).

2025-10-05T15:21:23.409132+00:00 IST

Football

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Mohun Bagan coach provides fitness updates ahead of Hyderabad FC clash

Mohun Bagan Super Giant head coach Jose Molina provided fitness updates on Greg Stewart and Dimitri Petratos ahead of the team's game against Hyderabad FC in the Indian Super League (ISL) on Thursday.

2025-01-01T18:22:34.371199+00:00 IST

Alexandersson makes 6 changes in squad for 2nd Maldives friendly

After winning 14-0 in the first meeting on December 30, coach Joakim Alexandersson has made six changes to his squad of 23 for Thursday's match. Five of them - Pyari Xaxa, Lynda Kom Serto, Grace Dangmei, Juli Kishan and Sanju, all of whom started the first game, have been released from the team. Lynda and Pyari scored four and three goals, respectively, as well

2025-01-01T16:01:00.387420+00:00 IST

ISL 2024-25: Mohun Bagan SG vs Hyderabad FC Match Preview

Mohun Bagan Super Giant will host Hyderabad FC in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 on Thursday, at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan at 7:30 pm IST.

2025-01-01T15:03:26.971316+00:00 IST

Hockey

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Indian women's hockey team climbs to 6th spot in FIH Rankings

The Netherlands continues to be ranked as the best women's hockey team in the world with 3422.40 points, followed by Australia in second place with 2817.73 points and Argentina at third with 2766.90 points. The other two teams ranked above India are Belgium at fourth with 2608.77 points and Germany at fifth with 2573.72 points.

2023-11-07T11:13:15.372944+00:00 IST

Hockey India inducts two new academy members

With the inclusion of new members, Hockey India currently has 27 Permanent Members, 33 Associate Members, 51 Academy Members and 2 Hoc-Key Members

2023-11-07T07:03:46.600072+00:00 IST

"We came with target": Indian hockey skipper after tournament win

The Indian Women's Hockey Team lifted the Jharkhand Women's Asian Champions Trophy Ranchi 2023 on Sunday night in Ranchi after a stunning 4-0 victory over Japan in the final, claiming the prestigious title for the second time

2023-11-06T17:43:09.176207+00:00 IST

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Cricket

Asia Cup: PCB chairman visits Pakistan training session

Amid the handshake row and ongoing friction with ICC match referee Andy Pycroft, PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi dropped in at Pakistan's training session, met with players and conferred at length with white-ball head coach Mike Hesson before their highly-anticipated Super Fours fixture against arch-rival India at the Asia Cup in Dubai on Sunday.

2025-09-20T17:17:27.124594+00:00 IST

Others

PKL: Patna Pirates beats Dabang Delhi KC by 33-30

Dabang Delhi KC looked composed in the opening 10 minutes, with Neeraj Narwal and Ajinkya Pawar driving their momentum. Neeraj's clever raids and Pawar's Do-Or-Die success gave Dabang Delhi an early cushion. Backed by the defensive presence of Fazel Atrachali and Saurabh Nandal, they tightened the screws on the Pirates' raiders, as per the PKL press release.

2025-09-20T17:09:24.828472+00:00 IST

Cricket

Mustafizur becomes Bangladesh' joint-highest wicket-taker in T20I

Mustafizur reached this upward movement in the charts against Sri Lanka in their first Super Four clash in the Asia Cup at Dubai on Saturday. He had a spell of 3/20 in four overs, getting wickets of Kusal Perera, Wanindu Hasaranga and Kamindu Mendis.

2025-09-20T17:02:54.065905+00:00 IST

Cricket

Belief, team spirit, discipline: Fatima outlines Pak mentality

Pakistan captain Fatima Sana hopes to bring happiness to the people of her nation with their inspirational performances. She wants her team to respect opponents, but not at the cost of their self-belief at the upcoming ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025.

2025-09-20T16:35:42.715429+00:00 IST

Cricket

Wassan speaks on Pakistan playing UAE clash despite boycott call

The India-Pakistan clash on Sunday will be a massive one, as this is the Super Four stage clash where every win against Asia's best teams would count. The first match was a controversial one. The ending of the match saw Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dube walk off the field without shaking hands with Pakistani players and the captain dedicating the win to Indian Armed Forces and expressing solidarity with Pahalgam terror attack victims. Pakistan skipper Salman Agha did not attend the post-match presentation, and coach Mike Hesson was sent to face the press. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) later filed a complaint against Pycroft, alleging him of 'violation of ICC Code of Conduct' and Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) laws related to the spirit of cricket.

2025-09-20T16:33:15.396116+00:00 IST

Cricket

Rohit Sharma interacts with Under-19 cricketers at BCCI's CoE

Taking to their official X handle, BCCI posted, "Inspiring the next gen! Rohit Sharma shared valuable experiences and life lessons with U19 boys at BCCI CoE @ImRo45"

2025-09-20T16:24:38.156870+00:00 IST

Cricket

Mandhana's record ton in vain as India suffers 2-1 series loss

Smriti Mandhana's record-breaking effort went in vain as India slipped to a 43-run defeat in the 3rd ODI and surrendered the three-match series 2-1 to Australia at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday.

2025-09-20T16:00:55.750343+00:00 IST

Cricket

Hardik Pandya gets 'Impact Player of the Match' medal

Team India survived a scare from Oman, who fell 21 runs short of chasing down 189 and valiant half-centuries were scored by Aamir Kaleem and Hammad Mirza. When a 93-run partnership for the second wicket between these half-centuries threatened to take the match away from India and produce a generation upset, it was Hardik who took a brilliant catch near the ropes to send back Kaleem and from there, the downfall started for Oman.

2025-09-20T15:28:27.363347+00:00 IST

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China Open: Satwiksairaj-Chirag advance to finals

The Indian pair dominated their semifinal clash against the Chinese pair of Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik, beating them 21-17, 21-14 in a dominant two-game match within 41 minutes on Saturday.

2025-09-20T15:02:39.535428+00:00 IST

Cricket

Asia Cup: Bangladesh win toss, opt to field against Sri Lanka

Bangladesh captain Litton Das won the toss and elected to field against Sri Lanka in the first Super Fours clash at the ongoing Asia Cup at the Dubai International Stadium on Saturday.

2025-09-20T14:17:13.075133+00:00 IST

Cricket

Mandhana exudes fiery form, dethrones Virat from top by hammering fastest ton for India in ODIs

Australia's flamboyant star Beth Mooney's reign with the joint second-fastest ton didn't last long, as India's Smriti Mandhana cantered to the three-digit figure to set a new record during the final fixture of the three-match series at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, here in the national capital on Saturday.

2025-09-20T14:05:26.180937+00:00 IST

Cricket

Dhruv Jurel taking things "one match at a time" as home Test season awaits

Jurel has represented India in five Tests, scoring 255 runs in eight innings at an average of 36.42, a half-century and a best score of 90

2025-09-20T13:32:20.664453+00:00 IST

Cricket

Asia Cup: Afghanistan's spin duo penalised for breaching ICC CoC

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Saturday announced that Afghanistan's spin duo, Noor Ahmad and Mujeeb Ur Rahman, have been found guilty of breaching the Code of Conduct during the Asia Cup match against Sri Lanka on Thursday.

2025-09-20T12:52:00.296887+00:00 IST

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WPA chief Paul hails India's para-sports transformation

Over 2,200 athletes and support staff from 104 countries, including world champions and Paralympic medallists, will compete across 186 medal events, making it the largest para sporting event ever held in the country.

2025-09-20T12:15:00.361113+00:00 IST