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The celebration is justified, but it’s also time to realistically assess the state of the game in the country. It’s important to learn from the past, enforce greater accountability across the board, ensure talent is identified correctly and given the best chance to succeed at the highest level

Alcaraz appears to have leapfrogged Zverev, Medvedev, Tsitsipas and Berrettini in tennis’ line of succession. Can the 19-year-old begin to prove he is the Big Three’s natural heir on the Parisian stage over the coming fortnight?

The former’s 23-ball 40 takes the team past the finish line after Jaiswal lays the foundation; Moeen’s knock goes in vain 

Victory over Mumbai Indians will guarantee playoffs spot

‘It will be unfair to not play in Chennai and say thank you’

As the 'Kohli Kohli' chants suggested, the whole of Wankhede and probably the country wanted to see the former India captain back amongst the runs and with a little bit of luck going his way, he was back playing the shots he is known for.

With this win, Nikhat Zareen became only the fifth Indian boxer to be crowned world champion.

De Kock gave a batting masterclass enroute to an unbeaten 140 off 70 balls as he and Rahul (68 not out off 51) fired LSG to 210 for no loss, the highest opening stand in IPL history.

Rahul Tripathi scored 76 from 44 balls to guide Sunrisers Hyderabad to a challenging 193 for six. He was ably complemented by Priyam Garg (42) and Nicholas Pooran (38).

Bairstow (28 off 15 balls) fell to Nortje in the fourth over before a struggling Shardul Thakur took two wickets -- that of Bhanuka Rajapaksa (4) and Shikhar Dhawan (19) -- in three balls in the sixth over to change the complexion of the game.

Ravichandran Ashwin, once again, proved his utility with the bat when his team needed it the most as Rajasthan Royals defeated Chennai Super Kings by five wickets to finish the IPL league phase in Top-2 on Friday. Ashwin remained unbeaten on 40 off 23 balls as RR completed the chase of 151 with two balls to go, grabbing the second place to set up a blockbust […]

Wimbledon will be stripped of ranking points over its decision to exclude players from Russia and Belarus from competing at the 2022 Championships due to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, the men's ATP Tour said on Friday.

"Why are there no girls playing, is boxing only a men's sport?" A young and innocent Nikhat Zareen, who was training to be a sprint runner, had once questioned her father.

India opener Shikhar Dhawan remains an integral part of the ODI set-up but feels he still has a lot to contribute in the T20 format as he looks to play at the highest level for at least another three years.

Iconic two-time World Cup winning India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Friday said he will "definitely" play in the IPL next year as not doing so would be "unfair" to the city after which the Chennai Super Kings is named and which treats him like its own.

Sindhu eked out a three-game win over world number 1, Akane Yamaguchi of Japan

Indian boxer Nikhat registered a dominating 5-0 victory in the final. Living up to the expectations, Nikhat thrashed Thailand`s Jitpong Jutamas without breaking a sweat in the 52kg final

Rinku Singh said, the last five years of his career have been challenging, but he didn`t lose self-belief during his injury times

Zareen`s golden feat comes two-years after she had written to then sports minister Kiren Rijiju asking for a "fair trial" for the Olympic Qualifiers, she was even trolled on social media for this

Raza questioned the decision by showing his bat to the umpire, used inappropriate words about the decision numerous times as he was leaving the field of play, and shouted his displeasure again as he entered the dressing room

South Korea and Australia have signed a nearly $700 million defense deal on Monday during South Korean President Moon Jae-in"s visit to the country. Under the agreement, South Korean defense company Hanwha will provide the Australian army with equipment like artillery

New Delhi, Nov 16: In an effort to augment public transport in view of severe air pollution, the Delhi government is hiring around 1,000 private buses and has sought the DDMA's permission for standing passengers in Metro trains and buses in

Hisar, Oct 17: The Hansi police arrested cricketer Yuvraj Singh and released him on interim bail in a case of making caste reference while referring to another player in an Instagram live event. A Hansi-based resident, Rajat Kalsan, had

New Delhi, July 07: Anurag Thakur on Wednesday replaced Kiren Rijiju as the country''s sports minister with just over two weeks left for the Tokyo Olympics. The 46-year-old former Cricket Board President was given charge of sports along with

New Delhi, June 24: The introduction of chip-enabled e-passports will greatly strengthen the security of Indian travel documents, External Affairs S Jaishankar said on Wednesday, emphasising the need to expedite their roll out. In his address via video conference

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