If they cut more grass, it will make a difference: Piet Botha
South Africa’s bowling coach Piet Botha feels the wicket at the Barsapara Stadium will be much better for batting but he is interested in knowing if the Indian curators will be shaving off the liberal covering of grass from the red soil track. The second and final Test starts here...
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Everyone blaming Gambhir feels like an agenda sometimes: Kotak
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Playing in all formats is a luxury, says Kuldeep
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Gill set to undergo fitness test
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Guwahati prepares for historic Test debut
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Deaflympics: Abhinav, Pranjali win air pistol mixed team gold
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World Cup effect: Harmanpreet expected to triple brand portfolio
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Five Indians enter second round of Australian Open badminton
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Greatbatch elected new president of NZC
Former New Zealand Test player, coach and selector Mark Greatbatch has been elected as the new president of New Zealand Cricket (NZC), the board said on Wednesday. Greatbatch, who played 41 Tests and 84 ODIs for his country between 1988 and 1996, replaces Lesley Murdoch, who completed her three-year term. “I...
Spain, Belgium, Switzerland, Scotland and Austria secure automatic World Cup spots
A stunning bicycle kick and two stoppage-time goals sealed Scotland’s dramatic return to the World Cup after a 28-year wait. Austria needed a late equaliser to also make it back to soccer’s showcase event for the first time since 1998, while top-ranked Spain clinched its spot after equaling Italy’s 31-match...
Nikhat, Jaismine and four other Indian boxers march into finals
Two-time World Champion Nikhat Zareen battled through a scrappy bout to storm into the gold medal round, joining Jaismine Lamboria and four other home boxers who also cruised to the finals on day four of the World Boxing Cup Finals on Wednesday. Jadumani Singh Mandengbam (50kg), Pawan Bartwal (55kg), Sachin Siwach...
Himanshu claims three gold medals in swimming championships
Himanshu Nandal won three gold medals in the S11 category and also claimed the best swimmer award at the National Swimming Championships held. The competition was held from November 15-18. Nandal showcased speed, discipline and control to win three gold medals in the S11 category, which indicates 100 per cent visual...
FIDE World Cup: Arjun loses to Wei Yi
Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi was knocked out of the FIDE World Cup, losing to Wei Yi of China 1.5-2.5 in the first set of tiebreak games on Wednesday. It was a shocker for Arjun who ran out of luck in the rapid tiebreak games wherein the Chinese put pressure in the...
Zizou Bergs leads Belgium past France into Davis Cup semifinals
Zizou Bergs beat Arthur Rinderknech 6-3, 7-6 (4) to send Belgium into the Davis Cup semifinals with a 2-0 victory over 10-time champion France. Belgium had lost its last four meetings with France, including in the 2017 final. It will face either Number 1 Italy or Austria on Friday. The...
India U-19 World Cup campaign Begins january 15
India will take on the USA in the 2026 Men’s U-19 World Cup opener, with the tournament to be staged in Zimbabwe and Namibia from January 15 to February 6. The competition will feature 16 teams divided into groups of four in the first stage, with a total of 41...
