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Nagpur: Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president PT Usha on Saturday said that there is need to increase the number of out-of competition tests to address the doping menace. Speaking to media persons here, P. T. Usha said we want…

Mumbai: Chetan Sharma returned as chairman of the senior men’s national selection committee, according to the Board of Control for Cricket in India. The BCCI also named former Test opener Shiv Sundar Das from the Central zone, former…

Karachi: The first Test of the new year produced one of the most thrilling and exciting finishes in the history of Test cricket when New Zealand fell short of victory by one wicket, while Pakistan was left 15 runs shy of ending their…

Puri: Maheswar Maharana, a noted sculptor, along with his 22 assistants are busy in shaping giant hockey sticks to be placed at various locations of Rourkela and Bhubaneswar, the two venues for the World Cup Men’s hockey, to commence from…

Pune: Ramkumar Ramanathan posted a brilliant victory against Mattia Bellucci to enter the singles main draw in fifth Tata Open Maharashtra at the Balewadi Stadium here on Sunday. The 28-year-old Indian, who came as a wildcard, put up a…

Dehradun/Roorkee: Star cricketer and wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant was injured in a road accident in Roorkee of Uttarakhand's Haridwar district on Friday morning. The accident took place after the car hit the divider, following which the car…

Sao Paulo: Former Brazilian football star Pele, three-time World Cup champion, died on Thursday at the age of 82 in a hospital in Sao Paulo, victim of colon cancer, his doctors officially reported. The 'Athlete of the Century 'had been…

Dubai: Ravichandran Ashwin and Shreyas Iyer have made significant gains in the ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings after helping India win the second match of their ICC World Test Championship (WTC) series against Bangladesh in Mirpur. Ashwin…

New Delhi: All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Kalyan Chaubey on Tuesday chaired a meeting with its member associations (State FAs) after completing 100 days in office. " We have completed over 100 days in office, and I am glad…

Sovima (Nagaland): Crucial nine points in their kitty after two games, an unbeaten Bengal will have their confidence high when they take on Nagaland in their third Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match at the Nagaland Cricket Stadium here today.…

Karachi: Pakistan recovered from a precarious 110 for four to finish the opening day’s play in the first Test against New Zealand at 317 for five at the National Bank Cricket Arena on Monday. Captain Babar Azam benefitted from a dropped…

Moscow: The International Football Federation (FIFA) will not prevent Russia from participating in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers if Moscow joins the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), Russian media reported on Monday. Russian Football…

Bhopal: Living up to their favorites tag, Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Lovlina Borgohain and the reigning world champion Nikhat Zareen registered contrasting victories to clinch the titles while Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB)…

Bhopal: Defending Champions Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) dominated the proceedings as eight of their boxers, led by 2019 World Championships silver medalist Manju Rani (48kg) and 2017 World Youth Champion Jyoti Gulia (52kg) stormed…

Bhubaneswar: The FIH Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 Trophy reached Bhubaneswar on Sunday after 21 days of travelling across 13 states and one Union Territory. Hockey India President Dillip Tirkey, Odisha Minister of Sports and Youth Services…

Dhaka: The match-winning 71 runs partnership for the eighth wicket between Ravichandran Ashwin and Shreyas Iyer helped India register a 2-0 Test series against Bangladesh at Sher e Bangla National Stadium here on Sunday. Ashwin punched the…

Dhaka: Both Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer, who missed their centuries, helped India to get a crucial first innings lead of 87 runs, after they put on a dynamic counter-attacking partnership of 159 runs for the fifth wicket on Day 2 of the…

Bhopal: World Championships medalists Nikhat Zareen and Manju Rani registered thumping 5-0 victories to enter the quarterfinals of the 6th Elite Women’s National Boxing Championships here on Thursday. The reigning world champion Nikhat,…

Bhubaneswar: All the Chief Ministers of the country will be invited to watch the 2023 Men’s World Cup Hockey, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced on Thursday. Presiding over an all-party meeting convened for the smooth…

Jammu: The Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar on Tuesday won individual women and men gold medals in the events of Epee and Foil on the opening day of the All India Inter-University Fencing Championship being hosted by the University of…