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Mahendra Singh Dhoni played his part to perfection in an extraordinary script as he led Chennai Super Kings to their fourth Indian Premier League title, outwitting Kolkata Knight Riders by 27 runs in a one-sided final on Friday. Dhoni, who…

Male, Oct 15 (PTI) Having endured a topsy-turvy beginning to their campaign before a fine turnaround, seven-time champions India will start title favourites when they take on first-time finalists Nepal in the summit clash of the SAFF…

Pakistan emerged as “one of the best teams in the world” playing in UAE and Babar Azam and his men will fare well in the men’s T20 World Cup due to familiarity with the conditions, says the country’s former women’s skipper Sana Mir. The…

Last month, Kenya’s Agnes Jebet Tirop, 25, set a world record of 30 minutes and 1 second in a 10K run to continue her steady rise in track and field. Earlier this week though, her body was discovered at her home in Iten, in West Kenya, with…

Indian football’s torch-bearer for the last 10 years and talismanic skipper Sunil Chhetri on Thursday said “it is going to end soon” while reflecting on his career but at the same time, also asserted that he is “not going anywhere for the…

The Indian women’s badminton team crashed out of the Uber Cup after losing to Japan in the quarterfinals here on Thursday while the men completed their group engagements in the Thomas Cup with a defeat to China. The men’s team, which is…

Manchester City forward Ferran Torres has broken a bone in his right foot, the English club said Thursday, potentially ruling him out of Spain’s crucial World Cup qualifiers next month. City said the injury was a ‘small fracture’ and…

Last year’s IPL had left the two finalists with a straightforward task: Chennai Super Kings had to make their seniors relive their youth and Kolkata Knight Riders had to make their youth mature quicker. Luckily, both have astute white-ball…

LONDON: England Test captain Joe Root is hoping to make his debut in the Indian Premier League next year and will enter his name in the 2022 mega auction, a report said on Wednesday. Considered one of the modern greats of the game, Root…

NEW DELHI: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Wednesday announced 28 probables, including Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem and Aniket Jadhav, for the national team's qualifying campaign for next year's AFC U-23 Asian Cup. India have…

LONDON: For all the improvements made by England under Gareth Southgate — and reaching the World Cup semifinals and European Championship final suggests there are many — one major problem has been holding the team back. Finding the right…

SHARJAH: Rahul Tripathi struck a stunning six in the penultimate delivery after opener Venkatesh Iyer's brilliant half century to help Kolkata Knight Riders beat Delhi Capitals by three wickets in the drama-filled second qualifier and enter…

Days after MS Dhoni retired from international white-ball cricket last year, Suresh Raina and Ravichandran Ashwin caught up on Facebook to sing paeans of the former India captain. Amidst laughter and banter, anecdotes and nostalgia, Raina…

Star athlete Hima Das, who is in Patiala to resume her training, has tested positive for COVID. After failing to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics, the 2018 U-20 World Champion in 400 metres took a short break to nurse her hamstring injury.…

UEFA invited bidders on Tuesday to host a 24-team European Championship in 2028, though did not rule out changing the dates and format of the tournament. The European soccer body has been looking at whether to expand the tournament again…

Teenager Dalip Gavit has taken part in only one para-athletics tournament in his nascent career. The 18-year-old, whose right arm is amputated from below the elbow, feels the level of competition in para championships isn’t up to his…

Chandigarh, Oct 12 (UNI) Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) recorded an easy eight-wicket win over Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) to lift the 4th Rama Atray Memorial One Day Cricket Tournament Trophy at the Cricket Stadium Sector…

World champions France won the Nations League final with goals from Karim Benzema and Kylian Mbappe earning them a 2-1 win over Spain at the San Siro stadium on Sunday. Didier Deschamps side had struggled to get a foothold in the game…

Indian talisman Sunil Chhetri says he hopes to continue playing and scoring goals for the country in the “foreseeable future”, his battle-hardened body getting a booster dose in the form of a landmark 77th international strike that drew him…

Royals Challengers Bangalore (RCB) are likely to go with an unchanged team, while it waits to be seen if all-rounder Andre Russell, who had suffered a calf injury, will make the Kolkata Knight Riders’ squad for the Eliminator in Sharjah.…