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Harmanpreet Singh and Praveen Kumar Wrestler Aman, shooters Swapnil & Sarabjot, among 30 nominated for ArjunaNEW DELHI: Ace drag-flicker Harmanpreet Singh, who captained the Indian men’s hockey team to a bronze medal-finish at the Paris Olympics 2024, has been recommended for the country’s highest sporting honour, the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award.Harmanpreet joins para…

Host of the ‘hybrid’ 2025 Champions Trophy, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), has officially communicated to the International Cricket Council (ICC) that their neutral venue of choice for India’s matches will be the United Arab Emirates (UAE).“Pakistan has chosen Dubai as the neutral venue for the Champions Trophy and it has been conveyed to the ICC…

Photo Credit: Pakistan Cricket Board Pakistan defeated South Africa by 36 runs (DLS method) in the third ODI at The Wanderers Stadium in Johannebsurg on Sunday, thanks to Saim Ayub‘s second century of the series, to complete a historic 3-0 sweep. Ayub’s third ton in his last five innings saw him scoring a brilliant 101…

R Ashwin, David Warner, James Anderson, Shikhar Dhawan and Dinesh Karthik (X Photo) In a surprising development, Ravichandran Ashwin announced his retirement from international cricket on 18 December, following India’s drawn Test match against Australia at the Gabba during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The cricket community reacted with mixed emotions, raising concerns about the timing, as…

Ben Stokes (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: England Test captain Ben Stokes has been ruled out of the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy and the preceding white-ball tour of India due to a left hamstring injury sustained during the third Test against New Zealand earlier this month. The team management has decided not to…

MELBOURNE: “Neeche dekh raha hai… pata chal gaya bouncer daal raha hai (you are looking down, I figured you will bowl a bouncer)”Rohit Sharma got into the position quickly and comfortably pulled Mohammed Siraj’s short-pitched delivery. He was all smiles after that and told his teammate how he figured it would be an attempted bouncer….

D Gukesh and Magnus Carlsen (Agency Photos) NEW DELHI: Polish chess grandmaster and D Gukesh‘s coach during the recently-concluded FIDE World Chess Championship, Grzegorz Gajewski has reflected on the rise of the new world chess champion Gukesh.He drew comparisons between his protégé and Magnus Carlsen, who is a five-time world champion and also regarded as…

Vaibhav Suryavanshi (AP photo) NEW DELHI: Aged 13, Bihar’s Vaibhav Suryavanshi recently made history, becoming youngest player ever to be signed by an Indian Premier League franchise. At the auction held last month in Jeddah, Rajasthan Royals made the surprise pick, shelling out Rs 1.10 crore for the prodigy.The Royals, who won the inaugural title,…

Harmanpreet Kaur (Screengrabs) NEW DELHI: India Women started their ODI series against West Indies Women in a commanding fashion, powered by an all-round performance and a spectacular one-handed catch from captain Harmanpreet Kaur that left fans and players alike in awe.The highlight of the game came in the 11th over of West Indies’ chase. Renuka…

Jhye Richardson (ICC – X Photo) Australian fast bowler Jhye Richardson is enthusiastic about his return to the Test team. He will be playing in the final two matches of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India.Richardson’s inclusion in the squad comes after Josh Hazlewood‘s calf injury ruled him out of the series. Australia needed an additional…