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Kuala Lumpur: Commonwealth Games gold medallist Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty played their hearts out to beat BWF World Tour Finals champions Liu Yu Chen and Ou Xuan Yi in three games to enter the semifinals of the Malaysia Open Super 750 badminton tournament here...

Rourkela: Hockey fever has gripped the country's cradle of the sport with thousands of people turning up to witness the men's World Cup match between England and Wales at the magnificent Birsa Munda stadium on the opening day Friday. The 21,000-capacity stadium, named after an...

Rourkela: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday announced a Rs 10 Lakh reward for the two Odia members of the Indian hockey team, an official statement said. The reward will go to defenders Amit Rohidas, who is also vice-captain of the team, and Nilam Sanjeep...

Bhubaneswar: Former Olympic champions Argentina were made to toil by world No.14 South Africa before registering a 1-0 win in the opening Pool A match of the FIH men's hockey World Cup here Friday. After a barren and hard-fought first two quarters, Argentina, the 2016...

Kolkata: After taking India to a tense four-wicket victory over Sri Lanka through a match-winning unbeaten 64, KL Rahul stated that the dual role of keeping wickets and batting at No. 5 in the ODIs has helped him understand his game a little better. Chasing...

New Delhi: Australia's top-order Test batter Marnus Labuschagne is excited by the prospect of facing premier India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, a battle which he calls "game of chess" during the four-match Test series starting next month in Nagpur. During the epic 2020-21 series in Australia...

Kuala Lumpur: India's HS Prannoy went down fighting to world number 7 Japanese Kodai Naraoka in a gruelling three-game quarterfinals at the Malaysia Open Super 750 badminton tournament here Friday. The 30-year-old from Kerala ran out of steam in the 84-minute contest, losing 16-21 21-19...

Benoni: Young female players will get their much-awaited opportunity to shine on the global stage when the inaugural U-19 Women's World Cup begins here Saturday. While the International Cricket Council has staged 14 Men's U-19 World Cup editions since 1988, the future stars of the...

Dubai: Batting icon Sachin Tendulkar believes the Indian Women's U-19 squad could emerge as one of the standout sides of the inaugural the ICC U-19 T20 World Cup. Senior players Shafali Verma and Richa Ghosh are part of the 15-member Indian team which will compete...

Be it in any modern-day sport, proper nutrition and diet on many an occasion is the difference between success and failure. To be at the ultimate level of physical fitness before any tournament, special emphasis is given on diet. For the teams participating in the...