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Kolkata: West Bengal Sports Minister Aroop Biswas Tuesday submitted his resignation, taking moral responsibility for the lapses in management in the event featuring Argentine football star Lionel Messi at the Salt Lake Stadium here on Saturday. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has accepted his resignation, Trinamool...

Abu Dhabi: Shreyas Iyer joined Punjab Kings’ management at the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 auction table, becoming only the second cricketer, after Rishabh Pant, to be a part of the process. The IPL 2026 auction is currently underway here at the Etihad Arena. Pant...

Abu Dhabi: Kolkata Knight Riders splurged a record-breaking Rs 25.20 to land top Australian all-rounder Cameron Green even as Prithvi Shaw and Sarfaraz Khan went unsold in the Indian Premier League mini auction here Tuesday. Green surpassed compatriot Mitchell Starc (Rs 24.75 crore) to become...

Kolkata: The inquiry committee, investigating the vandalism at the Salt Lake Stadium during an event involving Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi, has recommended the constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the incident, an official said Tuesday. The panel, headed by Justice (Retd)...

New Delhi: India's batting stalwart Virat Kohli visited Vrindavan with his wife Anushka Sharma, and had a special spiritual conversation with Premanand Ji Maharaj in his Ashram Shri Hit Radha Keli Kunj, Varah Ghat. The couple visit the ashram regularly, and their recent trip marked...

Mumbai: The upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League will be held between the March 26 to May 31 window but it remains to be seen if Bengaluru, the home of RCB, holds the opening match. As per the norms, the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium should...

New Delhi: Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) could look to buy England’s batting all-rounder Liam Livingstone at the IPL 2026 auction to bolster their lower-order firepower, said former India batter Mohammad Kaif. The IPL 2026 auction will be held at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi...

New Delhi: The Lionel Messi G.O.A.T. India Tour that began in shambolic fashion ended in a blaze of glory as the football icon promised to return after giving his fans a lifetime of memories in just 30 minutes here Monday. For a change, it was...

New Delhi: India all-rounder Axar Patel was Monday ruled out of the remaining two T20 Internationals against South Africa due to illness, with the BCCI's selection committee naming Shahbaz Ahmed as his replacement. Axar had also missed the third T20I in Dharamsala Sunday, with wrist...

Colombo: Former Sri Lankan Test cricketer and elder brother of World Cup-winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga, Dammika was arrested by the country's anti-graft commission and later released on bail Monday. The Commission to Investigate Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) said the 63-year-old Dammika was arrested for wrong...