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New Delhi: Olympic and World Cup medallist Varinder Singh, who was an integral part of some of India's memorable victories in the 1970s, died in Jalandhar  Tuesday morning. He was 75. Singh was part of the gold-medal winning Indian team at the 1975 men's Hockey...

Wellington: India will be touring New Zealand for a white-ball series comprising three T20Is and as many ODIs after the World T20 in Australia, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said Tuesday. The series will be held between November 18 to 30 and New Zealand will return...

Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan): Tokyo Olympian Deepak Punia won a bronze medal after defeating Maksat Satybaldy in the 86kg freestyle weight category at the U23 Asian wrestling championships 2022 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Despite a win, it was an unimpressive result from him as the Indian contingent was...

Hyderabad: She may be the queen of the badminton courts but P V Sindhu has her share of fan moments too. The star shuttler shared a pic of hers with Pushpa actor Allu Arjun in the same frame. The picture of the two personalities has taken the...

Mumbai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Monday confirmed that opener Mayank Agarwal has been added to the Test squad ahead of the rescheduled Edgbaston Test against England as a cover for captain Rohit Sharma, who tested positive for Covid-19. "The All-India...

New Delhi: Former India opener Virender Sehwag feels current skipper Rohit Sharma could be relieved from captaincy duties from T20s so that the 35-year-old can manage his workload better. Rohit has not been able to feature in all of India's matches since taking over as...

Malahide (Dublin): India captain for the limited-overs series against Ireland Hardik Pandya has said that holding back tearaway bowler Umran Malik and giving him just one over in the opening T20I here was discussed with the pacer, and hoped the 22-year-old gets an opportunity to...

Edgbaston: The Indian team management, the selectors and even the BCCI are not in a hurry to name a stand-in captain in place of Rohit Sharma, who has tested positive for Covid and gone into isolation, before the Edgbaston Test against England, beginning here on July...

Dublin: Opening the innings, Deepak Hooda struck an unbeaten 47 to help India hammer 111 runs in 9.2 overs and romp to a seven wickets win against Ireland in the rain-truncated first T20 International match here. Hardik Pandya had won the toss in Malahide on...

Patiala: It won't be surprising if diminutive Mirabai Chanu stands atop the podium, flashing her radiant smile, after winning a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games July 30. After all, she will enter Birmingham, as title favourite. Chanu's personal best is 207kg (88kg+119kg) which is...