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Cuttack: Unseeded Mithun Manjunath stunned seventh seed June Wei Cheam of Malaysia in straight games to storm into the men singles quarterfinals of the Odisha Open here Thursday. Manjunath took 40 minutes to outclass Cheam 21-11 21-18. He will next face Priyanshu Rajawat. Third seeded...

Cuttack: Continuing her good run, Indian shuttler Malvika Bansod advanced to the quarter-finals of the women's singles at the Odisha Open 2022 badminton tournament, here Thursday. The 20-year-old Bansod beat the junior world No 1 Tasnim Mir 21-13, 21-15 in a 33-minute clash. She will...

Karachi: Former all-rounder Shahid Afridi, who is representing Quetta Gladiators in this year's Pakistan Super League (PSL), has tested positive for Covid-19 Thursday. The former Pakistan captain will quarantine himself at home following PCB's protocols and will be reintegrated into the squad after a negative...

New Delhi: India all-rounder Krunal Pandya became a victim of cybercrime after someone hacked into his Twitter account, demanding Bitcoins from the followers Thursday. In a series of posts, the hacker said he is willing to sell the cricketer's account in exchange for some bitcoins....

Cuttack: Continuing her good run of form, young Indian shuttler Malvika Bansod got the better of compatriot and junior world No. 1 Tasnim Mir in straight games to advance to the quarterfinals of the Odisha Open here Thursday. Bansod took just over half an hour...

New Delhi: Captain of India's 1964 Tokyo Olympics gold medal-winning hockey team, Charanjit Singh, died Thursday at his home in Una, Himachal Pradesh after suffering a cardiac arrest that followed prolonged age-related illnesses. The former mid-fielder was 90 and would have turned 91 next month....

Melbourne: It's going to be an all-Australian men's double final Saturday at Melbourne Park. Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis, dubbed the “Special K" team, beat the third-seeded pair of Marcel Granollers of Spain and Horacio Zeballos of Argentina 7-6 (4), 6-4. It came before a...

New Delhi: India Wednesday announced an 18-member squad for the upcoming ODI and T20I series against the West Indies, with Rohit Sharma returning to lead the team and leg spinner Ravi Bishnoi getting maiden call-up to the senior side. Rohit, who was ruled out of...

New Delhi: India Wednesday announced an 18-member squad for the upcoming ODI and T20I series against the West Indies, starting February 6. India's white-ball captain Rohit Sharma has fully recovered from his injury and will lead the side. It would be the first series for...

Chennai: The song 'Srivalli' from the Telugu blockbuster Pushpa - The Rise, featuring Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna in the lead, truly seems to have taken the cricketing world by storm. First, it was Australian cricketer David Warner, who loved the number so much that...