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Dhaka: The Indian team got off to a flying start in the SAFF U-19 Women’s football championships here Monday. They defeated Sri Lanka by a massive 5-0 margin to lodge their first points of the tournament. Nitu Linda (ninth and 41st minutes) scored two goals...

New Delhi: India’s Test vice-captain Rohit Sharma was Monday ruled out of the entire three-Test series against South Africa. This happened as his old left-hamstring injury resurfaced during the team’s net session in Mumbai where he also took a hit on his hand. India A...

New Delhi: A total of 20 new sportspersons were Monday added to the list of Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS). It took the total number of athletes to be funded by the Sports Ministry for the 2024 Paris Games to 148. Seven Olympic and six...

Bangalore: Former India batting stalwart VVS Laxman started his tenure Monday as the director of cricket at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) here. Last month, the 47-year-old VVS Laxman had accepted the BCCI’s offer to take up the job. He was offered the job after...

New Delhi: Sachin Tendulkar has congratulated Red Bull's Max Verstappen for his Formula One world championship title victory in Abu Dhabi, even as he offered his sympathies to Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton. "What a race! Congrats to Max for becoming the World Champion for the 1st...

Vasco: Two in-form teams in Jamshedpur FC (JFC) and Odisha FC (OFC) will look to outdo one another in what could be a battle of attrition in the Indian Super League (ISL) here Tuesday.     Odisha have got off to a flying start this season, winning...

Mumbai: Legendary cricketer Dilip Vengsarkar feels that India should pick in-form batter Ruturaj Gaikwad in their squad for the ODI series against South Africa. Ruturaj has been in prime form in recent times. Earlier, the Chennai Super Kings' opener became the youngest to bag an...

Mumbai: Having Rahul Dravid as the head coach is the most "amazing" thing to have happened to Team India, said white-ball skipper Rohit Sharma, adding that there "has been a sense of relaxation" ever since the legend took over the reins. Sharma was recently promoted...

Dhaka: Olympic bronze medallist Indian men’s hockey team will start their new cycle with a bunch of youngsters. These youngsters will be aiming to prove their mettle when India begin their Asian Champions Trophy campaign against Korea here Tuesday. India have won this prestigious event...

Adelaide: England head coach Chris Silverwood has confirmed that pace bowling stalwarts James Anderson and Stuart Broad are available for selection for the second Ashes Test here from December 16, but he has "not told anyone they are playing yet". Silverwood and England captain Joe...