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New Delhi: Hockey India Monday named the 24-member men's team for the four-match Tour of Australia, scheduled from August 15 to 21 in Perth. This will be an exposure tour ahead of the all-important Asia Cup Rajgir, Bihar, from August 29, which is a World...

New Delhi: The Pakistan Cricket Board has announced that it is issuing a blanket ban on future participation in the World Championship of Legends (WCL). As per the governing body of Pakistan cricket, WCL’s statement and actions, following the decision by India Legends to pull...

London: Yashasvi Jaiswal's 118 and half-centuries from Akash Deep (66), Ravindra Jadeja (53) and Washington Sundar (53) helped India set a stiff 374-run target against England, on the third day of the fifth Test here Saturday. Resuming at 75 for two, India were bolstered by...

New Delhi: Indian boxing's Interim Committee chairman Ajay Singh has stepped down from his post to contest this month's federation elections, where World Boxing President Boris van der Vorst will serve as an observer. Singh resigned from his post with immediate effect Friday, a day...

Kolkata: If all the pieces fall in place, football devotees in Kolkata will have the first sighting of iconic Lionel Messi after a decade, and the City of Joy will be the first stop in the Argentine's whirlwind journey across Ahmedabad, Mumbai and New Delhi,...

Deogarh: A 40-year-old man was detained for allegedly killing his wife by setting her on fire in Rengali village under Barkote police limits in Deogarh district. The woman died while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Cuttack. The deceased was identified as Sabita Nayak, 34,...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Odisha FC has suspended operations amidst the uncertainty regarding the future of the Indian Super League 2025/26 season. Club owner Rohan Sharma took to social media to confirm that while the headlines suggest the club has shut down, that is not entirely the...

Bhubaneswar: More than 200 athletes from 19 countries are expected to participate in 20 events of the prestigious World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze competition which will be hosted by Odisha, state Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Suryabanshi Suraj said Friday. He said the event will...

New Delhi: The long-awaited Boxing Federation of India (BFI) elections will be held August 21, the Interim Committee overseeing the day-to-day affairs of the BFI announced Friday. As per the circular signed by Interim Committee chairman Ajay Singh, the Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take...

London: Pacer Gus Atkinson grabbed five wickets as India collapsed on the second day morning of the fifth and final Test against England to be bowled out for 224 in their first innings, here Friday. The overnight batters Karun Nair (57) and Washington Sundar (26)...