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New Delhi: The BCCI Thursday lifted the ban on use of saliva on the ball in the upcoming Indian Premier League after majority of captains agreed to its proposal. The decision was taken at the captains' meeting in Mumbai. "The saliva ban has been lifted....

Jaipur: Rajasthan Royals have announced that Riyan Parag will lead the team for the first three matches of IPL 2025 as the regular skipper Sanju Samson will take up his leadership duties once he's fully fit. The young all-rounder Parag will take charge in the...

New Delhi: From the Rs 58 crore cash reward announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for the 2025 Champions Trophy winning team, Rs 3 crore each will go to the 15 players and head coach Gautam Gambhir, said BCCI secretary...

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court Wednesday allowed an application filed by cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal and his choreographer wife Dhanashree Verma seeking waiver of the cooling-off period in their ongoing mutual consent divorce proceedings. A bench of Justice Madhav Jamdar directed the family court to decide...

Dubai: Indian swashbuckler Abhishek Sharma and mystery spinner Varun Chakaravarthy continued to hold on to their career-best number two position in the latest ICC T20I chart for batters and bowlers respectively. Hardik Pandya leads the all-rounders' list with 252 points ahead of Nepal's Dipendra Singh...

New Delhi: Boxing Federation of India (BFI) chief Ajay Singh alleged that Tokyo Olympic bronze-winner Lovlina Borgohain and other boxers from Assam have been asked by suspended BFI secretary general Hemanta Kalita not to participate in the Women's National Championships, starting from March 21. BFI...

Mumbai: India T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav will be captaining Mumbai Indians in their first IPL 2025 game against Chennai Super Kings March 23, confirmed regular captain Hardik Pandya. Pandya will be unavailable for MI’s season opener due to a one-match ban he received after the...

Puri: The 57th Senior National Kho Kho Championship is set to take place from March 31 to April 5 here at the District Sports Complex, under the aegis of the Kho Kho Federation of India (KKFI). The championship will feature 74 teams in total, including...

New Delhi: Boxing Federation of India secretary general Hemanta Kalita was suspended Tuesday after being found guilty of 'financial irregularities' in an investigation and his nomination for the president's post in the upcoming election was also rejected on a day of dramatic developments in the...

Jaipur: The Rajasthan government is set to introduce three key innovations in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) matches, focussing on sustainability and social impact. Secretary of the Sports Department, Neeraj Kumar Pawan, announced that this year’s IPL in Jaipur will be organised as a...