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New Delhi: Defending champion shuttler Pramod Bhagat expressed his sadness about missing the upcoming Paralympic Games in Paris following his 18-month suspension due to anti-doping regulation violations Tuesday. Badminton World Federation (BWF) confirmed Tuesday that India’s Tokyo 2020 Paralympic champion Bhagat has been suspended for...

New Delhi: India wicket-keeper batter Ishan Kishan will mark his red-ball return in the upcoming Buchi Babu tournament and will be leading Jharkhand in a pre-season red-ball competition in Tamil Nadu, starting August 15. Kishan, who was not part of Jharkhand's original long list, took...

New Delhi: Paris Olympic double medallist Manu Bhaker may skip October's World Cup here as the ace pistol shooter has decided to take a three-month break, her coach Jaspal Rana said. The 22-year-old Bhaker scripted Olympic history for India in Paris as she won a...

New Delhi: Tokyo gold medallist para shuttler Pramod Bhagat has been suspended for 18 months due to whereabout failure and will miss the Paris Paralympic Games, Badminton World Federation (BWF) said Tuesday. "In 1 March 2024, the Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS) Anti-Doping Division...

New Delhi: Ahead of the two-match Test series against Bangladesh, BCCI has directed the top national team players, including KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shreyas Iyer, and Yashasvi Jaiswal, to take part in Duleep Trophy, either partially or fully. According...

Manchester:  England captain Ben Stokes suffered a hamstring injury while playing in a The Hundred men's competition match on Sunday and is in doubt for his side's three-match Test series against Sri Lanka, starting in Manchester August 21. Stokes is set to have scans on...

Christchurch: Pace-bowlers Will O'Rourke and Ben Sears are set for their first overseas red-ball match experiences as New Zealand announced a 15-man squad to face Afghanistan in a one-off Test in Noida, scheduled from September 9 to13. Tim Southee will lead the side and Tom...

Paris: India ended at 71st position with one silver and five bronze medals at the conclusion of the Paris Olympics Sunday. United States topped the medal tally, followed by China and Japan at second and third positions respectively. Final medal tally Rank Country Gold Silver...

Paris: French police have evacuated the area around the Eiffel Tower after a man was seen climbing the Paris landmark hours before the Olympics closing ceremony Sunday. The shirtless man was seen scaling the 330-metre (1,083-foot) tall tower in the afternoon. It's unclear where he...

Paris: He endured a couple of sleepless nights while dealing with the trauma of missing out on a crucial Olympics semi-final but Amit Rohidas is indebted to his teammates for not once letting him feel ostracized after his red card led to Indian team playing...