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New Delhi: Former India captain and head coach Rahul Dravid is all set to become Rajasthan Royals (RR) head coach ahead of IPL 2025. Dravid’s tenure as India men’s head coach came to an end after the side won 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup win...

Paris: Sachin Sarjerao Khilari won the silver medal in the men's shot put - F46 event with an Asian record of 16.32m, here at the State de France Wednesday. Khilari finished behind Canada’s Greg Stewart, who registered a best throw of 16.38, his season’s best....

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday congratulated India para-athletes Mariyappan Thangavelu, Sharad Kumar, Sundar Singh Gurjar and Ajeet Singh for their medal-winning performances at the Paris Paralympics. Sharad clinched the silver medal in men's high jump T63 with the best jump of 1.88m; setting...

Paris: India surpassed its Tokyo 2020 tally to hit the 20-medal mark for the first time in the history of the Paralympic Games and the count is expected to increase Wednesday with the country's para-athletes continuing their hunt for medals. After Deepthi Jeevanji pocketed bronze...

Dubai: Pakistan's first-ever series loss to Bangladesh has resulted in Shan Masood's team slipping down to the eighth position in the ICC Test rankings besides hitting a historic low of lowest rating points since 1965. Pakistan was thrashed by 10 wickets in the first Test...

Paris: Indian para-sprinter Deepthi Jeevanji won her maiden bronze in the women's 400m T20 category in the ongoing Paris Paralympics here Tuesday. Deepthi clocked the timing of 55.82 seconds at the Stade de France to finish behind Ukraine's Yuliia Shuliar (55.16 secs) and Turkiye's world...

Dubai: The third World Test Championship (WTC) final will be played at the iconic Lord's between June 11 and 15 next year, announced the International Cricket Council Tuesday. The ICC has marked June 16 as the reserve day, if required. "The ICC World Test Championship...

Rawalpindi: Bangladesh clinched a six-wicket victory over Pakistan in Rawalpindi Tuesday and achieved a historic sweep of their two-Test series. Needing 143 more runs on the final day with 10 wickets in hand, Bangladesh knocked them off for the loss of four wickets when Shakib...

Bengaluru: The Indian men’s hockey team, in the early hours of Tuesday, left for Hulunbuir, China to participate in the Asian Champions Trophy. The Paris 2024 Olympics Bronze medallists will attempt to mount a title defence in the competition that will also feature Korea, Malaysia,...

Auckland: Allrounders Nathan Smith and Josh Clarkson have been handed central contracts by the New Zealand Cricket (NZC) after Devon Conway and Finn Allen, recently turned down their central contracts to pursue T20 league opportunities. Smith, a 26-year-old from Wellington, has made a strong case...