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London: 'The Hundred', the lucrative short-form cricket league run by the England and Wales Cricket board (ECB), might be expanded to 10 teams in a bid to attract investors from India and US, according to a leading British newspaper. According to a report in 'The...

Kolkata: Gautam Gambhir Wednesday was named 'Mentor' of Shah Rukh Khan-owned-Kolkata Knight Riders, an IPL franchise that won its two championships under his able leadership back in 2012 and 2014. Gambhir, the hero of India's T20 and 50 over World Cup victories, had led KKR...

Bengaluru: From getting ruled out of the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela midway due to an injury, to winning the Asian Games Gold, 2023 has turned out to be a roller coaster year for the Indian Men's Hockey Team midfielder Hardik Singh....

Manchester: Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo could resume their longstanding rivalry in a tournament being staged in Saudi Arabia in February. Organizers of the Riyadh Season Cup said Tuesday that Messi's Inter Miami is expected to play in the three-team event. Miami called the announcement...

Jakarta: Argentina crushed Venezuela 5-0 Tuesday to enter the Under-17 FIFA World Cup quarterfinals in Indonesia. At the Jalak Harupat Stadium in West Java province, Argentina made a total of 13 shots, as compared to Venezuela's six. The scorers were Luis Francisco Zubeldia, Santiago Lopez,...

Bhubaneswar: India dished out a gritty display but suffered a 0-3 drubbing against dominant Asian champions Qatar in their second match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup second round qualifiers here Tuesday. Qatar would have won by a bigger margin had they not missed several...

Bhubaneswar: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) and the Government of Odisha Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to set up the AIFF-FIFA Talent Academy at the Odisha Football Academy in Bhubaneswar. The MOU was signed in the presence of Arsène Wenger, FIFA’s Chief...

Doha: Indian cueist Pankaj Advani won the IBSF World Billiards Championship title here Tuesday for a staggering 26th time, beating compatriot Sourav Kothari in the final. Advani defeated Kothari 1000–416 in a rematch of last year's title clash in Kuala Lumpur. He had won his...

Shenzhen: Star Indian shuttler HS Prannoy progressed to the second round of China Masters Super 750 badminton tournament with a straight-game win over Chinese Taipei's Chou Tien Chen here Tuesday. The 31-year-old, who had missed a couple of tournaments due to a back injury, registered...

Lahore: Former Pakistan bowlers, Umar Gul and Saeed Ajmal have been appointed as the fast bowling and spin bowling coaches of the national squad for the upcoming tour of Australia and New Zealand. Umar, a member of the 2009 World T20 winning squad, has worked...