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Sambalpur: Aditya Patnaik of Odisha's Sambalpur district will represent India at the prestigious Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals that will be held in Bahrain next month. The competition, in which more than 80 countries are participating, will be held from December 2 to 9 at...

Melbourne: Star wicketkeeper-batter Alyssa Healy and left-arm pacer Lauren Cheatle were Tuesday named in Australian women's squad for tour of India next month. However, Cricket Australia did not announce the captain in the wake of Meg Lanning's retirement, and the leader will be picked ahead...

New Delhi: Talented forward Uttam Singh will lead India in the FIH Hockey Men's Junior World Cup, to be held in Kuala Lumpur from December 5 to 16. India, the reigning Asian champions, are placed in Pool C alongside Canada, South Korea, and Spain. They...

Montevideo: Luis Suarez has been recalled to Uruguay's squad for FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Argentina and Bolivia, the Uruguayan Football Association said. The 36-year-old was rewarded for his outstanding form for Brazilian club Gremio, with whom he has scored 23 goals and provided 16...

Kolkata: Pat Cummins has expressed his willingness to continue as Australia's ODI captain after the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 while also having an intention to enter the Indian Premier League (IPL 2024) auction as he is eyeing off next year's T20 World Cup....

Rourkela: Rourkela will be getting the first velodrome in Odisha, Minister for Labour and ESI, Sarada Nayak stated recently. The construction of the velodrome is in the final stages of approval, Nayak had said.The minister gave the information while attending the 26th Vedvyas Sangeet Nrutotsav-2023...

Kumamoto (Japan): India's No. 1 shuttler HS Prannoy will make his much-anticipated return from a back injury, while Lakshya Sen will look to find his rhythm in the Japan Masters Super 500 tournament beginning here Tuesday. HS Prannoy had pulled out of the Denmark and...

New Delhi: Para Asian Games gold medallist shuttler Pramod Bhagat continued his good run, bagging a gold medal in SL3 singles category at the just-concluded Hulic Daihatsu Japan Para Badminton International tournament in Tokyo. Bhagat Sunday defeated compatriot Manoj Sarkar 21-16 21-19 in the title...

Lahore: Former South African pacer Morne Morkel Monday resigned as the Pakistan cricket team's bowling coach two days after the team's elimination from the World Cup in India. The Babar Azam-led Pakistan lost five of the nine matches in the ODI showpiece event, losing the...

Mumbai: New Zealand opener Devon Conway believes hosts India are carrying a lot of momentum and possess a strong squad ahead of the upcoming semi-final meeting between the two teams in the 2023 Men’s ODI World Cup at the Wankhede Stadium Wednesday. "We all know...