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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...

Mumbai: New Zealand star pacer Trent Boult has ignited a surprising buzz in the sports world, throwing his weight behind teammates Daryl Mitchell and Tim Southee to play the sport of Kabaddi, saying the sport required robust leg strength and his two teammates emerge as...

New Delhi: Italy, Czechia, and Slovenia became the latest teams to secure their places at UEFA EURO 2024 as 20 of the 24 teams that will be playing at the EURO 2024 finals are confirmed. Euro holders Italy reached the finals ahead of Ukraine by...

New Delhi: Hockey India named the 34-member core probable group for the Senior Women’s National Coaching Camp, scheduled to take place from November 22 to December 10 at the SAI Centre in Bengaluru, ahead of the 5 Nations Tournament Valencia 2023, set to take place...

Ahmedabad: The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 has made history by being the most attended ICC event ever, after 1,205,307 fans passed through the turnstiles to witness the biggest Cricket World Cup, culminating in Australia winning a remarkable sixth title. With six games to...

New Delhi: After the World Cup final, Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the Indian men's cricket team for their 10 consecutive wins in the tournament and asked them to motivate each other as he met them after their loss to Australia. "India stands with them...

Melbourne: The selectors have decided to rest David Warner for the five-match T20 series in India following Australia's ODI World Cup triumph in Ahmedabad. Warner, who was Australia's leading run-getting with 535 runs in the triumphant campaign, was originally part of the squad to be...