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New Delhi: Rajeshwari Kumari shot the day’s second-best score of 73, on day one of the Women’s Trap shooting qualifiers at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Championship (All Events) in Baku, Azerbaijan. As a result, she ended the day favourably placed fourth. London...

Manchester: Bernardo Silva has signed a one-year extension with the Treble-winners Manchester City, keeping him at the Club until the summer of 2026. His previous agreement was due to expire in 2025. The Portugal midfielder joined City in the summer of 2017 and has made...

Copenhagen: It was the day of India's doubles pairs at the World Badminton Championships with both the men's pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty and the women's combine of Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly cruising into the next round here Wednesday. India's top men's...

Dublin: In India’s 2-0 T20I series win over Ireland, stand-in skipper Jasprit Bumrah finished the week-long trip with figures of four wickets in eight overs, giving away 39 runs, including a maiden 20th over, in the second game. With fast bowler Prasidh Krishna also taking...

Dublin: The third T20I between India and Ireland was Wednesday abandoned without a ball bowled due to rain at Malahide. The result also means that India won the three-match series 2-0. No play was possible at the venue Wednesday as rain fell steadily, and the...

Dubai: Two years after winning a historic bronze medal, Parmjeet Kumar made more history Wednesday, becoming the first Indian to win a gold at the Senior level in the World Para Powerlifting Championships, emerging victorious in the men’s 49kg Total event in the 2023 event...

New Delhi: Former India cricketer Harbhajan Singh considers Yuzvendra Chahal as the best limited-over spinner in the country currently and said the selectors erred in not picking him for the Asia Cup to be held in Pakistan and Sri Lanka from August 30. Chahal failed...

Melbourne: Afghanistan's star leg-spinner Rashid Khan has withdrawn his boycott threat of Australia's Big Bash League and made himself available for the 2023-24 season of the T20 franchise tournament. Rashid had threatened to boycott BBL in January this year following Australia's decision to withdraw from...

Cincinnati: Lionel Messi had two assists and converted a penalty kick as Inter Miami rallied from a two-goal deficit and beat MLS-leading Cincinnati 5-4 in penalties in a U.S. Open Cup semifinal. Cincinnati jumped to a 2-0 lead before Messi set up a pair of...

Baku(Azerbaijan): Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa drew the second classical game of the final of the FIDE World Cup against world No 1 Magnus Carlsen here Wednesday. The two players settled for a quiet draw in 30 moves after one-and-a-half hours of play in game two....