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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday hailed the Indian men's hockey team for winning Hockey5s Asia Cup and said the grit and determination of the players continue to inspire the nation. India emerged champions in the Men's Hockey5s Asia Cup in Oman's Salalah Saturday,...

Pallekele (Sri Lanka): Ishan Kishan and Hardik Pandya produced a wonderful rescue act while Shaheen Shah Afridi bowled a fiery spell but rain forced India and Pakistan to split points in an Asia Cup match that had all the ingredients of a thrilling finish here...

Pallekele (Sri Lanka): India recovered to post 266 against Pakistan in the Asia Cup here Saturday. Ishan Kishan (82) and Hardik Pandya (87) revived India's innings with a 138-run stand off 141 balls after losing the first four wickets for 66 runs. Shaheen Afridi was...

New Delhi: Leading media & entertainment firm Viacom18 on Saturday said it has bagged streaming and broadcast rights for all domestic and international cricket in India for five years from September 2023 to March 2028 for a consideration of Rs 5,963 crore. The Reliance Industries-controlled...

Oman: The Indian Men's Hockey Team will take on traditional rivals Pakistan in the inaugural Men’s Hockey 5s Asia Cup 2023 Saturday. The Indian Team confirmed their spot after a comprehensive 10-4 win over Malaysia in the semifinal on Saturday. Meanwhile, Pakistan reached the Final...

Pallekele (Sri Lanka): India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bat against Pakistan in their much-anticipated Asia Cup opener here Saturday. Shreyas Iyer is back in the Indian middle-order after a long injury layoff and so is Jasprit Bumrah to lead the...

Colombo: Sri Lanka Cricket has temporarily suspended all domestic tournaments run by it with immediate effect, according to a report. "Sri Lanka Cricket has decided to immediately halt all board-conducted domestic tournaments," a report in ESPNcricinfo states. "This includes the ongoing Major Club 3-Day Tournament...

Mumbai: The organisers of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) have postponed the player auction for its 10th season to a later date, in order to facilitate seamless preparation of the Indian teams for the Asian Games. The decision to postpone the auction has been taken...

New York: Everyone should know by now to never count out Novak Djokovic. No matter how big a deficit he faces. No matter how poorly he might be playing. And so it made sense that Djokovic would manage to come all the way back from...

Bhubaneswar: Kishore Jena, the prodigious javelin thrower from Odisha, returned to his homeland to a heartwarming reception Friday evening. The Sports Director, Siddhartha Das, Jt Secretary Ranjit Parida, Head Coach, Odisha Reliance Foundation Athletics HPC, Martin Owens and officials of the Sports & Youth Services...