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Budapest: Debutant Sha'Carri Richardson outshone several renowned sprinters to clinch the top spot in the women's 100m race at the World Championships Monday. The 23-year-old American, beginning inconspicuously from the ninth lane, surged impressively, clocking a new tournament record of 10.65 seconds, Xinhua reports. In...

Birmingham: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah lavished praises on the Indian blind cricket teams (both men's and women's) after they secured comfortable victories in the ongoing International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) World Games 2023. "Celebrating remarkable victories by our...

Chennai: India’s 18-year old Grandmaster (GM) R Praggnanandhaa (ELO 2,707) Monday entered the FIDE World Cup final after defeating world No. 3 by rating, American GM Fabiano Caruana (2,782), in the semifinal tie-break games played at Baku, Azerbaijan. The final score stood at 3.5-2.5 in...

Mumbai: India's Shubman Gill was Monday named winner of the Men's International Cricket of the Year award in the CEAT Cricket Rating Awards handed out here amidst much fanfare. Besides being named the Men's International Cricketer of the Year, Shubman Gill was also named the...

Birmingham: Indian men's blind cricket team registered their first win of the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) World Games 2023 after defeating Australia by 8 wickets in Birmingham. India had to face a defeat at the hands of Pakistan Sunday but the Men in Blue...

New Delhi: An annoyed Sunil Gavaskar pleaded with those questioning the Indian team selection for the upcoming Asia Cup and asserted that this 17-man squad should form the nucleus of the 15-member World Cup side. Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal was a notable omission from the squad,...

New Delhi: Sift Kaur Samra won India their sixth quota place for the 2024 Paris Olympics, finishing fifth in the Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions (3P) at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Championship (All Events) in Baku, Azerbaijan. Aiming for the Baku Shooting...

Madrid: The leader of Spain's soccer federation marred the country's FIFA Women's World Cup victory after kissing a player on the lips during the medal ceremony, drawing criticism for inappropriate conduct in a sport that has struggled to overcome sexism. The Spanish government and the...

Paris: Former France forward Thierry Henry was appointed coach of the national under-21 team Monday. The French Football Federation said Henry was given a two-year contract and he will also lead a France Under-23 side at the 2024 Paris Olympics, describing the event as a...

Mumbai: With the World Cup less than two months away, New Zealand pace spearhead Tim Southee says the upcoming Asia Cup will be a big part of India's preparations for the showpiece, while admitting that scheduling of T20 competitions has made it difficult for teams...