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Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Ajinkya Rahane won the toss and elected to bat against Punjab Kings in an Indian Premier League match Monday. KKR, who have lost both their opening games this season, made two changes, bringing in Rovman Powell and Navdeep Saini in...

Dubai: India opener Sanju Samson and pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah were Monday named among the nominees for the ICC Player of the Month award for March following their success at the T20 World Cup. South Africa batter Connor Esterhuizen completes the shortlist following an outstanding...

Ningbo (China): Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have withdrawn from the Badminton Asia Championships due to the former's shoulder injury, even as in-form Lakshya Sen and seasoned PV Sindhu gear up to spearhead India's challenge with an aim to end a long wait for a...

Bengaluru: Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Chennai Super Kings by 43 runs in their IPL match here Sunday. Sent in to bat, Devdutt Padikkal slammed a 29-ball 50, while opener Philip Salt made a 30-ball 46 to provide the platform. Skipper Rajat Patidar (48 off 19...

Bengaluru: Devdutt Padikkal and Tim David hit a strong fifties as Royal Challengers Bengaluru rode on a superlative top-order show to post the highest total of this IPL season, a mammoth 250 for 3 against Chennai Super Kings here Sunday. Sent in to bat, Padikkal...

Bengaluru: Chennai Super Kings skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad won the toss and opted to bowl against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their Indian Premier League match Sunday. Both sides are unchanged. Teams: Chennai Super Kings: Sanju Samson (w), Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Ayush Mhatre, Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dube,...

Hyderabad: Mohammed Shami's inspirational opening spell was pivotal in Lucknow Super Giants restricting Sunrisers Hyderabad to 156 for 9 despite a fantastic counter-attacking century stand by Heinrich Klaasen and Nitish Kumar Reddy in an IPL match  Sunday. After having their backs to the wall with...

Hyderabad: Lucknow Super Giants skipper Rishabh Pant won the toss and opted to bowl against Sunrisers Hyderabad in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match Sunday. LSG have brought in Manimaran Siddarth in place of Anrich Nortje. The hosts have brought in Liam Livingstone and Harshal...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday received the ceremonial World Athletics flag ahead of the state hosting the World Athletics Indoor Championships in 2028. Odisha Sports & Youth Services minister Suryavanshi Suraj presented the ceremonial flag to the Chief Minister, marking a proud...

Bangkok: Teenage quadruple amputee archer Payal Nag, who hails from Odisha, produced a stunning upset to defeat her world No 1 decorated teammate Sheetal Devi and clinch gold, headlining India's dominant show at the World Archery Para Series here where the country finished on top...