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New Delhi: India head coach Igor Stimac Monday sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention for the national football team's participation at the upcoming Asian Games despite not meeting the selection criteria. The All India Football Federation (AIFF) had planned that Stimac would take an Under-23...

Roseau: Ajinkya Rahane's assured approach in the middle has been the hallmark of his comeback and the Indian team will need him to maintain form when it tours South Africa later this year, said batting coach Vikram Rathour. Rahane's 89 and 46 were probably the...

New Delhi: Indian spinner Yuzvendra Chahal Monday lavished praise on former skipper Virat Kohli, saying "there is only one king, and that is King Kohli". Other than Kohli, Yuzi also had tales on his chemistry with MS Dhoni. “He is always ready to help others...

Limburg: The Indian women's hockey team made a disappointing start to its tour of Germany as it went down 2-3 against China. While Navneet Kaur scored in the 24th and 45th minute, Chen Jiali (9), Zhong Jiaqi (45) and Xu Yanan (51') were the goal...

Fort Lauderdale: Lionel Messi walked out from behind a curtain, took a few steps along a rain-slicked runaway set up over the field at Inter Miami's stadium, and headed toward David Beckham for a big hug. His journey was complete. Inter Miami's wait was over....

London: Chelsea has completed the signing of Brazilian teenager Angelo Gabriel from Santos as new manager Mauricio Pochettino looks to add talented youth to his squad. The 18-year-old winger, who became the youngest player in the history of Brazil's national championship when he made his...

Wimbledon: Carlos Alcaraz said he wanted another shot at Novak Djokovic. Said it would make winning a Wimbledon championship more special. Well, Alcaraz got his chance to face Djokovic. And he beat him. Alcaraz put aside a poor start and surged down the stretch to...

Dhaka: After suffering their first-ever defeat in ODIs to Bangladesh, India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur rued the extra runs leaked by her bowlers and the lack of responsibility shown by her batting line-up. Electing to bowl first, debutant Amanjot Kaur took four wickets as India restricted...

New Delhi: Indian wrestler Sangeeta Phogat, one among the six prominent faces in the protest against outgoing WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, dedicated her bronze medal won at the Ranking Series event in Hungary to "all those" who are fighting crime against women. Sangeeta...

New Delhi: India pacer Jasprit Bumrah is close to regaining his full-fitness and is likely to make his highly-anticipated return to action next month during the tour of Ireland. According to an Indian Express report, Bumrah, who underwent a back surgery in March and had...