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Islamabad/Dhaka: The India-Pakistan match in the T20 World Cup will go ahead as scheduled after Pakistan's government decided to withdraw its boycott call following persuasion from Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, ending an impasse that cast a shadow on the ongoing tournament. The game against India...

Rourkela: The Indian men's hockey team will seek to establish early dominance in its quest to do way better than the eighth-place finish in the last edition when the side begins its FIH Pro League campaign against formidable Belgium and Argentina from Wednesday. India will...

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has given the green light to the Pakistan men's team to play archrivals India in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in Colombo Friday. An official announcement of the U-turn by Pakistan will be made later Monday night. The...

Ahmedabad: South Africa defeated Canada by 57 runs in their opening match of the T20 World Cup Monday. Skipper Aiden Markram made a 32-ball 59 as South Africa posted 213 for four and then limited Canada to 156 for 8 in 20 overs. Apart from...

Dhaka: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Aminul Islam Monday said he had requested Pakistan to end its boycott of the T20 World Cup match against India, scheduled for February 15 in Colombo, during his meeting with PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi in Lahore. Pakistan had decided...

Rourkela: The FIH Men’s Hockey Pro League 2025–26 Rourkela leg will get underway Tuesday at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium, featuring three of the world’s top men’s hockey teams — hosts India, Belgium and Argentina — in a series of high-intensity international fixtures. India, led...

RISHABH PAREKH, OP Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Pickleball Open was held Sunday at the twin venues—Grand Awaas, Phulnakhara, and Lavanya Cosmos, Dhabaleswar. The sporting event drew strong participation across age groups and categories, underlining the rapid growth of pickleball in the state. The state open featured...

Ahmedabad: Skipper Aiden Markram led from the front with a flamboyant half-century to guide South Africa to a formidable 213 for four against Canada in a Group D T20 World Cup match Monday. Sent in to bat, Markram (59 off 32 balls) opened the floodgates...

New Delhi: Senior superstars Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma were on expected lines, downgraded to group B of the latest annual central contract awarded by the BCCI, which also abolished the prevailing A+ category carrying a retainership fee of Rs 7 crore. The BCCI Monday...

New Delhi: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has reportedly rejected three key demands put forward by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) during ongoing discussions between the two bodies after Pakistan refused to play against India in their T20 World Cup 2026 fixture February 15 in...