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India head coach Khalid Jamil said that playing teams like Brazil and Uruguay will be a turning point in Indian football. India are scheduled to play 3 high profile friendlies with Panama, Brazil and Uruguay on September 26, October 3 and October 6 respectivel
India skipper Shubman Gill and Jasprit Bumrah both dropped two and one spots respectively in the latest ICC Test rankings. Devdutt Padikkal, however, made gains in the rankings going up to the 54th spot
German defender Antonio Rudiger on Tuesday announced his retirement from international football. Rudiger s final match for the country was in the Round of 32 loss to Paraguay in the 2026 World Cup
Unnati Hooda suffered from starting blues as she could not get past Korean World No 12 Kim Ga-eun to exit Super 750 China Masters. A 0-4 start in the opening set ended in a 21-10, 21-18 loss at Shenzhen as the Round 1 challenge proved too steep for the Indian
Aussie batter Marnus Labuschagne was once again dismissed for a low score against Bangladesh in the second test on Saturday, managing just 4 runs which prompted former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting to ask for a change in the Australian team. Well look with t
PV Sindhu walked into the IG Indoor Stadium in New Delhi with an unblemished 8-0 record against Chinese shuttlers at the World Championships. Eighty-eight minutes later, the Indian shuttler stood aghast, world No
I d imagine if I was taking similar things to be banned for 4 years, I d have about 5 slams. Potato
A World Cup in the Netherlands, in 1998, gave former hockey player Pritam Rani Siwach one of the fondest chapters of her career. Twenty-eight years later, the same tournament and the same country have given her another memory to cherish: watching her son, Yash
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho said that the Spanish giants did not pursue Rodri any further was because the player had doubts . Rodri, who was courted by both Barcelona and Real Madrid over the summer, ultimately decided to sign with the Catalan club on Tues
Apart from the opponents on the court, shuttlers often have to deal with the drift caused by air conditioning and ventilation in the arena. At the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi, during the ongoing Badminton World Championships, the four courts in u
Australia batter Steve Smith said that he felt that he had edged a Ebadot Hossain delivery which was caught but was not given out by the on-field umpire as well as the Snicko on the first day of the 1st Test between Australia and Bangladesh. In the 21st over
At the 2009 Badminton World Championships in Hyderabad, a father in the stands stretched his hand and caught a racquet that newly crowned men s doubles world champion Cai Yun had flung into the stands after winning the title. Seventeen years later, the boy who
News of Messi senior s death was first reported in Argentinian news outlets before tributes came in from Newell s Old Boys, Messi s childhood club, and Club Atletico Rosario Central, the football club based in the city of Rosario that was Lionel Messi s birthp
Pakistan s Olympic gold medal winning javelin star Arshad Nadeem will not take part in the Diamond League meet later this month in order to focus on the Asian Games in Japan. He has decided against competing in the Diamond League meet this month as he wants to
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho appeared to take a dig at eternal rival Pep Guardiola in a recently released Netflix documentary. In the documentary, simply titled Mourinho , Jose said that he hated the word sabbatical or a voluntary break from coaching, termi
Former England all rounder Andrew Flintoff s son Rocky on Tuesday slammed his maiden professional senior century for Lancashire in the One-Day Cup match against Somerset. Rocky scored 123 runs in 76 deliveries with the help of 10 fours and 7 sixes as Lancashir
Notably, India were supposed to play three ODIs and as many T20Is in Bangladesh in August 2025. The series, however, was postponed amid rising geopolitical tensions between the countries in the aftermath of the July Uprising, which resulted in Rahman s predece
Former South Africa player Jonty Rhodes said while there could be fewer bilateral ODI series in the future, it s difficult to imagine cricket without the 50-over format. When T20 cricket first started, people were saying it is going to put pressure on Test cri
When under the cosh, Jarmanpreet Singh curls his biceps for strength. Abhishek Nain clenches his fist
It has been a week since the curtain came down on the Glasgow Commonwealth Games but the mystery surrounding the missing four Ugandan boxers and one from Pakistan is nowhere near a resolution. A Glasgow 2026 spokesperson said the organisers were working closel
India javelin star Neeraj Chopra on Monday lauded the Indian contingent at the U-20 World Athletics Championships, saying that they have returned from the event with not only medals but also the exposure and experience of competing with international athletes
The Scotland and the Netherlands cricket boards on Monday put out a joint statement criticising the International Cricket Council (ICC) for structural changes to the ODI World Cup. While the 50-over World Cup will continue to feature 14 teams, the tournament w
Prime minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met members of the India s Commonwealth Games contingent who returned with medals on Glasgow. The PM lauded the sportspersons for making the country proud and said in a short video, Jo khelega woh khilega
More than 18 months since Nitin Patel, the head of BCCI s sports science at the Centre of Excellence, parted ways, its head VVS Laxman has revealed that the board is still searching for a suitable candidate who could be the missing link with regards to injury
Mohammed Siraj slammed back to back three sixes to help India defeat Sri Lanka XI by 6 wickets in the 3-day practice match on Sunday. With 23 runs needed in the last 2 overs, the match was looking to end as a draw but Siraj had other ideas
The beauty of football lies in its ambiguity. This is not mathematics