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Saudi Arabia to host Women’s Tennis Finals for first time

Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is set to host the highly anticipated Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Finals Championship for the first time in the Kingdom. The tournament will be held at…
You can’t blame individuals in a team game, feels Jadeja

Mumbai: Ravindra Jadeja feels that it is unfair to put blame on specific individuals for 10 minutes collective poor show that has left India in a precarious position on the opening day…

Pant, Rahul among big-ticket names heading to IPL 2025 mega auction

New Delhi: Captains Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer headline the list of big-ticket names heading to the IPL 2025 mega auction after not being retained by their respective franchises. October…
Mohammed Siraj released by RCB; ‘Police ko koi khareed nahin sakta’, say Hyderabadis

Hyderabad: Ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) has chosen not to retain Team India’s star pacer, Mohammed Siraj, alongside key players like captain Faf du Plessis,…
IPL 2025: Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, and Yash Dayal retained by RCB

New Delhi: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have announced that they have retained talismanic batter Virat Kohli (INR 21 crore), top-order batter Rajat Patidar (INR 11 crore), and uncapped left-arm fast-bowler Yash Dayal…
Sadio Mane becomes 1st int’l volunteer for Saudi Arabia’s top aid agency

Sadio Mane, a Senegalese national team captain and Al-Nassr player, became the first foreign international player to volunteer with the Saudi Arabia‘s top aid agency King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center…
Sunrisers Hyderabad retain Pat Cummins, Travis Head; check list of released players

Hyderabad: The Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), runners-up of the previous Indian Premier League (IPL) season announced their retention and release list on Thursday, October 31 ahead of the 2025 mega auction. SRH has…

India-Malaysia to play football friendly on Nov 18 in Hyderabad

New Delhi: Winless in three matches after chief coach Manolo Marquez took charge as head coach, the Indian men’s football team will play Malaysia in an international friendly in Hyderabad on November…
Pakistan’s Rizwan, initially reluctant, later accepted white-ball captaincy: Report

Lahore: Pakistan’s new white-ball captain Mohammad Rizwan, after initial reluctance, has agreed to the PCB’s new selection policy and will not have any voting right in the short-listing of touring squads or the…
NZ batter Kane Williamson to miss third Test against India

New Delhi: Senior batter Kane Williamson will miss the third Test against India at Mumbai to ensure full recovery from a groin injury ahead of the home series versus England, starting from…
Cricket: India’s series loss to New Zealand has raised grim questions

An undefeated run of 12 years ended in disgrace when India lost the second Test match and the series to the visiting New Zealand team. With big battles coming up against Australia for the…
Rizwan named Pakistan’s white-ball captain, replacing Babar Azam

Lahore: Wicketkeeper-batter Muhammad Rizwan was on Sunday, October 27 named Pakistan’s ODI and T20 captain, replacing Babar Azam, as the selectors announced the squads for the white-ball tours of Australia and Zimbabwe…
Early days in Gambhir’s career as head coach, he’ll soon learn: Ravi Shastri

New Delhi: Former India player and head coach Ravi Shastri backed current coach Gautam Gambhir to soon learn from the setbacks in the early phase of his stint at the helm in…
Shami’s absence big loss for India, can’t underestimate reserve pacers, feels McDonald

New Delhi: Australia head coach Andrew McDonald has acknowledged that Mohammed Shami’s absence is a big loss for India, but added his team won’t take the pacers who replace him lightly during…
2nd Test: India reach 81/1 at lunch, need 278 runs for win against NZ

Pune: Yashasvi Jaiswal smashed an unbeaten 46 to lead India’s charge in pursuit of 359 as the hosts reached 81/1 in just 12 overs at lunch on day three of the second…