Sports
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Rohit bhai helps me maintain positive frame of mind: Yashasvi
Cape Town: Yashasvi Jaiswal has no qualms in admitting that the South Africa series was a challenging one and said it was India skipper Rohit Sharma, who helped him maintain a positive…
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Algerian footballer gets 8-month suspended jail term over Gaza post
The French judiciary has given Algerian football player Youcef Atal an eight-month suspended prison sentence over his social media posts, in which he declared his support for Palestine against Israel in the…
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India level series against South Africa with seven-wicket win
Cape Town: India beat South Africa by seven wickets to share the honours in the two-match series as the second Test ended inside five sessions here on Thursday. Visiting India thus completed…
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South Africa’s Ali Bacher helped BCCI become rich; now it should help other sports
Today the Board of Control for Cricket in India is the world’s richest cricket board. Its coffers are overflowing with cash and its power is the envy of the other national bodies.…
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Warner announces ODI retirement ahead of swansong Test at SCG
Sydney: Batting stalwart David Warner on Monday announced his retirement from ODI cricket alongside the end of his Test career here this week but will be continue to play T20 cricket for…
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Australia beat India by 3 runs, win series
Mumbai: Australia eked out a three-run win over India in the second women’s ODI to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series here on Saturday. Opting to bat, the tourists…
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Turkish Super Cup final in Saudi Arabia postponed over jersey dispute
Riyadh: The Turkish Super Cup final between Galatasaray and Fenerbahce in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh on Friday, December 29, was postponed due to a dispute with Saudi authorities over the players’ jerseys. The…
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Wrestling federation’s office moved out of Brij Bhushan’s residence
New Delhi: The newly-appointed ad-hoc committee for the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Friday moved the WFI office out of the residence of former President and BJP Member of Parliament (MP),…
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Virat Kohli becomes first batter to cross 2000 runs in seven different calendar years
Centurion: Veteran Indian batter Virat Kohli on Thursday became the first batter to amass 2000+ runs in a calendar year for the record seventh time on Day 3 of the first Boxing…
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SA beat India by an innings and 32 runs in opening Test
Centurion: Virat Kohli scored a fifty, but India failed to put up a fight with the bat to go down by an innings and 32 runs against South Africa in the opening…
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Hyderabad: Formula E race face uncertainty after new Congress govt
New Delhi: Formula E has raised fresh concerns over its race in Hyderabad, saying it might not be able to go ahead with the round scheduled for February 10 following the latest…
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IOA forms 3-member ad hoc committee to run affairs of suspended WFI
New Delhi: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Wednesday constituted a three-member ad hoc committee to run the day-to-day affairs of the WFI after the sports ministry suspended the wrestling national body…
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Rahul Gandhi visits ‘akhara’ in Haryana’s Jhajjar, meets wrestlers
Chandigarh: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday morning visited an “akhara” in Haryana’s Jhajjar district and met a group of wrestlers including Bajrang Punia. According to senior Haryana Congress leader from the…
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WFI elections: Wrestler Vinesh Phogat returns Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award
New Delhi: World Championship medallist Vinesh Phogat on Tuesday returned her Khel Ratna and Arjuna Award to the government protesting against the election of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh-loyalist Sanjay Singh as the…
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Gaza awareness plea rejected, Usman Khwaja decries ICC ‘double standards’
In reaction to ICC International Cricket Council (ICC) rejecting his application seeking permission to raise awareness about humanitarian crisis in Gaza, Australian cricketer Usman Khwaja’s lashed out at the apex cricket body…
