Category: Sports

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh continued their remarkable run in the Vijay Hazare Trophy by defeating a strong Bengal side in their final league match, registering their seventh consecutive victory. With this win, Uttar Pradesh became the only team across all four Elite Groups to win all seven league-stage matches, underlining their dominance in the tournament. The performance is being hailed as the state’s best in limited-overs cricket since their historic Ranji Trophy triumph. Batting first, Bengal were bowled out for 269 runs, thanks to a disciplined bowling effort by Uttar Pradesh.…

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New Delhi: When Hockey India announced on January 2, 2026, that Sjoerd Marijne would return as chief coach of the Indian women’s hockey team, it immediately stirred memories, emotions and expectations. For Indian hockey fans, Marijne’s name is inseparable from the extraordinary Tokyo 2020 Olympic campaign, where the women’s team rewrote history with a fourth-place finish that came heartbreakingly close to a medal. For the players, administrators and followers of the sport, his reappointment marks not just a coaching change, but a decisive moment of reckoning. This is not a…

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* Bihar bagged the silver medals in Beach Sepaktakraw * Odisha and Gujarat to face off in Beach Soccer women’s final Ahmedabad : Haryana women and Delhi men put paid to Bihar’s hopes of winning a gold medal in Sepaktakraw as they registered contrasting victories in the finals at the Khelo India Beach Games 2026 at the Ghoghla Beach here on Thursday. The Khelo India Beach Games 2026, organised by the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, is being held under the technical supervision of…

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New Delhi: With the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 set to begin on February 7, Sri Lanka Cricket has taken a major strategic step to strengthen its preparations for the marquee tournament. The World Cup, which will run until March 8, will be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka. Ahead of the tournament, Sri Lanka Cricket on Thursday announced the appointment of former Indian batting coach Vikram Rathour as the national team’s new batting consultant. Rathour will play a key role in fine-tuning Sri Lanka’s batting unit as part…

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Chennai: Teenage racers Arjun Chheda, Ishaan Madesh and Sai Shiva Sankaran delivered standout performances in the third and penultimate round of the MRF MMSC FMSCI Indian National Car Racing Championship 2025, which concluded at the Madras International Circuit on Monday. All three 17-year-olds made a strong impact in the single-seater categories. Sai Shiva Sankaran dominated the MRF Formula 1600 class with a clean sweep, winning all three races over the weekend. In the MRF Formula 2000 category, Arjun Chheda and reigning National Karting champion Ishaan Madesh claimed one victory each,…

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Durban: Shai Hope blasted the highest individual score of the SA20 before Lungi Ngidi claimed the League’s first-ever hat trick to power Pretoria Capitals to a 15-run victory over Durban’s Super Giants at Kingsmead. Hope struck an unbeaten 118 off 69 balls, whacking nine sixes and nine boundaries, to steer the Capitals to 201/4. It was a night of records with the Kingsmead faithful treated to a thriller with all three results still on the offering heading into the final over with Super Giants requiring 18 runs to win with…

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Bengaluru: Royal Challengers Bengaluru head into the TATA WPL 2026 season with two smart bargain deals, securing Nadine de Klerk and Lauren Bell to sharpen their pace attack and finishing power. Speaking on JioStar’s ‘TATA WPL: Know Your Team’, JioStar experts Saba Karim, Veda Krishnamurthy and Anjum Chopra praised Bell’s World Cup hardened new-ball edge, de Klerk’s steal of a price and lethal finishing partnership with Richa Ghosh, and RCB’s enhanced squad balance. Speaking on JioStar show ‘TATA WPL: Know Your Team’, JioStar expert Saba Karim outlined why Lauren Bell’s…

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Surat | The Indian Street Premier League is set to return with its biggest and most ambitious edition yet as ISPL Season 3 gets underway on Friday, January 9, 2026, at the Lalbhai Contractor Stadium in Surat. Running until February 6, the season promises fast-paced tennis-ball T10 cricket, record-breaking participation and a celebration of grassroots talent from every corner of the country. The Rise of the Indian Street Premier League Launched in 2024, the Indian Street Premier League has emerged as India’s first organised tennis-ball T10 cricket tournament with a…

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Mumbai | Defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) head into the TATA Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 with a familiar, championship-ready core after a focused and strategic auction. Speaking on the JioStar show ‘TATA WPL: Know Your Team’, experts Saba Karim, Mithali Raj and Anjum Chopra underlined MI’s clear intent to restore their proven formula, with the re-acquisition of Amelia Kerr emerging as the centrepiece of their rebuild. Explaining MI’s decision to pay a premium to bring Kerr back, JioStar expert Saba Karim said the franchise was determined to reunite the core…

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Canberra: Betway SA20 Season 4 opening week has delivered an extravaganza of high-quality cricket and entertainment. Fans have streamed through the turnstiles all around the country with seven sold out matches creating the unique Betway SA20 vibes. It all lit up in a blaze of excitement in an exhilarating Season 4 opener at Newlands when defending champions MI Cape Town and Durban’s Super Giants delivered a run-fest that saw a cumulative total of 449 runs, which included 25 sixes and 40 boundaries, scored on the night. Durban’s Super Giants’ 232/5…

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