Category: Sports

Tournament Dedicated to Birth Centenary of Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee Lucknow: The State-Level Senior Boxing Championship 2025 was formally inaugurated at the Boxing Hall of K.D. Singh Babu Stadium, Lucknow, under the joint coordination of the Directorate of Sports, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, and the Uttar Pradesh Boxing Association. The championship is being organised to mark the birth centenary year of Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Championship to Run from December 16 to 19 The four-day championship will be held from December 16 to December 19, 2025, bringing together…

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Lucknow: The stage is set for a thrilling contest as India and South Africa lock horns in the 4th T20I at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. With the series approaching a decisive phase, both teams arrive with contrasting momentum but identical hunger for dominance. Expect a gripping evening under dazzling floodlights, with explosive batting, incisive bowling, and a roaring crowd shaping every moment. The ongoing five-match T20I series, part of South Africa’s 2025/26 tour of India, has already produced high-voltage cricket. India has…

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Lucknow: The Indian men’s cricket team took a short break from their busy schedule with a movie outing in Lucknow on Monday evening, ahead of the fourth T20 International against South Africa. The team is currently leading the five-match series 2–1 and arrived in the city following a convincing win in the previous encounter. India’s victory in the third T20I was powered by a disciplined bowling performance that restricted South Africa to a modest total of 117 runs. The pace attack made early inroads, putting the visitors under pressure from…

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Chennai: Defending champions Germany clinched the FIH Junior Men’s Hockey World Cup 2025 title for a record eighth time, defeating Spain 3–2 in a shootout after the final ended in a 1–1 draw at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium here on Wednesday. With this victory, Germany also became back-to-back champions, underlining their dominance in junior men’s hockey. For Spain, who reached the World Cup final for the first time, the dream of lifting the title ended in heartbreak. Germany showed remarkable composure under pressure. Despite conceding an equaliser after taking the…

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Dharamsala: A dominant bowling performance followed by a brisk batting display helped India bounce back strongly to defeat South Africa by seven wickets in the third T20 International at Dharamsala on Sunday, taking a 2–1 lead in the five-match series. India’s victory was built on a collective bowling effort, with Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy and Kuldeep Yadav sharing eight wickets between them to bowl South Africa out for 117 runs in 20 overs. Despite a fighting half-century from South African captain Aiden Markram, the visitors struggled against India’s…

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New Delhi | Rising Indian goalkeeper Princedeep Singh has set his sights firmly on the biggest stage in world hockey, declaring that his ultimate dream is to represent the Indian senior hockey team and help the country win a gold medal at the Olympics. Hailing from a farmer family in Pathankot, 21-year-old Princedeep considers India’s bronze medal at the Junior Men’s Hockey World Cup 2025 in Chennai as his first major step towards establishing himself at the international level. Speaking candidly about his journey, Princedeep credited his joint family for…

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Mumbai: In the ‘TATA IPL 2026 Auction War Room’ on JioHotstar, cricket experts took part in a mock auction simulation, analysing team strategies ahead of the TATA IPL 2026 mini-auction, scheduled to be held shortly. The simulation witnessed aggressive bidding, with Australian all-rounder Cameron Green emerging as the highest-priced player, sold to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for ₹30.5 crore. The auction war room provided insights into how franchises may approach squad-building, balancing star power, form, and long-term team requirements. While KKR went big for Green, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) were…

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• Vijay Pawle tops the charts with the league’s highest ever bid of INR 32.50 lakh sold to Majhi Mumbai; Chennai Singams reacquire Ketan Mhatre for INR 26.40 lakh via RTM • Rudra Patil makes history as the youngest pick of the auction at just 16 sold to Srinagar Ke Veer • Falcons Risers Hyderabad finish as the highest-spending team dishing out a total of INR 1.47 crore Mumbai: The Indian Street Premier League (ISPL), India’s pioneering tennis-ball T10 cricket tournament, delivered a blockbuster Season 3 Player Auction with close…

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Mumbai: Cricket’s rapid rise and development in the United States received a significant boost  with the official launch of LaGrange Cricket Stadium, a state-of-the-art venue being developed by LaGrange Cricket Holdings in LaGrange near Atlanta, Georgia. Set to open in 2027, the stadium will be a permanent home for cricket in the USA, redefining the sport’s presence in the region. Built to meet international cricketing standards, LaGrange Cricket Stadium, spread across 45 acres, will feature 10,000 permanent seats, with the flexibility to expand capacity up to 25,000 for large-scale open-air…

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Canberra: Oliver Peake, the left-handed batsman who played a pivotal role in Australia’s 2024 Under-19 World Cup triumph in South Africa, has been appointed captain of the Australian squad for the upcoming ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup. The tournament will take place in Zimbabwe and Namibia, starting on 15 January 2026. Peake, 19, made a significant impact last year despite joining the 2024 squad as an injury replacement, scoring 120 runs in four innings and finishing with an unbeaten 46 in the final against India. He also impressed recently…

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