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India’s gold-medallist wrestlers – Sujeet Kalkal and Aman Sehrawat. NEW DELHI: India’s wrestlers arrived in Aichi-Nagoya carrying questions over injuries, form and confidence. They left with six medals — two gold, two silver and two bronze — and a much bigger target already occupying their minds: the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.Aman Sehrawat and Sujeet Kalkal…

World No.3 Carlos Alcaraz (Image: IANS) Carlos Alcaraz survived a major scare before finding another gear to book his place in the Japan Open final, rallying past fellow Spaniard Jaume Munar 5-7, 6-3, 6-1 at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo on Monday.The defending champion appeared on course to close out the opening set when he…

India players during a practice session at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: From a star-studded Brazil night that left thousands of seats empty to tickets costing just Rs 199, the India football friendly in Kolkata has seen a dramatic change in pricing within days.The All India Football Federation (AIFF)…

Gold medallist India’s Kumkum Anil Mohod, Ankita Bhakat and Kirti celebrate on the podium during the victory ceremony. (Reuters Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s archers returned home from the Asian Games with more than a record medal haul to celebrate. They came back with history rewritten, Olympic qualification secured and the belief that the gap with…

Aryan Juyal (left) will lead Uttar Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy and Karan Sharma in Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. (Agencies) NEW DELHI: In a first, the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA) is set to adopt a split captaincy and coaching model for the upcoming domestic season, with a separate set of…

PV Sindhu in action during Asian Games 2026. (Reuters Photo) NEW DELHI: Indian badminton will look to turn the page on a disappointing Asian Games campaign when the BWF World Tour resumes with the USD 500,000 Arctic Open Super 500 in Finland on Tuesday, with two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu leading the country’s challenge.India’s shuttlers…

Shreyas Iyer and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: Fresh from their gold-medal-winning Asian Games campaign, Shreyas Iyer and Abhishek Sharma have returned to the home season with their focus already shifting towards the next generation of Indian cricket. Among the youngest members of the setup, 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has attracted plenty of attention…

India’s Rohit Sharma (PTI Photo) Rohit Sharma may have missed out on a deserved century in the third ODI against the West Indies, but his 92-run knock once again underlined why experience could be one of India’s biggest assets heading into the 2027 ODI World Cup.With India rocked by the early dismissals of captain Shubman…

KL Rahul (Image credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: India batter KL Rahul says he is working on improving his game against the old ball so that he can help the team score more runs in the middle overs.Rahul spoke to JioStar after scoring 129 off 87 balls in the third ODI against West Indies. India posted…

India vs West Indies 3rd ODI (ANI Photo/Rahul Singh) India and the West Indies have been fined for maintaining slow over-rates during the third and final ODI of their three-match series in New Chandigarh on Saturday.India were four overs behind the required rate after time allowances were taken into account, while the West Indies were…