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‘We are cricketers, not actors or superstars’: Ashwin slams celebrity culture in Indian cricket

NEW DELHI: Indian spin legend R Ashwin has called for an end to treating cricketers as demigods, advocating for a more grounded approach in...

Kashmir winter games attract global athletes to pristine slopes of Gulmarg

GULMARG: Amidst the crystalline air of Gulmarg, where Himalayas jut into the heavens, an unlikely assembly is taking shape. The 2025 Khelo India Winter Games,...

Sri Lanka hammer Australia in record 174-run rout

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka spinner Dunith Wellalage took four wickets to give a hapless Australia their lowest-ever total in Asia with a 174-run loss in...

Kapil Dev expresses concerns on rising injuries to India players

NEW DELHI: He also wished luck to the young players as they embark on the quest to win the Champions Trophy with India playing...

Ding Liren returns to action two months after losing world chess title to Gukesh

NEW DELHI: Former chess world champion Ding Liren is set to make his comeback two months after losing his world title to 18-year-old Gukesh...

Foreign athletes hail Gulmarg as world-class winter sports destination

Praise local hospitality at first-ever Himalayan Freeride Event SRINAGAR: The breathtaking slopes of Gulmarg came alive as foreign skiers from the United States, England, Australia,...

Families not to travel with Team India for Champions Trophy

NEW DELHI: Families will not be accompanying the Indian cricket players heading to Dubai on February 15 for the ICC Champions Trophy as the...

ICC fines Shaheen, Saud, Kamran for breaching code of conduct

LAHORE: International Cricket Council (ICC) has slapped Pakistan's Shaheen Afridi, Saud Shakeel and Kamran Ghulam with fines and a demerit point each for their...

‘Unfit to bowl’: Injured Bumrah ruled out of Champions Trophy, replacement named

NEW DELHI: India's pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy due to a lower back injury, the...

BCCI expected to take a call on Bumrah today

NEW DELHI: The uncertainty over pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah’s availability for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy, starting February 19, could be over by Tuesday...

Gavaskar wants ex-players like Dravid, Ponting in MCC panel that makes rules

NEW DELHI: While India scored a four-wicket win over England in the second ODI at Cuttack riding high on captain Rohit Sharma 90-ball knock...

Why did Gukesh resign in 18 moves to Fabiano Caruana in Freestyle Chess at Weissenhaus

NEW DELHI: Gukesh Dommaraju resigned after just 18 moves in the second game of the quarter-finals against Fabiano Caruana at the Weissenhaus leg of...

Australia beat Sri Lanka by nine wickets to complete 2-0 series sweep

GALLE: Australia beat Sri Lanka by nine wickets inside four days of the second test to complete a 2-0 series sweep in Galle on...

PV Sindhu pulls out of Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships due to hamstring issue

NEW DELHI: PV Sindhu announced on Sunday that she had to withdraw from India’s squad for the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships to be...

Rohit Sharma vs Rohit Sharma: Captain finally gets his due from the batter

NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma the 'Batter' owed 'Captain' Rohit Sharma a favour for the longest time. On a sultry Sunday at the Barabati Stadium,...

Virat Kohli fit for 2nd England ODI, confirms India batting coach

NEW DELHI: Star India batter Virat Kohli has recovered from his knee injury and will be available for selection in the second ODI against...

Rizwan defends squad selection ahead of tri-series opener

LAHORE: Pakistan are all set to commence their warm-up for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy title defence with the tri-nation series opener against New...

Brand Cristiano Ronaldo: Valued at 850 mn euros, generates an average of 22.3 mn newspaper articles a year

NEW DELHI: Cristiano Ronaldo, considered one of the greatest athletes in modern sport, is now 40 but he is still going strong on and...

Sports Minister declares open ‘Inter-School Badminton Tournament’

Inaugurates Combat Academy, Splash Pool at IDPS Jammu JAMMU: Minister for FCS&CA, Transport, Youth Services and Sports, Satish Sharma on Friday declared open the Inter-School...

IUST cricket team flagged off for North Zone Inter-University Tournament

AWANTIPORA: The Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) flagged off its men's cricket team today for participation in the North Zone Inter-University Cricket...

Looking forward to playing Gukesh in Freestyle Chess: Magnus Carlsen

NEW DELHI: After spending the past two months battling against the world governing body of chess, FIDE, Magnus Carlsen said he was looking forward...

Varun Chakravarthy nominated for ICC Player of the Month award for January

NEW DELHI: Indian spinner Varun Chakravarthy has been nominated for ICC’s player of the month award for January after his spellbinding performances against England...

Sports Minister interacts with KNVB Dutch Football Association Coaches

JAMMU: Minister for Youth Services and Sports, Satish Sharma on Wednesday interacted with instructors from the KNVB Dutch Football Association to discuss football development...

DG YSS inspects major sports infra projects, pushes for timely completion

Rajinder Singh Tara reviews progress of work on modern sports infrastructure in Anantnag, Ganderbal, Srinagar SRINAGAR: The Director General (DG) of Youth Services and Sports...

SHEW, DYSS Shopian organise sports activities

SHOPIAN: To mark 10 years of the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) initiative, Sankalp Hub for Empowerment of Women (SHEW), Shopian in collaboration with...

Kohli, Rohit’s form will be key to India’s success in Champions Trophy: Raina

NEW DELHI: Former batter Suresh Raina believes that while India may have faced recent struggles, the form of skipper Rohit Sharma and his longtime...

‘They insulted me, and I loved it’: Ronaldo on playing at Barcelona’s home ground Camp Nou

NEW DELHI: Football legend Cristiano Ronaldo has always thrived under pressure, and his love for the big stage was evident when he spoke about...

National Games: Competition director expelled over medal fixing allegations

DEHRADUN: The 38th National Games Technical Committee (GTCC) has expelled the Director of Competition (DOC) for Taekwondo, T Praveen Kumar, following allegations of fixing...

Female Weightlifters from J&K Shine at National Championship

KNVB Dutch Football Association Instructors call on Secretary J&K Sports Council JAMMU: In a significant boost to football development in Jammu and Kashmir, a delegation...

ICC accused of ‘corruption’ over concussion sub row

NEW DELHI: The debate over India’s choice of Harshit Rana coming in as a concussion substitute for Shivam Dube in the fourth T20I on...

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