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President of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) Kalyan Chaubey (PTI Photo/Karma Bhutia) NEW DELHI: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has “taken references” from the world’s top leagues in Spain, Germany, and England, while drawing its roadmap for the next 21 years, including establishing an all-powerful governing council and a management committee.As part of…

India’s PV Sindhu (PTI Photo/Gurinder Osan) Veteran Indian shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and HS Prannoy rolled back the years to reach the men’s singles second round at the India Open 2026, while 16-year-old Tanvi Sharma impressed despite an opening-round loss in the women’s singles at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi on Wednesday.Former world…

AB de Villiers with Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav (Photos by PTI) MUMBAI: Out of form and without a half-century in 2025, India’s T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav has received a strong vote of confidence from not only the national selectors but also former India off-spin great Harbhajan Singh.Suryakumar has managed 218 runs in 19 T20I…

India’s Kidambi Srikanth (PTI Photo/Nand Kumar) NEW DELHI: Former world No.1 Kidambi Srikanth has spoken in support of the playing conditions at the ongoing India Open. He said he has not faced any serious problems at the venue. He also felt that small organisational issues can happen anywhere and are not limited to one country….

Former soccer star Zlatan Ibrahimovic stands before the Italian Super Cup semifinal soccer match between Juventus and Milan in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (File photo/AP) AMSTERDAM: Maximilian Ibrahimovic is moving from one club his father used to play for, and going to another. The 19-year-old winger, the son of soccer great Zlatan…

Shreyas Iyer in Australia (PTI Photo) India batter Shreyas Iyer recently spoke about the serious spleen injury he suffered during the third ODI against Australia. He said he did not understand how bad the injury was at first. The realisation came only after he was taken to the hospital. He described the pain as “excruciatingly…

NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli’s golden run in one-day internationals has taken him back to the very top of the game. The Indian great reclaimed the No.1 spot in the ICC ODI batting rankings following his sublime knock against New Zealand in the first ODI in Vadodara, marking a return to the summit for the first…

Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir with Jitesh Sharma (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India wicketkeeper-batter Jitesh Sharma has revealed that he was left devastated after learning of his omission from India’s 15-member squad for the ICC T20 World Cup 2026, admitting that he came to know about the decision only after the official squad announcement.Go…

Ayush Badoni during a training session in Rajkot. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Ayush Badoni’s surprise inclusion in India’s ODI squad for the ongoing series against New Zealand has ignited a fierce debate, with former India captain and ex-BCCI chief selector Krishnamachari Srikkanth launching a scathing attack on the decision and questioning the very basis of…

USA cricket team (Pic credit: ICC) MUMBAI: Four US cricketers of Pakistan origin – Ali Khan, Shayan Jahangir, Mohammad Mohsin and Ehsan Adil are awaiting visa clearance to travel to India for the upcoming T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka after attending their scheduled appointment on Tuesday and submitting their documents at the…