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Vaibhav Suryavanshi (Pic credit: ACC) NEW DELHI: India’s teen prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi continues to rewrite record books with every innings he plays. On Friday in Dubai, the 14-year-old opener unleashed one of the most destructive knocks in Youth ODI history, hammering a breathtaking 171 off just 95 balls against the United Arab Emirates in the…

Hardik Pandya (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India all-rounder Hardik Pandya’s subdued knock in the second T20I against South Africa has drawn sharp criticism, with former all-rounder Irfan Pathan dissecting in detail why the big-hitter failed to replicate his match-winning brilliance from the series opener. Hardik, who struck a game-changing fifty in Cuttack, managed just 20…

Suryakumar Yadav and Shubman Gill (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate has thrown his full support behind Shubman Gill and Suryakumar Yadav, insisting there is “absolute faith” within the camp that the out-of-form batting stars will rediscover their touch ahead of next year’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.Go Beyond The Boundary…

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: All eyes will be on young batters Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Ayush Mhatre during India’s Asia Cup U-19 campaign, but a key point of attention will be whether the BCCI permits the players to shake hands with the Pakistan team, a gesture seen as basic sporting courtesy at the junior…

New Delhi: On a warm Thursday afternoon at the Bombay Presidency Golf Club, Pranavi Urs walked up the 18th fairway with history within reach, unaware perhaps that her next few swings would do far more than win a tournament. They would alter the conversation around women in Indian sport.In her very first appearance on the…

Football pitch turns wrestling ring in Pakistan The Pakistan Football Federation and Pakistan Olympic Association are investigating a violent incident following a National Games football semi-final match between Pakistan Army and WAPDA teams in Karachi.Players and officials from both sides engaged in physical altercations, including punching and kicking, at the KPT sports complex. The match…

Paris Saint-Germain team bus (Photo by UEFA – Handout/UEFA via Getty Images) Paris Saint-Germain’s team bus was damaged by stones thrown outside their hotel in Bilbao following their Champions League match with Athletic. The incident occurred when the bus was empty, according to a source close to the club.Two cracks were found on the vehicle,…

International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry delivers her speech during the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics cauldron lighting, in front of the Quirinale Presidential Palace, in Rome, Friday Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) GENEVA: The IOC took a big step toward reintegrating Russia and Belarus into world sports Thursday by advising governing bodies to…

South Africa’s players celebrate the wicket of Shubman Gill during the second T20 International cricket match between India and South Africa, at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, in New Chandigarh. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India fell short in their chase of 214 and were bowled out for 162 in 19.1 overs at New Chandigarh’s…

Shubman Gill (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) Batter Shubman Gill’s lean patch in T20Is continued on Thursday as the opener was dismissed for a golden duck in the second T20I against South Africa in Mullanpur, triggering a wave of criticism and trolling on social media. Gill lasted only one delivery before Lungi Ngidi found his outside edge…