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Argentine football icon Lionel Messi, left, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, second left, Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff, right, in Mumbai (@CMOMaharashtra/X via PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: A tense moment unfolded at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium when Bollywood actors Ajay Devgn and Tiger Shroff faced booing from the crowd during Lionel Messi’s event on Sunday. The incident…

Argentine footballer Lionel Messi with West Bengal Sports Minister Aroop Biswas, right (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) NEW DELHI: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Kalyan Chaubey has broken his silence on the chaos that marred Lionel Messi’s much-hyped appearance in Kolkata, squarely blaming political grandstanding and serious lapses in protocol for the disorder at Salt…

Sachin Tendulkar and Lionel Messi (X) Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar described Lionel Messi’s visit to Mumbai as a “golden moment” for both the city and the country, as the Argentine football superstar continued his India tour on Sunday. Tendulkar drew a parallel between Messi’s presence at the venue and India’s 2011 Cricket World Cup triumph,…

Gukesh vs Hikaru Nakamura (GCL Photo) NEW DELHI: Mumba Masters secured a commanding victory against Ganges Grandmasters with a score of 17-4, winning four out of six boards on the opening day of the Global Chess League (GCL).At Mumbai’s Royal Opera House, defending champions Triveni Continental Kings began their title defence with a 9-7 victory…

Erling Haaland of Manchester City (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images) Manchester City and Aston Villa ensured the Premier League title race remains finely balanced with convincing victories on Sunday, responding quickly after Arsenal moved five points clear at the summit a day earlier. Arsenal had strengthened its grip on top spot with a 2-1 win…

Argentina’s Lionel Messi, right, and former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) NEW DELHI: The Wankhede Stadium witnessed a historic moment on Sunday as sports legends Lionel Messi and Sachin Tendulkar shared the spotlight during a grand event.Messi, as part of his four-city GOAT India tour, spent an hour at Wankhede engaging with young…

India’s Jasprit Bumrah (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) India skipper Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and chose to bowl first in the third T20I against South Africa on Sunday, with conditions and dew playing a key role in the decision at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala. India were forced into two changes. Jasprit Bumrah missed the match…

India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav (PTI Photo/Shiva Sharma) Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif has raised concerns over Suryakumar Yadav’s current form, suggesting it poses a bigger challenge for the Men in Blue than Shubman Gill’s as the team gears up for the ICC T20 World Cup 2026. The 10th edition of the T20 World Cup is…

NEW DELHI: It’s been three long years since Shivam Mavi played a fixture in the Indian Premier League (IPL). His last outing was in IPL 2022; since then, he has either been on the bench or recovering from injuries. Gujarat Titans (GT) signed him for Rs 6 crore at the 2023 auction but mysteriously didn’t…

At the toss, neither Ayush Mhatre nor Pakistan skipper Farhan Yousaf initiated the customary exchange of pleasantries. (ACC Photo) NEW DELHI: As India and Pakistan clashed once again on the cricket field, this time in the U19 Men’s Asia Cup, India captain Ayush Mhatre maintained the team’s ‘no handshake’ policy during the group-stage fixture at…