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Shilpa KS (Image credit: X) MYSURU: At four, when most children are hopping and skipping around, Shilpa KS lost her left leg in a road accident. Her family could not afford treatment, or even a wheelchair.More than three decades later, the little girl from Kanchugara Koppalu village in KR Nagar taluk completed an extraordinary journey…
Sarvesh Kushare (Image credit: X) From a corn-husk landing pit in Deogaon to India’s best-ever CWG men’s high jump finish, national record-holder Sarvesh Kushare finally has the big-stage medal he had long sought.Deogaon, a village near Nashik, is a long way from athletics’ biggest stages. Kushare, however, has long believed he belongs among the elite….
Commonwealth Games 2026 Day 7 Live Updates: India’s campaign at the Commonwealth Games 2026 gathered further momentum on Day 6 as Gulveer Singh made history, Harjinder Kaur added another silver in weightlifting and the country’s boxers guaranteed at least three more medals with dominant performances in Glasgow. The biggest talking point of the day was…
Andrew McDonald (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Australia head coach Andrew McDonald has called on the International Cricket Council (ICC) to increase World Cup squad sizes from 15 to 17 players for the 2027 ODI World Cup. His comments come after the ICC introduced a new format that could see finalists play up…
NEW DELHI: Zimbabwe has become India’s preferred destination to bring in young talent. Just like in 2024, when Abhishek Sharma, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Sai Sudharsan and Tushar Deshpande received their maiden India caps, this year’s tour also saw Ashok Sharma and Yash Thakur make their T20I debuts. The series also marked the return of…
Harjinder Kaur (IANS Photo) Indian weightlifter Harjinder Kaur dedicated her Commonwealth Games 2026 silver medal to her mother, revealing that she always calls her first after winning a major event. Harjinder won silver in the women’s 69kg category with a combined lift of 227kg (101kg snatch and 126kg clean and jerk), earning her second straight…
Pakistan captain Babar Azam Pakistan dropped to the bottom of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 standings after an 90-run defeat to the West Indies in the opening Test at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy. It was Pakistan’s eighth straight away Test loss, leaving them with just one win from five matches and a…
Pakistan’s Babar Azam (Photo by AP) Pakistan captain Babar Azam has revealed that Shan Masood fractured his finger during the first Test against the West Indies in Trinidad, an injury that affected the team’s batting plans in their 90-run defeat.Masood picked up the injury while batting in the first innings and was forced to bat…
West Indies took a 1-0 lead in the two-match Test series after defeating Pakistan by 90 runs in the opening match of the two-match series at the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad. Fast bowler Jayden Seales was the star performer, claiming five wickets in the second innings as Pakistan were bowled out for 120 while…
Priya Ghanghas and Preeti Pawar (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Priya Ghanghas (60kg) produced a stunning comeback to beat home favourite Niamh Mitchell, while Preeti Pawar and Jadumani Singh also reached the semifinals to assure India of at least three bronze medals at the Commonwealth Games boxing competition on Tuesday. However, Parveen Hooda and Kapil…
