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New Delhi, Oct 24: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu has stormed into the semifinals of the prestigious French Open Super 750 badminton tournament in Paris, keeping India’s hopes alive after teammate Ashmita Chaliha bowed out in a hard-fought quarterfinal battle. While Sindhu’s dominant straight-game victory over Chinese Taipei’s Chiu Pin-chian showcased her trademark composure, her … Read more

The Cincinnati Bengals are on the road after a bye. On Sunday, Joe Burrow leads the 3-2 Bengals to face AFC North rivals, the 4-2 Baltimore Ravens, at M&T Bank Stadium. The Ravens, meanwhile, are coming off a disappointing defeat against the Cleveland Browns. Tyler Huntley started his second straight game in Lamar Jackson‘s absence. … Read more

The Inter-District UT-Level Under-17 Boys Athletics Competition concluded at the Athletics Track, University of Jammu, while the Inter-District Division-Level Under-17 Girls Cricket Tournament commenced at Kirpalpur Cricket Stadium, Mandal, under the Department of Youth Services and Sports. In the 1500m, Rizwan Husan of Jammu won gold, Puran Chand of Udhampur silver and Raza Illahz Daing … Read more

Pratika Rawal slammed her third 50-overs century after Shree Charani recorded career-best figures of 4/23 as India thrashed Zimbabwe by nine wickets in the opening women’s ODI of their three-match series here on Friday. After Charani’s exploits helped India bowl out Zimbabwe for a mere 197 on a batting haven, Pratika made the most of … Read more

Less than a month after she became the youngest Woman Grandmaster (WGM) in history, 11-year-old Bodhana Sivanandan became the youngest woman to earn the International Master (IM) title. In becoming the youngest female International Master at the age of 11 years, seven months, and 16 days, Bodhana broke the female age record held by chess … Read more

Thrissur Magic FC secured their first victory of the White Gold Super League Kerala season after edging past Thiruvananthapuram Kombans FC 4-3 in a penalty shootout at the Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium on Friday. Substitute goalkeeper K.M. Parthiv emerged as the match-winner, producing two crucial saves to seal the victory after the teams played out a … Read more

Mumbai, Maharashtra: Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan, gearing up for his hosting debut at IIFA 2027, recently voiced concerns about the inadequate recognition given to film technicians at major award shows. His remarks during the IIFA press conference in Mumbai prompted a quick response from Salman Khan, who affirmed that times are indeed changing for the … Read more

Sri Lanka pulled off an extraordinary win against England in the third match of the Pakistan ODI Tri-Series 2026 on Thursday successfully chasing a daunting 430-run target in Rawalpindi. England had posted a mammoth 429/4, courtesy of Harry Brook’s sensational double hundred, but Sri Lanka responded with a spectacular batting performance to seal a memorable … Read more

Bengaluru: There is something gratifying about watching left-handers bat. And it was so watching rookie Manvanth Kumar put on a show of batsmanship that was as much about style as it was about substance. In a Ranji Trophy fixture in which more was at stake than just the bragging rights for Karnataka, Manvanth’s promise was … Read more

India will look to continue their winning run under new ODI captain Smriti Mandhana when they face Zimbabwe in the first match of the three-match series at the BCA Stadium in Kotambi, Vadodara, on Friday (Oct 23). India head into the series after completing a 3-0 sweep in the T20I leg, giving Mandhana a strong … Read more