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Gujarat Giants take on dominant Delhi Capitals with eye on WPL playoffs
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Gujarat Giants take on dominant Delhi Capitals with eye on WPL playoffs

Lucknow, March 06, 2025.With two consecutive wins firming up their bid for a spot in the Women's Premier League playoffs, Gujarat Giants will look to carry forward the momentum in their top-of-the-table clash against Delhi Capitals here on Friday.Gujarat Giants were languishing at the bottom of the WPL points table but two big wins — by six wickets over Royal Challengers Bengaluru and by 81 runs against UP Warriorz — have propelled them to the second position in the five-team points table.On Friday, the second-ranked Giants, with six points in as many games, will have the perfect opportunity to put their recent ascent to test against a formidable Delhi Capitals, who sit atop the table with 10 points.
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SA vs NZ semifinal: David Miller’s ton goes in vain, New Zealand to face India in final
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SA vs NZ semifinal: David Miller’s ton goes in vain, New Zealand to face India in final

New Delhi, March 05, 2025.New Zealand beat South Africa by 50 runs in Champions Trophy 2025 semifinal to set up a summit clash against India, on Wednesday. New Zealand scored a mammoth 362/6 after electing to bat, courtesy Rachin Ravindra and Kane Williamson's fluent centuries, and then restricted South Africa to 312/9 in 50 overs.South Africa seemed to be on course in the initial part of their run chase but they stumbled later on, losing wickets in the middle overs, to eventually lose their way. David Miller remained not out on 100 while captain Temba Bavuma (56) and Rassie van der Dussen (69) struck half centuries but those were not enough while chasing a tall target.Mitchell Santner (3/43) was the most successful bowler for New Zealand with three wickets, while Glenn Phillip...
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IND vs AUS , Champions Trophy semifinal: Virat Kohli’s 84 powers India to final, win by 4 wickets
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IND vs AUS , Champions Trophy semifinal: Virat Kohli’s 84 powers India to final, win by 4 wickets

Dubai, March 04, 2025.Virat Kohli scored 84 runs while Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul contributed with 45 and 42 not out respectively as India defeated Australia by 4 wickets with 11 balls to spare to roar into the final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.The Rohit Sharma-led side chased down a target of 265 runs in 48.1 overs. Apart from Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (45), KL Rahul (42 not out) and Hardik Pandya (28) also played crucial knocks. Earlier, disciplined bowling effort helped India bundle out Australia for 264 after getting an invitation to bowl first. Mohammed Shami was the pick of Indian bowlers with figures of 3 for 48 while Varun Chakravarthy and Ravindra Jadeja picked two apiece. For Australia, Steve Smith was the top-scorer with 73 runs off 96 balls
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BCCI secretary slams Congress spokesperson for “trivial” remark on Rohit
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BCCI secretary slams Congress spokesperson for “trivial” remark on Rohit

New Delhi, March 03, 2025.BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia on Monday slammed Congress spokesperson Shama Mohamed for questioning India captain Rohit Sharma's captaincy credentials and fitness levels, saying it was very unfortunate for a responsible person to pass such a trivial comment in the middle of the national team's Champions Trophy campaign.India have reached the semifinals of the ICC event and play Australia in the semifinal in Dubai on Tuesday. They beat New Zealand on Sunday to top their group."Very unfortunate for a responsible person to pass such a trivial comment when the team is in the midst of such a marquee ICC tournament. It may have demoralizing effect on an individual or the team
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Champions TrophyChakravarthy spins web around NZ, IND win by 44 runs
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Champions TrophyChakravarthy spins web around NZ, IND win by 44 runs

New Delhi, March 02, 2025.India beat New Zealand by 44 runs in the final group-stage fixture of the ICC Champions Trophy at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday (March 2).The result helped India top Group A and set up a semi-final clash with Australia on March 4. While the Men in Blue posted 249/9 riding on Shreyas Iyer's 79, the BlackCaps were bowled out for 205 despite Kane Williamson's 81.
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FIFA World Cup Winners Set to Feature in Brazil Legends vs India All-Stars Match, Ticket Sale starts on 2nd March from 4 pm in BookMyShow
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FIFA World Cup Winners Set to Feature in Brazil Legends vs India All-Stars Match, Ticket Sale starts on 2nd March from 4 pm in BookMyShow

Chennai,1st March 2025.Football Plus Academy is thrilled to announce the official ticket launch for the highly anticipated Brazil Legends vs India All-Stars Match, featuring FIFA World Cup-winning Brazilian football icons. This historic clash will take place on 30th March 2025 at 7:00 PM at the iconic Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai.For the first time in India, Brazil’s legendary 2002 FIFA World Cup-winning squad—including Ronaldinho, Cafu, Rivaldo, and Coach Dunga—will take the field against a star-studded India All-Stars team, led by legendary coach Prasanta Banerjee. This once-in-a-lifetime event promises a thrilling display of footballing excellence, passion, and history.Event HighlightsBrazil 2002 World Cup WinnersFootball fans will witness an unforgettable lineu...
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Jos Buttler steps down as England’s white-ball captain
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Jos Buttler steps down as England’s white-ball captain

New Delhi, February 28, 2025.Jos Buttler has announced his resignation as England's white-ball captain, bringing an end to a tenure marked by extreme highs and recent lows, including the team's early exit from the ongoing Champions Trophy."It's the right decision for me, it's the right decision for the team and hopefully somebody else who can come in and work closely alongside Baz [Brendon McCullum] to take the team back to where it needs to be," Buttler said in a press conference on Friday (February 28).The 34-year-old wicketkeeper-batter will lead England for the final time in Saturday's (March 1) dead rubber against South Africa at Karachi's National Stadium, drawing curtains on a captaincy stint that began following Eoin Morgan's retirement.
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Asia Cup likely to be staged in September 2025
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Asia Cup likely to be staged in September 2025

New Delhi, February 27, 2025.Asia Cup, which will serve as a preparatory event for the 2026 T20 World Cup, is likely to be held in September this year at a neutral venue though the hosting rights are with India.The last Asia Cup was held in the ODI format ahead of the 2023 50-over World Cup in India."The tournament will be held in September. India has the hosting rights but it will be played in UAE or Sri Lanka," said a source in the Asian Cricket Council.
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Kohli can play for 3-4 more years, can break Tendulkar’s 100-century record: Jaffer
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Kohli can play for 3-4 more years, can break Tendulkar’s 100-century record: Jaffer

New Delhi, February 26, 2025. Former India opener and Mumbai stalwart Wasim Jaffer believes Virat Kohli will continue to play for at least three to four more years and is well on track to break Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 100 international centuries.Kohli, 36, currently has 82 international centuries across all formats, with his latest coming in India's commanding six-wicket victory over Pakistan in the Champions Trophy in Dubai.
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India vs Pakistan , Champions Trophy 2025: Virat Kohli ton powers IND to 6-wicket win
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India vs Pakistan , Champions Trophy 2025: Virat Kohli ton powers IND to 6-wicket win

New Delhi, February 24, 2025. India beat Pakistan by six wickets in a one-sided Champions Trophy clash on Sunday to all but seal a spot in the semifinals. India dismissed Pakistan for 241 after Saud Shakeel struck 62 off 76 balls while skipper Mohammad Rizwan made a laborious 46 from 77 deliveries.Left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav (3/40) picked up three wickets and all-rounder Hardik Pandya (2/31) removed Babar Azam (23) and Shakeel. India completed the chase in 42.3 overs thanks to Virat Kohli (100 not out off 111), Shubman Gill (46) and Shreyas Iyer (56).Skipper Rohit Sharma (20 off 15) too played a few audacious strokes before falling to a beauty from Shaheen Afridi. With two wins in as many games, India are all but through to the semifinals. Pakistan, on the other h...
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Manu Bhaker to lead 35-member shooting team to World Cups in South America
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Manu Bhaker to lead 35-member shooting team to World Cups in South America

New Delhi, February 22, 2025.Ace pistol shooter Manu Bhaker will lead a 35-member Indian team in the season-opening ISSF World Cups in April in South America with almost all the shooters who featured in the Paris Olympics making the cut.A notable member of the team is air pistol ace Saurabh Chaudhary, who returns to the national side after more than three years. Saurabh, who battled a shoulder injury and poor form following the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, recently shot a national record score in 10m air pistol qualification besides impressing in the trials.
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Champions Trophy 2025: Shubman Gill scores century to power IND to 6-wicket win
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Champions Trophy 2025: Shubman Gill scores century to power IND to 6-wicket win

New Delhi, February 21, 2025. Shubman Gill showed just why he is the World No 1 ODI batter in the world, after scoring a fighting century off 125 balls to guide India’s chase of 229 runs against Bangladesh in their Champions Trophy opener. India defeated Bangladesh by six wickets. After India lost their top order batters, KL Rahul joined Shubman out in the middle and steadied the innings to held the Men in Blue get the target with 21 balls left. India had lost the wickets of Virat Kohli (who needed 38 balls for his 22), Rohit Sharma (41 off 36 balls), Shreyas Iyer (15) and Axar Patel (8).For India in the first innings, Mohammad Shami got a five-wicket haul. Meanwhile, Towhid Hridoy scored his maiden century, despite battling cramps that needed him to receive treatment at least twic...
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Pankaj Advani clinches 14th Asian Championship title
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Pankaj Advani clinches 14th Asian Championship title

New Delhi, February 20, 2025.ndian cue sports maestro Pankaj Advani has once again showcased his brilliance on the international stage, capturing an unprecedented 14th gold medal at the Asian Snooker Championship here.The triumph comes just days after he won the National Snooker Championship in Indore, proving yet again why he remains the country's most celebrated cueist.Advani's victory in Doha adds to an already staggering list of accolades. He now holds five Asian snooker titles (across 15-red, 6-reds, and team formats) alongside nine Asian billiards titles, and his two Asian Games gold medals (2006, 2010) further highlight his dominance.
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Shubman Gill dethrones Babar Azam, becomes top ranked ODI batsman
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Shubman Gill dethrones Babar Azam, becomes top ranked ODI batsman

New Delhi, February 19, 2025.Shubman Gill has become the new number 1 ranked ODI batter in the latest edition of the ICC rankings announced on Wednesday. Gill dethroned Babar Azam and became the new world number 1 in ODIs, a day before India began their Champions Trophy 2025 journey.Gill repeated his heroics from the 2023 ODI World Cup when he surpassed Babar mid-way through the mega event in India. The development comes five days ahead of the highly anticipated India vs Pakistan fixture on 23 February.The Indian vice-captain for the Champions Trophy has been in a rich vein of form, his century in the third ODI against England helped India clean-sweep the visitors.Shubman rose to the spot, while Babar dropped to second place with 23 rating points behind the new No.1. Indian...
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FIH Pro League: Indian women”s team loses 3-4 to Spain
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FIH Pro League: Indian women”s team loses 3-4 to Spain

Bhubaneswar, February 18, 2025.The Indian women's team suffered a 3-4 defeat at the hands of Spain in their thrilling FIH Pro League match here on Tuesday.India had taken the lead in the second quarter through Baljeeet Kaur (19th minute) and Spain equalised just a couple of minutes later through Sofia Rogoski (21st minute). Spain then took the lead as well in the same quarter with a strike by Estel Petchame (25th minute).Sakshi Rana found the equaliser for India in the third quarter with her 38th minute goal and Rutaja Dadaso Pisal (45th minute) placed the home team ahead when she found the back of the net at the end of the third quarter.
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Rohit Sharma: It was just another day in office, one knock doesn’t change anything
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Rohit Sharma: It was just another day in office, one knock doesn’t change anything

New Delhi, February 10,2025.Rohit Sharma stayed composed after his 32nd ODI century ended a tough run of form, stating it was simply "another day in the office" and "one one or two knocks is not going to change my mind and the way I bat."Rohit blazed his way to a 90-ball 119 with 12 fours and seven sixes to set up India's four-wicket win over England in the second ODI here on Sunday, with the victory also giving the hosts an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match affair."This is what I am talking about. I mean, look, when people have played for a number of years and scored so many runs over the years… that means something," Rohit said in a video shared by BCCI
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FIFA suspends Pakistan Football Federation
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FIFA suspends Pakistan Football Federation

New Delhi, February 07, 2025.The International Football Federation (FIFA) has suspended the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) after it failed to make amendments to its constitution which the world body deemed necessary for smooth and just governance of the sport in the country.The world body said Pakistan would remain suspended until the PFF congress made those amendments.Pakistan football has been run by a FIFA appointed Normalisation Committee since June 2019 which was tasked with holding elections and cleaning up parallel groupings in the football set-up but it has failed to execute these plans properly.
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England opt to bat; Kohli misses out, debut for Jaiswal, Rana
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England opt to bat; Kohli misses out, debut for Jaiswal, Rana

New Delhi, February 06, 2025.England skipper Jos Buttler won the toss and elected to bat against India in the opening One-day International of the three-match series here on Thursday.The hosts will miss star batter Virat Kohli due to a "sore right knee" but pacer Mohammed Shami returns to ODI action for the first time since India's World Cup final against Australia on November 19.Shami, who was the leading wicket-taker (24) for India in the tournament, made his International comeback in the T20I series against England, which India recently won 4-1
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Mohun Bagan Super Giant qualify for ISL playoffs with 3-0 win over Punjab FC
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Mohun Bagan Super Giant qualify for ISL playoffs with 3-0 win over Punjab FC

Kolkata, February 05, 2025.A dominant Mohun Bagan Super Giant defeated Punjab FC 3-0 to become the first team this season to qualify for the play-offs of the Indian Super League (ISL) here on Wednesday.After the win, Mohun Bagan have 46 points from 20 games on the back of 14 victories and four draws to continue to top the table.A brilliant second-half brace from Jamie Maclaren (56th and 90th minutes) and a composed finish from Liston Colaco (63rd) sealed all three points for the league leaders. This was also their ninth consecutive win at home and 12th clean sheet in the current campaign.
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Rajasthan’s women kabaddi team shines with bronze medal in the 38th National Games in Uttarakhand
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Rajasthan’s women kabaddi team shines with bronze medal in the 38th National Games in Uttarakhand

Jaipur, February 04, 2025.Rajasthan's women kabaddi team put up an impressive performance at the 38th National Games held in Uttarakhand, securing the bronze medal. The team showcased remarkable skills, defeating West Bengal 45-21 and Karnataka 35-20 before facing Himachal Pradesh in the semi-finals, where they put up a tough fight but ultimately fell short.Nidhi Sharma stood out with her outstanding individual show throughout the competition.Tejasvi Singh Gehlot, president of the Rajasthan State Olympic Association, praised the team's efforts, expressing pride in their hard work and commitment. He extended congratulations and best wishes to the players, acknowledging their dedication and perseverance in bringing glory to Rajasthan."Our team played well throughout the tourn...
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Prime Minister congratulates the Indian team on winning the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2025

New Delhi, February 03, 2025.The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today congratulated the Indian team on winning the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2025.“Immensely proud of our Nari Shakti! Congratulations to the Indian team for emerging victorious in the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2025. This victory is the result of our excellent teamwork as well as determination and grit. It will inspire several upcoming athletes. My best wishes to the team for their future endeavours.”
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Government Approves Participation of Indian Contingent at 9th Asian Winter Games 2025
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Government Approves Participation of Indian Contingent at 9th Asian Winter Games 2025

New Delhi, January 31, 2025.In a landmark move to foster winter sports in India, the Government of India has approved the participation of the Indian contingent at the 9th Asian Winter Games (AWG) 2025, scheduled to be held from 7th to 14th February in Harbin, China. The Government has given clearance for participation of 88-member Indian contingent which includes 59 athletes and 29 team officials.For the first time, full financial support is being extended under the Assistance to National Sports Federations (ANSF) Scheme to athletes competing in Alpine Skiing, Cross-Country Skiing, Figure Skating, Short Track Speed Skating, and Speed Skating (Long Track).This significant decision highlights the Government’s commitment to promoting winter sports and providing Ind...
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BCCI Awards: Bumrah is best men’s cricketer, Mandhana bags women’s honour
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BCCI Awards: Bumrah is best men’s cricketer, Mandhana bags women’s honour

New Delhi, January 31, 2025.Talismanic pacer Jasprit Bumrah was chosen for the BCCI's Polly Umrigar Award for Best International Cricketer 2023-24 in men's category while elegant batter Smriti Mandhana was picked for the corresponding women's trophy in the Board's annual honours that will be presented here on Saturday.Bumrah, who was selected as the ICC Test and overall Cricketer of the Year for delivering a "a master-class in skill, precision, and relentless consistency", was India's standout bowler last year, playing a pivotal role in India's home wins over England and Bangladesh.The 31-year-old was also the Player of the Series against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, bagging 32 wickets across five Tests.
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