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India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav, left, along with his teammates Varun Chakravarthy, centre, and Hardik Pandya speaks with Varun Chakravarthy (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) Indian cricket stars Hardik Pandya, Varun Chakravarthy, and Abhishek Sharma have maintained their top positions in the ICC T20 rankings released on Wednesday.Chakravarthy has strengthened his position as the leading bowler, gaining 14…

File photo of Navdeep Singh, Simran Sharma, and Preethi Pal. (Agencies) NEW DELHI: Every revolution begins with a voice, a cry that cuts through doubt and demands belief. Paris Paralympics were not just another Games for India’s para-athletes but a turning point, when the world finally sat up and took notice. And no one summed…

Wanindu Hasaranga (L) and Abrar Ahmed (R) after the Pakistan vs Sri Lanka match in the Asia Cup. (Screenshot) In a dramatic Asia Cup Super 4s match, Sri Lankan spinner Wanindu Hasaranga and Pakistan’s Abrar Ahmed engaged in a friendly rivalry of mimicking each other’s wicket celebrations. Though tensions seemingly rose during the game, both…

Team India (Pic credit: BCCI) DUBAI: Slow, lethal spin could well be the order of the day when India face Bangladesh in their second Super-4 clash on Wednesday. On paper, India are runaway favourites — 17 wins to Bangladesh’s solitary success tell the story. Add to that the ruthless way Suryakumar Yadav‘s men dismantled opponents…

India have submitted their proposal to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games. (ANI) An Indian delegation presented a formal proposal to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games in Ahmedabad to the Commonwealth Sport Evaluation Committee in London on Tuesday. The delegation was led by Gujarat’s Sports Minister Harsh Sanghavi and Indian Olympic Association President P T Usha…

Wanindu Hasaranga and Abrar Ahmed (Pic credit: ACC) The Asia Cup 2025 Super Four clash between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday turned into a spectacle of cricketing flair, thanks to a war of celebrations between spinners Abrar Ahmed and Wanindu Hasaranga. The pair engaged in a…

Sanju Samson (Getty Images) TimesofIndia.com in Dubai: Sunil has been driving a taxi in Dubai for the past 18 years and vividly recalls two occasions when he had the chance to drop Sanju Samson — who hails from his own village, Vizhinjam, a coastal town near Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala — to the airport.There is a…

NEW DELHI: Cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar has sharply criticised the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) over their recent conduct in the ongoing Asia Cup 2025, particularly their handling of tensions following India’s decision to skip the customary handshake. The move by the Indian team, led by Suryakumar Yadav, drew a complaint from the PCB to the…

File Pic: Novak Djokovic, left, high-fives with Nikola Pilic during a practice session. (AP Photo) Croatian tennis legend Nikola Pilic, the pioneering coach who trained Novak Djokovic and the only captain to lead three countries to Davis Cup glory, has died at the age of 86, the Croatian Tennis Association announced on Tuesday. Pilic passed…

India vs Pakistan (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: The Asia Cup 2025 has reached its business end with only four matches left, including Sunday’s grand finale, and the race to the final remains wide open. After India and Bangladesh opened their Super Fours campaign with victories, Pakistan revived their hopes with a gritty five-wicket win over…