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India’s tour of South Africa: Deepak Chahar withdrawn; Shami ruled out
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India’s tour of South Africa: Deepak Chahar withdrawn; Shami ruled out

Mumbai, Dec 16: Deepak Chahar has informed the BCCI that he will not be available for the upcoming ODI series against South Africa due to a family medical emergency. The Men’s Selection Committee has named Akash Deep as his replacement, the BCCI said in a statement on Saturday. The BCCI further...
Setback for India women
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Setback for India women's team as Shubha Satheesh out with broken finger

Mumbai, Dec 16: Shubha Satheesh, the young left-handed top-order batter who impressed everyone with her temperament in scoring a maiden half-century on debut in the ongoing one-off Women's Test against England, will no longer part in the match being played at the DY Patil Stadium after suffering an...
Tennis Premier League: Bengaluru SG Mavericks end Day 4 in top spot
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Tennis Premier League: Bengaluru SG Mavericks end Day 4 in top spot

Pune, Dec 16: Rackets clashed and emotions soared as the fourth day of season 5 of the Tennis Premier League delivered nail-biting matches that were pure cinematic drama. The first fixture of Day 4 of the league was kicked -off with Punjab Patriots going up against Mumbai Leon Army. Conny Perrin...
Adieu No. 7! BCCI retires MS Dhonis iconic jersey
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Adieu No. 7! BCCI retires MS Dhoni's iconic jersey

Guwahati, Dec 15: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to retire MS Dhoni’s jersey no 7, preventing debutants and current players from choosing it. This, move seen as a tribute to Dhoni’s significant contributions to the game of cricket, has garnered reactions from fans, with...
Uganda outplays Nigeria in ICC Women
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Uganda outplays Nigeria in ICC Women's T20 World Cup qualifier

Enteebe (Uganda) Dec 15: Uganda defeated Nigeria by six wickets in a Group B match at the International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 Women's World Cup African qualifiers . In the match played at the Entebbe Cricket Oval, Nigeria batted first and scored 63/9 in 20 overs. In response, Uganda achieved...
Chen, Marin advance to semis of BWF World Tour Finals
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Chen, Marin advance to semis of BWF World Tour Finals

Hangzhou, Dec 15: Olympic champions Chen Yufei of China and Carolina Marin of Spain booked their spots in the women's singles last four in advance after taking straight-set wins at the 2023 BWF World Tour Finals. Home favorite Chen claimed her second victory of the group stage by sweeping Zhang...
INDW v ENGW: India out for 428, achieve their second-highest score ever
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INDW v ENGW: India out for 428, achieve their second-highest score ever

Navi Mumbai, Dec 15: India Women added 18 runs to their overnight score, losing the remaining three wickets, as their innings folded for 428 all out in 104.3 overs on the second morning of the four-day, one-off Test against England Women at the DY Patil Stadium here on Friday. This is the...
Govt approves racewalker Priyanka Goswami, Greco-Roman wrestlers
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Govt approves racewalker Priyanka Goswami, Greco-Roman wrestlers' proposal to...

New Delhi, Dec 15: Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports’s (MYAS) Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) in their recent meeting approved racewalker Priyanka Goswami’s proposal to train in Australia under coach Brent Vallance. Priyanka, who was the first Indian Athlete to qualify for the Paris Olympics, will...
CLOSE-IN: There’s nothing like Test cricket! (IANS column)
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CLOSE-IN: There’s nothing like Test cricket! (IANS column)

The popularity of the conventional form of cricket, ‘Test Matches’ may be on the wane, however, it is the only way one can measure the ability of a cricketer. The five days of play for men and four days for women truly bring to the fore some of the most important traits of the game that one...
Sams, Hendriks and Ngidi set for their maiden PSL debut
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Sams, Hendriks and Ngidi set for their maiden PSL debut

Lahore, Dec 14: Australia allrounder Daniel Sams and the South Africa duo of Reeza Hendricks and Lungi Ngidi are set to play their maiden Pakistan Super League (PSL) event after being picked up in the draft held on Wednesday. The Karachi Kings picked Sams as their platinum pick, the Multan...
Mohammedan Sporting extend unbeaten streak to nine games with Beneston Barretto strike against Namdhari
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Mohammedan Sporting extend unbeaten streak to nine games with Beneston Barretto...

Ludhiana, Dec 14: Mohammedan Sporting extended their unbeaten streak to nine matches after a 1-0 victory over Namdhari FC in the I-League 2023-24, at the Namdhari Stadium on Wednesday. After a goalless first half, the Black and White Brigade stepped it up in the second half as a goal from Beneston...
IND W v ENG W: Shubha
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IND W v ENG W: Shubha's fifty on debut helps hosts reach 136/2 at lunch on Day 1

Navi Mumbai, Dec 14: Debutante Satheesh Shubha scored a run-a-ball half-century and shared an unbeaten 89-run partnership with fellow-debutante Jemimah Rodrigues (37*) as India Wmen reached 136/2 in 27 overs at lunch on the first day of the one-off four day Test against England Women at the DY Patil...
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