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Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president PT Usha NEW DELHI: India has unveiled “Rising Together” as the vision for its bid to host the 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Games, with Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president PT Usha confirming that the country’s first project presentation to the … Read more

South Korean football team after winning the Asian Games gold medal. (Pic credit: X) South Korea is reconsidering a decades-old military service benefit for elite athletes after controversial comments by Asian Games gold medallists triggered a fresh public debate over whether sporting success should continue to qualify some young men for an alternative to the … Read more

Pedro Rodriguez (Pic credit: Barcelona FC) A day after Lionel Messi bid an emotional farewell to international football, his former Barcelona teammate Pedro Rodriguez has also called time on his illustrious career, with the Spain great retiring at the age of 39 after winning 25 major trophies.Pedro, who played alongside Messi during Barcelona’s golden era, … Read more

KOCHI: Kerala’s newly appointed captain, Vishnu Vinod, wants to leave his imprint on this team, but he is keen that his players feel free to express themselves and play to their potential.The 32-year-old batter from Pathanamthitta, who also keeps wickets, takes charge of the Kerala team ahead of the Ranji Trophy opener against Jharkhand in … Read more

NEW DELHI: Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin believes Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s return to international cricket could open the door for a remarkable comeback to India’s ODI squad and potentially take the veteran pacer to next year’s 50-over World Cup in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia.Bhuvneshwar, who returned to India colours after nearly four years when he … Read more

KOLKATA: Wicketkeeper-batter Abhishek Porel, who was recently granted bail in a case involving allegations of rape and other sexual offences, has been included in Bengal’s 17-member squad for their Ranji Trophy season opener against Delhi in Kalyani.Porel, who has not played competitive cricket since the end of IPL 2026, was arrested in August following allegations … Read more

MUMBAI: Since he scored an 80 not out against England in July, India’s T20I captain Shreyas Iyer was experiencing a rare slump in white-ball cricket, where he’s usually highly consistent, having failed to cross 30 in his last 10 T20I innings.Soon after he landed back in Mumbai after leading India to the gold medal win … Read more

File Pics: Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi (Agency Image) Former England striker Gary Lineker has expressed sadness over the way Cristiano Ronaldo’s international career appears to be ending, saying the Portugal great deserved a farewell similar to the emotional scenes that marked Lionel Messi’s final appearance for Argentina.Ronaldo, 41, left the Portugal camp last week … Read more

File Pic: Manchester City players and staff after winning the Premier League title . (Reuters Photo) Former England captain Gary Lineker believes Manchester City should accept responsibility for their Premier League financial breaches and take whatever punishment comes their way, saying such a move could help draw a line under one of the biggest scandals … Read more

Several Indian wrestlers, including 2024 U17 World Champion Neha Sangwan, have been refused US visas, putting their participation in the U23 World Wrestling Championships in Las Vegas from October 12 to 18 in doubt.The wrestlers were verbally told that their visa applications had been refused because they were below 20 years of age and unemployed. … Read more