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We needed to create more chances: coach Marijne

New Delhi, Aug. 29 -- Not so long ago, the Indian women's hockey team found itself at a difficult crossroad. Out of the Pro League, starved of top-flight international fixtures a year and reeling from... Read More


Not for the first time were Indian spinners swept into submission

Mumbai, Aug. 29 -- Sonal Dinusha is not a name the Indian team will forget in a hurry. He was why they left the Sri Lankan shores deflated despite the series win. The southpaw's crouched stance, long ... Read More


SL batters raise hopes of revival of old rivalry

Mumbai, Aug. 29 -- The 2026 Test series between India and Sri Lanka comes at an important time for both countries, as both are in the middle of a transition. Not long ago, the two teams enjoyed a heal... Read More


Women's singles promisesa wild swing of fortunes

Mumbai, Aug. 29 -- There are three possible outcomes from the women's singles draw at the US Open. Aryna Sabalenka could become the first player since Serena Williams in 2014 to complete a hat-trick o... Read More


Lad, Mulani, Bhagat, Kaazi get top contracts

Mumbai, Aug. 29 -- Siddhesh Lad and Shams Mulani, as well as Humairaa Kaazi and Vrushali Bhagat, have been awarded Grade A contracts for 2026-27 after the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) apex council... Read More


Candidates heartbreak to title: Pragg's turnaround

Bengaluru, Aug. 29 -- It was a little after 3am on Friday in India, and a relieved, sleep-deprived Vaibhav Suri was shooting off delirious texts in all caps. The recipient of his uppercase excitement,... Read More


25 days after joining cabinet, K'taka minister says will resign

Bengaluru, Aug. 29 -- Karnataka minister B Nagendra, who is facing opposition protests over allegations that he was involved in a funds misappropriation case, submitted his resignation on Friday, 25 d... Read More


3 held for clash during Malala, Anne Frank book reading

Ahmedabad, Aug. 29 -- Three people were held after a group identifying themselves as members of the Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad allegedly assaulted attendees at a book-reading session featur... Read More


PRAGG overcomes odds to become 1st Indian to win GRAND CHESS TOUr

NEW dELHI, Aug. 29 -- Grandmaster (GM) R Praggnanandhaa became the first Indian to win the coveted Grand Chess Tour after defeating the US's Fabiano Caruana in a come-from-behind effort. Praggnanandha... Read More


Iran urges nations not to join new U.S. sanctions

DUBAI, Aug. 29 -- Iran condemned the US's new economic sanctions on Friday as "state terrorism" and said other countries were legally obliged not to implement them, while the US Treasury Department an... Read More