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Lionel Messi India Tour Live: Suvendu Adhikari seeks impartial probe Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday sought an impartial probe into the chaos that erupted during Argentine football star Lionel Messi’s event at the Yuva Bharati (Salt Lake) Stadium, alleging striking similarities between the handling of the incident…

Noah Lyles (Getty Images) PUNE: Noah Lyles is all about fractions of a second. The finest of margins define his sport, and the man himself — the fastest in the world at the moment. In the city as brand ambassador for the Bajaj Pune Marathon, one glimpse of the Paris Olympic 100m champion is enough…

Arshdeep Singh finished with figures of 2 for 13 from his four overs (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh attributed his impressive showing in the third T20I against South Africa to keeping things simple and making the most of the favourable conditions in Dharamsala.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE…

Former India batter Sanjay Bangar has underlined the importance of clearly defining Shubman Gill’s role at the top of the order, urging the opener to concentrate on sound cricketing shots rather than chasing big hits. Bangar believes Gill’s value lies in providing stability, especially with explosive batters like Hardik Pandya, Jitesh Sharma and Shivam Dube…

India’s Jasprit Bumrah (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) India skipper Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and chose to bowl first in the third T20I against South Africa on Sunday, with conditions and dew playing a key role in the decision at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala. India were forced into two changes. Jasprit Bumrah missed the match…

Argentine football icon Lionel Messi, left, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, second left, Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff, right, in Mumbai (@CMOMaharashtra/X via PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: A tense moment unfolded at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium when Bollywood actors Ajay Devgn and Tiger Shroff faced booing from the crowd during Lionel Messi’s event on Sunday. The incident…

NEW DELHI: India secured a commanding 90-run victory over Pakistan in their Under-19 Asia Cup Group A match on Sunday, thanks to an excellent bowling display spearheaded by Kanishk Chouhan and Deepesh Devendran.India batted first after being put in and scored 240 runs in 46.1 overs. Aaron George led the batting with a smooth 85,…

Mumbai Indians’ Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians, in Hyderabad. (PTI Photo) The five-time champions and one of the league’s most ruthless teams, the Mumbai Indians (MI) have almost all their boxes ticked on paper heading into the IPL Auction 2026…

From left, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh and Shivam Dube celebrate (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma) DHARAMSHALA: It’s a rarity in T20 cricket to see bowlers swinging the ball more than batters swinging their bats. It’s almost against the core marketing ethos of the format to see the ball dominating the bat, even as bowlers are fast being…

Erling Haaland of Manchester City (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images) Manchester City and Aston Villa ensured the Premier League title race remains finely balanced with convincing victories on Sunday, responding quickly after Arsenal moved five points clear at the summit a day earlier. Arsenal had strengthened its grip on top spot with a 2-1 win…