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Samrat Rana (Instagram Handle) World champion Samrat Rana won a bronze medal in the men’s 10m air pistol at the Asian Championship on Wednesday after falling short of his qualification form in the final.Samrat, who won gold at last year’s World Championships in Cairo, started strongly in the season-opening event. India A vs USA |…

MS Dhoni (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Enigmatic former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has virtually ruled out stepping into the commentary box, calling the popular post-retirement role a “difficult” balancing act that demands sharp statistical recall — something he admits doesn’t come naturally to him.The 44-year-old, who led India to three ICC titles, has…

New Delhi: A promising gymnast from Madhya Pradesh, Ujair Ali, died after suffering a neck injury during the School Games Nationals in Kolkata, prompting his family to allege negligence and accuse officials accompanying the state contingent of abandoning the 16-year-old boy after admitting him to a West Bengal govt-run medical facility.Ujair, from Ujjain, died on…

The MCC said the revisions were aimed at keeping the laws “up to date and fit for the modern game”. NEW DELHI: In one of the most significant updates to cricket’s rulebook in recent years, the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has announced 73 changes to the Laws of Cricket, with the amendments — the first…

India’s Axar Patel celebrates the wicket of New Zealand’s Glenn Phillips during the fifth and final T201 cricket match between India and New Zealand, at the Greenfield International Stadium, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. (PTI) TimesofIndia.com in Mumbai: In April 2024, on the sidelines of a Delhi Capitals event in the national capital, Axar Patel was asked…

Abhishek Sharma, right, and Ishan Kishan (PTI Photo) For a very long time, scoring 50 runs in the Powerplay — the first six overs — used to be the perfect platform for a big score in T20Is. Even in the 2024 T20 World Cup, the Rohit Sharma-Virat Kohli combo was looking at something in that…

NEW DELHI: Defending champions India will walk into the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup as firm favourites, and few voices carry more weight on the subject than Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The former India captain, who famously led the side to the inaugural T20 World Cup title in 2007, believes the hosts have all the…

Belinda Bencic and Elina Svitolina Belinda Bencic and Elina Svitolina have etched their names into tennis history, becoming the first mothers to be ranked inside the WTA Tour’s top 10 at the same time — a milestone the governing body has hailed as “an incredible moment for women’s sport”.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube…

Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan Despite the turbulence that has marked India’s transition under a new management group led by head coach Gautam Gambhir, especially in Tests and to some extent in ODIs, the shortest format has remained a sanctuary. Even with structural changes and high-profile retirements, India’s T20I juggernaut has barely slowed since lifting…

Shubham Ranjane looking to play against ‘best buddy’ Suryakumar Yadav (Special arrangements) NAVI MUMBAI: Since he landed in Mumbai with the USA team to play in his maiden T20 World Cup, former Mumbai allrounder Shubham Ranjane has been reliving old memories, naturally experiencing “goosebumps” for the last few days.Ranjane is relishing the prospect of playing…