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NEW DELHI: Veteran Indian opener Rohit Sharma has reclaimed the No.1 spot in the latest ICC ODI batting rankings — just days before India begin their three-match ODI series against South Africa in Ranchi on Sunday. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Rohit overtook New Zealand star Daryl Mitchell, who slipped in…

Rishabh Pant, and Dinesh Karthik South Africa, the current ICC World Test Championship holders, completed a 2-0 series win to whitewash India at home. The Temba Bavuma-led side defeated India by 408 runs in the second Test in Guwahati on Wednesday.The result gave South Africa the biggest win over India in terms of runs in…

16-year-old national-level basketball player Hardik Rathi died in a freak accident at a sports complex in Haryana’s Rohtak on Tuesday after an iron basketball pole collapsed on him during practice. The victim, Hardik, had represented Haryana in multiple sub-junior and youth national championships.The incident took place at the Lakhan Majra village sports ground and was…

Representing India in Glasgow were Joint Secretary (Sports) Kunal K; Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president PT Usha; IOA CEO Raghuram Iyer; Gujarat Sports Minister Harsh Sanghavi, among others. New Delhi: Ahmedabad was officially named the host city of the 2030 Commonwealth Games on Wednesday (November 26), edging out Abuja, Nigeria. Delegates of the 74 Commonwealth…

Sai Sudharsan plays a shot during the fifth day of the second Test cricket match between India and South Africa, at ACA Stadium in Guwahati. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India suffered their biggest defeat in terms of runs on Wednesday, losing the second Test in Guwahati to South Africa by 408 runs. The result gave…

Shubman Gill, left, and India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir talk during a practice session at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Indian men’s Test team captain Shubman Gill has called for patience, perspective and unity after India suffered their heaviest-ever defeat in Test cricket, going down by…

Pratika Rawal is helped off the pitch during the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup India 2025 match between India and Bangladesh at DY Patil Stadium on October 26, 2025 in Navi Mumbai, India. (Photo/Getty Images) MUMBAI: After the historic 2025 ODI World Cup win by the Indian women’s team on Nov, the excitement for the…

Javokhir Sindarov, and Divya Deshmukh Uzbekistan’s Javokhir Sindarov carved his name into chess history on Wednesday, outplaying China’s Wei Yi to win the FIDE World Cup and becoming, at 19, the youngest ever champion of the event. The feat capped a remarkable run from the 16th seed, who walked away with USD 120,000 (over Rs…

India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir during a training session on the eve of the first Test cricket match between India and South Africa, at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Team India’s latest humiliation at the hands of South Africa has laid bare the deepening cracks in India’s Test cricket structure under head…

Neymar Jr’s family business has purchased Pele’s brand rights. (Agencies) The legacy of Brazilian football icon Pelé has taken a significant step toward renewed global visibility following the acquisition of his brand by NR Sports, the company owned by Neymar Santos Sr. The announcement was made on Tuesday at the Pelé Museum in Santos, the…