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Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha (left) with his partner Pruchya Isaro Indian tennis player Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha achieved a significant career milestone on Friday by winning the Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff alongside Thailand’s Pruchya Isaro, earning a main-draw wild card entry for the 2026 Australian Open men’s doubles.The Indo-Thai pair demonstrated consistent performance throughout the tournament, defeating Japanese…

Umran Malik (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images) After recovering from injury, fast bowler Umran Malik is eager to return to the Indian cricket team. He relies on his natural ability to bowl at speeds exceeding 150 kmph, along with newly developed skills like slower deliveries and improved yorkers.Malik has been absent from the Indian team…

Rohit Sharma is on the verge of becoming only the fourth Indian batter to cross 20,000 international runs. (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India captain Rohit Sharma is on the verge of becoming only the fourth Indian batter to cross 20,000 international runs. The opener is set to return to action in the three-match ODI…

India bowling coach Morne Morkel has shared promising updates on Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer’s recoveries (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: India bowling coach Morne Morkel has shared promising updates on Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer’s recoveries ahead of the ODI series opener against South Africa in Ranchi on November 30. Both cricketers, appointed captain…

Rohit Sharma is currently in Ranchi for the first ODI against South Africa (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India captain Rohit Sharma is well known for his fun-loving attitude, and a recent moment at Ranchi airport showed that side of him again. The Hitman was seen light-heartedly explaining something to the security staff on behalf…

Nitish Rana, who is currently playing in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, provided an update on Shubman Gill’s condition when asked by a fan. (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Indian cricket captain Shubman Gill has been sidelined from both Test and ODI series against South Africa due to a neck injury sustained during the first Test match…

Anish Giri downplays Divya Deshmukh-Javokhir Sindarov pattern NEW DELHI: Uzbekistan’s Javokhir Sindarov came into the FIDE World Cup in Goa as the 16th seed and went on to win it, becoming the youngest champion in the event’s history at just 19. Just a few months earlier, India’s Divya Deshmukh, only one day younger than the…

Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Bollywood actor Suniel Shetty on Friday penned a heartfelt note praising World Cup-winning star Jemimah Rodrigues for opting out of the ongoing Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) to be with her close friend and teammate Smriti Mandhana during a difficult personal phase. Mandhana’s wedding, scheduled earlier…

(L-R) Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir, chief selector Ajit Agarkar, Test and ODI captain Shubman Gill. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Sporting the Indian cricket team’s training kit and Cloudmonster joggers, chief selector Ajit Agarkar is a regular feature at net sessions – both home and abroad, but definitely abroad. When he is not keeping…

Pakistan star batter Babar Azam endured a night to forget in Rawalpindi on Thursday, as he registered yet another duck — a moment that now places him alongside Umar Akmal and Saim Ayub for the most ducks by a Pakistani in T20 internationals. The 31-year-old was dismissed for a two-ball duck during Pakistan’s tense chase…