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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced a cash award of ₹51 crore for the Indian women’s cricket team after their historic World Cup win on Sunday. Harmanpreet Kaur’s side defeated South Africa by 52 runs in the final…
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One is the highest run-scorer in women’s cricket. The other has taken more wickets than any woman in history. For nearly two decades, Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami carried Indian cricket on their shoulders, came agonisingly close to a…
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For Indian cricket, the reference point to greatness has long been the 1983 men’s World Cup win at Lord’s — the shock triumph that turned a cricketing nation into a global powerhouse. That victory didn’t just lift a trophy; it inspired a…
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Round 1 of the FIDE Chess World Cup 2025 begins today (November 1) in Goa, featuring 16 Indian players, including reigning Women's World Cup champion Divya Deshmukh, who enters the event as a wild card. Top seed D Gukesh heads the draw,…
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On the eve of the Women’s World Cup semi-final against Australia, few believed Harmanpreet Kaur’s India could topple the seven-time champions at the Dr DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. But sport, as it often does, defied expectations. On a…
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India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant made his much-awaited return to competitive cricket on Thursday after a three-month injury layoff, featuring in the India A home series against South Africa A at Bengaluru’s Centre of Excellence…
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After being left out of Pakistan’s T20I squad for the Asia Cup last month, Babar Azam was given a chance to re-establish himself ahead of the 2026 World Cup. But his long-awaited return went awry on Tuesday, as he was dismissed for a…
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India ODI vice-captain Shreyas Iyer was admitted to a Sydney hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU) after sustaining a life-threatening injury during the third and final ODI against Australia on Saturday. The 29-year-old suffered a serious…
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Indian cricketer Shreyas Iyer has been hospitalised in Sydney and moved to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) after suffering internal bleeding from a rib injury sustained during the third ODI against Australia. Iyer injured his left rib cage…
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Security has been significantly stepped up in Navi Mumbai for the remaining matches of the ongoing Women’s World Cup 2025 following the molestation incident involving two Australian players in Indore last week. The city will host two of the…
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