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SportsAsian Games gold next, long career bigger goal after Arjuna recognition: Shankar
With the Asian Games six weeks away, Shankar is looking to build on the steady progress he has made this season.
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SportsWorld Championships: Lakshya crashes out, Sindhu and Ayush progress
Lakshya Sen lost to USA's Garret Tan in the men's singles second round, while PV Sindhu and Ayush Shetty advanced to the pre-quarterfinals.
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SportsIndia beat Pakistan 5-3 to reach Men’s Hockey World Cup second round
The defeat ended Pakistan's campaign in the tournament.
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SportsPraggnanandhaa secures spot in Grand Chess Tour 2026 finals
The Indian Grandmaster is the leading point-getter in the Sinquefield Cup alongside US's Wesley So, with five each.
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SportsBrandon Nakashima beats former champion Daniil Medvedev at Cincinnati Open
Nakashima saved his first match point with a forehand approach and volley finishing before outclassing the Russian in an 18-ball rally to deny him the second one.
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SportsFIH Men's Hockey WC: India to face Pakistan with 10-year unbeaten run against arch-rivals
India currently occupy second place in Pool D with three points after beating Wales 3-1 and losing 2-4 to England. Pakistan have one point after drawing Wales and losing 1-4 to England.
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SportsBarcelona sign Spain star Rodri from Manchester City on contract until 2030
Rodri joins Barcelona after six seasons at Manchester City, where he won four Premier League titles and the Champions League.
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SportsDivya Deshmukh, Tejaswin Shankar, Gayatri Gopichand among 17 named for Arjuna Awards
The Sports Ministry, however, did not name any athlete for the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award this year.
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SportsRishabh Pant becomes first Indian and fastest to hit 100 sixes in Test cricket
Among Indians, both Virender Sehwag and Rohit Sharma, with 91 sixes each, are joint second in the list.
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SportsRavichandran Ashwin reveals how Manjrekar’s criticism helped transform his bowling
Ashwin recalls how Manjrekar’s criticism after his first Australia tour pushed him to work harder and improve his game.
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SportsHarbhajan recalls prank that left Sourav Ganguly ready to quit captaincy
Harbhajan Singh recalls how Yuvraj Singh and teammates convinced Ganguly that he had criticised the team.
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SportsFresh off Toronto title, Iga Swiatek wins first match at Cincinnati Open
It was the seventh consecutive win for Swiatek, who won the title in Cincinnati last year.
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SportsRonaldo hints at retirement after 25 years as football career nears final chapter
The Portugal great says 2026 could be his final year in football and wants to leave behind a spectacular legacy.
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SportsFormula E ready for India comeback, but wants cities to step up
Formula E co-founder Alberto Longo says India remains a priority market, but the championship needs an Indian city or authorities to step forward.
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SportsBangladesh hand Australia a historic nine-wicket defeat at home
For Australia, this defeat will rank as one of its most humiliating home reverses in its 149-year test history with considerable pressure now on the team's selectors.
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SportsDjokovic crashes out of Cincinnati Open on return from Wimbledon
The 24-time Grand Slam champion lost to Argentina's Thiago Agustin Tirante in three sets and remains uncertain about returning to Cincinnati.
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SportsMagnus Carlsen wins Esports Chess World Cup title for second year in a row
Carlsen defeated Belarusian chess grandmaster Denis Lazavik in a lop-sided final of the chess competition at the Esports World Cup held at Paris.
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SportsSaina Nehwal says India must top medal tally to be a true sporting nation
Nehwal said it is important for India to have not just efficient sporting infrastructure but also right coaching.
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SportsJeff Bezos joins Amit Bhatia-led consortium investing in Liverpool
FSG will retain majority ownership and control of the Premier League club following the strategic investment by 1892 Holdings.
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SportsTeam India hoists tricolour in Galle ahead of 600th Test against Sri Lanka
India will become the first Asian team and only the third side after England and Australia to play 600 Tests when the first Test of the two-match series gets underway on August 15, India's Independence Day.