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Indian weightlifter Harjinder Kaur expressed pride after clinching the silver medal in the women's 69kg category at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, dedicating her achievement to her family following a career-best performance in Glasgow.

Forced to watch from the spectator stands, Rahelu could only offer limited guidance via phone calls, missing the opportunity to adjust tactical strategies during the competition. The coach expressed that this lapse likely cost Kumar the gold medal.

West Indies Test captain Roston Chase dedicated his team's 90-run victory over Pakistan in the first Test to the late legendary all-rounder Sir Garfield Sobers, noting the coincidence between his age and the margin of victory.

Pakistan crumbled for the second consecutive day to the West Indies pace attack, losing the first Test of a two-match series by 90 runs on the fourth day in Trinidad on Tuesday.

Commonwealth Games 2026: Sitting on 12 medals after Day 6, India can theoretically add 14 more medals on Day 7 (Wednesday).

Pakistan's newly-appointed Test skipper, Babar Azam, remained unbeaten on 58 as his team was bowled out by West Indies for 120 in Trinidad.

The IFAB has admitted that the VAR intervention that led to Switzerland forward Breel Embolo's red card against Argentina was wrong.

Former Indian cricket team spinner R Ashwin clarified his statement that Vaibhav Sooryavanshi should 'serve drinks' to his teammates if he is not playing.

India's three-match T20I series against Zimbabwe saw some senior players miss out, and Sanju Samson was one of them.

Subhadeep Ghosh is expected to take the spot of India's assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate and fielding coach T Dilip.

CWG 2026 India Schedule, Day 7: An action-packed day awaits India in the Commonwealth Games. There will be seven athletics medals on offer, while six boxers are one win away from assuring India of medals

Priya Ghanghas silenced a partisan Scottish crowd with a stirring comeback victory over home favourite Niamh Mitchell, while Preeti Pawar and Jadumani Singh delivered clinical performances at the Commonwealth Games.

Asian Games bronze medallist Gulveer Singh produced a remarkable performance to win a historic silver medal in the men's 10,000m at the Commonwealth Games.

India's Harjinder Kaur produced a brilliant performance to win the women's 69kg weightlifting silver medal at the Commonwealth Games, breaking Games records in both the snatch and clean and jerk

Football's law-making panel clarified its guidance to referees which confirmed Switzerland forward Breel Embolo should not have been sent off in the World Cup quarterfinals against Argentina.

English county Warwickshire Bears have signed gutsy India opener Pratika Rawal until the end of the 2026 domestic season, the club announced on Tuesday.

European football governing body UEFA slammed reports claiming that FIFA president Gianni Infantino may consider selling stakes in the men's FIFA World Cup to investors in the future.

Nirupama Devi looked out of rhythm throughout the evening, completing only a 93kg snatch in an error-strewn performance.

This year has been a mixed bag for Tilak Varma in T20Is, with 462 runs in 19 matches and innings at an average of over 34 and a strike rate of nearly 149, including three fifties and a best score of 60*.

The 28-year-old boxer from Assam is assured of at least a bronze medal after receiving a direct entry into the women's 75kg semifinals because of the five-boxer draw.

Jhandu Kumar secured bronze in the men's heavyweight para powerlifting event at the SEC Armadillo in Glasgow.

Winds of change are sweeping through Indian cricket. After the tours of Ireland and England, where India lost two T20I series and an ODI series, the BCCI was expected to conduct a review

The FIDE World Championship Match 2026 between reigning champion Gukesh D and challenger Javokhir Sindarov will be held in Geneva, Switzerland, from November 25 to December 15.

Zinedine Zidane was appointed France coach on Tuesday, as widely expected, following the departure of Didier Deschamps, the French Football Federation (FFF) announced.

Roberto Mancini has once again been tasked with revitalizing an Italy team in crisis, almost exactly three years after he bolted on the national team. Italian soccer federation Giovanni Malago...

Monday night belonged to Sharmila Dhankar. The 40-year-old etched her name in history as India's first para-athlete to clinch a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games

Spain's World Cup-winning captain Rodri will be sidelined for a short period following minor back surgery, Manchester City said on Tuesday.

National record holder Sarvesh Kushare scripted history as he became the first Indian to win a silver medal in the men's high jump event of the Commonwealth Games.

Sixty years after disappearing from the Commonwealth Games programme, the sport's most romantic race is back, inviting a new generation to chase a piece of history.

Europe's first major franchise T20 competition, the European T20 Premier League (ETPL), on Tuesday unveiled the schedule for its inaugural season, with the tournament set to run from August 26 to September 20.

From the time Gurindervir Singh clocked 10.09 seconds (the first Indian to achieve a sub-10.10-second timing) at the Federation Cup in May this year, expectations were high from the 25-year-old.

The innings has lifted the experienced right-hander one place to ninth in the ODI batting rankings, moving her ahead of India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and back into the elite group of batters in the format.

The coach's departure comes at the end of his initial contract with the BCCI, which is understood to have concluded earlier this month after running from around July 2024 to mid-July 2026.

Newly-crowned junior squash world champion Anahat Singh has revealed that she placed her academic goals at the prestigious Harvard University on hold this year to give herself the best chance of winning a medal at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President PT Usha lauded India's athletes after a memorable day at the Commonwealth Games.

The incident occurred during a North Yorkshire and South Durham Cricket League Division Two match between Saltburn Cricket Club's second XI and Middlesbrough Cricket Club's second XI.

Zidane, 54, had long been viewed as the leading candidate for the role and had been waiting for an opportunity to take charge of the national team for several years.

Arshad Nadeem, Pakistan's brightest medal hope at the Games after the country's athletes endured a medal-less campaign so far, finished ninth at the Lucerne Silver Meet in Switzerland earlier this month.

India's Srihari Nataraj qualified for the 100m backstroke semifinals but veteran Sajan Prakash failed to go past the Heats of 50m butterfly event in the Commonwealth Games swimming competition in Glasgow on Tuesday.

Indian hurdler and Inspire Institute of Sport (IIS)-supported athlete Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan heads into the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow full of confidence, drawing belief from his recent international performances.

The Korean team was greeted at the airport by officials of the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF), which will host the matches on July 30 and August 2, 4 and 7 in Islamabad.

Zinedine Zidane was appointed France coach on Tuesday, as widely expected, following the departure of Didier Deschamps, the French Football Federation (FFF) announced.

Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday congratulated the state's para-athlete Shilpa K Shyla on winning the bronze medal in the women's F57 shot put event at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow.

Serbian tennis legend Novak Djokovic and women's number one Aryna Sabalenka top the list of pairings entered for the US Open mixed doubles.

The award, introduced by India's head coach for the tour VVS Laxman, presented after every match to recognise the player who best reflects the team's values, commitment and attitude.

Tariq, who is the only other Pakistan player apart from Abrar Ahmed participating in The Hundred, said it is frustrating to see batters question his action every time.

Team India could tour Bangladesh for a white-ball series in the first half of September, with the two cricket boards currently in talks to schedule an itinerary, according to a report.

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Speaking about the methods adopted during his early years, the influence of senior players, and a memorable on-field collision in Australia, Suresh Raina offered insight into the work ethic

Saransh Jain earned his maiden India call-up for the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka, starting from August 15 in Galle.