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Haaland's Norway thump sorry Italy to reach first World Cup since 1998

Haaland scored the decisive brace in the space of seconds at a soaking San Siro for Norway, who completed Group I with a perfect 24 points from their eight qualifying matches

17 Nov 2025 5:35 am
Jannik Sinner beats Carlos Alcaraz to retain ATP Finals title before his home fans

The second-ranked Sinner beat top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz 7-6 (4), 7-5 for the ATP Finals trophy on Sunday in the sixth meeting this year between the two players who are dominating mens tennis

17 Nov 2025 4:42 am
Cristiano Ronaldo set for record 6th World Cup as Portugal routs Armenia to qualify

Portugal sealed its place at next years tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico with a 9-1 rout of Armenia

17 Nov 2025 4:08 am
Bezzecchi wins Valencia GP to give Aprilia back-to-back wins for first time

Bezzecchi had delivered a commanding lights-to-flag victory at the Portuguese Grand Prix last weekend and the Italian repeated his heroics in Valencia

17 Nov 2025 2:58 am
Rory McIlroy loses playoff to Matt Fitzpatrick, wins Race to Dubai

For McIlroy, its a seventh Race to Dubai title, putting him one clear of the late Seve Ballesteros and one behind Colin Montgomeries record haul

17 Nov 2025 2:40 am
Daryl Mitchells 119 lifts New Zealand to a seven-run win over the West Indies in the 1st ODI

Mitchells seventh ODI century lifted New Zealand to 269-7 as it batted first after losing the toss

17 Nov 2025 1:32 am
Indias Dhanush wins air rifle gold, Murtaza settles for silver in Deaflympics

In the final, Dhanush, who is a national camper based in the National Centre of Excellence (NCOE) at the Karni Singh Ranges in Delhi, broke both the Deaflympics and Deaf Final World Record to add a second mens 10m air rifle Deaflympics gold to his name

17 Nov 2025 1:16 am
Shafali Verma: This is a golden period for Indian womens cricket

Fresh from winning the Womens World Cup at home, Indias opening batter Shafali Verma speaks about the triumph and the subsequent celebrations, how this could be the springboard for the team to achieve further success, and the areas she has worked on over the past year

16 Nov 2025 10:42 pm
Ranji Trophy - Smaran and Karun put on a batting masterclass against Chandigarh

The duo adds 119 for the fourth wicket for Karnataka, with the former peeling off an unbeaten century; his partner misses a hundred by a whisker after he was given a reprieve by Bawa

16 Nov 2025 10:37 pm
Ranji Trophy - Gritty Aparajith holds Keralas batting together against Madhya Pradesh

He remains unbeaten on 81 at stumps on the first day; Abhijith chips in with a vital fifty after early strikes from Arshad and Saransh peg the visitors back

16 Nov 2025 10:33 pm
Lothar Matthaus stresses on quality coaching at the school level

The World Cup-winning German captain and BSL ambassador feels the need for a collective effort to realise Indias World Cup dream

16 Nov 2025 10:31 pm
Ranji Trophy - Jammu and Kashmir strikes back after Hyderabad bundles it out for 170

Abid and Samad provide some resistance for the home team; Aquibs spell rips through the visitors batting line-up, leaving it reeling at 88 for six

16 Nov 2025 10:30 pm
Chess World Cup | Alcantara keeps his nerve to knock out Harikrishna

The Peruvian-born Mexican beats his opponent in the third game following a set of tie-breakers with black pieces from a Richter-Rauzer variation of Sicilian Defence; Arjun the only Indian remaining in the tournament

16 Nov 2025 10:26 pm
Team India needs to end gambling on rank turners

Indore 2023 versus Australia, Pune and Mumbai against New Zealand last year and Sundays crushing loss have all laid bare the fact that Indians are no longer good players of spin

16 Nov 2025 10:11 pm
Ranji Trophy | I was not happy about batting at No. 6: Tamil Nadus Andre Siddarth

The head coach has made some decisions. I was not happy that I went at No. 6. After a certain point, I realised I cannot change his mind. I have to just bat

16 Nov 2025 7:34 pm
World Boxing Cup Finals | India assured of four medals on first day of competition

Minakshi, Preeti, Ankush and Narender make the semifinals in their respective weight categories

16 Nov 2025 7:13 pm
Ranji Trophy | Indrajith and Andre steer Tamil Nadus spirited fightback

The duos splendid stand of 211 runs rescues TN on the opening day after the side once again loses a flurry of wickets early; the veteran batter, who reached the landmark of 5000 Ranji runs along the way, had retired hurt before joining hands with the 19-year-old

16 Nov 2025 7:00 pm
16 Nov 2025 6:05 pm
IND vs SA first Test in Kolkata: Pitch was not unplayable, this is exactly what we asked for, says Gambhir

The head coach cited the case of Temba Bavuma (55 not out) and Washington Sundar (31 off 92 balls) to validate his argument

16 Nov 2025 3:37 pm
IND vs SA first Test: We should have been able to soak in pressure and chase 124, says Rishabh Pant

India were bowled out for 93 as South Africa celebrated a 30-run win to take 1-0 lead in the two-match series

16 Nov 2025 3:18 pm
IND vs SA first Test: Temba Bavumas half century set a target of 124 for India

India are without their regular skipper Shubman Gill who was declared ruled out of the remainder of the Kolkata Test

16 Nov 2025 11:14 am
Shubman Gill ruled out of remainder of first Test against South Africa due to neck injury

The team management said He is currently under observation in the hospital. He will take no further part in the Test match. He will continue to be monitored by the BCCI medical team

16 Nov 2025 9:36 am
Jadeja completes 4,000 Test runs, enters elite all-round club

In 88 tests, Jadeja has scored 4,001 runs at an average of 38.84, with six centuries and 27 fifties, and a best score of 175*

16 Nov 2025 3:10 am
Australia-born Ryan Williams named in India squad for AFC Qualifiers vs Bangladesh

While Williams will travel to Bangladesh, his inclusion in the matchday squad is subject to the receipt of a No-Objection Certificate from Football Australia and the subsequent approvals from FIFA and AFC

16 Nov 2025 1:18 am
Ranji Trophy | Home team Karnataka out to test misfiring Chandigarh

Visiting skipper Vohra wants batters to absorb pressure and put runs on the board; Mayank wants his team to sustain momentum and capitalise on home advantage

15 Nov 2025 11:07 pm
Ranji Trophy | Jammu & Kashmir meets Hyderabad in a battle of equals

The historic victory against Delhi will give the team massive confidence while the well rounded tourists would stretch their opponents

15 Nov 2025 11:02 pm
Crucial points at stake as the World Boxing Cup Finals gets underway

A gold winner will gain 300 points, a silver medallist 200 and a bronze medallist 150 points; Eight Indian women are starting from medal rounds

15 Nov 2025 8:53 pm
Ranji Trophy | Winless Kerala faces a daunting task as it faces an upbeat Madhya Pradesh

MP sits atop Group B and comes into this clash fresh off a thrilling three-wicket victory over Goa; the visitor has added some fresh faces to the squad for this encounter

15 Nov 2025 7:51 pm
Chess World Cup | Humpy bats for womens chess to take inspiration from womens cricket

Humpy hopes the two Indians in contention at the World Cup, Arjun Erigaisi and P. Harikrishna, would go far

15 Nov 2025 7:21 pm