The Hindu

We are launching a nationwide talent hunt for children aged 5 to 15 to identify prospects in every corner of the country. They will get special training to become world class athletes, says Prime Minister Modi.

India named a largely unchanged playing XI from their last Test against Afghanistan in June, with Devdutt Padikkal coming in for the injured Sai Sudharsan.

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe has discussed topics including track and fields ban on Russian athletes, private equity in sports and FIFAs credibility crisis following a controversial overturned red card at the World Cup

Third seed Refaay rallied to defeat top seed compatriot Mohamed Gohar 6-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-4

Two-time European Cup-winning goalkeeper Jimmy Rimmer has died at age 78; he was at United from 1965-74 and then had three years at Arsenal before playing for Villa from 1977-83

TNTA president Vijay Amritraj said that almost all the corporates that had supported the tournament in the past had come forward again to back the event in its third year

Hopefully, the jersey row will be pushed into the background as Harmanpreet & Co. attempt to end a 51-year medal drought in the event; the new format does not allow any scope for slip-ups

Kamal Navas of Team Rockers Racing took the pole position in the Super Stock 301-400cc category

The player was found to be in possession of a mobile phone in the restricted Players and Match Officials Area during his teams match

Gills men will draw inspiration from a superior head-to-head record; the visiting sides batters need to come good to make life easier for their bowlers; left-arm spinner Prabath could be the trump card for the home team

Dhananjaya hinted about a probable debut for off-spinner Keshara Nuwantha

The aesthetics around the first Test venue came in for praisebutGilladded a note of caution: In grounds which are open, wind plays a crucial part. As a batterif you want to take on a spinner, we have to see if the wind is with us or against us.

The hard-serving Rybakina, who leads the tour in aces, struggled to find her rhythm

Our main idea was those who perform consistently at the world circuit should feature in Indias team for major tournaments and they deserve to be given a bit of leeway from participating in domestic tournaments in an already crammed calendar, says Vasanth Bharadwaj

Harbhajan believes Sooryavanshi is capable of sowing doubt in the mind of a bowler despite his tender age and low experience

Athul Thomas and Binil Babu from Kerala are champions in the 4X4 Stock class at the recently-concluded Rainforest Challenge (India) in Goa

Ryuichi Inoue posted the highest score of the Mens QS 2000 Round of 32 with 13.17, while Shohei Kato produced the best effort in the Round of 16 with 14.50

India might see its best finish in 50 years in hockey World Cup

Sri Lanka head coach Kirsten, who coached the Men in Blue to victory in the 2011 World Cup, will be plotting Indias downfall when the two-match Test series begins at Galle on Saturday

TTFI president Maghna Ahlawat said that the federation believes the concerns raised by the Ministry, which suspended its recognition, have either been addressed or need further clarification

The focus in catching emphasised ambidexterity, encouraging fielders to make one-handed catches with either hand

Nabi has been drafted into the Indian squad as a replacement for injured Jasprit Bumrah for the two-Test series against Sri Lanka

Indias medal share rose from 0.5% in 1934 to a peak of 12.2% in 2010, and stood at 5.8% in Glasgow, where it finished fourth despite a pared-down programme

Hasan struck in his sixth and seventh overs to remove openers Jake Weatherald (23) and Travis Head (22)

Spain great Xavi Hernandez has been hired as Netherlands coach to become the first foreign-born leader of the national team in nearly 50 years

PSG put in an impressive defensive display and join AC Milan and Real Madrid as the only teams to retain the trophy, as Luis Enrique won his 13th trophy since joining PSG in 2023

Arshads long-time coach, Salman Butt, said the javelin thrower was presently training in Lahore but would soon leave for South Africa, where he will train for a few weeks under his coach, Terseus Liebenberg, and local trainers

Financial details of the deal were not disclosed, but British media reported that Chelsea had paid an initial 16.3 million ($22.02 million) with a further 1.7 million in add-ons for the 28-year-old

Dominating the field in senior womens foil, senior mens epee, and senior mens sabre, Team Indias stellar day three performance brought the nations overall combined medal count to an extraordinary 29 medals comprising 8 Gold, 7 Silver, and 14 Bronze

India is no longer at its best in Test cricket

Budkowski, a 49-year-old Polish-French engineer, has held positions at a number of teams including Ferrari and McLaren as well as the governing FIA

The Lakers were valued last year at $10 billion a record for a pro sports team when Mark Walter purchased a controlling stake from the Buss family, which had owned the team since 1979

The restriction was put in place by England managing director Rob Key after controversial late-night incidents on the winter tours of New Zealand and Australia

Dickwella, who last played a Test against New Zealand in 2023, is in line to make his return to the format after regular wicketkeeper Kusal Mendis was ruled out with an injury