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Bihar to host India-New Zealand Under-20 Rugby Series

Mens and womens teams from both countries arrive in Patna. Seven players from Bihar were selected for the Indian teams. Matches to be held at Rajgir Sports Complex in Nalanda

23 Oct 2026 3:53 am
Sri Lanka trumps Brook's fastest double century to beat England by two wickets in cricket tri-series

Brook's 116-ball 202 propelled England to its fourth highest ODI score of 429-4 before it ran into Sri Lanka's super counterpunch to lose by two wickets

23 Oct 2026 3:52 am
Sindhu, Ashmita enter quarterfinals of French Open badminton

Unseeded Ashmita was the star of the day, upsetting world No. 2 and third seed Yamaguchi 21-19 21-18 in a second-round match that lasted 37 minutes

23 Oct 2026 3:47 am
Promising Indian sprinter Dondapati Jayaram dies in road accident

Jayaram along with Malay Barik, another athlete, was going to Kataka for Dussehra celebration by bike on Wednesday evening when the accident occurred

23 Oct 2026 12:49 am
Its Sichuan versus Stars; Tigers meet Iris in the other semifinal

Railways will clash with Sparks for the fifth spot

22 Oct 2026 10:24 pm
Women in Blue start firm favourites as focus shifts to ODIs

Jintimani replaces injured pacer Renuka; Zimbabwe will hope to pose a tough question or two to the World champion

22 Oct 2026 9:24 pm
Anahat stuns eight-time world champion El Sherbini at Silicon Valley Open

Earlier, she defeated Egypts Nour Aboulmakarim 11-8, 11-8, 12-10 in the first round just 31 minutes

22 Oct 2026 8:27 pm
Murugappa Gold Cup: HUTN and SAI-NCoE split the points in a thriller

The latter secures a share of the spoils when Siddhant Singh converted a penalty corner in the 46th minute to make it 4-4

22 Oct 2026 8:24 pm
Sports Council refers LaLigas Tebasto tribunal over Real Madrid comments

Javier Tebas said he was not comparing the ideology of Real or their fan base with those of the Nazi Party but merely the club's propaganda techniques

22 Oct 2026 7:21 pm
Asian Para Games 2026: Sheetal keeps cool for double gold in archery; Athletics remains Indias unstoppable force

India now has 88 medals in its kitty, including 21 gold, 26 silver and 41 bronze, while the biggest contributor remained para-athletics with 52 medals (18 gold, 16 silver and 18 bronze)

22 Oct 2026 6:33 pm
Challenging, but a lot of fun: Aussie umpire Treloar embraces Ranji stint

He will officiate in one more Ranji game, between Mumbai and Haryana next week, before returning home

22 Oct 2026 5:35 pm
22 Oct 2026 5:22 pm
Asian Para Games 2026: Anjanaben Bumbadiya strikes gold ; silver for Jayanti Behera in womens 400m T47

Bumbadia clocked 59.97sec to be the only runner in the four-athlete race with a sub one minute performance

22 Oct 2026 2:37 pm
Asian Para Games 2026: Sheetal bags second successive gold in women's compound

Sheetal now has three medals from the ongoing Games, having also won the women's doubles silver with quadruple amputee Payal Nag of Odisha

22 Oct 2026 12:26 pm
IND vs NZ first T20I: Reddy, Mayank return as India elects to field against New Zealand

Nitish Kumar Reddy and Mayank Yadav were replaced in place of Shivam Dube and Prince Yadav

22 Oct 2026 12:21 pm
Champions League: Man Utd humiliated by Como, Arsenal denies Bayern

Real Madrid thumped RB Leipzig 4-1 and there were also notable victories for Inter Milan, Aston Villa and Real Betis

22 Oct 2026 11:29 am
Asian Para Games 2026: Sheetal, Toman clinch compound mixed team gold

The top-seeded Indians, who set a new world record in the qualification round, consistently hit the target to build and maintain their lead throughout the clash

22 Oct 2026 10:33 am
Asian Para Games 2026: Thulasimathi and Nitesh enter SL3-SU5 mixed doubles final, Indian shuttlers win two bronze

Thulasimathi and Nitesh combined to outwit the Chinese pair 21-19, 14-21, 21-17 in a thrilling semifinal that lasted 42 minutes at Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium

22 Oct 2026 8:18 am
Asian Para Games 2026: Swati Chaudhary creates history with Indias first W1 archery medal, settles for silver

Swati went down 25-17, 21-22, 22-21, 20-30, 21-28 as the world No. 23 Chinese archer produced a strong finish to clinch her maiden Asian Para Games gold

22 Oct 2026 8:09 am
Asian Para Games 2026: Suvarna Raj clinches womens F54 discus gold

The 44-year-old from Greater Noida delivered a consistent performance, recording four throws beyond the 15-metre mark in her six attempts

22 Oct 2026 8:01 am
Jamia forms committee to draft students' union constitution amid ongoing protest

According to a separate notification issued by the Chief Proctor's office on Wednesday, disciplinary action initiated against protesting students between October 12 at 5:30 p.m. and October 21 will be reviewed

22 Oct 2026 3:32 am
On-song India look to beat travel fatigue in T20 series-opener against New Zealand

Most recent T20 clash on New Zealand soil was in 2022 in Napier, where the rain-interrupted match ended in a tie via the Duckworth-Lewis method

22 Oct 2026 2:58 am
India to open U19 Women's T20 World Cup campaign against West Indies

The third edition of the tournament will feature four groups of four teams each, with matches scheduled across venues in Chattogram, Sylhet and Kathmandu

22 Oct 2026 12:35 am
Captain Iyer says Vaibhav Sooryavanshi must be patient for national opportunities

It's important that a talent like him is always happy around the dressing room. And he is very young. He has more years to get opportunities. It's not like he can walk in straight away. Because our openers are also scoring consistently. And they also won the World Cup, Iyer said during the press conference ahead of the first T20I in Hagley Oval

22 Oct 2026 12:29 am
The game has undergone a generational change:Vijay Amritraj

The Indian sporting great dwells on nature of the surfaces, the equipment, the playing styles, pay parity, player earnings and multiple other aspects

21 Oct 2026 8:52 pm
Ranji Trophy: Saurashtratakes the bragging rights in drawn encounter against Karnataka

It garners three points for taking the first-innings lead as latter again comes up short in its quest to get a decisive result in a seventh straight encounter against the former

21 Oct 2026 7:57 pm
NZ vs IND series: The whole idea of home advantage has disappeared around the world, says former New Zealand coach Gary Stead

The current Andhra head coach, who was in charge of the Kiwis when they beat India 3-0 at home in 2024, feels India has the wherewithal to beat New Zealand

21 Oct 2026 7:34 pm
Ranji Trophy: Delhi has to be content with first-innings lead

Host gets three points from a high-scoring draw; Gujarat emerges unscathed after being forced to follow-on; Shokeen claims maiden First-Class five-wicket haul

21 Oct 2026 7:14 pm
Ranji Trophy: A clinical Kerala completes an innings win over Odisha

The host beats the weather and its opponent needing only 23.3 overs on the fourth morning to get the job done thanks to Jalaj Saxenas guiles which fetched him a 37th five-wicket haul in First Class cricket

21 Oct 2026 6:18 pm
Asian Para Games: Superb Simran grabs second gold with record in 100m T12

Simran had also won the 200m gold with a new Games record on October 20

21 Oct 2026 5:19 pm