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In a first,Vande Mataram played before national anthem at Indias international game

Vande Mataram will now be played at the start of every home series, before the start of first game, a BCCI source told PTI

13 Sep 2026 9:24 pm
India vs Afghanistan first T20I: India opt to bowl first

India preferred the experience of Sanju Samson over batting prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, while pacer Jasprit Bumrah returned to the playing XI

13 Sep 2026 8:07 pm
Womens Asia Cup final: India elect to bat against Sri Lanka

India bring in G. Kamalini for Pratika Rawal, while Sri Lanka has Vishmi Gunaratne coming in for Kawya Kavind

13 Sep 2026 7:57 pm
13 Sep 2026 5:13 pm
Arsenal go three points clear as Liverpool, Chelsea stumble

Arsenal moved three points clear at the top of the Premier League after a 2-0 win over Sunderland, while Liverpool and Chelsea dropped points in frustrating home draws. Bruno Guimaraes and Bukayo Saka struck for Arsenal, as Liverpool were held 0-0 by Fulham and Chelsea drew 2-2 with newly promoted Hull

13 Sep 2026 11:10 am
Ruthless Rybakina dethrones Sabalenka to claim first U.S. Open crown

An ankle injury had threatened to derail Rybakina's campaign even before the tournament started, but the 27-year-old shrugged off those concerns to add the U.S. Open title to her Australian Open triumph this year

13 Sep 2026 4:36 am
Gambhir has amazing one-on-one player management approach: Skipper Shreyas Iyer

Asked about his captaincy philosophy Iyer said he doesn't believe in burdening players with specific roles rather he wants them to develop game awareness intrinsic to T20 format

13 Sep 2026 3:20 am
Womens T20 Asia Cup final: India eye record-extending eighth title win against gritty Sri Lanka

Keeping aside Shafalis form and Mandhanas century two games ago, India would still need more from their other batters; fielding still remains a major concern

13 Sep 2026 3:15 am
U.S. Open: Harrison and Skupski win men's doubles title

The reigning Australian Open champions took the first set after Harrison struck a two-handed backhand return winner to break for a 4-3 lead. The American-British duo held serve the rest of the way to take the set 6-4

13 Sep 2026 2:35 am
AFG vs IND first T20I | Ahead of Asian Games, full-strength India aims to flex muscle

The Men in Blue will start as clear favourites in the three-match T20I series against host Afghanistan; pace ace Bumrahs presence will be a fillip for skipper Shreyas

12 Sep 2026 7:12 pm
England overcomes early scare to win Third Test against Pakistan, sweeps series

Captain Joe Root (62 not out) and Jordan Cox (59 not out) came to the hosts rescue at Edgbaston as England successfully chased down a winning target of 130 runs

12 Sep 2026 7:09 pm
As long as Im scoring runs, Im happy: Padikkal

The left-hander stresses the importance of game time and feels that domestic cricket toughens a player

12 Sep 2026 5:41 pm
12 Sep 2026 5:31 pm
Junior Womens Asia Cup: India reaches final as Supriyas hat-trick seals 5-1 win over South Korea

India will now face the winner of the second semifinal between hosts China and Japan in the summit clash

12 Sep 2026 3:44 pm
Bombay HC seeks Centres stand on whether OCI holders can play in BCCI tournaments

The BCCI has decided that a player must hold a passport of India to take part in tournaments that bodies under the BCCI organise

12 Sep 2026 12:01 pm
Ben Shelton beats Frances Tiafoe and will play Alexander Zverev for the U.S. Open title

Shelton pulled out a 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 7-5 victory and will play No. 1 seed Alexander Zverev for the U.S. Open title

12 Sep 2026 10:44 am
Law of averages: is 50-plus beyond most current Test batters?

Historically, a career average of 50 in the five-day game has been the gold standard that batters have aspired for. But since 2020, only three have achieved the benchmark whilst scoring a minimum of 2000 runs, in contrast to 19 from 2000 to 2009 and 11 from 2010 to 2019. Why this decline?

12 Sep 2026 8:59 am
Alexander Zverev reaches U.S. Open final and awaits Shelton-Tiafoe winner

Alexander Zverev will play for his second Grand Slam title this year after beating Karen Khachanov 6-3, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (6) on Friday in the U.S. Open semifinals

12 Sep 2026 4:42 am
MCA to honour Mantri, Tendulkar and Rahane

While the lounges honouring Mantri and Rahane are set to be designated in the MCA Pavilion, the one in Tendulkars name is likely to come up closer to his statue in the Sachin Tendulkar Stand

11 Sep 2026 8:55 pm
Poor show in Sri Lanka was due to long break, feels Siraj

The pacer believes his rhythm is back, thanks to playing in the Duleep Trophy final

11 Sep 2026 6:02 pm
Harry Kane scores in Bayern win as Manchester United victorious on Champions League return

A 5-0 rout for Bayern and a 4-0 win for United were statement victories against overmatched opponents, while Como's success showed it belongs at Champions League level

11 Sep 2026 11:23 am
Rybakina tops Gauff, sets up U.S. Open final with Sabalenka

Elena Rybakina set up a matchup between the top two players in women's tennis by rallying past Coco Gauff 3-6, 6-4, 6-4

11 Sep 2026 10:45 am
Sabalenka pushes past Pegula into U.S. Open final

No complaints, said Sabalenka, who earned the respect of the partisan fans at Arthur Ashe Stadium, with former U.S. first lady Michelle Obama in the crowd. I'm super happy to pull out that kind of tennis

11 Sep 2026 7:15 am
Delhi HCrefuses to allowVinesh Phogats participation in selection trials for 2026 Senior World Championships

The court says allowing the wrester, who has returned to competitive sports after pregnancy, to participate in the trials without first adjudicating upon the selection policy, may result in unequal treatment of similarly situated athletes who are not before the court

11 Sep 2026 5:35 am
Kamlesh Jain quits as India team physio

Jain replaced Nitin Patel as the physio in June 2022, with Patel moving to the Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru. Patel has since left the CoE to join Mumbai Indians.

11 Sep 2026 2:01 am