With the coveted berths for the Asian Games 2026 at stake, the 65th National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championship got underway at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday, drawing the country's finest track and field athletes for a crucial qualification event.
Fast-tracked into the senior national T20 side for the upcoming tour of Ireland and England, 15-year-old batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will have to use a separate dressing room from his teammates because of safeguarding rules in the United Kingdom, according to a report by The Guardian.
Long before she became one of India’s promising young fast bowlers, Nandni Sharma was a youngster frustrated by the lack of opportunities at her academy.
Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel has welcomed Rishabh Pant’s return to the franchise ahead of IPL 2027, saying the wicketkeeper-batter will have complete freedom to play his natural game without any added pressure from him or the team management.
India’s top table tennis player Manika Batra has clarified that she is not seeking a place in the Asian Games squad but wants answers over her omission from the team, describing the selection process as lacking transparency.
The quartet’s victories came in several key divisions that will feature at the 2028 Olympic Games, where boxing will debut full gender parity, reinforcing India’s expanding competitive depth ahead of Los Angeles.
But ahead of the second Test in Guwahati, batting coach Sitanshu Kotak strongly pushed back against what he termed as a narrative unfairly directed at Gambhir, hinting that some of the criticism may be driven by “agendas”.
Test cricket tradition arrives in Guwahati as Ceremonial bell to ring in new era of international red-ball contests
Sri Lanka A stormed into semifinals of the ACC Men’s Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025 after surviving a late scare to edge Bangladesh A by six runs in a tense Group A clash at the West End Park International Cricket Stadium on Thursday.
Spain maintained its top spot and the top four teams remained the same as the latest FIFA Men's World Ranking was released.
