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NEW DELHI: As Pakistan's participation in the hockey Men's Asia Cup in India is uncertain due to growing calls for their exclusion following the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor, a Hockey India official said that talks with the government are in progress in the matter, and the final decision will be taken after that.

LAHORE: Ahead of Pakistan starting the 2025-27 World Test Championship (WTC) cycle, former all-rounder Azhar Mahmood has been appointed as the side’s acting red-ball head coach and will serve in this position until the conclusion of his current contract.

NEW DELHI: With the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) unveiling the first-ever Shooting League of India (SLI) recently, rifle shooter Shriyanka Sadangi feels the league will play an important role in providing popularity and recognition to the athletes.

LONDON: Brett Lee, Chris Lynn, and Shaun Marsh lead a star-studded Australia Champions line-up for the World Championship of Legends 2025, scheduled from July 18 to August 2 in UK.

BARBADOS: Australia batter Steve Smith is confident he will be fit to return from injury for the second Test against the West Indies in Grenada after he ventured to a baseball field for his first hit since suffering the injury in the World Test Championship final.

ATLANTA: After a fully controlled match from start to finish, Paris Saint-Germain claimed a 4-0 victory over Inter Miami CF to book their place in quarterfinals of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025.

HAMBURG: Diksha Dagar and Vani Kapoor were the pick of the Indians at the Amundi German Masters after the second day. With Avani Prashanth also making the cut, three of the nine Indians who teed up this week at the Green Eagle Golf Course.

NEW DELHI: In September 2019, a teenager with a jaw-dropping bat swing and a fearless attitude lit up Indian cricket. Shafali Verma, then just 15, exploded onto the international scene with a power game that left many opposition bowlers rattled. But in sports, evolution is inevitable, and in Shafali’s case, it became essential.

COUNCIL BLUFFS: Rising Indian shuttlers Tanvi Sharma and Ayush Shetty extended their impressive form at the US Open badminton tournament, securing semifinal berths with dominant performances in the BWF Super 300 tournament.

CHENNAI: Najmul Hossain Shanto has announced his decision to step down as Bangladesh’s Test captain following the team’s 1-0 series defeat in Sri Lanka, where they lost the second Test by an innings and 78 runs in Colombo.

BRIDGETOWN: West Indies new Test captain Roston Chase has voiced strong frustration over the umpiring standards during his side’s 159-run defeat to Australia in the opening Test, believing that questionable decisions had a significant bearing on the game’s outcome.

DALLAS: A struggling Seattle Orcas have parted ways with head coach Matthew Mott midway through the 2025 Major League Cricket (MLC) season, with the team currently languishing at bottom half of the table after six matches.

NEW DELHI: The Indian women wrestlers continue to demonstrate their dominance on the international wrestling stage. At the prestigious Yasar Dogu International Wrestling Tournament currently being held in Turkey, India sent a contingent of six women wrestlers and delivered a remarkable performance.

NEW DELHI: Indian chess sensation R. Praggnanandhaa continued his brilliant winning streak of the year by capturing the title in the UZChess Cup Masters 2025, marking his third major classical tournament victory of 2025.

GUWAHATI: Badminton Asia Women’s Team gold medallist Tanvi Sharma, Junior World No. 1 men’s doubles pair Bhargava Ram Arigela & Viswa Tej Gibburu will spearhead a power-packed 19-member Indian squad for the Badminton Asian Junior Championships 2025, Team & Individual, set to be held in Solo, Indonesia from July 18 to 27.

CHENNAI: The race for the title at the inaugural Hockey India Masters Cup (Women) reached its final stretch as Hockey Association of Odisha and Hockey Punjab sealed their places in the final after registering impressive wins in their respective semifinal matches here at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium.

MUMBAI: With qualification on the line for Bengaluru Bravehearts, Philip Wokorach, Arpan Chhetri and Liam Poulton lead the way to seal the third spot in the race to the semi-finals. Player of the match, Liam Poulton, scored a few crucial tries to shut down Kalinga completely as they showed glimmers of taking the game away from Bengaluru in the first half.

BRIDGETOWN: West Indies fast bowler Jayden Seales termed his five-wicket haul against Australia on the opening day of the first Test in Barbados as his best effort yet in Test cricket.

CHENNAI: In a bid to promote sports at the grassroots level and enhance revenue generation, the Tamil Nadu Sports Department will set up futsal and box cricket turfs in all 38 districts of the state.

MUMBAI: The Bengaluru Bravehearts became the third team to progress to the semi-final of Season 1 of the Rugby Premier League. The Bravehearts achieved this after they defeated the Kalinga Black Tigers by a margin of 34-26. In the second game of the day, the Delhi Redz and the Mumbai Dreamers played out a thrilling draw at the Shahaji Raje Bhosale Sports Complex, here on Wednesday

LONDON: Liam Delap says he and his Chelsea teammates 'got the job done' by securing their place in the Club World Cup knockout stage, and the striker hopes his goal against ES Tunis will be the first of many in blue.

NEW DELHI: Fresh off a blockbuster Season 2 that smashed viewership records, the Indian Street Premier League (ISPL)—India’s tennis-ball T10 cricket league, has announced Bollywood superstar Salman Khan as the new team owner for its upcoming New Delhi franchise.

MUMBAI: After waiting in the wings for his opportunity, Bhupinder Singh eventually made his way into the Rugby Premier League as a replacement player after Sumit Roy from Hyderabad Heroes picked up an injury.

NEW DELHI: Being amongst the centurions in the first Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy Test at Leeds has propelled Rishabh Pant and Ben Duckett to achieve their career-best rating in the ICC Men’s Test Batting rankings.

NEW DELHI: After England chased down 371 to beat India by five wickets in the first Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy Test, former cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar lauded the Ben Stokes-led side for shattering a long-standing conventional wisdom of acing successful chases in the final innings of a Test match.

RIO DE JANEIRO: Neymar has extended his contract with Santos until December, the Brazilian Serie A club said.

LEEDS: India skipper Shubman Gill admitted they had their opportunities but failed to capitalise on them, as England pulled off a dramatic five-wicket victory on the final day of the first Test at Headingley. Chasing 371, the hosts rode on a dominant opening stand and composed finishes from Joe Root and debutant Jamie Smith to take a 1-0 lead in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.

LONDON: Cecily Wellesley-Smith has signed her first professional contract with Arsenal. An 18-year-old defender and England youth international, Cecily joined Arsenal at the age of 17 in August 2024, having progressed through the youth system at Oxford United.

NEW DELHI: Inter Miami CF's progress to the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 knockout stages has come with a bittersweet aftertaste.

MUMBAI: Hyderabad Heroes are cruising in the Rugby Premier League (RPL) at the moment as they stand on top of the points table with six wins in seven games to their name and are the first team to qualify for the playoffs.

MUMBAI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Roger Binny mourned the demise of former left-arm spinner Dilip Doshi, who passed away at the age of 77 on Monday, and said he was a true artist of spin bowling who inspired a generation of cricketers with his skill and dedication.

NEW DELHI: Fresh from the Paris Diamond League top finish, the two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra is all set to be in action at the Ostrava Golden Spike, a World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meet, on Tuesday.

GWALIOR: Chambal Ghariyals produced a stunning run chase to defeat Gwalior Cheetahs by seven wickets (VJD Method) in semifinal 2 of the Madhya Pradesh League 2025 at the Shrimant Madhavrao Scindia Stadium.

BARBADOS: Captain Hayley Matthew showed her class with an excellent individual performance in the decider as the West Indies broke a 12-year drought with a series-clinching six-wicket victory over South Africa in the third T20I at Cave Hill.

LOS ANGELES: Atletico Madrid became the first European team to be eliminated from the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup despite Antoine Griezmann's late goal helping the Spanish club beat Brazil's Botafogo 1-0 in Group B on Monday.