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Maddison’s dream return helps Spurs to long-awaited Premier League win

Tottenham Hotspur’s James Maddison celebrates scoring their first goal with Omar Marmoush on October 19, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Tottenham beat Coventry City 3-1 at home for its first win of the season and climbed off the bottom of the Premier League table on Friday (October 23). James Maddison’s sublime strike against his boyhood […]

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Ranji scores – Round Two, Day Three

Elite: Group A: At Vadodara: Bihar 166 & 251 in 76.2 overs (Mangal Mahrour 138, Ayush Loharuka 49, Bhargav Bhatt 6/53) lost to Baroda 416 in 114.1 overs (Priyanshu Moliya 132, Mahesh Pithiya 61, Deepak Hooda 70, Raj Limbani 44, Amod Yadav 5/139) & 4/0 in 1.1 overs; Points: Baroda 7, Bihar 0. At Puducherry: […]

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Shami not giving up hope of India recall

Mohammed Shami. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO A day after India’s Test and ODI squads for the tour of New Zealand were announced, Bengal trained in preparation for its Ranji Trophy game against Services at Palam. Mohammed Shami was very much a part of the practice session, but when the game began the following morning, […]

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Pradosh relieved to convert his start into a big score

Pradosh Ranjan Paul is ecstatic after completing his hundred. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM Pradosh Ranjan Paul has started the 2026-27 domestic season strongly, following up his 58 in the first game versus Rajasthan with a crucial 136 against Uttarakhand, helping Tamil Nadu secure an innings and 66-run win on Tuesday. The 25-year-old was […]

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Ranji Trophy 2026-27: Hingrajia leads Gujarat’s sturdy reply after Badoni’s double propels Delhi

Hingrajia will hope to emulate Badoni and extend his stay at the crease. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY Priyansh Arya’s 199 and Ayush Badoni’s 217 for Delhi were studded with modern-day flamboyance, Manan Hingrajia’s unbeaten 108 (274b, 12×4, 1×6) for Gujarat at the Palam ‘B’ ground here on Tuesday was a throwback to old-school solidity. […]

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Ranji Trophy: Saurashtra’s tail wags to deny Karnataka the first innings lead

Karnataka fluffed a gilt-edged opportunity to secure the first-innings lead as it allowed the Saurashtra tail to add 46 runs for the last two wickets on day three of their Ranji Trophy match at the Alur Grounds near here on Tuesday. In pursuit of the hosts’ 342, Saurashtra was 303 for eight, only for Parth […]

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Ranji Trophy: Centurions Sarfaraz, Akash put Mumbai in command

A finger injury kept Akash Anand from keeping wickets, but did little to blunt his impact with the bat. As Mumbai lost its way after Sarfaraz Khan’s commanding daddy hundred, the wicketkeeper-batter stood firm, weathered a flurry of wickets and completed his fourth Firs Class century (117 n.o., 239b, 14×4) to put his side firmly […]

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TNTA president Vijay Amritraj confident of bringing WTA action to Chennai

Vijay Amritraj. | Photo Credit: File photo While India is set to lose its only Tour-level event next year, there is still hope for the country’s tennis fans to witness some big-time tennis live in the future. The WTA 250 Chennai Open is set to be held at the SDAT Stadium in Nungambakkam from November […]

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Ranji Trophy: Himateja ton puts Hyderabad in command

Hyderabad’s K. Himateja celebrates after scoring a century during the third day of the Ranji Trophy match between Hyderabad and Andhra at the ACA Stadium in Mulapadu. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. Giri The mind is the hardest pitch of all, and Hyderabad’s K. Himateja had three guides to help him read it: Tillakaratne Dilshan, Wasim […]

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Basketball: Dominant Denso Iris hurtles past Indian Railways

Haruna Kasagi was the top-scorer for Denso Iris. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR Indian Railways promised a fight but delivered a no-show, crumbling like a sapling would before a tornado, against Denso Iris (Japan) 119-35 in a woefully one-sided Group-B clash in the FIBA Women’s Basketball League Asia (WBLA) at the Sree Kanteerava Indoor […]

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