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Hubli (Karnataka), Feb 27 (UNI) Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has heaped praise on Jammu and Kashmir pacer Auqib Nabi for his stellar Ranji Trophy campaign, saying the right-arm pacer is knocking on the doors of the national team and could begin his international journey in England this summer. Ganguly also applauded Jammu and Kashmir’s…
Colombo, Feb 27 (UNI) Spinners shared six wickets as England restricted New Zealand to 159 for seven in the Super 8 clash of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at the R Premadasa Stadium here on Friday. After New Zealand opted to bat, Tim Seifert and Finn Allen provided a blazing start, propelling the…
Chennai, Feb 27 (UNI) Sunil Gavaskar hailed India’s strong comeback against Zimbabwe in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 but cautioned that the decisive clash against the West Indies national cricket team will be a far tougher test. Speaking on JioHotstar, Gavaskar said the heavy loss to South Africa could have dented confidence, but…
Colombo, Feb 27 (UNI) New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat against England in the 49th Match of the Super 8 Group 2 stage of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup at the R Premadasa Stadium here on Friday, with conditions strongly favouring the side setting a target. With five of the six…
Chennai, Feb 27 (UNI) India skipper Suryakumar Yadav revealed that a detailed presentation from the team’s video analyst helped the side mentally reset ahead of their crucial Super Eights clash against Zimbabwe at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Thursday. Powered by explosive half-centuries from Abhishek Sharma and Hardik Pandya India secured a convincing 72-run victory…
Greater Noida, Feb 27 (UNI) Indian cricketer Rinku Singh’s father, Khanchand Singh (60), passed away at a private hospital here on Friday early morning, family sources said. He had liver cancer and passed away around 4:36 am, sources added. Rinku was in Chennai playing as a substitute in the T20 World Cup against Zimbabwe on…
From BD Narayankar Hubballi, Feb 26 (UNI) If the Thursday morning session belonged to Jammu & Kashmir’s lower-order fireworks and Prasidh Krishna’s five-wicket haul, the rest of day three at the KSCA Hubli Cricket Ground was shaped by a ex-captain’s response — Karnataka’s Mayank Agarwal standing tall amid early collapse and relentless pressure. Jammu &…
Gulmarg, Feb 26 (UNI) The first time Renu Danu saw snow, she didn’t touch it. She studied it as she stood on the slopes of Gulmarg, the silence broken only by the crunch of skis slicing across frozen earth. The snow was not soft like in films. It did not care that she was 26,…
Gulmarg, Feb 26 (UNI) union Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday announced that future editions of the Khelo India Winter Games in Gulmarg will be expanded into a 15-day integrated sporting festival, reaffirming the Government of India’s commitment to transforming the region into a premier global winter sports destination. Addressing the…
Singapore, Feb 26 (UNI) World No. 1 Wang Chuqin led a group of Chinese players into the quarterfinals of the 2026 WTT Singapore Smash here on Thursday. Wang beat Denmark’s Anders Lind 3-1 in the men’s singles event after a closely contested battle. He will next take on South Korea’s Jang Woo-jin,according to Xinhua. Fellow…
