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By BD Narayankar Bengaluru, Jan 15 (UNI) The National Basketball Association (NBA) is confident that India will produce a player capable of succeeding at the highest level of the sport on the global stage in the coming years, driven by a rapidly expanding grassroots and high-performance development ecosystem across the country. Speaking to UNI, Bharath…
Bulawayo, Jan 15 (UNI) Henil Patel stole the show as India U19 cruised to a six-wicket victory over United States of America U19 in the opening Group A match of the ICC Under-19 World Cup 2026 at Queens Sports Club. The match was rain-affected, with India chasing a revised DLS target of 96 in 37…
New Delhi, Jan 15 (UNI) India’ s highest ranked men’s singles player Lakshya Sen beat Japan’s Nishimoto kenta to reach the quarter finals of the Yonex Sunrise India Open 2026 at the Indira Gandhi stadium here on Thursday. Paris Olympics semi finalist Lakshya Sen suffered early jitters in the first game and fell behind at…
Ranchi, Jan 15 (UNI) JSW Soorma Hockey Club registered their first victory in the Hockey India League 2026 (Men’s) as they beat HIL Governing Council (GC) 3-1 in a comfortable fashion here at the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Munda Astro Turf Hockey Stadium here on Thursday. A double by the captain Harmanpreet Singh (15′, 38′)…
Navi Mumbai, (UNI) Lizelle Lee delivered a match-defining performance as Delhi Capitals Women registered a comfortable seven-wicket victory over UP Warriorz Women in the seventh match of the Women’s Premier League 2026 at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy here on Wednesday. Chasing a target of 155, Delhi rode on Lee’s authoritative 67 off 44…
New Delhi, Jan 14 (UNI): Former champion Kidambi Srikanth and the experienced HS Prannoy turned the tables on their younger opponents to advance to the men’s singles second round of the Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2026, a HSBC BWF World Tour Super 750 event on Wednesday. 16-year-old Tanvi Sharma displayed her potential with a gutsy performance…
Nonthaburi (Thailand), Jan 14 (UNI) The Indian men’s team were held to a pulsating 4-4 draw by Bangladesh in their opening match of the SAFF Futsal Championship 2026 at the Nonthaburi Stadium here on Wednesday. K Roluahpuia scored a brace for the Futsal Tigers in the 27th and 36th minutes after Anmol Adhikari (12’) and…
Dubai, Jan 14 (UNI) Fans can now access tickets to more ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 fixtures as the sales go live. The tournament kickstarting from February 7 had generated a buzz since they first went live in December. This included more than two million tickets up for grabs from games across the eight…
Madrid, Jan. 14 (UNI) FC Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said on Wednesday he expects Xabi Alonso to find a new job soon after his departure from Real Madrid earlier this week. Alonso and Real Madrid parted ways on Monday after a 3-2 defeat to Flick’s side in the Spanish Super Cup final on Sunday, with…
Windhoek, Jan 14 (UNI) Australia, South Africa, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka were the four teams in action on the final day of warm-ups in Namibia, as rain-affected matches brought the practice phase to a close on the eve of the ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup. Australia v South Africa: South Africa won the toss…
