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The BCCI is standardising fitness tests after injuries, cramps and inconsistent assessments during India’s England tour, The Times of India reports. The Bengaluru Centre of Excellence has set a 5.15 to 5.20-minute…
Recently retired India batter Ajinkya Rahane has chosen Sachin Tendulkar as the country’s most influential cricketer. Times Now reports that Rahane picked Tendulkar over Virat Kohli and Sunil Gavaskar, while The Times…
Pickleball now has a new global leaderboard, but it is not a replacement for the sport’s main skill ratings. The PPA Tour’s World Pickleball Rankings will combine singles, doubles and mixed doubles…
Neeraj Chopra won silver in the Commonwealth Games men’s javelin final in Glasgow, throwing a season’s best 85.83 metres. Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage took gold with 89.75m, while India’s Yash Vir…
Auqib Nabi, the Jammu and Kashmir pacer, was seen bowling in the nets in Colombo ahead of India's three-day practice game against Sri Lanka XI. He received his maiden Test call-up as…
England fast bowler John Turner has retired from professional cricket at 25 after a stress fracture kept him out since June 2025. The Hampshire player represented England in four white-ball internationals in…
India’s Suraj Kumar Chand won the men’s singles title at the 2026 FISU World University Championship Squash. He defeated Hungary’s Benedek Takacs in a five-game final, according to NDTV Sports. The victory…
A docuseries titled A Beautiful Obsession will examine Pep Guardiola’s final chapter at Manchester City, NDTV Sports reports. The project is directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Kevin Macdonald alongside City Studios’ John De…
The English Football Association has maintained that Gianni Infantino is not the right person to lead FIFA, despite support from the governing body’s executives at an emergency meeting on Wednesday, Times Now…
Tennis, badminton and table tennis players carry hand-eye coordination, footwork and competitive instincts into pickleball, but each must unlearn a key habit, Times Now reports. Tennis players gain from court coverage and…
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IO Repro: Repro test v4 after fix 2 Oct. Safe to trash.
IO Repro: Repro test v3 after fix 2 Oct. Safe to trash.
IO Repro: Repro test after fix 2 Oct. Safe to trash.