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Manas, Shruti capture ITF Asia-Oceania junior tennis titles

Manas defeated compatriot Aryan Shah 7-6 (4), 6-4 to become, at 14 years and nine months, the youngest Indian to win the boys’ singles title at the prestigious event. Yuki Bhambri had won the title twice, first in 2007 at the age of 15 years and three months. Shruti, who finished runner-up at the same event here last year, came close to accomplishing a similar feat as she tamed Australia’s Lily Taylor 6-1, 6-4 to lift the girls’ trophy.

Sreesanth Explains Why MS Dhoni Gave Joginder Sharma The Last Over In 2007 T20 World Cup Final

Saturday marks the 15th anniversary of India lifting the 2007 T20 World Cup title. The MS Dhoni-led team beat Pakistan in a thrilling final in Johannesburg to win the maiden T20 World Cup. The match went down to the final over and MS Dhoni turned to the relatively unknown Joginder Sharma. The pacer went on to dismiss Misbah-ul-Haq to win the match for India, and Sreesanth, who took the all-important catch of Misbah, revealed why Dhoni opted for Joginder to bowl the final over.

Coach Paul Farbrace desperate to claim silverware for Team Abu Dhabi

Paul Farbrace returns as Team Abu Dhabi’s head coach on a mission to win this year's Abu Dhabi T10 at Zayed Cricket Stadium from November 22 to December 4.

Former India captain Dilip Tirkey elected Hockey India president

One of the most capped former players -- Tikey played a record 412 international matches in his career spanning more than 15 years as defender --, the 44-year-old great from Odisha represented India at the 1996 Atlanta, 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens Olympic Games. The Hockey India elections process was scheduled to be completed by October 9, as per the deadline set by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) and the Committee of Administrators (CoA) in August. Before Tirkey was elected president, Hockey India was under the jurisdiction of the CoA on the orders of the Delhi High Court because of an alleged violation of the National Sports Code. Tirkey thanked the CoA and its members following him becoming the president of the national sports federation, tweeting "Thanks @DrSYQuraishi (COA member) & @FIH_Hockey for conducting smooth elections of @TheHockeyIndia. I will ensure that Indian hockey reaches to new heights."

"Just Going To Favour...": On Rishabh Pant vs Dinesh Karthik Debate, Ricky Ponting Picks This Star

Dinesh Karthik and Rishabh Pant are capable enough batters to select themselves in the same playing XI during the upcoming T20 World Cup, feels former Australian captain Ricky Ponting. In his latest ICC review, Ponting did his five face-offs for the marquee event and one of them was the heated debate as to who should be in the playing XI?Should it be a potential destroyer of bowling attack Pant or the "designated finisher"Karthik?

Ponting's T20 WC face-offs: Bumrah has edge over Afridi, wants both DK, Pant in Indian XI

Dinesh Karthik and Rishabh Pant are capable enough batters to select themselves in the same playing XI during the upcoming T20 World Cup, feels former Australian captain Ricky Ponting. In his latest ICC review, Ponting did his five face-offs for the marquee event and one of them was the heated debate as to who should be in the playing XI? Should it be a potential destroyer of bowling attack Pant or the "designated finisher"Karthik? "The debate in the Indian cricketing circles has long been raging on who should be the designated wicketkeeper-batter in the side.

Anil Khanna Quits As IOA Acting President, Takes Dig At IOC

Senior sports administrator Anil Khanna on Wednesday quit as acting president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), almost two weeks after IOC refused to recognise any "acting/interim president". The International Olympic Committee (IOC) had, on September 8, issued a suspension threat, saying the IOA must hold elections by December this year. Khanna took charge of IOA after a court ruling ended Narinder Batra's reign as chief of the apex sports body in the country.

IPL to return to its old home and away format in 2023: Sourav Ganguly

IPL) will return to its original, pre-COVID-19, home-and-away format from the 2023 season, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has conveyed to the Board's affiliated state units. The IPL has been held at only a few venues since the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020 as the lucrative league unfolded behind closed doors across three venues in UAE -- Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi. In 2021 too, the tournament was held across four venues -- Delhi, Ahmedabad, Mumbai and Chennai.

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Manas, Shruti capture ITF Asia-Oceania junior tennis titles

Sreesanth Explains Why MS Dhoni Gave Joginder Sharma The Last Over In 2007 T20 World Cup Final

Coach Paul Farbrace desperate to claim silverware for Team Abu Dhabi

Former India captain Dilip Tirkey elected Hockey India president

"Just Going To Favour...": On Rishabh Pant vs Dinesh Karthik Debate, Ricky Ponting Picks This Star

Ponting's T20 WC face-offs: Bumrah has edge over Afridi, wants both DK, Pant in Indian XI

Anil Khanna Quits As IOA Acting President, Takes Dig At IOC

IPL to return to its old home and away format in 2023: Sourav Ganguly