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Indian Women Crush Bangladesh To Reach Kho Kho World Cup Semifinals

The Indian women's team produced a clinical performance to crush Bangladesh by a huge margin of 109-16 and book their spot in the semifinals of the Kho Kho World Cup in New Delhi on Friday. Led by captain Priyanka Ingle, India dominated the contest throughout all four turns, including an impressive dream run in turn 2 that lasted over five minutes and continued to record 100 or more points for the fifth time in a row. India were dominant from the beginning of the quarterfinal against Bangladesh, hitting a half-century of points courtesy Nasreen Shaikh and Priyanka in turn 1 as their points soared past the mark of 50.

India Open 2025: Jonatan Lolos ke Semifinal, Tantang Axelsen

Jonatan Christie melangkah ke semifinal India Open 2025. Jonatan lolos usai menang rubber game atas Lin Chun-Yi.

Canada's India Sherret strikes gold at World Cup ski cross in Austria

India Sherret of Cranbrook, B.C., captured gold on Friday, the final day of World Cup ski cross racing in Reiteralm, Austria.

Why Did BCCI Add Sitanshu Kotak As Batting Coach? Report Claims 'At The Review Meeting, Gautam Gambhir..."

Several news reports on Thursday claimed that the BCCI has added current India A coach Sitanshu Kotak as the new batting coach of the senior Indian cricket team. The former Saurashtra batter's reported appointment happens ahead of the upcoming limited-overs series against England and the Champions Trophy next month after assistant coach Abhishek Nayar's performance came under scrutiny during the tour of Australia. The 52-year-old Kotak is a longtime staff of the National Cricket Academy as its batting coach. He has been on tours with both the senior and A teams during the past few years.

"Scoring 752 In 7 Innings..." Sachin Tendulkar's Message In Karun Nair Post Is For All To See

Legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar lauded Vidarbha batter Karun Nair amid his purple patch in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, saying that performances like this just do not happen out of nowhere, they come from "immense focus and hard work". Nair, who is captaining Vidarbha in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy, will play the title clash against his former team Karnataka at Vadodara on Saturday. Nair is the top-run-getter in the tournamen so far, having accumulated a massive 752 runs in seven matches at a mind-boggling average of 752.00 due to him being unbeaten in six innings.

On Winning Arjuna Award, Paralympics Gold Medalist Navdeep Singh Makes Special Dedication

After being felicitated with the prestigious Arjuna Award, Paralympic gold medalist Navdeep Singh on Friday dedicated the award to his family and coach. Navdeep was awarded the Arjuna Award for outstanding performance in Sports and Games 2024 at the Rashtrapati Bhawan by President Droupadi Murmu on Friday. Speaking to ANI, Navdeep Singh said that he is feeling very happy after receiving the award from President Murmu.

"What Have The Wives Done?" India Great Harbhajan Singh Slams Restricting Families On Team India Tours

As an after-effect of India's recent debacles against Australia, New Zealand and Sri Lanka, the BCCI have implemented a strict 10-point diktat, in an attempt to "ensuring professional standards and operational efficiency during tours and series" within the team. Among this, a major rule change is the reduced time players will be allowed to stay with their wives and girlfriends and family members, and the enforcing of players having to travel with the team. After the 3-1 drubbing by Australia in the recently concluded, there was always expectation that the BCCI may act tough. However, spin great Harbhajan Singh has said that he focus should be on improving the on-field game rather than such steps.

"Want To Change Colour": Olympics Bronze Medalist Swapnil Kusale Makes Vow For LA 2028

Paris Olympics bronze-winning rifle shooter Swapnil Kusale on Friday said he aspires to change the colour of his medal at the 2028 Los Angeles Games and credited his coach Deepali Deshpande for his success. While Swapnil won the Arjuna Award here on Friday, his coach Deshpande was conferred the Droncharya Award. "It's a special day for me because my coach Deepali Deshpande also won the Dronacharya Award, and I would like to thank my family and all my well wishers," he said.

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Indian Women Crush Bangladesh To Reach Kho Kho World Cup Semifinals

India Open 2025: Jonatan Lolos ke Semifinal, Tantang Axelsen

Canada's India Sherret strikes gold at World Cup ski cross in Austria

Why Did BCCI Add Sitanshu Kotak As Batting Coach? Report Claims 'At The Review Meeting, Gautam Gambhir..."

"Scoring 752 In 7 Innings..." Sachin Tendulkar's Message In Karun Nair Post Is For All To See

On Winning Arjuna Award, Paralympics Gold Medalist Navdeep Singh Makes Special Dedication

"What Have The Wives Done?" India Great Harbhajan Singh Slams Restricting Families On Team India Tours

"Want To Change Colour": Olympics Bronze Medalist Swapnil Kusale Makes Vow For LA 2028