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Watch: India Star Climbs Tirupati Stairs On Knees After Return From BGT

The recently concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia was no less than a nightmare for Team India. Despite winning the opening Test by a whopping total of 295 runs, the visitors lost the five-match series 1-3. With this loss, Team India also failed to reach the World Test Championship final as Australia and South Africa will be playing the match to clinch the ICC title. Despite being on the losing side, India also had a big positive like Nitish Kumar Reddy, who slammed a century on his debut tour.

"Shocker": BCCI Ecosystem Slammed As Batter, With 664 Average, Continues To Be Ignored

Out-of-favour India batter Karun Nair is currently wreaking havoc in domestic cricket. Exploiting his terrific run of form, the right-handed batter slammed his fourth successive hundred, fifth in total of this edition of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, as Vidarbha outclassed Rajasthan by nine wickets to move into the semifinals of the premier domestic 50-over tournament. Karun continued his red-hot form in this iteration of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, striking his fifth hundred overall - a whirlwind unbeaten 82-ball 122 with the help of 13 fours and five sixes. This was also his fourth successive ton in the last five innings.

Ex-Lion and Scotland captain Peter Brown dies aged 83

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has paid tribute to former national team captain Peter Brown following his death at the age of 83.

Only Champions Cup end game will justify Leinster's DNA change

Given that Leinster lost back-to-back Champions Cup finals in 2022 and 2023 by a grand total of just four points, there was a strong argument to be made that they were doing very little wrong.

Rallying-Lategan back on track in Dakar with stage eight win

SAUDI ARABIA : Toyota's Henk Lategan dominated stage eight of the Dakar Rally on Monday, and despite a speed violation, the win extended his overall lead after the previous day's chaotic race had virtually wiped out his advantage over closest rival Yazeed Al-Rajhi.

Wales flyhalf Costelow to miss Six Nations with shoulder injury

Wales flyhalf Sam Costelow is likely to be out of action for up to 12 weeks after suffering a shoulder injury, his club Scarlets said on Monday, ruling him out of the Six Nations Championship.

India's Champions Trophy Squad: Ravindra Jadeja, KL Rahul Axed; Sanju Samson Over Rishabh Pant In Side By Harbhajan

The Indian cricket team and the Pakistan cricket team remain the sides which are yet to announce their squads for the upcoming February 19-March 9 Champions Trophy. While there was anticipation that the BCCI would name the squad by January 12, it is now expected that the squad would be announced by January 19. Picking a 15-member squad means that many players would miss out. In former India spinner Harbhajan Singh's 15-member side Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul find no mention. He also thinks Sanju Samson may be preferred over Rishabh Pant.

Kho Kho World Cup: Teams, Groups, Format And All You Need To Know

The inaugural edition of Kho Kho World Cup is set to be played from January 13 to 19 at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in India. The tournament will see participation from 39 teams in the men and women's categories. A potentially exciting match between India and Nepal in the men's section will set the ball rolling for the tournament. The men's competition features 20 teams divided into four groups while the women's segment has 19 teams put into four sections.

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Watch: India Star Climbs Tirupati Stairs On Knees After Return From BGT

"Shocker": BCCI Ecosystem Slammed As Batter, With 664 Average, Continues To Be Ignored

Ex-Lion and Scotland captain Peter Brown dies aged 83

Only Champions Cup end game will justify Leinster's DNA change

Rallying-Lategan back on track in Dakar with stage eight win

Wales flyhalf Costelow to miss Six Nations with shoulder injury

India's Champions Trophy Squad: Ravindra Jadeja, KL Rahul Axed; Sanju Samson Over Rishabh Pant In Side By Harbhajan

Kho Kho World Cup: Teams, Groups, Format And All You Need To Know