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PT Usha Breaks Silence On Commonwealth Games Dropping Badminton, Hockey For 2026

Indian Olympic Association president PT Usha feels the axing of medal-yielding sports such as wrestling, hockey and badminton from the 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games programme is "disappointing" for the country but the approach to reduce cost would ensure that the event continues to find hosts in future. The 23rd edition of the Games is scheduled to take place from July 23 to August 2, marking the Scottish capital's return as host after 12 years. Most of the National Sports Federations have been critical of Glasgow's decision to exclude hockey, badminton, wrestling, cricket, shooting, TT, and squash from the roster and have even questioned the relevance of the Games after this move.

India Lose 0-2 To Germany In First Hockey Test

Olympic bronze-medallists India wasted chances galore to lose 0-2 to world champions Germany in the first hockey Test of the two-match series in New Delhi on Wednesday. Germany, who are reigning Olympic silver-medallists, fielded a young team for the series. It lived up to the expectations, at least in the first match, with Henrik Mertgens (4th minute) and skipper Lukas Windfeder (30th minute) scoring the winning goals. There was great excitement surrounding the series as international hockey was returning to the national capital for the first time after 2014. The Major Dhyan Chand Stadium witnessed a good turnout but the fans had to return disappointed as home team's ever-reliable skipper and star drag-flicker Harmanpreet Singh endured a rare off day.

"Unfortunate Decision": Harmanpreet Singh On Hockey's Exclusion From CWG 2026

Indian men's hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh called the decision to exclude hockey from the 2026 Commonwealth Games as 'unfortunate' and revealed that his side was targeting gold in the tournament. On the eve of taking reigning world champion Germany in a bilateral series at Major Dhyan Chand Stadium here, Indian men's team head coach Craig Fulton and Harmanpreet were addressing a pre-match press conference when they got to know about the development.

Boycotting Commonwealth Games? 'Disappointed' Chirag Shetty Slams Decision To Exclude Badminton

Former world No.1 doubles shuttler Chirag Shetty termed the exclusion of badminton from the 2026 Commonwealth Games curriculum a wrong decision, and questioned how the organisers could do away with the most popular sport in the event. The 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games on Tuesday unveiled a heavily scaled-down roster, excluding hockey, shooting, cricket, badminton and wrestling from the curriculum, a move which will severely hurt India's medal prospects at the quadrennial event.

India Thrash Brunei 13-0 In U-17 Asian Football Qualifiers

The India U-17 boys came up with a brutal performance, hammering Brunei 13-0 in their opening Group D game of the U-17 Asian Cup Qualifiers on Wednesday. The Blue Colts took the lead within the eighth minute through Vishal Yadav's strike from the right side of the box. The Indians constantly kept the pressure on the inexperienced Bruneiese boys, as 16 minutes later, Md Arbash doubled the lead via a penalty. Yadav made it three for India after converting a loose ball from the corner, which Brunei failed to get properly cleared. Arbash was also involved in an assist in the 38th minute, cutting the ball from the left for Bharat Lairenjam, who slotted it home effortlessly, as India led by four goals.

Charith Asalanka Stars As Sri Lanka Defeat West Indies In Second ODI, Clinch Series

Skipper Charith Asalanka struck an unbeaten half-century as Sri Lanka defeated the West Indies by five wickets in the second one-day international on Wednesday to clinch the three-match series. Chasing a tricky 190, Sri Lanka reached the target with 34 balls to spare at the Pallekele stadium, with Asalanka making an unbeaten 62 off 61 balls. The match was reduced to 44-overs a side after the start was delayed by two hours because of rain. Sri Lanka lost two early wickets but they were rescued by a third wicket stand of 62 between Nishan Madushka (38) and Sadeera Samarawickrama (38).

MS Dhoni Sends 'Unavailable' Message To Chennai Super Kings. Crucial Meeting On...

There has been a lot of discussion surrounding former India skipper MS Dhoni's future with the Chennai Super Kings ahead of IPL 2025. According to the new IPL retention rules, CSK will be able to retain Dhoni for as low as Rs 4 crore as an 'uncapped player'. However, nothing concrete has been confirmed either from the player's or the franchise's side. A report from Sports Tak claimed that Dhoni has not confirmed his availability till now and he is expected to meet CSK officials either on 29th or 30th October. October 31 is the official deadline for franchises to submit their retention list.

344 In 20 Overs: Zimbabwe Script History, Shatter India's Big T20I Record

Zimbabwe set a new record score for T20 international cricket when they posted a massive 344-4 against Gambia at the Ruaraka Sports Club Ground in Nairobi on Wednesday, with Sikandar Raza hammering a 43-ball 133 not out. The Zimbabwe total in the T20 World Cup Africa Sub Regional Qualifiers eclipsed the previous international record of 314-3 set by Nepal against Mongolia in Hangzhou last year. Raza, who came in at the fall of the second wicket in the seventh over, hit a total of seven fours and 15 sixes in his innings.

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PT Usha Breaks Silence On Commonwealth Games Dropping Badminton, Hockey For 2026

India Lose 0-2 To Germany In First Hockey Test

"Unfortunate Decision": Harmanpreet Singh On Hockey's Exclusion From CWG 2026

Boycotting Commonwealth Games? 'Disappointed' Chirag Shetty Slams Decision To Exclude Badminton

India Thrash Brunei 13-0 In U-17 Asian Football Qualifiers

Charith Asalanka Stars As Sri Lanka Defeat West Indies In Second ODI, Clinch Series

MS Dhoni Sends 'Unavailable' Message To Chennai Super Kings. Crucial Meeting On...

344 In 20 Overs: Zimbabwe Script History, Shatter India's Big T20I Record