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Kho Kho World Cup 2025: India vs Pakistan match date, venue, live streaming

India will face arch-rivals Pakistan in the opening match of the inaugural Kho Kho World Cup in 2025

J-K emerging as hub of national, international sporting events: LG Sinha

Asserting that sports is a powerful tool for positive change and has always served as a bridge to connect people of different cultures, LG Manoj Sinha on Tuesday said that Jammu and Kashmir is emerging as a hub of national and international sporting events. The LG addressed the Prof Chaman Lal Gupta Khel Ratna Award 2024 ceremony and felicitated the recipients of the prestigious sports award. He also paid tributes to former union minister Gupta on his anniversary. Sinha said the rapid development J-K has witnessed in the last few years is our tribute to Prof Gupta. Sports is a powerful tool for positive change and has always served as a bridge to connect people of different cultures", he said while addressing the function. "Today, J-K is emerging as a hub of national and international sporting events. Our renewed thrust on state-of-the-art sports infrastructure and allied facilities and nurturing young talent have revolutionised the sports sector of J-K, he said. The Lieutenant ..

Climate change is stealing weeks of winter, unnerving ski area owners

Warmer days may come as a welcome reprieve for those who endure freezing winters, but the trend is troubling as higher temperatures impact everything from sports to drinking water

Saudi Arabia officially announced as host for Fifa World Cup 2034

Saudi Arabia is eight years into a multi-trillion dollar transformation agenda aimed at freeing the economy from its reliance on petrodollars. The plan includes creating dozens of new industries

1983 World Cup heroes offer support to Kambli, but he must seek rehab

The 1983 World Cup squad had previously come together to support former opener and coach Anshuman Gaekwad during his cancer treatment, showing their strong sense of camaraderie

World Chess Championship: Gukesh draws with Liren, remains level on points

Indian challenger D Gukesh held defending champion Ding Liren of China to a draw with black pieces in an intense sixth game of the World Chess Championship to remain level on points here Sunday. The third draw in a row left both players on an identical tally of 3 points apiece, still shy of 4.5 more points in order to win the championship. The two players signed peace after 46 moves. It was the fourth draw of the match. It remains to be seen what strategy the players would opt for as the match moves towards the half-way mark. The 32-year-old Liren had won the opening game while the 18-year-old Gukesh had emerged victorious in the third game. The second, fourth and fifth games had ended in draws. With eight games still remaining in the 14-round match, the battle will resume after the second rest day on Monday. If the scores are tied after the eight games, there is an extra day for tie-break games of shorter duration to decide the next world champion. Gukesh later said he did not

Syed Modi International 2024: PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen clinch singles titles

Top seeds P V Sindhu and Lakshya Sen produced commanding performances to claim the women's and men's singles titles, respectively, at the Syed Modi International badminton tournament here on Sunday. Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, ended her long title drought by outplaying China's world number 119 Wu Luo Yu 21-14, 21-16 to lift the trophy for the third time, having previously triumphed in 2017 and 2022. In the men's singles final, Lakshya, a 2021 World Championships bronze medallist, was at his dominant best as he demolished Singapore's Jia Heng Jason Teh 21-6, 21-7 in the title clash, displaying complete command over the match. Sindhu's victory marks her return to the top of the podium after over two years, with her last title win being at the Singapore Open in July 2022. The world number 18 also reached the finals of the Malaysia Masters Super 500 earlier this year. Lakshya's win comes as a balm after a disappointing loss in the bronze medal playoff at the Paris Olympics. T

FIDE WCC Final 2024: D Gukesh vs D Liren, Match 5: When and where to watch

After a hard-fought Game 4 on Friday, both players finally settle for a draw and will now resume the series with Game 5, with the scoreboard reading 2-2

EAM Jaishankar uses cricket analogy to explain India's foreign policy

He played for the Indian national team from 1969 to 1989, scoring 4378 Test runs. Nine of his eleven Test centuries were scored overseas. He was Man of the Match in the semi-final and the final when

What's behind West Asia's multibillion push to attract global sports stars?

There's little doubt that the Gulf nations' strategic investments in sports has bolstered their economies and provided a fillip to tourism. But there is another side to it

Why India must mind the financial impact of hosting Olympic Games

All summer games held between 1960 and 2024 had significant cost escalations for host countries

UEFA Champions League 2024-25 points table, top 5 highest goal-scorers

Manchester City, Monaco, Brest, Bayer Leverkusen, Inter, and Sporting are all tied at 7 points, rounding up the current top 8 spots.

UEFA Champions League: Liverpool vs Bayer Leverkusen live time, streaming

Xabi Alonso is set to return to his former club as a visiting manager. Alonso was part of the Reds' UCL-winning campaign in 2005.

'Will be a tough game against Chennaiyin FC' - Punjab FC's Leon Augustine

The 26-year-old is in his debut season with the club and has delivered energetic displays off the bench for the Shers so far.

Why Erik ten Hag's exit is the best thing for Manchester United this season

While most pundits and fans believe it was best for Ten Hag to be let go, there could be consequences of this departure for the club, especially with no genuine replacement currently available.

WTT Champions: Manika Batra upsets Scozs, advances to quarterfinals

Star Indian paddler Manika Batra shocked world No.14 Bernadette Szocs of Romania to enter the women singles quarterfinals of the WTT Champions event in Montpellier, France. The world No. 30 Indian won 3-1 (11-9 6-11 13-11 11-9) in 29 minutes against the eighth-seeded Szocs in a round of 16 match on Friday night. Batra, a multiple Commonwealth Games medallist, saved two game points in the third game to keep her nose ahead and then sealed the tie in the next game, converting her second match point. Batra now enjoys a 6-5 lead in the head-to-head record against Szocs. She had also defeated Szocs in India's 3-2 win over Romania in the pre-quarterfinals of the Paris Olympics. Batra will next face China's Qian Tianyi on Saturday. World No. 21 Qian stunned top seed and compatriot Wang Yidi 3-0 (11-7 11-9 13-11) in another round of 16 match. Batra had defeated USA's Lily Zhang 3-0 (11-4 11-8 12-10) in the first round. The other Indian in fray in women's singles, Sreeja Akula had lost 2

Wrestlers cleared to compete in senior wrestling championship: Mandaviya

This announcement comes amid ongoing court proceedings related to wrestling governance issues in the country

Let the games end: Athletes have better platforms than Commonwealth Games

Six of the 12 disciplines in which India scored medals have been dropped. Fully 30 of the 61 medals India won in the 2022 edition in Birmingham came from sports that won't be on the 2026 roster

WTT Champions: Indian star Manika Batra advances to pre-quarterfinals

India's table tennis star Manika Batra produced a dominant performance to defeat America's Lily Zhang 3-0 to advance into the women's singles pre-quarterfinals of the WTT Champions here on Wednesday. Manika, who made history in Paris Olympics to become the first-ever Indian to reach the singles pre-quarterfinals, took less than 22 minutes to cruise to a 11-4, 11-8, 12-10 victory. The four-time Olympian Zhang, who also had a pre-quarterfinal finish in Paris, fought hard to come back in the third game but Manika's consistency and precision saw her through. The Indian won a total of 34 points, compared to Zhang's 22 and she was especially strong on her opponent's serve, winning 14 points off the Chinese-American. Manika will face the winner of eighth seeded Romanian Bernadette Szocs and Orawan Paranang of Thailand. Sreeja Akula is the second Indian in the main draw and she will take on Pan American champion Adriana Diaz of Puerto Rico later in the day.

That's her personal opinion, I don't agree with that: Vinesh on Sakshi

Star wrestler and Congress MLA Vinesh Phogat on Tuesday disagreed with Sakshi Malik's view that her and Bajrang Punia's decision to accept exemption from the Asian Games trials last year undermined their protest against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. Olympic bronze-winning wrestler Sakshi, one of the three prominent faces of the prolonged protest against the former WFI chief, had claimed in her recent book that Vinesh and Bajrang's decision made their movement seem "selfish". "That is her personal opinion. I don't agree with that. Unless I am weak, the fight cannot be weak. This is my belief. Till the time Sakshi, Vinesh and Bajrang are alive, the fight cannot be weak," Vinesh told PTI Video. "Those who want to win should never be weak. They should always choose to fight on the field. For that you will have to be tough and face the obstacles. And we are ready for fight." In her recently-released book 'Witness', Sakshi said their protest developed cracks when "people close to" Bajrang a