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Gujarat Titans sign Connor Esterhuizen as a replacement for Tom Banton

New Delhi, Apr 17 (PTI) South African wicketkeeper batter Connor Esterhuizen has been signed by Gujarat Titans as a replacement for Englishman Tom...

Salman considering break from T20 format to focus on 2027 World Cup

Karachi, Apr 17 (PTI) Pakistan's national T20 captain Salman Ali Agha is contemplating a break from the shortest format to focus on next...

Shubhankar Sharma wins inaugural Boulders Classic

Hyderabad, Apr 17 (PTI) Two-time European Tour winner Shubhankar Sharma delivered a dominating performance to win the inaugural Boulders Classic, here on Friday....

Australia to tour Pakistan in May-June for ODI series

Karachi, Apr 17 (PTI) The Australian cricket team is set to tour Pakistan in late May to play a three-match ODI series in...

Women’s doubles pair withdraws from Uber Cup Finals due to Treesa ankle injury

New Delhi, Apr 17 (PTI) Indian women's doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand has withdrawn from the upcoming Uber Cup Finals...

As sports ministry mulls criminalisation of doping, scrapped 2018 provisions back in focus

New Delhi, Apr 17 (PTI) Amid Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya's push to criminalise doping, provisions advocating jail and hefty fines for suppliers of...

How ‘politics and apathy’ derailed war-ravaged Afghanistan’s anti-doping efforts

New Delhi, Apr 17 (PTI) No tests for three years and four tests managed last year. Afghanistan's fledgling anti-doping programme, much like its...

Theegala gets off to a good start at RBC Heritage

Hilton Head Island (USA), Apr 17 (PTI) Sahith Theegala started his week at the RBC Heritage with an opening round of 2-under 69...

Aditi Ashok T-59 despite under-par round

Los Angeles, Apr 17 (PTI) Aditi Ashok began her week in Los Angeles with a round of 2-under 70 to find herself placed...

Balanced SRH face resurgent CSK in key mid-table battle

Hyderabad, Apr 17 (PTI) Having unleashed two exciting pace prospects in Praful Hinge and Sakib Husain, a balanced Sunrisers Hyderabad will head into...

On Camera

The math behind India’s elections—Why proximity matters

It is one of the most consistent findings in electoral politics: voters are more likely to support candidates who come from their local area.

US ends oil waivers but Russian crude flows to India ‘likely to remain steady’ amid Hormuz disruption

India will need to recalibrate crude sourcing strategy as US ends waivers for Russian & Iranian oil, energy experts say. But Russian crude will likely remain central to energy basket.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.