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Sri Lanka elect to field against New Zealand in T20 World Cup Super Eights tie

Colombo, Feb 25 (PTI) Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka won the toss and elected to field against New Zealand in their vital Group...

It wasn’t a big thing: Paras Dogra downplays head-butting incident

Hubballi, Feb 25 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir skipper Paras Dogra on Wednesday downplayed the on-field incident in which he head-butted Karnataka player KV...

J&K skipper Dogra set to be fined 50% of his match fees for head-butting Karnataka’s KV Aneesh

Hubballi, Feb 25 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir skipper Paras Dogra is all set to be fined 50 per cent of his match fees...

India stun Australia in shoot-out to register maiden win in FIH Pro League

Hobart, Feb 25 (PTI) The Indian men's hockey team ended a prolonged losing streak in the FIH Pro League, upstaging world No. 3...

A big pressure game, but if we want to win WC, we have to handle pressure: Kotak

Chennai, Feb 25 (PTI) Batting coach Sitanshu Kotak acknowledged pressure on India ahead of the must-win T20 World Cup Super Eights match against...

J&K consolidate to 527/6 as sparks fly post Dogra head-butt

Hubbali, Feb 25 (PTI) Skipper Paras Dogra made a gutsy 70 but his intentional head-butting of Karnataka substitute KV Aneesh overshadowed an otherwise...

No concern over Abhishek and Tilak’s form, but open to playing Sanju: Sitanshu Kotak

Chennai, Feb 25 (PTI) India's batting coach Sitanshu Kotak backed out-of-form opener Abhishek Sharma to regain his rhythm but did not rule out...

Cheating in chess is made out to be bigger than what it actually is: Gukesh

Prague, Feb 25 (PTI) Cheating in chess is being portrayed as a bigger problem than what it actually is, says world champion D...

NRAI’s National Judges Course receives record response

New Delhi, Feb 25 (PTI) As many as 47 participants took part in the largest-ever National Judges Course which concluded at the at...

Ranji final heats up on Day 2, J&K captain Dogra headbutts Karnataka fielder, says ‘got carried away’

Paras Dogra, 41, charged at K.V. Aneesh in 101st Over after reported sledging; Karnataka camp rejects his immediate apology as verbal spat erupts.

On Camera

Pew’s religious diversity study is producing perverse results

Pew’s survey on religious diversity around the world is interesting, but simply lacks enough nuance to warrant serious consideration.

China absorbs more Russian crude as India recalibrates with a Middle East pivot

As discounted Russian barrels increasingly flow to China, Indian refiners lift more from Saudi Arabia, Iraq and the UAE, while also eyeing Venezuelan cargoes to diversify risk.

What to expect on the defence front as Modi embarks on Israel visit, second since 2017

The two sides will sign a framework agreement on defence cooperation that will allow companies from both sides to collaborate deeper.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.