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Abhay and Anahat named in India's team for Squash World Cup in Chennai

IANS | November 17, 2025 7:38 PM

New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) India has announced their team ahead of the 2025 Squash World Cup, which is set to be hosted in Chennai from December 9 to 14. The returning tournament in Chennai will be hosted by the Squash Rackets Federation of India (SRFI) and will follow the success of the 2023 event, in which mixed-gender teams of two male and two female players will battle it out for the title in Tamil Nadu.

Sib-Jr Women’s Hockey Academy C’ship: Pritam Siwach, HAR and Anantapur Sports Academy win on Day 3

IANS | November 17, 2025 7:24 PM

Karnal (Haryana), Nov 17 (IANS) Pritam Siwach Hockey Academy, Sonepat, HAR Academy, and Anantapur Sports Academy recorded convincing victories in their respective matches on Day 3 of the 3rd Hockey India-Sub Junior Women Academy Championship 2025 as Zone A & B witnessed dominant performances across the pools.

Very special feat: PM Modi congratulates India’s Asian Archery C’ships medal winners

IANS | November 17, 2025 6:05 PM

New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated India’s 2025 Asian Archery Championships medal winners for their remarkable performances at the tournament, where they bagged 10 medals, their best tally ever. The Indian archers clinched six gold medals, including a historic one in the men’s individual recurve.

AFC Women’s Champions League: East Bengal trump Bam Khatoon in group opener

IANS | November 17, 2025 5:26 PM

Wuhan (China), Nov 17 (IANS) East Bengal FC saw off Bam Khatoon FC 3-1 in their AFC Women’s Champions League 2025-26 Group B opener on Monday. The Red and Golds hit the ground running and took the lead as early as the fourth minute after two blocked attempts by Fazila Ikwaput saw the ball falling kindly to Shilky Hemam, who struck a low shot into the bottom right corner from just above the box.

ISSF World C’ship: Gurpreet Singh wins silver in 25m Centre fire pistol, India finish third

IANS | November 17, 2025 4:53 PM

Cairo, Nov 17 (IANS) Olympian Gurpreet Singh came close to becoming world champion in the men’s 25m Center Fire Pistol event but had to settle for silver after losing on inner 10s to Ukraine’s Pavlo Korostylov at the Olympic Shooting Range, marking his second individual medal in the ISSF World Championship 2025 after a silver in the 25m Standard Pistol event in Changwon in 2018, while Yann Pierre Louis Fridrici of France claimed bronze.

Shooting: Anuya Prasad, Pranjali Dhumal seal gold & silver in Air Pistol at Deaflympics

IANS | November 17, 2025 4:36 PM

New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Birthday girl Anuya Prasad and teammate Pranjali Prashant Dhumal completed a 1-2 finish for India in the 10m Air Pistol event of shooting competitions at the 25th Summer Deaflympics currently being held in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday.

Indian batters actually aren't that good players of spin on a surface like that, says Haddin

IANS | November 17, 2025 4:10 PM

New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Former Australia wicketkeeper-batter Brad Haddin has criticised India’s reliance on playing Tests on turning pitches, stating that Kolkata Test is the second such instance of this backfiring in Gautam Gambhir’s tenure and has exposed that the batting unit doesn’t have players who can play spin bowling well on such surfaces.

Formula 1: Norris braces for ‘difficult’ Las Vegas GP despite back-to-back wins

IANS | November 17, 2025 3:44 PM

New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Fresh off consecutive victories in Mexico and Brazil, championship leader Lando Norris has tempered expectations ahead of the Las Vegas Grand Prix, admitting that McLaren could face their toughest weekend of the season under the Strip’s cold night lights.

Ashes usually defines England captains and coaches: Nasser Hussain

IANS | November 17, 2025 3:44 PM

New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Former England captain Nasser Hussain commented on the upcoming Ashes series, describing it as a critical moment for ‘Bazball,’ the highly aggressive style embraced by this team, which aims to dominate opponents by scoring runs rapidly.

If Smith was to retire, Handscomb could be stable No. 4 in Tests: Chris Rogers

IANS | November 17, 2025 3:41 PM

New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Former Australian cricketer and current Victoria coach Chris Rogers has endorsed Peter Handscomb as the best candidate to take over the No. 4 batting position in Tests once veteran Steve Smith retires.

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Abhay and Anahat named in India's team for Squash World Cup in Chennai

Sib-Jr Women’s Hockey Academy C’ship: Pritam Siwach, HAR and Anantapur Sports Academy win on Day 3

Very special feat: PM Modi congratulates India’s Asian Archery C’ships medal winners

AFC Women’s Champions League: East Bengal trump Bam Khatoon in group opener

ISSF World C’ship: Gurpreet Singh wins silver in 25m Centre fire pistol, India finish third

Shooting: Anuya Prasad, Pranjali Dhumal seal gold & silver in Air Pistol at Deaflympics

Indian batters actually aren't that good players of spin on a surface like that, says Haddin

Formula 1: Norris braces for ‘difficult’ Las Vegas GP despite back-to-back wins

Ashes usually defines England captains and coaches: Nasser Hussain

If Smith was to retire, Handscomb could be stable No. 4 in Tests: Chris Rogers

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