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Skeet shooters get into action first as ISSF World Cup series kicks off in Morocco

IANS | March 25, 2026 5:19 PM

New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) The top international skeet shooters will get into action on the opening day of the opening day of the first Shotgun World Cup of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup series starting in Tangier, Morocco, on Thursday. A 12-member team is all set to represent India in the year’s first ISSF World Cup Shotgun.

If you win a home World Cup, you can go and play and win anywhere, says Harmanpreet

IANS | March 25, 2026 5:01 PM

New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) India captain Harmanpreet Kaur said the team’s triumph in last year’s home Women’s ODI World Cup has given them the belief to succeed in any showpiece event in the world, adding that preparations were in full swing for the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup, to be played from June 12 to July 5 in England.

5th T20I: SA beat NZ in decider to clinch series 3-2

IANS | March 25, 2026 4:38 PM

Christchurch, March 25 (IANS) Wicketkeeper batter Connor Esterhuizen's half-century, followed by a scintilating effort from the bowlers, helped South Africa register a 33-run win against New Zealand in the fifth and final T20I to seal the five-game series 3-2 here at the Hagley Oval on Wednesday.

From truck driver’s sacrifice to Rs. 5.2 crore glory: Mangesh Yadav’s inspiring rise to RCB

IANS | March 25, 2026 3:53 PM

Bengaluru, March 25 (IANS) Before Mangesh Yadav ever pitched a ball in professional cricket, his father Ramavadh Yadav worked overnight, contemplating how he would secure funds for his son’s dream. He invested all his resources in a boy who initially played cricket in a modest courtyard with his mother. Today, Mangesh Yadav has a contract worth Rs. 5.2 crore with the reigning champions, Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

Davis Cup has not lost its charm, recent IND-NED clash proves its enduring legacy: Bopanna

B Shrikant | March 25, 2026 3:11 PM

March 25 (IANS) For years, the Davis Cup has been a vanguard of team competition in tennis -- a sport that has thrived on individual excellence and has promoted and cherished solo efforts on a tough circuit in the Open Era. The players have been so individualistic that many times they have sacrificed team competitions for individual glory. Still, the competition has seen legends like Arthur Ashe, Rod Laver, Bjorn Borg, Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Boris Becker, Stephen Edberg, Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic representing their respective countries in the mega event that is into its 114th edition.

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