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Anushka Yadav (Pic credit: AFI) NEW DELHI: A star was born at the National Inter-State Championships on Wednesday as Uttar Pradesh’s 18-year-old hammer thrower Anushka Yadav produced a stunning performance to rewrite Indian athletics history and become the youngest national record holder in the country.Competing at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, the teenager from Baleni…

Image from the 146th Session of the International Olympic Committee in Lausanne. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s bid to host the 2036 Olympic Games received greater clarity on Wednesday after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved a revamped host selection process that will culminate with the announcement of the winning bid in mid-2029.At the IOC’s…

NEW DELHI: India A’s tour of Sri Lanka enters its multi-day phase with the start of a two-match unofficial Test series, offering several emerging stars a golden opportunity to strengthen their claims for higher honours in red-ball cricket. Led by wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel, India A will take on Sri Lanka A in a pair of…

Harry Kane and Ghana witch doctor England’s goalless World Cup draw against Ghana sparked attention both on and off the pitch after a Ghanaian witch doctor claimed he had placed a curse on England captain Harry Kane and later “released” it following the match.Nana Kwaku Bonsam, a self-proclaimed spiritualist who previously claimed responsibility for a…

England’s Ben Stokes (Mike Egerton/PA via AP) NEW DELHI: England captain Ben Stokes has admitted he apologised to his teammates after returning for the series-deciding third Test against New Zealand cricket team. Stokes and fast bowler Gus Atkinson missed the second Test after being investigated for allegedly breaking the team’s midnight curfew following England’s win…

Have you ever wondered why you feel anxious when you face the unknown? The answer lies in evolutionary biology, which dictated that those who maintained a healthy scepticism survived while those who went poking for trouble shuffled off their mortal coil. Familiarity doesn’t breed contempt; it actually gives us a warm feeling. Football fans sadly…

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s rapid rise in cricket continues to grab attention. The 15-year-old batting sensation from Bihar, who recently received his first call-up to the Indian team, is set to travel with the squad for the upcoming white-ball tour of England. If he is picked for the first T20I against…

NEW DELHI: India paddler Manika Batra has warned the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) of legal action if she is not provided with a “factual explanation” for what she alleges to be an arbitrary decision to exclude her from India’s squad for the upcoming Asian Games.The two-time Olympian expressed her intentions on Wednesday, saying…

NEW DELHI: There are footballers who shine brightly for a few years. Then there is Lionel Messi, a player who has spent more than two decades redefining what longevity in sport looks like.As the Argentine icon celebrated his 39th birthday during the FIFA World Cup 2026, he did so not as a fading legend making…

Argentina’s Lionel Messi during a training session. (AP Photo) Argentina’s FIFA World Cup-winning icon Lionel Messi showed once again that age is just a number, marking his 39th birthday not with a lavish celebration but with an intense workout session in the gym.On Wednesday, Messi turned 39 and stepped into a new chapter of his…