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National Sporting Championship 10 Meter Air Rifle In shooting, Haryana’s Ameerah Arshad edged Railways’ Rajshree Anilkumar Sancheti to win the 10 meter Air Rifle Women final at the 68th National Shooting Championship (Rifle) in Bhopal. Chhattisgarh’s Pranju Shree Somani claimed bronze. At the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi, Uttar Pradesh’s Zuhair Khan won the men’s trap gold. Uttarakhand’s Shapath Bhardwaj took silver, and Olympian Kynan Chenai bronze. Uttar Prade

Venus Williams In Tennis, Venus Williams is set to become the oldest female player to compete in the Australian Open main draw at the age of 45. The seven-time Grand Slam champion has received the women’s wildcard entry for the tournament, which is scheduled to begin on 18th January. The American player will surpass the record of Japan’s Kimiko Date, who was 44 when she played at the event in 2015. The former world number one Venus Williams has not competed outside the United

India U-19 In men’s cricket under-19, team India will lock horns with South Africa in the first Youth ODI of the three-match series at the Willowmoore Park in Benoni today from 1:30 pm IST.  Just before the ICC U-19 World Cup, starting from January 15, this series serves as perfect preparation for both teams. Vaibhav Suryavashi will lead India in the series as Ayush Mhatre will miss the series due to a wrist injury.  Muhammad Bulbulia led South Africa, which also possesses a

Sjoerd Marijine The Dutchman, who guided the Indian women’s hockey team to a best-ever fourth-place finish at the Tokyo Olympics, has been appointed as the chief coach When Sjoerd Marijne took over the Indian women’s hockey team for the first time in 2017, it was a largely disjointed unit, one in which most players couldn’t run, pass or score. Nine years later, he returns for a third stint with the national team. And when he joins the camp on January 14, Marijne is likely to

Greats of the game, like R Ashwin and Ricky Ponting, point towards a clear trend in the decline of the 50-over format. They have real cause for concern. When  R Ashwin recently referred to ODI cricket as “redundant”  on one of his YouTube streams, it wasn’t merely a throwaway line. For years, the 50-over format was the game’s middle ground: longer than T20s and more expressive than Tests. It was also cricket’s commercial engine throughout the 1990s and 2000s, often drawing ey

Neeraj Chopra Big jumps in disciplines where Indians emerged as world beaters; in javelin, 125% spike in women’s participation At just 12, Misti Karmakar’s days began before dawn. By 3.30 am, she was on her bike, pedalling 4 km through the silent streets of West Bengal’s Malda, a javelin in tow, to write her story in the morning sky. Raising an athlete daughter was a struggle for Sanjay Karmakar, a hawker at the Malda railway station. On a good day, he would earn Rs 500; just

Ishan Kisan & Rishabh Pant Rishabh Pant is not too different from the early die-hard fighter jocks taking to the skies to break the sound barrier. Historians say, those pioneer aviators would opt to crash and die rather than slow down or eject out. Rishabh Pant is a compulsive risk-taker, a perpetual rollercoaster rider and an enigma who toggles between “stupid, stupid, stupid” and “ superb, superb, superb “. He is a special batting talent with an uncanny knack for frustratin

Varun, Harshit and Siraj (L-R) As the curtain falls on the 2025 cricket season, India can look back with pride at a year defined not just by landmark results but by the bowlers who consistently shaped those outcomes. From matching England blow for blow in a hard-fought Test series on foreign soil to lifting major trophies like the  Champions Trophy  and Asia Cup, India’s success across formats was built on timely breakthroughs and sustained pressure with the ball.  While batt

Rinku Singh The third round of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025 arrived with a shift in the spotlight as two of India’s greatest icons, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, were absent from their respective team sheets. Having fulfilled their initial domestic commitments, the veterans left a massive void in the Mumbai and Delhi line-ups. However, both heavyweights proved their incredible depth by securing emphatic victories.  In Jaipur, a “Rohit-less” Mumbai maintained their perfect rec

Deepti Sharma India’s star all-rounder Deepti Sharma scripted history at the Greenfield Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday, moving past Australia’s Megan Schutt to become the leading wicket-taker in Women’s T20Is. The milestone arrived in the final match of India’s 5-0 series sweep over Sri Lanka, when Deepti struck early by pinning middle-order batter Nilakshika Silva with a sharp, skidding delivery that beat the inside edge. The umpire’s finger went up, marking wicket

Top Run Scorer of 2025 The year 2025 proved to be a roller-coaster for every cricket-playing nation, with no team managing to dominate across formats throughout the season. India began on a high with a memorable Champions Trophy triumph but later faltered in the away series against Australia — a pattern that reflected in several other top teams as well.  Amid the fluctuating team performances, a few individual batters stood out with their remarkable consistency. In an era whe

Best Performing Bowlers of 20225 From the Champions Trophy 2025 to many thrilling bilateral series finishes, cricket fans witnessed some of the best ODI matches in recent years. While the number of ODIs in 2025 was comparatively lower than Tests and T20Is, the excitement was on par with both. Notably, once again, despite batters taking much of the glory, it was the bowlers who proved crucial for their sides on multiple occasions. From New Zealand’s Matt Henry to England’s Adi

Team Australia Australia has named a strong preliminary squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup, which will be jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka. The squad features a mix of experienced players and promising talents, but three key players, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, and Tim David, are on the comeback trail from injury. Despite their setbacks, selectors are optimistic about their recovery in time for the tournament. Injuries and Comebacks   Pat Cummins, recovering from a ba

Team India After a roller-coaster journey in 2025, Team India will look to make a fresh start in 2026. The Men in Blue will once again be looking to add another ICC trophy to their cabinet when they host the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 along with Sri Lanka as defending champions. They will also look to defend their gold medal at the Asia Cup 2026. While fans of ODIs and T20Is will see the team in action pretty early in the year, fans of Test cricket will have to wait for some time

Mbappe Kylian Mbappe scored in his return from injury on Sunday, leading Real Madrid to a 2-1 win at Alaves in the Spanish league to relieve some of the pressure on coach Xabi Alonso. Rodrygo also scored as Madrid moved back within four points of leader Barcelona, which beat Osasuna 2-0 on Saturday. Madrid had won only two of its last eight games in all competitions and was coming off a 2-1 home loss to Manchester City in the Champions League, prompting jeers from fans at the

Manchester United Patrick Dorgu scored his first goal for Manchester United as his team defeated Newcastle 1-0 in a pulsating Premier League match on Friday. The 21-year-old Dorgu smashed in a left-foot volley from 15 meters midway through the first half to give United its first home win in four Premier League games, and lift the club above Liverpool into fifth place. But reigning champion Liverpool is at home to bottom club Wolves on Saturday. It was a good hit. I didn't kno

ISL Thirteen of the 14 Indian Super League (ISL) clubs on Thursday told All India Football Federation (AIFF) that they "may be ready and willing" to take part in the delayed 2025-26 season if there is no participation fee and the national body takes financial responsibility for the organisational and operational costs of running the truncated competition. Putting conditions on their participation in the ISL, the clubs also requested the national federation to furnish "a clear

Manchester City trail Arsenal by four points at the top of the Premier League. Manchester City trail Arsenal by four points at the top of the Premier League after failing to end Sunderland's unbeaten home record in a 0-0 draw on Thursday, while Liverpool were also held by Leeds. In a goal-shy start to 2026, three of the four New Year's Day fixtures ended without a goal as Tottenham also played out a 0-0 draw on Thomas Frank's return to Brentford. City had won eight consecutiv

Venus Williams Venus Williams will be returning to the main draw at the Australian Open 2026 after five years. The American legend received the eighth and final women's wildcard on Friday; hence, the 45-year-old will make her first appearance at Melbourne Park since 2021. This will also be her first time competing outside the United States since 2023. According to the organisers of the first Grand Slam of 2026, Williams will be preparing for the Australian Open at the Hobart

Sarfaraz Khan in Vijay Hazare Trophy Former India cricketer  Dilip Vengsarkar  didn’t hold back in criticising the BCCI selectors for repeatedly overlooking  Sarfaraz Khan , despite his consistent performances in domestic cricket and respectable contributions whenever given a chance for India. Sarfaraz had to fight for his place season after season, eventually earning his maiden Test call-up against England in 2023. However, after the 2024-25  Border-Gavaskar Trophy , in whic