With the Asian Games just around the corner, steeplechaser Avinash Sable, long-distance runner Parul Chaudhary and six other Indian track and field athletes are fine-tuning their preparations on a specialised 'smart track' at the SAI NCOE in Bengaluru.
The eight are part of a national camp, scheduled to continue until September 8, which has been sanctioned by the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS).
It also features 800m runner Krishan Kumar, decathlete Thowfeeq N, high jumpers Aadarsh Ram and Supriya B and race walkers Manju Rani and Priyanka.
The Asian Games, scheduled in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan from September 19 to October 4.
A smart track allows coaches to capture real-time performance data during training.
"This is one of its kind in India," said Suresh Kumar, Coach (Athletics) at SAI NCOE Bengaluru.
"So what happens is when the athlete runs, we get the real-time speed data. We get the split timings, wherever the gates are placed, then the total timing we get, as well as the str

Avinash Sable finishes fifth in Xiamen Diamond League to qualify for Diamond League final. Photo: X

Avinash Sable

The Asian Games, scheduled in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan from September 19 to October 4

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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's cameo sat well with fiery spells by Bengal pacers Mohammed Shami and Mukesh Kumar, powering East Zone to the Duleep Trophy final with a four-wicket win over defending champions Central Zone on the third day of the semifinal here on Tuesday.
The 2012-13 season winners will face either South Zone or North Zone in the final at Chepauk, starting on September 6.
Shami and Mukesh shared seven wickets among them to bundle out Central for 158 in their second innings, and then scaled down the 159-run target despite a mini slump in the middle.
On a pitch that offered increasing turn to spinners, it was vital for East to make a solid start to hunt down the target of 159.
Sooryavanshi (40, 43b) played an innings of two faces - his first 15 runs came off 30 balls, a stark contrast to his 42-ball fifty in the first innings, and contained just a six off pacer Aryan Pandey.
But the remaining 25 runs came in 13 balls which had another six and three boundaries.
However on th

East Zone captain Ishan Kishan

The 2012-13 season winners will face either South Zone or North Zone in the final at Chepauk, starting on September 6

Misbah-ul-Haq on Tuesday offered to step down from Pakistan's national selection committee after the PCB made sweeping changes to the Test squad and team management during the ongoing England tour without consulting him.
Misbah's offer came a day after the PCB issued a notice to members of the national selection committee, seeking an explanation for the selection process adopted for the England tour, a reliable source in the board said.
"The selectors have been told to explain on what basis Muhammad Rizwan and Imam-ul-Haq were picked in the Test squad," the source said.
Asad Shafiq and Aqib Javed are the other members of the committee.
Misbah, a former Pakistan captain who has worked in various capacities in the PCB since late 2019, was reportedly unhappy with the notice as well as the board's decision to make changes to the touring squad without consulting or informing him.
After falling 0-2 behind in the three-Test series following a 194-run defeat at Lord's, the PCB dropped sev

Misbah Ul-Haq

Misbah's offer came a day after the PCB issued a notice to members of the national selection committee, seeking an explanation for the selection process

Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq, one of the seven Pakistan players to be sent back home after the team's heavy defeats to England in two Tests, made a quiet and low-profile return here from London on Tuesday.
The defeats at Leeds and Lords, and the backlash on the team's performances prompted the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to take the drastic measure of not only changing seven players but also replacing the head coach and bowling coach of the touring squad midway through the tour.
Inside information gathered from the PCB and team sources say that it was the injury issue with Imam and the nonchalant attitude of Muhammad Rizwan which eventually triggered the Board's strong reaction.
"Imam is in big trouble and he is also likely to seek legal counsel when he has to appear to face an inquiry committee of the Board which will look into his calf muscle injury which didn't allow him to bat in both innings of the second Test," one insider said.
There has been speculation on whether Imam fake

Imam ul Haq, Imam

The defeats at Leeds and Lords, and the backlash on the team's performances, prompted the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to take drastic measures

Kumar, who is a defendant in Dhoni's 2014 civil suit, has sought several safeguards for the recording of the cricketer's evidence

MS Dhoni

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Messi retires as Argentina's most-capped player and its all-time leading goalscorer, with 207 appearances and 125 goals

Messi

The retirement of 2016 looked like the end of Messi's Argentina story. Instead, it became the beginning of his greatest chapter

Lionel Messi

Messi ended his Argentina career as one of their greatest, but in his 21-year journey in the blue and white jersey, he also had to endure his fair share of heartbreaks before achieving success

If one moment defines Messi's international legacy above all others, it is the image of him lifting the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Lusail

Messi (centre) with his teammates after winning the 2022 World Cup

In his 21-year-long career with the Argentina national team, Messi went on to break multiple records that would be hard to match or break for generations to come

Messi celebrating after scoring a goal during the 2026 FIFA World Cup (PIC: Reuters)

Messi featured in six World Cups and seven Copa Americas before bringing the curtain down on his international career with Argentina

Lionel Messi after winning the 2022 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball

Two-time European champion Paris Saint-Germain sold yet another player on transfer deadline day, with Ibrahim Mbaye joining Aston Villa as the French club continues its metamorphosis from big spender to big earner.
The Senegal forward joined on a permanent transfer, both clubs said.
PSG has been the European club generating the highest transfer revenues from departures this summer, with a total of more than 400 million euros ($464 million), ahead of Premier League clubs Aston Villa and Manchester City.
PSG parted ways with a big name - France forward Bradley Barcola - in the biggest signing of the summer transfer window, but has only sold players who were used in a substitute role by coach Luis Enrique, a deliberate strategy of the club.
The 18-year-old Mbaye, a product of PSG youth academy, has 15 caps with Senegal and became the youngest African player to score at the World Cup this summer in a 3-1 defeat against France. Two years ago, he also was the youngest PSG player to make 

Ibrahim Mbaye

The 18-year-old Mbaye, a product of PSG youth academy, has 15 caps with Senegal and became the youngest African player to score at the World Cup this summer in a 3-1 defeat against France

Gabriel Jesus completed a transfer deadline day move from Arsenal to Barcelona on Tuesday on a three-year contract.
The 29-year-old Brazil striker was part of Arsenal's Premier League title-winning squad last season after lifting four league crowns with Manchester City.
He joins Spanish champion Barcelona following the departure of Robert Lewandowski at the end of last season.
Jesus joined Arsenal in 2022 after six trophy-laden seasons at City. Despite enduring an injury-disrupted time at the Emirates Stadium, he was part of the squad that ended the London club's 22-year wait to be crowned English champion.
Jesus is the latest arrival in a busy transfer window for Barcelona, following deals for Anthony Gordon, Rodri, Joao Cancelo, Karim Adeyemi and Dominik Livakovic.

Gabriel Jesus

The 29-year-old Brazil striker was part of Arsenal's Premier League title-winning squad last season after lifting four league crowns with Manchester City

FC Bengaluru United on Tuesday reappointed Nallappan Mohanraj as their head coach ahead of the 2026-27 domestic season.
The reappointment comes on the back of Mohanraj leading FCBU to qualification to the Indian Football League.
His first assignment this season will be the BDFA Super Division League, following which he will guide the team in its maiden Indian Football League campaign.
This is Mohanraj's third stint as head coach of FCBU.
"I'm very pleased to continue with FC Bengaluru United and to be part of this next chapter. Qualifying for the IFL was a special achievement, but the work does not stop there.
"I'm looking forward to building on what we have achieved and continuing to develop the team and the players," said Mohanraj, a former India, Mohun Bagan, ATK and Chennaiyin FC player.

Nallappan Mohanraj

The reappointment comes on the back of Mohanraj leading FCBU to qualification to the Indian Football League

Indian men's football team head coach Khalid Jamil on Monday named a 26-member squad for next month's FIFA international window, with the Blue Tigers set to face Panama, Brazil and Uruguay in high-profile friendlies.
India will take on Panama on September 26 at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru before travelling to Kolkata to face five-time world champions Brazil on October 3 and two-time world champions Uruguay on October 6.
All three opponents featured at the FIFA World Cup earlier this year, providing India with a stern test against higher-ranked opposition as Jamil looks to assess his squad ahead of the team's upcoming assignments.
The national camp will begin in Bengaluru on September 14, with the team scheduled to travel to Kolkata on September 28 following the Panama game.
The three-match series will be a major test for Jamil's young side, particularly against Brazil and Uruguay, two of the most decorated teams in international football.
India's squad:
Goalkeepers: 

Indian football team

India will take on Panama on September 26 at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru before travelling to Kolkata to face five-time world champions Brazil on October 3

The Japan Cricket Association has defended the preparations, saying the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games Organising Committee and Asian Cricket Council have worked together on the arrangements

Indian cricket team

Wushu player Bhanupratap has tested positive for Enobosarm (Ostarine), a selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM) associated with muscle and bone development

Surya Bhanupratap Singh

The Sonepat camp offered Iran something it needs most with the Asian Games approaching: regular competition against different opponents

Iran's women's kabaddi team

Even before a ball has been bowled, the tournament has been caught up in a debate over hotel rooms, dressing rooms, toilets and the playing surface

India's women's cricket team during the Hangzhou Asian Games

Former Australia captain joins as major investor, global ambassador and advisor as Century Cricket prepares its first flagship centre at Bryant Park in Manhattan

Ricky Ponting

The league created or sustained 9,470 annualised jobs, a 16 per cent increase from Season 3

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NITI Aayog's 2036 target rests on cheaper inputs, testing laboratories, port-linked clusters, procurement reform and closer ties with global brands, industry leaders said at the IAMGAME conclave

The panel, moderated by Abhishek Anand of the Sports & Physical Activity Centre, featured NITI Aayog’s Sanjeet Singh, The Convergence Foundation’s Piyush Doshi and Sanspareils Greenlands’ Puneet Anand.

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Advertising spend on women's sports has risen 120 per cent since 2022, while women account for more than half of new sports fans in the US

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