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UP Warriorz name Australian batter Alyssa Healy captain for inaugural WPL

The UP Warriorz, owned by Capri Global Holdings Private Limited, have put together a dynamic and well-balanced squad for the franchise based league

After IPL, Tata Group bags title rights for Women's Premier League

Tata Group bagged the title rights for the inaugural Women's Premier League beginning in Mumbai on March 4

Women's T20 WC: Need to put up best performance in semi-final, says Mithali

For Raj, given the batting quality across the Australian group, a target requiring eight runs an over or more is the only way to keep the pressure on the entire team

Smriti Mandhana: The journey to Rs 3.4 crore that started at age 9

The most expensive buy of Women's Premier League auction, Mandhana's rise to the top was inevitable

Sweden emerges as sudden front-runner in troubled search 2030 Olympics

Sweden emerging as the front-runner in a troubled search for a 2030 Olympics host is as much a surprise in Stockholm as elsewhere

India ranks No. 1 team in all formats, Ashwin rises to 2nd spot in bowlers

Already the top T20 side, India had reached the number one spot in ODIs last month after beating New Zealand 3-0

Extremely unfortunate to see Pak players missing out on WPL: Urooj Mumtaz

After a clash against India in the Women's T20 World Cup match, Pakistan captain Bismah Maroof was also asked about the WPL auction, and she said players from Pakistan would love to play in any league

Katya Coelho becomes 1st Indian female iQFoiler to qualify for Asian Games

Katya Coelho became the first female IQFoiler to qualify for the Asian Games after winning gold at the third trial in the IQ foil event, a windsurfing class in sailing sport

Akshdeep, Priyanka win men's and women's 20km race championship gold

Unheralded Akshdeep Singh clinched the men's 20km event gold with a stunning national record time to qualify for this year's World Championships as well as 2024 Paris Olympics.

Doping suspension lifted after samples didn't match, says Peter Bol

Bol repeated Tuesday that he's never taken banned performance-enhancing substances and he described the last month as a nightmare

Qatari investors set to make an offer for Manchester United in coming days

The Qatari consortium is preparing to submit an initial bid for the English Premier League football club by the end of the week, the people said

WPL auction: Smriti Mandhana goes to Royal Challengers for Rs 3.4 cr

The second costliest Indian player was all-rounder Deepti Sharma, 25, who was bought by UP Warriorz for Rs 2.6 crore

Ind vs Aus Test series: Head may replace Warner in Delhi Test, say reports

Australia may replace struggling David Warner with off-spin all-rounder Travis Head in the second match in New Delhi starting February 17, Australian media reported

'No place' for Russia at upcoming Paris olympics: Volodymyr Zelenskyy

While Russia kills and terrorizes, representatives of the terrorist state have no place at sports and Olympic competitions, Zelenskyy told the summit in an opening address by video link

National Ranking Archery tournament begins from February 10 in Delhi

Top Indian archers like Abhishek Verma, Atanu Das and Vennam Jyothi Surekha will be seen in action in the National Ranking Tournament which begins at the DDA Yamuna Sports Complex here on Friday.

Women's Premier League auction: 409 players to go under hammer

The likes of Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Alyssa Healy and Sophie Ecclestone are in the highest base price bracket of Rs 50 lakh

Former Chelsea forward Christian Atsu missing after Turkey earthquake

The Ghana international, who plays for Turkish club Hatayspor, is thought to be in a building that was destroyed, Hatayspor spokesman Mustafa zat said, according to Turkish media

Gymnast Dipa Karmakar handed 21-month ban after failing dope test

Her ban period will, however, end on July 10 this year as it was counted from the day (October 11, 2011) the sample was collected

Highest-ever sports budget in 2023-24, but where would it go exactly?

Understanding the sectoral payouts of sports budget would give a broader understanding of where exactly the money is going to be spent

Hockey World Cup 2023: India's loss, handling pressure and league's absence

India's head coach Graham Reid has resigned from his position of India's head coach. But should he be the only one held responsible for the Hockey World Cup debacle? Not really, here's why