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Virat Kohli to step down as India's T20I captain after ICC T20 World Cup

The 34-year-old Rohit is Kohli's deputy in the white-ball formats and is most likely to take up the leadership role when India clashes with New Zealand in a home series in November

Davis Cup: India's singles players need to give their all against Finland

India's singles players will need to back their talent with some killer instinct for the team to emerge victorious against a reasonably strong Finland in Davis Cup World Group I tie, starting Friday

Hope more youngsters from Manipur take up hockey, Nilakanta Sharma

In nearly four decades since Pangambam Nilakomol Singh became Manipur's first hockey Olympian, the state has seen four more male players representing Team India in the quadrennial showpiece

Thank Virat Kohli for his tremendous performance as T20I captain: Ganguly

Kohli became the T20I captain in 2017 after MS Dhoni stepped down as limited-overs captain

AIBA announces hefty prize money for world championship medal winners

International Boxing Association on Thursday announced a $2.6 million prize fund for next month's world championships in Serbia where the gold-winners will walk away with a cheque of $100,000

I have no idea about change in leadership: Pakistan captain Babar Azam

Babar told a virtual media conference on Thursday that he was completely backing the selected squad

Mahendra Singh Dhoni named in 15-member defence ministry panel on NCC

Dhoni's inclusion in the high-level panel came days after he was appointed mentor for India's T20 cricket world cup team

Highlights of Virat Kohli's T20 captaincy: Series win in SENA counties

Kohli remains the leading-run scorer in T20s with 3159 runs at an impressive average of 52.65 and highest score of 94 not out

FIFA intensifies push to stage men's World Cup every two years

FIFA intensified its push for hosting the men's World Cup every two years on Thursday by garnering support from soccer fans around the world to help combat resistance from Europe and South America.

BCCI Secy Jay Shah leads tributes as Virat Kohli quits as T20I captain

BCCI Secretary Jay Shah lead reactions on Virat Kohli announcing to quit as the T20I captain after the men's T20 World Cup in Oman and the UAE in October and November.

Pant to continue as captain of Delhi Capitals for second phase of IPL 2021

Delhi Capitals is currently on top of the points table with 6 wins from 8 matches, and will take on Sunrisers Hyderabad on the 22nd of September when the league resumes in the UAE

Shastri, Arun awaiting 'fit to fly' certificate to return: BCCI official

India's head coach Ravi Shastri, along with bowling and fielding coaches Bharath Arun and R Sridhar, respectively, would need to undergo a "fit to fly" test post recovery from COVID-19

Neeraj Chopra sets sights on Olympic record to go with his golden feat

Star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Wednesday said that he has set his eyes on breaking the Olympic record to go with his gold medal winning feat at the Tokyo Games.

FBI turned ''blind eye'' to reports of gymnasts'' abuse: Simone Biles

Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles told Congress that the FBI and gymnastics officials turned a blind eye to USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar's sexual abuse of her and hundreds of other women.

Former Windies pacer Michael Holding announces retirement from commentary

Known for his baritone voice and economy of words while expressing his thoughts, Holding was one of the leading voice against racism in the BLM protests in the aftermath of the killing of Floyd

Champions League: Messi and PSG held by Brugge; City, Liverpool, Madrid win

Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbapp and Neymar lined up together in the near-perfect attack for Paris Saint-Germain and still could not score or deliver a win in the Champions League

ICC T20 Rankings: Virat, Rahul remain static at 4th and 6th places

India captain Virat Kohli and star batsman KL Rahul maintained their fourth and sixth place respectively among the batsmen while no Indian bowler featured in the top-10 in the ICC T20 rankings

Former SC judge Indu Malhotra appointed DDCA Ombudsman cum Ethics Officer

Former Supreme Court judge and one of India's foremost legal luminaries, Justice (Retired) Indu Malhotra will be the new Ombudsman cum Ethics Officer of Delhi and Districts Cricket Association (DDCA)

Afghan women soccer players enter Pakistan after fleeing their country

Members of Afghanistan's women soccer team and their families arrived in Pakistan after fleeing their country in the wake of the Taliban's takeover, local media said on Wednesday.

PVL, a new six-team volleyball league, to start soon in India

In a bid to promote the sport in the country, a six team franchise-based tournament, named Prime Volleyball League (PVL), is set to be launched in India soon