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Mar 29, 2026, 03:13 AM

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𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥!

On Friday, Genius Sports, a sports technology firm based in London, bid INR 2129 crore for the ISL and Federation Cup.

Neeladri Bhattacharjee explains what the offer means for Indian football.

Read more: http://shorturl.at/TulpR | 📷 FSDL

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Mar 29, 2026, 03:13 AM

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𝐈𝐒 𝐂𝐒𝐊 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐄?

Chennai Super Kings has announced that its talisman, MS Dhoni, is likely to miss the first two weeks of the Indian Premier League 2026 season.

How will the five-time champion cope without his presence on the field?

🗣️ Santadeep Dey
✂️ Nigamanth P

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Mar 29, 2026, 03:13 AM

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𝐈𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 🏆

Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru lock horns with Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in the season opener. ⚔️

Who are you backing to start strong? 👀

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Mar 29, 2026, 03:13 AM

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"𝙈𝙮 𝙩𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙨 𝙢𝙮𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛"

After a crushing miss in Ningbo, Samrat Rana rebuilt his approach shot by shot to script a world title victory in Cairo, driven by a belief that his fiercest rival has always been within.

✍️ Santadeep Dey

Read more: http://shorturl.at/ip0Lg | 📷 Special Arrangement

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Mar 29, 2026, 03:13 AM

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𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐍𝐞𝐲𝐦𝐚𝐫 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐥'𝐬 𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐮𝐩?

Brazil manager Carlo Ancelotti played down fans’ chants for Neymar, who was not selected ​for the squad, after the side’s 2-1 defeat to France ‌in a warm-up game in Boston.

Ancelotti has repeatedly said the forward will be considered if he is fully fit.

Read more: http://shorturl.at/W8k7T | 📷 AFP

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Mar 29, 2026, 03:13 AM

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𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐒𝐊!

Chennai Super Kings is likely to be without M. S. Dhoni for the first two weeks of IPL 2026.

Find out more: http://shorturl.at/GBgCn | 📷 R. Ragu

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Mar 29, 2026, 03:13 AM

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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧'𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐲!

Enzo Fernandez and Nico Paz found the back of the net as Argentina beat Mauritania 2-1 in their international friendly clash.

Talisman Lionel Messi came off the bench in the second half but could not have a major impact on the game.

Match report: http://shorturl.at/kiDBh | 📷 REUTERS

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Mar 29, 2026, 03:13 AM

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𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐫!

Italy moved within ​one win of ending ‌its 12-year World Cup absence ​with a ⁠2-0 qualification playoff semifinal victory over Northern Ireland, thanks to second-half goals from ‌Sandro Tonali and ‌Moise ⁠Kean.

Match report: http://shorturl.at/iPXPM | 📷 REUTERS

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Mar 29, 2026, 03:13 AM

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The All India Football Federation confirmed that India’s AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualifiers Final Round match against Hong Kong, China, scheduled to be held in Kochi, will proceed as planned.

The federation said that it is in continuous coordination with the Kerala Football Association to ensure all arrangements at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium are completed on time.

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Mar 29, 2026, 03:13 AM

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𝐈𝐬 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫-𝐀𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐝'𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐮𝐩 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫?

The matches at Wembley in the following days are the final opportunities for players to impress in an England shirt before Thomas Tuchel names his squad for the World Cup.

However, Alexander-Arnold’s chances of selection for the tournament in North America appear slim after finding no place in the extended England camp for the friendlies.

Read more: http://shorturl.at/avJVs | 📷 REUTERS

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Mar 26, 2026, 04:08 PM

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𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐨𝐱𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬

🎨 A photo contest
🗿 A visit to Genghis Khan's statue

Y. B. Sarangi writes on how coach Santiago Nieva has engaged the Indian boxers in team-building activities.

Read: https://shorturl.at/5m4lI

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Mar 26, 2026, 04:08 PM

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𝗔𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹 𝗡𝗮𝗱𝘂 𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗼𝗹𝗱!

Competing on Day Two of the inaugural National Indoor Athletics Championships, G. Reegan cleared 5.30m to win gold in men's pole vault, register his personal best and move to third on India’s all-time list.

The effort also saw him breach the Commonwealth Games qualification mark.

Jayantho Sengupta spoke to the athlete on lending his pole to current National Record holder Dev Meena, experience at the World University Games, and more.

Read the article here: https://t.co/srEBWjY31Q

📷 Biswaranjan Rout

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Mar 26, 2026, 04:08 PM

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𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗶 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 – 𝗜𝗣𝗟 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄

💪 Strengths

84.00 — Sanju Samson’s average in the PowerPlay since 2022

The firepower of youth in the batting lineup

⚠️ Weaknesses

Lowest batting strike rate in the PowerPlay last season
Worst spin economy rate in the PowerPlay among teams

👀 Player to Watch

Sanju Samson

If Samson settles into the role quickly, he could address one of the team’s biggest issues from last season: slow starts.

Anish Pathiyil writes: https://shorturl.at/bxuSk

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Mar 26, 2026, 04:08 PM

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𝐎𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲: 𝐈𝐧 𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟐, 𝐈𝐦𝐫𝐚𝐧 𝐊𝐡𝐚𝐧-𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐮𝐩!

Thirty four years ago, Pakistan defeated England by 22 runs in the final in Melbourne.

Wasim Akram was named Player Of The Match for his 33 (18) & 3/49.

📸 - Sportstar Archives

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Mar 26, 2026, 04:08 PM

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JUST IN: Jaipur Patriots, last season's finalist, will no longer be a part of Ultimate Table Tennis league.

Details: https://bit.ly/4rOBAJH

📸 - Vijay Soneji

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Mar 26, 2026, 04:08 PM

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ʜᴏᴡ ᴡɪʟʟ ɪɴᴅɪᴀ ꜰᴀʀᴇ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜᴏᴍᴀꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴜʙᴇʀ ᴄᴜᴘ?

Unlike the previous edition two years ago, the upcoming one falls in a non-Olympic year and hence, there are no distractions. In fact, it will provide a glimpse of how things may turn out at the Asian Games.

Availability of all senior and experienced players combined with a fresh crop of youngsters meant that the teams pretty much picked themselves based on BWF rankings as of March 10.

Nihit Sachdeva takes a look at the players selected by the Badminton Association of India, and how they could perform: https://shorturl.at/pO6SW

📷 Sushil Kumar Verma

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Mar 26, 2026, 04:08 PM

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AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers 2027: Head coach Khalid Jamil has made strong calls in his squad this time: 14 changes from the side that lost 0-1 to Bangladesh, including a maiden call-up for defender Bijoy Varghese and a return for goalkeeper Albino Gomes after nearly a decade.

The addition of Australia-born Ryan Williams and Overseas Citizen of India Abhneet Bharti marks the start of Jamil’s project restart.

✍️ Neeladri Bhattacharjee

Read: https://bit.ly/4c4THX5

📸 - K. Murali Kumar

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Mar 26, 2026, 04:08 PM

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Rishabh Pant at No. 3 for LSG in IPL 2026?

Former South African captain Faf Du Plessis thinks it is a good option for the Lucknow franchise. What's your take?

Details: https://bit.ly/4tcjCCe

📸 - Sandeep Saxena

#IPL2026

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Mar 26, 2026, 04:08 PM

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Out-of-favour Jonny Bairstow joins former teammate Liam Livingstone in criticising the level of care shown by the England hierarchy to some of the players.

Details: https://bit.ly/40OIHXE

📸 Reuters

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Mar 26, 2026, 04:08 PM

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As yet another season of the Indian Premier League descends upon us, the questions circling Chennai Super Kings legend M. S. Dhoni have received a fresh life.

Will this be Dhoni’s last IPL season? What will be his role in this new-look CSK side? Is it a possibility that he might end up not playing this campaign?

✍️ Pranay Rajiv

Read: https://bit.ly/4lL5Qni

📸 R. Ragu

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Sportstar

Mar 24, 2026, 04:17 PM

The All India Football Federation’s women’s committee chief Valanka Alemao wrote a letter to President Kalyan Chaubey demanding answers after the senior team's poor Women's Asian Cup campaign in Australia.
http://bit.ly/4bFtxZI

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Mar 24, 2026, 04:17 PM

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At the Sportstar Conclave in Bihar, Pramod Kumar, Secretary General of the Boxing Federation of India, urged National Sports Federations to work for the welfare of athletes at the district level.

A former track athlete, Pramod recalled an incident from his career where a decision from the sports federation cost him a place at the Asian Championships.

Read more: http://shorturl.at/CUOJy | 📷 R. V. Moorthy

Bihar State Sports Authority | Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. | State Bank of India

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Mar 24, 2026, 04:17 PM

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With Manchester City beating Arsenal in the League Cup final on Sunday, Pep Guardiola became the most successful manager in the tournament since its inception in 1960.

Now the question remains as to whether this will be his final piece of silverware with the club?

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Mar 24, 2026, 04:17 PM

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Indian chess Grandmaster Koneru Humpy on Sunday announced her decision to withdraw from the upcoming FIDE Women’s Candidates, citing security reasons due to the ongoing conflict in West Asia.

As per FIDE regulations, Humpy’s spot went to Ukraine’s Anna Muzychuk, the next yet unqualified player(s) of the ‘FIDE Women’s Events 2024-25’.

Find out more: http://shorturl.at/xZ3IY | 📷 B. Jothi Ramalingam

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Mar 24, 2026, 04:17 PM

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Cricket Australia has decided against taking greater control over the preparation of Test match pitches.

Instead, it will continue to let local curators manage their own grounds, even after several matches ended much earlier than expected during the recent Ashes series.

Read more: http://shorturl.at/n0ZPu | 📷 AFP

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Mar 24, 2026, 04:17 PM

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Chennaiyin FC’s wait for a home win over FC Goa in the Indian Super League (ISL) continues after Sandesh Jhingan struck late to cancel out Irfan Yadwad’s second-half opener in a 1-1 draw at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Sunday.

Chennaiyin last defeated Goa at home on February 29, 2020, and for long periods it appeared that run would finally end before Jhingan’s late intervention rescued a point for the visitor.

Read Jayantho Sengupta's report: https://shorturl.at/ErPtu

📷 B. Jothi Ramalingam

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Mar 24, 2026, 04:17 PM

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Anahat Singh capped off a brilliant run at the Indian Open 2026 with a four-set win over Egypt’s Hana Moataz to claim the women’s singles title, whereas Abhay Singh defeated compatriot Veer Chotrani to win the men’s title.

Read more: https://shorturl.at/jTTxH

📷 Special Arrangement

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Mar 24, 2026, 04:17 PM

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𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐥'𝐬 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐝𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦!

A second-half double from Nico O’Reilly helped Pep Guardiola's side give Arsenal a chastening reality check with ​a 2-0 victory in the League Cup final.

This is City's ninth League Cup title and fifth under Guardiola.

Match report: http://shorturl.at/FTuhd | 📷 REUTERS

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Mar 24, 2026, 04:17 PM

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BREAKING 🚨

Koneru Humpy has withdrawn from the FIDE Women's Candidates tournament, which is set to take place in Cyprus, citing safety concerns due to the ongoing West Asia conflict.

"This is a painful but necessary decision, and I stand by it," the Indian chess grandmaster wrote on X.

More details: https://shorturl.at/EXhCP

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Mar 24, 2026, 04:17 PM

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Indian swimmer Sajan Prakash delivered a strong performance to clinch the silver medal in the men’s 200m butterfly at the Singapore National Age Group Swimming Championships on Sunday.

The Kerala swimmer also breached the qualification standard set by the Swimming Federation of India for the Commonwealth Games.

Read more: https://shorturl.at/O8QHq

📷 RITU RAJ KONWAR

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