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New Delhi: Veteran India batter Ajinkya Rahane announced his retirement from all-format cricket on July 30. The 38-year-old made the announcement through a social media post, saying the time was right to “move on” from representing the country. He featured in 85 Test matches, 90 ODIs and 20 T20Is for India. He scored 5,077 runs in red-ball cricket, including 12 centuries, 2,962 ODI runs and 375 runs in the shortest format of the game. His last international appearance came during the Test series against the West Indies in July 2023. After his retirement, several former and current cricketers lauded Rahane…

Glasgow: India secured 15 medals so far in the Commonwealth Games 2026. The contingent has produced strong performances in athletics, para athletics, weightlifting and boxing in Glasgow. The country has won three gold, nine silver and three bronze medals so far, while several more podium finishes remain possible in the final stages of the competition. Weightlifting has emerged as one of India’s strongest medal-producing sports in Glasgow. Mirabai Chanu secured the country’s first gold medal of the Games in the women’s 48kg category, completing a hat-trick of Commonwealth Games titles. Rishikanta Singh earlier claimed India’s first able-bodied medal with a…

Johannesburg: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced 12 venues for the ICC ODI World Cup 2027, set to be hosted in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia. The venues were revealed at a ceremony in Johannesburg, where eight South African grounds, three Zimbabwean stadiums and Namibia’s capital Windhoek were announced as part of the tournament’s hosting plan.  South Africa’s venues include the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg, Centurion in Tshwane, Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town, Kingsmead Cricket Ground in Durban, St George’s Park in Gqeberha, Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein, Boland Park in Paarl and Buffalo Park in KuGompo City, formerly…

Geneva: European football's governing body and all 55 of its member associations have agreed to boycott FIFA competitions if world football's governing body proceeds with a proposal to open ownership stakes in its major tournaments to private investors. The unanimous position was reached during an emergency virtual meeting chaired by UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin after FIFA unveiled plans to establish a commercial subsidiary for its leading competitions. Under the proposal, outside investors would be able to purchase minority, non-controlling interests in the new entity, known as FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE). If FIFA members ultimately approve the plan, the European boycott…

Kolkata: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Thursday, July 30, announced that the Indian men's football team will face five-time FIFA World Cup champions Brazil in an international friendly at Kolkata's Salt Lake Stadium on October 3. The match will be played during the FIFA international window and is expected to draw a capacity crowd in one of the country's most football-passionate cities. “For our national team players, this is far more than just another match. It is a rare opportunity to test themselves against one of the greatest footballing nations the game has ever known. Experiences like these…