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India’s Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (PTI Photo) Former India opener Aakash Chopra believes Vaibhav Sooryavanshi faces an uphill battle to break into India’s T20I playing XI, with the team’s established top-order options leaving little room for the 15-year-old to feature.Sooryavanshi is part India’s squad for the upcoming five-match T20I series against New Zealand, which begins on November…

Avani Lekhara and Mona Agarwal (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: India enjoyed a memorable day at the 2026 Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya on Monday as Mona Agarwal won gold and Avani Lekhara claimed silver in the women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 event.Mona finished with a score of 250.0 points, while Avani came a…

India’s Arshdeep Singh celebrates with teammates (PTI Photo) Bengaluru: When batters are scoring at 11.46 runs an over, even quality bowling attacks can be made to look ordinary. India’s T20I series against the West Indies has exposed the vulnerability of the hosts’ pace unit, with flat pitches, dew and short boundaries proving a punishing combination…

Asian Para Games: Sheetal Devi equals world record in compound archery India’s Sheetal Devi delivered a record-breaking performance in the women’s compound archery qualification round at the Asian Para Games in Nagoya on Monday, scoring 704 out of a possible 720 points to equal the world record and establish a new Asian record.The 19-year-old archer…

Kokila assures India of judo medal (Image – X) India’s Kokila secured a medal in para-judo at the Asian Para Games on Monday after defeating China’s Yi Liu in the semifinals of the women’s J2 -52kg category.The visually impaired judoka edged past her Chinese opponent 1-0 at the Aichi Prefectural Martial Arts Hall to book…

Avani Lekhara and Mona Agarwal India’s Mona Agarwal and Avani Lekhara dominated the women’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 qualification at the 2026 Asian Para Games in Nagoya on Monday, finishing first and second respectively to put themselves in a strong position ahead of the final.Agarwal topped the standings with 629.1 points from six series,…

Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe (AP Photo) Kylian Mbappé produced a moment of individual brilliance and scored from the penalty spot as Real Madrid cruised to a 4-1 victory over Sevilla in La Liga on Sunday, stepping up in the absence of suspended Vinícius Júnior.Mbappé doubled Madrid’s lead in the 37th minute at the Santiago Bernabeu…

Mohammed Shami (ANI Photo) Mohammed Shami’s continued omission from India’s plans has raised fresh questions, with former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif calling for greater transparency from the selectors following the announcement of the squad for the upcoming series in New Zealand.The BCCI announced India’s squads earlier this week for the New Zealand tour, which includes…

India’s para-athletes will begin a packed day of competition at the Asian Para Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on Monday, October 19, following the opening ceremony on Sunday. Several Indian stars, including Nishad Kumar, Avani Lekhara, Sheetal Devi, Harvinder Singh and Pramod Bhagat, will be in action across multiple disciplines.India will compete in para athletics,…

Babar Azam reached another milestone in his international career on Sunday, becoming the fifth Pakistan batter to score 16,000 international runs during the first ODI of the tri-series against Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi.Babar entered the match with 15,993 runs and needed seven more to reach the 16,000-run mark. He achieved the feat in the fourth…