Hyderabad had its moments of recklessness but exhibited patience to a greater degree as it posted 435 in its first innings against Pondicherry in a Ranji Trophy Group-D encounter on a cloudy Sunday, reports Dhruva Prasad.

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Opener Sidhant Purohit’s knock of 70 led Himachal Pradesh’s reply to Delhi’s first-innings total of 430 on the second day of their Elite Group-D Ranji Trophy duel.

But later in the day, Navdeep Saini breached Purohit’s defence, sending the stumps cartwheeling. Saini may be turning 33 next month, but the speedster is eager to continue charging in and delivering long spells in First-Class cricket, writes Vivek Krishnan.

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Bengaluru Torpedoes capped off a fantastic season by clinching its maiden PVL title, beating Mumbai Meteors in the final.

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Alonso Era in El Clasico begins on a high!

Champion Barcelona won all four times the teams were pitted against each other last season, but in his first Clasico as Real Madrid coach, Xabi Alonso snapped that run.

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Rishabh Pant is back!

After being out of action for 3 months, wicketkeeper-batter Pant will feature for India A against South Africa A in a four-day game, starting Oct. 30

Prithvi Shaw scores his first Ranji Trophy hundred for Maharashtra!

He reached his 💯 off just 72 balls against Chandigarh
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In a nine-page complaint submitted to the Geneva public prosecutor, Vladimir Kramnik said he and his family had received “hundreds of terrifying private messages and public comments” on social media, many of them calling for his death.

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India's ODI vice-captain Shreyas Iyer has been admitted to a hospital in Sydney and is currently in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) after suffering from an internal injury

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Skipper Pat Cummins will miss Australia's first Ashes Test against England, starting Nov. 21.

Advantage England in Perth?
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Assam vs Services match breaks a 63-year-old Ranji Trophy record!

The match lasted just 540 balls! 🤯
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Prithvi Shaw departs after posting a mammoth 222 (156 balls)!

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Huge blow for India! 😐

Opener Pratika Rawal, who is India's second-highest run-scorer in the ongoing Women's World Cup, is set to miss the semifinal against Australia, reports Amol Karhadkar
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Introducing Schoolyard – Sportstar’s New School Sports Corner!

If your school has a sports story to tell, write to us at [email protected] with Subject line ‘Schoolyard’.

Let’s put your champions in the spotlight, where they belong.

If sport can't stand up to power, it stands for nothing.

Donald Trump’s threat to “take away” World Cup games in Boston exposes how fragile sport’s independence really is — and how easily power bends its ideals.

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Temba Bavuma will return to lead South Africa in the two-Test series against India starting November 14 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

Full squad for the #INDvsSA series

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Two-time Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu has decided to withdraw from all remaining BWF Tour events in 2025 to focus on a full recovery from a foot injury.

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Play on the first day of Chennai Open’s main draw action, due to begin at 3 p.m. at the SDAT Stadium, was called off at around 4:45 p.m. as incessant rain spoiled the organisers’ multiple attempts to dry the courts.

✍️ Nihit Sachdeva

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Imliwati Lemtur's hard-fought century played a massive role in helping Nagaland avoid the follow-on against Tamil Nadu on the penultimate day of a Group A #RanjiTrophy clash.

Replug: Here's the story of Lemtur, a PT teacher in cricket whites who, back in 2018, applied for a six-month leave to participate in Nagaland’s maiden domestic season under the BCCI umbrella

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