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TNPL 2026 Highlights: Salem Spartans crashes to third defeat; Madurai Panthers goes top

By The Hindu Sportstar · 1h ago · 1 min read

TNPL 2026 Live Score: Find updates and highlights from the Tamil Nadu Premier League 2026 match between Madurai Panthers and Salem Spartans…

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Hockey World Cup 2026: What is the new format and how does it work?

By The Hindu Sportstar · 1h ago · 1 min read

While the 16 teams will be divided into four groups of four, there will be no quarterfinals stage, which had a short-lived…

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FOOTBALL

Palestinian club football to resume in September after three-year war disruption

By The Hindu Sportstar · 1h ago · 1 min read

The association has named the first tournament back the “Thousand Martyrs’ Cup”, to honour the 1,014 Palestinian athletes killed by Israel during…

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Nottingham Forest owner Marinakis sues Crystal Palace after provocative fan banner

By The Hindu Sportstar · 1h ago · 1 min read

Marinakis was the target of Palace fans’ ire after the London side was demoted from ‌last season’s Europa League to the ​Conference…

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SPORTS

‘Keep building on this momentum’: Neeraj Chopra hails India’s U20 Worlds medallists

By The Hindu Sportstar · 1h ago · 1 min read

Neeraj Chopra praised India’s junior athletes for their three-medal haul at the U20 Championships in Eugene and urged them to build on…

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FOOTBALL

Durand Cup 2026 — Sahal hat-trick powers Mohun Bagan to 6-0 win against CISF Protectors; SC Delhi beats Indian Air Force

By The Hindu Sportstar · 1h ago · 1 min read

Sahal Abdul Samad stole the limelight with a scintillating first-half hat-trick, while Manvir Singh, Jamie Maclaren and Tekcham Abhishek Singh also found…

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AFG vs IRE LIVE Score, 3rd ODI: Ireland in with a chance as Afghanistan loses its sixth wicket

By The Hindu Sportstar · 2h ago · 1 min read

IRE vs AFG, 3rd ODI: Catch all of the live scores, updates and highlights from the third ODI between Ireland and Afghanistan…

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Sports culture, not just infrastructure, key to India’s medal success: PM Modi - nktv.in

By Google News — India Sports · 2h ago · 1 min read

Sports culture, not just infrastructure, key to India’s medal success: PM Modi  nktv.in

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FOOTBALL

World Cup 2026 co-hosts US and Canada oppose FIFA president Infantino

By The Hindu Sportstar · 2h ago · 1 min read

The stance puts the US and Canada at odds with the third co-host of this year’s World Cup, Mexico, which has given…

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ATHLETICS

Russian federation files fresh CAS challenge against World Athletics sanctions

By The Hindu Sportstar · 2h ago · 1 min read

Russian athletes have been excluded from international competition under World Athletics ‌since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

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BADMINTON

"You Can Laugh, But You Have To Love": PV Sindhu's Thumbs Up As World Championships See Monkey Whisperers' Shield

By NDTV Sports · 2h ago · 1 min read

The organisers of the upcoming BWF World Championships in India have taken extensive steps to upgrade the venue, the Indira Gandhi Stadium,…

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BOXING

Barcelona turns down PSG offer for Spanish World Cup hero Ferran Torres – Reports

By The Hindu Sportstar · 2h ago · 1 min read

Out of contract with Barca in June 2027, Ferran Torres remained vague about his future in recent interviews he gave during a…

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Rishabh Pant's Ancestral Home To Be Rebuilt, Village Awaits Cricket Star's Return

By NDTV Sports · 3h ago · 1 min read

Days after Rishabh Pant's mother visited and stayed at their ancestral village in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh district, a wave of happiness has swept…

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Indian-origin prodigies Bodhana Sivanandan, Shreyas Royal make British chess history

By The Hindu Sportstar · 3h ago · 1 min read

The 2026 British Chess Championships was billed as the biggest in the event’s 122-year history, with more than 1,750 entries and a…

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SPORTS

Babar Azam To Lead Pakistan In All Formats? Shaheen Afridi Says "Till Now I'm The Captain"

By NDTV Sports · 3h ago · 1 min read

As the national teams undergo a captaincy purge over poor results, Shaheen Afridi has asserted that "till now I am Pakistan's captain…

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