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The RR Kabel Prime Volleyball League powered by Scapia, officially launched its highly anticipated fourth season on Wednesday with a pre-season press conference. The press conference was attended by Tuhin Mishra, co-founder & MD, Baseline Ventures, Joy Bhattacharjya, CEO, Prime Volleyball League, representatives of title sponsor RR Kabel and the captains of the ten franchises of the league. The season will commence with a mouth-watering opening clash featuring two of the league’s historic rivals: the Calicut Heroes, captained by veteran Mohan Ukkrapandian, and the Hyderabad Black Hawks, led by Brazilian Paulo Lamounier. Ms. Kirti Kabra, Director, RR Global: “RR Kabel…

By Philip Spooner Sir Vivian Richards, Sir Richie Richardson and Brian Lara have been called up by the West Indies. These three great batters have been picked to join the team during the upcoming Test series in India. They however won’t be making a return to the crease, but they will be batting for West Indies cricket off the field to meet broadcasters and corporate sponsors on behalf of Cricket West Indies (CWI). “The legacy these guys have and the love for West Indies cricket they have means they were very keen to protect the game.…

Ashleigh Gardner’s dazzling 83-ball 115 was the centrepiece as Australia Women began their defence of the World Cup with a crushing 89-run victory over New Zealand at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore. Australia’s innings was in disarray at 113-4 (which soon became 128-5) when Gardener came to the crease, but her belligerent counterattacking knock took the game away from New Zealand. Sophie Devine fought bravely for a superb 111 (112 balls), but New Zealand never really recovered from losing both openers in the first two overs. Alyssa Healy and Phoebe Litchfield had given Australia a turbocharged start, with Litchfield…

Saudi Arabia’s Naif Almasrahi stormed to victory with a new World Record in the men’s 100m T44 final at the IndianOil New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Championships at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Tuesday. He clocked 10.94 seconds, on a morning when India’s F56 discus thrower Yogesh Kathuniya added a silver to the host nation’s tally. There were three other Championships Records set: David Dzhatiev (Neutral Para Athlete) in the men’s 200m T35, David Jose Pineda Mejia (Spain) in the men’s 400m T20, and Yassine Gharbi (Tunisia) in the men’s 400m T54. Yet, the home crowd’s loudest cheers were…

Portugal, 30 September 2025: Bengaluru’s Aishwarya Pissay has created history by becoming the first woman from Asia and India to win her class at the BP Ultimate Rally-Raid Portugal 2025, Round 4 of the FIM World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC). Racing in the Rally2 – Women’s category, Aishwarya not only topped her class but also secured an impressive 27th place overall in a field filled with elite international riders. Competing as a privateer in the world’s toughest rally-raid series, Aishwarya’s victory stands as a monumental achievement in Indian and Asian motorsport. With solid support from TVS Racing and a…

Mumbai, 29 September 2025: Following an eventful outing at the Global Chess League Season 3 draft in Mumbai, American Gambits Head Coach GM Srinath Narayanan and co-owner Prachura PP shared insights on their draft strategy, highlighting their pursuit of GM Arjun Erigaisi and the X-factor prodigy, Volodar Murzin, ahead of the new season, scheduled to take place in India later this year. Having retained Icon player Hikaru Nakamura and Superstar Women player Bibisara Assaubayeva, American Gambits made key acquisitions at the draft, adding Superstar Men Richard Rapport and Vladislav Artemiev, Superstar Women Teodora Injac, and prodigy Volodar Murzin to their…

Twenty-four-year-old Srihari Nataraj opened India’s medal tally at the 11th Asian Aquatics Championships here at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex in Ahmedabad by clinching a Silver medal in the 200m freestyle and 50m backstroke for men. He clocked an impressive 1:48.47 seconds in 200m freestyle, finishing behind China’s Haibo XU who clocked 1:46.83 to bag the gold and in 50m backstroke he clocked 25.46 seconds to win another Silver. China’s Gukailai Wang bagged the Gold with a timing of 25.11 seconds. Now focusing on middle-distance events apart from his pet events that is 50m and 100m backstroke, Srihari got off…

India pulled off a 1-2 in the 10m air pistol mixed team junior event, as Italy celebrated a golden double in the Skeet competitions, as competition Day 3 of the ISSF Junior World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun New Delhi concluded here at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range with the hosts still on top of the medal tally. Kapil and Rashmika Sahgal put down compatriots Jonathan Gavin Antony and Vanshika Chaudhary 16-10 in the 10m air pistol mixed team gold medal clash to give India their third gold of the competition. Later, Italians Marco Coco and Arianna Nember claimed top honours in…

The morning session of Day 1 at the IndianOil New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Championships ended with the Netherlands topping the medal table with two golds. Poland followed with a gold and a bronze, while China, Colombia, Japan, and the UAE also secured a gold each. China’s decorated athlete Wen Xiaoyan won the Women’s Long Jump T37 with a 5.32m leap, while Japan’s Kenya Karasawa claimed his country’s first gold, clocking 15:23.38 in the Men’s 5000m T11 final ahead of Paralympic champion Yeltsin Jacques. For India, the standout moment came from Deepthi Jeevanji, who advanced to the Women’s 400m…

The skippers of all teams participating in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 spoke at a special Captains’ Day event which was held simultaneously in Bengaluru and Colombo, expressing their eagerness and confidence with just four days to go before the tournament starts. A unique format saw them all together on one forum even though they were in different countries. Alyssa Healy (Australia), Nat Sciver-Brunt (England), Sophie Devine (New Zealand), and Harmanpreet Kaur (India) attended the event in Bengaluru while Nigar Sultana (Bangladesh), Fatima Sana (Pakistan), Laura Wolvaardt (South Africa), and Chamari Athapaththu (Sri Lanka) were part of the…