Rising India star smashes hundred from 197-8 to extend excellent red-ball form
He walked back at stumps on day three on 126*, having rescued Rest of India from trouble, as they finished 265 runs ahead. Smaran walked out to bat in the 54th over of the second innings after the fall of Saransh Jain…
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Croatia v England buildup; tempers flare at Ireland v Israel press conference – matchday live
Or rather, she's taking me, as she won two tickets in a raffle. It's also righting a historical wrong, as far as she's concerned, because she's not forgotten that last year I took her older brother to a watch the Finnish…
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'Incredible' Red Bull upgrade enlivens F1 in 'roasting hot' Malaysia
Verstappen has dominated the weekend so far on Formula 1's return to the Sepang track for the first time since 2017. Hamilton joins him on the front row to revive memories of their no-holds-barred title battle five years…
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28 years on, history repeats: When India last played two men's senior international matches on the same day
One day, two international matches, two different teams For only the second time in India’s cricketing history, the men’s senior sides will play two international matches on the same day. Irrespective of the result in…
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“This and golf are probably the two most frustrating fricking sports” – Hamilton | Formula 1
The Ferrari driver’s only previous front row start this year came at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, which he went on to win. Though he was second in the championship just four rounds ago, his deficit to leader…
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India A survive three overs with one wicket in hand for thrilling draw against Australia A
Deshpande departed in the 46th over, with his dismissal resulting in a collapse as India A fell from 131-4 to 199-7 soon after. Yash Rathod and Shams Mulani steadied the innings, taking the score to 284, before the two…
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Russell mystified by latest setback after talking up his chances in Sepang | Formula 1
The Mercedes driver arrived in Malaysia in a positive frame of mind after winning the Azerbaijan Grand Prix from pole position. “Now feel in a position that my performances are strong enough to fight for victory week in…
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Michael Olise is the 2026 reincarnation of Joga Bonito – & Zidane knows it
It’s hard not to think of Goldbridge and roll your eyes. The platforming of such a blowhard is a large reason we’re all now in the trenches of football content, nuance bludgeoned by shrill nonsense. But let’s take this…
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Red Bull ‘pushed the weaknesses out’ says Verstappen after breakthrough pole | Formula 1
“It’s always very hard to say why that is, but I think for us anyway, the last few races we have probably understood the car a little bit better, but also the upgrades have pushed some of the weaknesses out of the car,”…
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Manchester City whistleblower ready to help UK authorities in return for protection
Despite the crowdfunding campaign launched on Friday to fund a new life after leaving the protection of the Portuguese police, the whistleblower's priority remains to cooperate, provided adequate security arrangements…
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