High Court denies relief to cricketer Yash Dayal in minor's rape case; next hearing on Aug 22

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Jaipur, Aug 6 (IANS) The Rajasthan High Court has refused to stay the arrest of cricketer Yash Dayal, a fast bowler for the Indian Premier League (IPL) team Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), in a case related to the alleged rape of a minor girl.The court stated that since the victim is a minor, no interim protection can be granted to the accused cricketer from arrest.Justice Sudesh Bansal, while presiding over the matter in Jaipur, also summoned the case diary and listed the next hearing for Au…

Sub-jr Men's Hockey Nationals: Punjab to face Jharkhand in final

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Chennai, Aug 6 (IANS) Hockey Punjab and Hockey Jharkhand registered victories on Wednesday to cement their places in the final of the 15th Hockey India Sub Junior Men National Championship 2025, held at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium. Hockey Punjab sealed their place in the final with a narrow 4-3 defeat of Uttar Pradesh Hockey while in the second semifinal, Jharkhand defeated Hockey Madhya Pradesh 3-1. Hockey Punjab will now face Hockey Jharkhand in the summit clash, while Uttar Pradesh…

Brydon Carse ruled out of The Hundred for Superchargers

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London, Aug 6 (IANS) After playing in four of England’s recently 2-2 drawn Test series against India, fast bowler Brydon Carse has been ruled of playing for the Northern Superchargers in The Hundred men’s competition. In a statement, Carse said the decision to pull out of The Hundred came after a consultation with medical staff. As a result, Carse has been replaced by pacer Mitchell Stanley in the Superchargers’ line-up.”At the end of a long series against India and following consultation wi…

Jr Women's National C'ship: Manipur, Uttarakhand and Tamil Nadu win on day six

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Kakinada, Aug 6 (IANS) Manipur Hockey, Hockey Uttarakhand and Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu won their final league match while Hockey Himachal drew with Hockey Association of Bihar on the sixth day saw end of all Division ‘B’ matches of the 15th Hockey India Junior Women National Championship. In the first match of the day Manipur Hockey defeated Assam Hockey 3-1 with Kangjam Silvia Chanu (27’, 49’) scoring two goals and Devi Mutum Priya (26’) scoring one goal for Manipur Hockey. The lone …

Rickelton not aiming to change approach in bid to claim South Africa T20I opening slot

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Darwin, Aug 6 (IANS) Left-handed opener Ryan Rickelton said he will stick to his aggressive batting approach in a bid to own South Africa’s T20I opening slot ahead of next year’s World Cup, set to happen in India and Sri Lanka. With no Quinton de Kock, Temba Bavuma and Reeza Hendricks in the team, Rickleton, 27, is set to partner 17-year-old Lhuan-dre Pretorius at the top of the order in the three-match T20I series against Australia starting on Sunday.”I’m still trying to establish myself in…

'He's matured into genuine match-winner for India', Moeen Ali lauds Siraj's superb outing at The Oval

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London, Aug 6 (IANS) Former cricketer Moeen Ali heaped praise on India’s Mohammed Siraj for his remarkable performance in the recently concluded series against England and said the bowler has made big strides towards being a complete bowler in international cricket. England had no answers to Siraj’s precision and persistence, as he tore through the lower order with a burst of three wickets while conceding only nine runs in 25 balls. Fittingly, Siraj sealed the narrow 6-run win for India by kno…

Formula 1: Alpine driver Franco Colapinto crashes during tyre test at Hungaroring

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New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Under-pressure Alpine driver Franco Colapinto suffered a crash during a Pirelli tyre test at the Hungaroring on Wednesday, prompting a brief medical assessment but escaping without serious injury. The incident occurred on day two of testing as teams continued evaluations of Pirelli’s 2026 tyre prototypes, part of a major regulation overhaul set to reshape Formula 1 next season.The Argentine racer lost control at Turn 11—a fast 142-mph right-hander with minimal run-off…

Kho Kho Player Sachin Bhargo awarded prestigious Vikram Award by MP government

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New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Rising Kho Kho player Sachin Bhargo has been conferred the prestigious Vikram Award – 2023 by the Madhya Pradesh Government, in recognition of his excellence in the sport at the national and international level. Bhargo, who represented India at the inaugural Kho Kho World Cup 2025, was among 11 sports persons awarded with Vikram Award by Chief Minister Mohan Yadav at the Shikhar Khel Alankaran Samaroh held at Ravindra Bhavan, Bhopal on TuesdayInstituted on May 15, 1990, t…

Gill amongst nominees for ICC Men's Player of the Month award for July 2025

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New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) India Test captain Shubman Gill is amongst the three nominees for ICC Men’s Player of the Month award for July 2025. Apart from Gill, England skipper Ben Stokes and South Africa all-rounder Wiaan Mulder have been nominated for the monthly honour. Gill capped a prolific month of run-scoring by making 567 runs at an average of 94.5 in three Tests during India’s tense 2-2 drawn series in England. His standout effort came at Edgbaston, where he struck 269 in the first innin…

Dunkley, Ecclestone and Lewis nominated for ICC Women’s Player of the Month award

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New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) England duo of Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone and Ireland captain Gaby Lewis have been nominated for ICC Women’s Player of the Month award for July 2025. Sophia delivered consistent runs for England through back-to-back white-ball series against India at home in July. After a rare failure in the second T20I in Bristol, the right-handed batter struck a fluent 75 at The Oval to set up a five-run win for England.She followed with scores of 22 and 46 to finish as England…