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CRICKET - Kingston, JAMAICA: Sri Lankan cricket coach Tom Moody attends a team training session at the Sabina Park cricket stadium in Kingston in Jamaica, 23 April 2007, ahead of an ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 semi-final clash against New Zealand 24 April 2007. New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming believes Sri Lanka's top order batting is a weakness the Black Caps can expose when the teams meet in 24 April World Cup semi-final. AFP PHOTO/Greg Wood (Photo credit should read GREG WOOD/AFP via Getty Images)

Sri Lanka gets Moody to revive cricket

March 01, 2021

CRICKET - Pakistan's Umar Akmal (MICHAEL BRADLEY/AFP via Getty Images)

Pakistan cricketer Umar Akmal’s 18-month ban reduced to one year

CRICKET - This photograph taken on February 23, 2021 shows fogging underway as a precautionary measure at the Sardar Patel Stadium, the world's biggest cricket stadium, on the eve of the third Test match between India and England, in Motera, on the outskirts of Ahmedabad. (Photo by SAM PANTHAKY/AFP via Getty Images)

World’s biggest cricket stadium renamed after India’s Modi

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The benefits of sports

BOXING - Indian boxer Vijender Singh (Photo: PUNIT PARANJPE/AFP via Getty Images)

Vijender Singh to return to ring next month, opponent to be announced soon

Cricket

CRICKET - Kingston, JAMAICA: Sri Lankan cricket coach Tom Moody attends a team training session at the Sabina Park cricket stadium in Kingston in Jamaica, 23 April 2007, ahead of an ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 semi-final clash against New Zealand 24 April 2007. New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming believes Sri Lanka's top order batting is a weakness the Black Caps can expose when the teams meet in 24 April World Cup semi-final. AFP PHOTO/Greg Wood (Photo credit should read GREG WOOD/AFP via Getty Images)

Sri Lanka gets Moody to revive cricket

March 1, 2021

CRICKET - Pakistan's Umar Akmal (MICHAEL BRADLEY/AFP via Getty Images)

Pakistan cricketer Umar Akmal’s 18-month ban reduced to one year

February 26, 2021

CRICKET - This photograph taken on February 23, 2021 shows fogging underway as a precautionary measure at the Sardar Patel Stadium, the world's biggest cricket stadium, on the eve of the third Test match between India and England, in Motera, on the outskirts of Ahmedabad. (Photo by SAM PANTHAKY/AFP via Getty Images)

World’s biggest cricket stadium renamed after India’s Modi

February 24, 2021

CRICKET - Ishan Kishan (Photo by Kai Schwoerer/Getty Images)

India bring in rising IPL stars for T20s against England

February 21, 2021

CRICKET - Virat Kohli (Photo by Mark Brake/Getty Images)

Virat Kohli reveals he suffered from depression during 2014 tour of England

February 19, 2021

CRICKET - Jonny Bairstow
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Bairstow says England benefit from IPL exposure

February 19, 2021

CRICKET - Moeen Ali (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

England’s Silverwood apologises for confusion over Moeen departure

February 18, 2021

CRICKET - Moeen Ali (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images for ECB)

Morris smashes IPL record, Moeen goes for £700k as teams splash out

February 18, 2021

Football

FOOTBALL - FILE PHOTO: Yan Dhanda of Swansea City (Photo by Pete Norton/Getty Images)

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Yan Dhanda says lack of action by social media firms ‘adds fire’ to online abuse

February 16, 2021

FOOTBALL - PC Stuart Ward (Photo: West Midlands Police)

‘There will be consequences’, warns UK’s first football hate crime officer on online abuse

February 16, 2021

FOOTBALL - FILE PHOTO: Yan Dhanda of Swansea City (Photo by Pete Norton/Getty Images)

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Yan Dhanda calls for appropriate action on racist abuse

February 12, 2021

FOOTBALL - Leicester City's English midfielder Hamza Choudhury is pictured during the UEFA Europa League Group G football match between Leicester City and AEK Athens at King Power Stadium in Leicester, central England on December 10, 2020. (Photo by BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images)

Yan Dhanda on Hamza Choudhury: ‘He is proud of where he’s from’

February 9, 2021

FOOTBALL - FILE PHOTO: Neil Taylor of Aston Villa runs with the ball during the Carabao Cup Second Round match between Burton Albion and Aston Villa at Pirelli Stadium on September 15, 2020 in Burton-upon-Trent, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

Neil Taylor, Danny Batth back plan to increase Asian representation in UK football

February 9, 2021

FOOTBALL - Customers, some wearing face masks or coverings as a precaution against COVID-19, queue to enter the H&M clothing store inside the Westfield indoor shopping centre in west Shepherds Bush, west of London on June 15, 2020 as some non-essential retailers reopen from their coronavirus shutdown. - Various stores and outdoor attractions in England are set to open Monday for the first time in nearly three months, as the government continues to ease its coronavirus lockdown. (Photo by Niklas HALLE'N / AFP) (Photo by NIKLAS HALLE'N/AFP via Getty Images)

ISL’s Odisha sack coach Baxter for ‘unacceptable’ rape comment

February 2, 2021

FOOTBALL - Sarpreet Singh (Photo by Michael Titgemeyer/Getty Images for DFB)

Singh back at Bayern Munich after Nuremberg loan cut short

January 29, 2021

FOOTBALL - Edinson Cavani of Manchester United warms up ahead of the Carabao Cup Quarter Final match between Everton and Manchester United at Goodison Park on December 23, 2020 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Man Utd’s Cavani suspended by FA for three games over use of racial term

December 31, 2020

FOOTBALL - FILE PHOTO: Ghayas Zahid of Norway during press meeting after training at Keflavik on June 1, 2018 in Keflavik, Iceland. (Photo by Trond Tandberg/Getty Images)

Norway’s Ghayas Zahid wants more South Asian players at the global level

December 30, 2020

FOOTBALL - Marcus Rashford (Photo: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images).

Charities praise Rashford drive to help feed hungry children

December 25, 2020

FOOTBALL - FILE PHOTO: Footballer Michael Chopra speaks about football in India during the Soccerex Global Convention 2014 in Manchester, north-west England, on September 8, 2014. (PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Michael Chopra says FA and Premier League are not ‘doing enough’ to get South Asians into football

December 22, 2020

FOOTBALL - FILE PHOTO: Kadeem Harris, Leandro Bacuna, Lee Peltier of Cardiff City warm up while wearing kick it out t shirts ahead of the Premier League match between Cardiff City and Chelsea FC at Cardiff City Stadium on March 31, 2019 in Cardiff, United Kingdom. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

Sky partners with Kick It Out to boost inclusion and combat discrimination

December 21, 2020

Most Popular

Entertainment - Tarun Khanna (Photo credit/Tarun Khanna)

Exclusive: “I am amazed at the mediocrity of Indian television shows,” says actor Tarun Khanna

March 2, 2021

Entertainment - Aamir Kahn (Photo by Larry French/Getty Images)

Aamir Khan shelves his magnum-opus Mahabharat?

March 2, 2021

Entertainment - Kangana Ranaut (Photo credit: STR/AFP via Getty Images)

Kangana Ranaut commences shoot on Tejas

March 2, 2021

Entertainment - Shraddha Kapoor (Photo credit: SUJIT JAISWAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Shakti Kapoor on daughter Shraddha Kapoor: She has a heart of gold

March 2, 2021

Golf

GOLF - SOTOGRANDE, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 03: Shubhankar Sharma of India tees off on the third hole during the first round of the Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucia Masters at Real Club Valderrama on September 03, 2020 in Sotogrande, Spain. (Photo by Octavio Passos/Getty Images)

Sharma lands rare albatross, but cards 74, lies 93rd in Spain

September 11, 2020

GOLF - Anirban Lahiri

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India’s Lahiri using coronavirus shutdown to reset his game

April 8, 2020

GOLF - The event was supposed to take place at the DLF Golf and Country Club in Gurugram on the outskirts of New Delhi. (Photo credit should read SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty Images)

Indian Open golf tournament postponed due to coronavirus

March 11, 2020

GOLF - Anirban Lahiri

Lahiri seeks to turn fortunes around at Arnold Palmer Invitational

March 5, 2020

GOLF - (From L to R) Golfers Shubhankar Sharma, Udayan Mane and Shiv Kapur with Hero Indian Open trophy

Top Indian golfers gear up for action as Hero Indian Open nears

February 20, 2020

GOLF - Anirban Lahiri

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Indian golfer Lahiri pulls out of tournament to prep for hurricane

August 30, 2019

Tennis

Sports - Rohan Bopanna (Photo by Michael Dodge/Getty Images)

India’s Bopanna gets doubles boost with new Australian Open partner

January 31, 2021

HEADLINE STORY - Sumit Nagal of India returns the ball during his Men's Singles second round match against Dominic Thiem of Austria on Day Four of the 2020 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 3, 2020 in the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

Birthday boy Thiem beats India’s Nagal to move into US Open third round

September 4, 2020

HEADLINE STORY - FILE PHOTO: Sumit Nagal of India celebrates winning the first set against Roger Federer of Switzerland during their Men's Singles first round match on day one of the 2019 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 26, 2019. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Sumit Nagal becomes the first Indian to win a singles match at the US Open in seven years

September 2, 2020

Sports - “At a time when Ealing Council is facing significant financial challenges, I welcome the raft of initiatives that the LTA is putting in place to help drive participation in tennis in park venues, and to help local authorities ensure their facilities are financially sustainable,” says Labour MP Virendra Sharma.

Virendra Sharma backs LTA plan to boost local tennis, urges ‘everyone to pick up rackets’

July 14, 2020

HEADLINE STORY - Sania Mirza

India has learnt to accept female athletes but still long way to go: Sania Mirza

May 6, 2020

Coronavirus - Novak Djokovic poses with the trophy as he celebrates winning the final against Switzerland's Roger Federer (Laurence Griffiths/Pool via REUTERS).

Wimbledon cancelled due to coronavirus: organisers

April 1, 2020

Badminton

BADMINTON - Denmark's Mathias Boe (STR/AFP via Getty Images)

Former doubles specialist Boe to coach Indian duo ahead of Tokyo Games

January 31, 2021

BADMINTON - Ratchanok Intanon (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images)

Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon downs Indian star PV Sindhu

January 28, 2021

BADMINTON - PV Sindhu (Photo: Facebook)

Top-ranked Tai edges PV Sindhu at badminton tour finals

January 28, 2021

BADMINTON - India's Saina Nehwal reacts after losing a point against China's Chen Yufei during their women's singles match at the 2019 Sudirman Cup world badminton championships in Nanning in China's southern Guangxi region on May 22, 2019. (Photo by WANG ZHAO / AFP) (Photo credit should read WANG ZHAO/AFP via Getty Images)

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Indian badminton star Sania Nehwal tests positive for Covid-19 at Thailand Open

January 12, 2021

BADMINTON - India's Saina Nehwal reacts after losing a point against China's Chen Yufei during their women's singles match at the 2019 Sudirman Cup world badminton championships in Nanning in China's southern Guangxi region on May 22, 2019. (Photo by WANG ZHAO / AFP) (Photo credit should read WANG ZHAO/AFP via Getty Images)

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Saina Nehwal remains in the hunt for Tokyo Olympics

December 1, 2020

BADMINTON - PV Sindhu (FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)

PV Sindhu aims to hit the ground running in 2021

October 16, 2020

Boxing

BOXING - Indian boxer Vijender Singh (Photo: PUNIT PARANJPE/AFP via Getty Images)

Vijender Singh to return to ring next month, opponent to be announced soon

February 22, 2021

BOXING - FILE PHOTO: Amir Khan poses for a photographs as he takes part during a training session at Amir Khan Academy on June 19, 2019 in Bolton, England. (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images)

Amir Khan to move to the Middle East to establish and promote boxing in the region

November 4, 2020

BOXING - Hamzah Sheeraz in action against Scottish challenger Paul Kean at the Olympic Park. (Courtesy: Instagram)

Sheeraz retains European title in historic clash, honours “No.1 fan” aunt who died of Covid-19

July 13, 2020

BOXING - Vijender Singh

Vijender Singh eyeing pro bout in next couple of months

July 1, 2020

BOXING - Amir Khan (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

Khan won’t box behind closed doors amid virus risk

May 11, 2020

BOXING - File photo: Amir Khan during a training session at Amir Khan Academy in Bolton, England. (Photo: Nathan Stirk/Getty Images)

Amir Khan says he was pumped up to give “a hell of a try” to beat Floyd Mayweather

May 4, 2020

OTHER SPORT

MOTOR RACING - NOIDA, INDIA - OCTOBER 25: Narain Karthikeyan of India and Hispania Racing Team attends the drivers press conference during previews for the Indian Formula One Grand Prix at Buddh International Circuit on October 25, 2012 in Noida, India. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images)

Karthikeyan to spearhead all-Indian racing team in 2021 Asian Le Mans Series

December 23, 2020

MOTOR RACING - Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP walks in the paddock sporting "End Racism" sunglasses during previews ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Russia at Sochi Autodrom on September 24, 2020 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo: Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

‘Hamilton Commission’: F1 champ pledges to boost diversity in motor racing

September 26, 2020

Basketball - Yuvraj Singh

Yuvraj Singh apologises for casteist remark against Yuzvendra Chahal

June 7, 2020

MOTOR RACING - "I see those of you who are staying silent, some of you the biggest of stars yet you stay silent in the midst of injustice," said British F1 champ Lewis Hamilton.

Lewis Hamilton assails ‘white-dominated’ F1 world for not speaking out against racism

June 1, 2020

Hockey - Balbir Singh [R], Three Time Olympic Gold Medalist presents the FIH Male Goal Keeper of the Year award to David Harte [R] of Ireland during the FIH Hockey Stars Awards 2016 at Lalit Hotel on February 23, 2017 in Chandigarh, India. (Photo by Ali Bharmal/Getty Images for FIH)

India’s legendary Olympic hockey hero Balbir Singh dies at 95

May 25, 2020

Athletes relieved of stress, say India chiefs after Tokyo Olympics postponed

March 24, 2020

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