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Gill closes in on ODI No.1 ranking, Axar enters top 10 all-rounders after England ODI

London, July 15 (UNI) India's victory over England in the opening ODI has brought significant gains for several players in the latest ICC rankings, with skipper Shubman Gill moving closer to the No.1 spot in the men's ODI batting rankings and Axar Patel breaking into the top 10 among
all-rounders.
India snapped a disappointing run of results with a six-wicket win at Edgbaston after suffering a 0-2 T20I series defeat to Ireland and a 0-4 loss to England. The return of senior players Shubman Gill, Jasprit Bumrah, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli strengthened the side as India made a winning start to the ODI series.
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FC Barcelona & Paris Saint-Germain confirm Ferran Torres' move

15 Aug 2026 | 10:15 PM

Madrid, Aug 15 (UNI) FC Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday finally confirmed the transfer of Spain international striker Ferran Torres to the French club.
Torres leaves the Camp Nou after four and a half seasons in which he made 207 appearances for the reigning La Liga champions, scoring 65 goals and providing 22 assists.

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Hockey Karnataka, Bihar & Mizoram register wins in Junior Women National Championship

15 Aug 2026 | 9:38 PM

Pune, Aug 15 (UNI) The 16th Hockey India Junior Women National Championship 2026 witnessed another day of exciting action across Divisions ‘B’ and ‘C’ here on Sunday.

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World Snooker China Open: Thailand's Saengkham advances to final after defeating China's Zhou Yuelong

15 Aug 2026 | 9:26 PM

Taiyuan, Aug 15 (UNI) Thailand's dark horse Noppon Saengkham continued his impressive run at the 2026 World Snooker Tour China Open as he defeated China's Zhou Yuelong to reach the final here on Saturday.
In the afternoon session, Zhou fell 2-0 behind before capitalizing on an attacking error by Saengkham in the third frame to pull one back.

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India begins World Cup Hockey campaign on winning note with 3-1 win over Wales

15 Aug 2026 | 9:18 PM

Amstelveen, Netherlands, Aug 15 (UNI) At a time when India is celebrating 80th Independence day celebrations, the Men's Hockey Men’s team made a patriotic and confident start to its World Cup campaign, with a 3-1 win--thanks to skipper Harmanpreet Singh's brace--over Wales in their opening Pool D encounter at the Wagener Hockey Stadium on Saturday evening.

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Italy striker Immobile retires at age 36

15 Aug 2026 | 7:06 PM

Rome, Aug 15 (UNI) Former Italy international Ciro Immobile has announced his retirement .

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