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Manish Thakran clinches maiden title at PGTI NEXGEN Imperial Golf Estate

20 Jun 2025 | 2:01 AM

Ludhiana, June 19 (UNI) Gurugram-based Manish Thakran produced the best score of the third and final round, a five-under 67, to outshine all his rivals and clinch his maiden title with a total score of nine-under 171 at the PGTI NEXGEN Imperial Golf Estate played here in the final round on Thursday.

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Uncapped pacer Kundai Matigimu in Zimbabwe squad to face South Africa

Uncapped pacer Kundai Matigimu in Zimbabwe squad to face South Africa

19 Jun 2025 | 8:40 PM

Bulawayo, June 19 (UNI) Zimbabwe have named their squad of 16 players to face World Test Championship 2025 winners, South Africa in a two-match Test series at home, beginning later
this month.

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Real Madrid forward Mbappe in hospital

19 Jun 2025 | 8:01 PM

New York, June 19 (UNI) Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe is in hospital with gastroenteritis after missing their Club World Cup opener against Al-Hilal.

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'Felt strange': Kapil Dev on Pataudi Trophy being renamed Anderson-Tendulkar

'Felt strange': Kapil Dev on Pataudi Trophy being renamed Anderson-Tendulkar

19 Jun 2025 | 7:24 PM

New Delhi, June 19 (UNI) Legendary India all rounder Kapil Dev has expressed surprise at the Pataudi Trophy for India-England Test matches being renamed as the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, describing the development as "strange."
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has decided to rename the Test series hosted by England against India to honour Indian batting great Sachin Tendulkar and legendry English fast bowler James Anderson.

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Shooting League of India will be new, interesting & unique: Olympic Champion Giovanni Cernogoraz

Shooting League of India will be new, interesting & unique: Olympic Champion Giovanni Cernogoraz

19 Jun 2025 | 6:58 PM

New Delhi, June 19 (UNI) Olympic gold medallist and world champion from Croatia, Giovanni Cernogoraz is excited and looking forward to be a part of the inaugural Shooting League of India (SLI) which will be played later this year in New Delhi as he described the competition as a ‘new, interesting and unique’ experience.

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Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy unveiled for England-India Tests

Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy unveiled for England-India Tests

19 Jun 2025 | 6:48 PM

Leeds, June 19 (UNI) England and India greats James Anderson and Sachin Tendulkar have been honoured with a newly named trophy – the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy – which will be contested in future Test series between the two nations.

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Pathum Nissanka ton leads Lanka fightback

Pathum Nissanka ton leads Lanka fightback

19 Jun 2025 | 6:45 PM

Galle, June 19 (UNI) Partnerships were the cornerstone of Sri Lanka’s strong reply on Day 3 of the opening Test against Bangladesh, as Pathum Nissanka’s sublime career-best 187 guided the hosts to 368/4 at stumps, trimming the first-innings deficit to just 127 runs.

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J&K's Kishtwar gets first Indoor Shooting Range

19 Jun 2025 | 6:34 PM

Jammu, June 19 (UNI) In a landmark development, the hilly Kishtwar district of Jammu and
Kashmir got an Indoor Shooting Range at Government Higher Secondary School (GHSS)
Boys.

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Shooting League of India will be new, interesting & unique: Olympic Champion Giovanni Cernogoraz

19 Jun 2025 | 6:16 PM

New Delhi, June 19 (UNI) Olympic gold medallist and world champion from Croatia, Giovanni Cernogoraz is exited and looking forward to be a part of the inaugural Shooting League of India (SLI) which will be played later this year in New Delhi as he described the competition as a ‘new, interesting and unique’ experience.

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Twelve share lead in Junior Chess Tournament

Twelve share lead in Junior Chess Tournament

19 Jun 2025 | 6:07 PM

Mumbai, June 19 (UNI) The race for the top honours in the Aurionpro International Junior Chess Tournament intensified as the lead narrowed to just 12 players at the end of Round 3 at the World Trade Centre, here.

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Not going to be easy: Shastri’s advice for new India skipper

Not going to be easy: Shastri’s advice for new India skipper

19 Jun 2025 | 5:08 PM

Leeds, June 19 (UNI) Shubman Gill is set to lead India in red-ball cricket for the very first time in the high-profile five-Test tour of England, and former head coach Ravi Shastri has shared thoughtful words of advice for the young batter.

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Namibia to face Assam cricket team in Windhoek

19 Jun 2025 | 3:16 PM

Windhoek, June 19 (UNI) Namibia's senior men's cricket team, also known as the Eagles, will face the Assam Cricket team in a series scheduled from June 21 to 29 in Namibia's capital, here.

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Boca's Herrera, Figal handed four-game bans

19 Jun 2025 | 3:09 PM

Miami, June 19 (UNI) Boca Juniors pair Ander Herrera and Nicolas Figal were suspended for four matches each after receiving red cards in the Argentine club's FIFA Club World Cup opener against Benfica.

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Hockey India & Govt of Tamil Nadu sign MoU to FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup

19 Jun 2025 | 3:05 PM

Chennai, June 19 (UNI) Hockey India on Thursday signed a landmark Memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Government of Tamil Nadu to host the FIH Hockey Men’s
Junior World Cup Tamil Nadu 2025.

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U-17 boxing nationals set to start in Haryana's Rohtak

U-17 boxing nationals set to start in Haryana's Rohtak

19 Jun 2025 | 2:22 PM

New Delhi, June 19 (UNI) The 6th Junior (U-17) Boys and Girls National Boxing Championships will commence in Haryana's Rohtak from Thursday onwards at the city's National Boxing Academy.

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