Sports

SA choose to bowl first as Sanju Samson misses out

09 Dec 2025 | 7:03 PM

Cuttack, Dec 9 (UNI) South Africa captain Aiden Markram won the toss and elected to bowl in the first T20 International against India on Tuesday at the Barabati Stadium, as India skipper Suryakumar Yadav described team selection as a positive dilemma.

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Seeds advance, but U-15 girls bring drama on Day 4 in National Ranking TT

09 Dec 2025 | 6:53 PM

Ranchi, Dec 9 (UNI) The tempo soared at the Harivansh Tana Bhagat Indoor Stadium as the fifth UTT National Ranking Table Tennis
Championships entered a decisive phase on Monday, with the Under-17 paddlers wrapping up their group stage battles and heading into the main draw later tonight, while the Under-19 Boys and Girls are prepared to open their group matches with renewed confidence.

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Preview: India and Argentina faces off for Bronze at the Junior World Cup

09 Dec 2025 | 6:46 PM

Chennai, Dec 9 (UNI) After a hard-fought campaign marked by resilience and attacking flair, the Indian Junior
Men’s Hockey Team will look to conclude the tournament with a medal when they take on Argentina in the
Bronze medal play off match in the Junior World Cup here on Wednesday.

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Defensive crisis for Athletic Bilbao ahead of must-win game against PSG

09 Dec 2025 | 6:43 PM

Madrid, Dec 9 (UNI) Athletic Bilbao faces major defensive problems for its vital game at home .

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Alonso under pressure as his former coach Guardiola visits Bernabeu

09 Dec 2025 | 6:20 PM

Madrid, Dec 9 (UNI) Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso faces mounting pressure as his side takes on Manchester City in a key Champions League clash on Wednesday night.
Sunday's 2-0 defeat to Celta Vigo undid much of the good that last week's win in Bilbao did for Real Madrid.

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Shed the risk aversion mentality to excel in adventure sports: Mountain biker Nirav Shrestha

09 Dec 2025 | 6:00 PM

By Rohit Mitra
New Delhi, Dec 9 (UNI) Nepal's leading mountain biker Nirav Shrestha has emphasised the need for people of the subcontinent to shed the mentality of risk aversion in order to excel in adventure sports.

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Manchester United hit four as winless Wolves suffer eighth straight loss

09 Dec 2025 | 3:17 PM

London, Dec 9 (UNI) Manchester United survived a scare at Molineux but eventually secured a victory over bottom-of-the-table Wolves that moved them up to sixth in the Premier League. .

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Dutch dominance, a Chinese hat-trick & a combative Argentina: semi-finals set in Santiago

09 Dec 2025 | 3:07 PM

Santiago (Chile), Dec 9 (UNI) The quarter-finals delivered a clear picture of the FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup tournament’s leading contenders, with the Netherlands advancing through an imposing win against England and China reaffirming their competitive strength
against Australia thanks to a hat-trick from Wang Lihang, one of the standout names of the
event.

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Proteas spinner Mlaba closes in on No.1 ranking for T20I bowlers

09 Dec 2025 | 2:49 PM

Dubai, Dec 9 (UNI) South Africa spinner Nonkululeko Mlaba has been rewarded for some strong efforts against Ireland as she made major gains on the latest ICC Women's T20I Player Rankings.

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Tanzid Hasan aims for big impact at T20 World Cup

09 Dec 2025 | 2:26 PM

Dhaka, Dec 9 (UNI) Bangladesh opener Tanzid Hasan Tamim is optimistic about his T20 game ahead of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026.

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Miller out to use India series to cement T20 World Cup spot

09 Dec 2025 | 2:16 PM

Cuttack, Dec 9 (UNI) South Africa batter David Miller is keen to use the upcoming five-match T20I series against India to push his case for a place in the Proteas' squad at next year's ICC
Men's T20 World Cup.

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England bowler Mark Wood ruled out for remainder of Ashes series

09 Dec 2025 | 2:07 PM

Adelaide, Dec 9 (UNI) England have confirmed that Mark Wood has been ruled out from the remainder of the Ashes tour Down Under.
The experienced pacer will be missing the next three games in the ICC World Test Championship series against Australia owing to a recurring left-knee injury.

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International Federation of American Football moves headquarters to Lausanne

09 Dec 2025 | 1:51 PM

Geneva, Dec 9 (UNI) The International Federation of American Football (IFAF) has announced that it would move its global headquarters to Lausanne, Switzerland, at the XXVII IAFA Congress in the Olympic capital. .

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Palacios sends Estudiantes into final

09 Dec 2025 | 1:47 PM

Buenos Aires, Dec 9 (UNI) Tiago Palacios scored in the second half as Estudiantes advanced to the final of Argentina's Primera Division Clausura tournament with a 1-0 win at Gimnasia. .

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Ecuador, Netherlands to meet in World Cup warmup

09 Dec 2025 | 1:43 PM

Guayaquil, Dec 9 (UNI) Ecuador and the Netherlands will meet in a friendly in March as both teams finalize preparations for next year's FIFA World Cup, the Ecuadorian Football Federation (FEF) said. .

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