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Winter Nat'l Bridge Meet: Rajeshwar Tiwari & Shubham Acharya duo leads in Millenium Match Point Pairs Event

Kolkata, Dec 10(UNI) Rajeshwar Tiwari and Shubham Acharya led the table with 1505.06 Match Points (MPs), followed by Sayantan Kushari and Sagnik Roy (1452.87 MPs) at the end of 20 out of total 25 prelimanry rounds of Mall of the Millenium Match Point Pairs competition (ranking event) of Ashok Ruia Memorial Winter National Bridge Championdhip being held here on Wednesday.

Out of the sixty pairs in fray, top 26 will now compete in the final round to be held along with Seniors Pairs Event(for 60 years and above) on the concluding day tomorrow.
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Shami inspires Bengal as Ranji drama unfolds across India

24 Jan 2026 | 7:40 PM

New Delhi, Jan 24 (UNI) Mohammed Shami once again reminded everyone why he is a force to be reckoned with. His fiery five-wicket haul for Bengal put Services on the back foot and almost sealed an innings victory, capping it off by dismissing Rajat Paliwal, the opposition’s standout performer.

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KIWG 2026: Ladakh win first gold in women’s short-track relay, skater Sachin keeps Haryana on top

KIWG 2026: Ladakh win first gold in women’s short-track relay, skater Sachin keeps Haryana on top

24 Jan 2026 | 7:19 PM

Leh (Ladakh), Jan. 24(UNI) Hosts Ladakh won their first gold medal of the Khelo India Winter Games 2026 when their women’s relay quartet won the 2000 metres short track race at the Nawang Dorjay Stobdan (NDS) Stadium here on Saturday. However, Haryana raced to two more gold medals from short-track skating to lead the medal standing with four golds overall.

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On KIWG debut, Kerala’s Abhijith Amal Raj returns to ice and brings more than winning gold

On KIWG debut, Kerala’s Abhijith Amal Raj returns to ice and brings more than winning gold

24 Jan 2026 | 7:16 PM

Leh (Ladakh), Jan. 24(UNI) When figure skating made its debut at the Khelo India Winter Games 2026 in Ladakh, it was more than the introduction of a new discipline, it was the arrival of a long-missing national platform. Standing at the centre of that moment was Abhijith Amal Raj from Kerala, who went on to win gold in figure skating-men’s advance category, marking a personal milestone.

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After Bangladesh, Pak's T20 WC participation uncertain

24 Jan 2026 | 7:09 PM

Islamabad, Jan 24 (UNI) Pakistan's participation in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 has been clouded by controversy after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) questioned the ICC's decision to remove Bangladesh from the tournament, alleging "double standards" in the handling of venue-related disputes.

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Bengaluru’s Ishaan Madesh, Nigel Abraham Thomas score in MRF Formula races, sensational win for Tarushi Vikram

24 Jan 2026 | 6:25 PM

Chennai, Jan 24 (UNI) Bengaluru’s Ishaan Madesh and Nigel Abraham Thomas displayed impressive race craft to notch fine victories from pole positions in the MRF Formula 2000 and Formula 1600 categories, respectively, at the damp and windy Madras International Circuit, at Irungattukottai, about 40 km from here, where the fourth and final round of the MRF MMSC-FMSCI Indian National Car Racing Championship 2025, began on Saturday.

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