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India-West News Desk NEW DELHI-Indian boxer Neeraj Goyat will face former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis in a six-round super welterweight bout on January 23, 2027, with Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam and Chennai vying to host the contest. The fight, titled 'Goyat vs. Pettis:

October 15, 2026NEW DELHI-Smriti Mandhana’s ability to combine tactical clarity with a calm, approachable leadership style could help India’s women’s cricket team build on its recent successes as she takes charge as the new captain in ODIs and T20Is. Biju George,

NEW DELHI-Delhi Capitals on October 13 announced the appointment of former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh as the franchise’s assistant and batting coach ahead of the 2027 Indian Premier League (IPL) season. A veteran of 304 One-Day Internationals, 40 Tests and 58

LUCKNOW-India bowling coach Morne Morkel believes young opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi can make significant strides simply by being around an experienced Indian dressing room, urging the teenager to observe, ask questions and absorb the habits of established players. Morkel believes Sooryavanshi’s development

NEW DELHI-Olympic medalist boxer Mary Kom’s former husband, Onler Kom, has filed a criminal defamation case against her, alleging that she made disparaging remarks about him on television and other public platforms. The next hearing in the case is scheduled

MUMBAI- Former India cricketer Virender Sehwag has credited former India captain Sourav Ganguly with making the Indian cricket team fearless, saying Ganguly was one of the chief architects of the team’s transformation. Sehwag recalled Ganguly’s philosophy when he took over as

NEW DELHI- Former India captain Virat Kohli’s spokesperson on October 7 rejected an allegation that the cricketer was paid Rs 5 crore for visiting spiritual leader Premanand Maharaj’s ashram in Vrindavan, calling the claim “completely false, baseless and factually incorrect.” The

MUMBAI-With Harmanpreet Kaur stepping down as captain, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on October 6 announced that Smriti Mandhana will take over as India's all-format captain. Mandhana has led India in different formats earlier, captaining the team

CHANDIGARH-India skipper Shubman Gill expressed overall satisfaction with his team's 2-1 series-winning performance against the West Indies despite the five-wicket loss in the third and final ODI on October 3, but admitted that fielding and death-overs bowling remain key areas

SRINAGAR- BCCI President Mithun Manhas said the return of a high-profile cricket match to the Valley after almost four decades was a matter of great joy, while expressing hope that Jammu and Kashmir would host more domestic fixtures and eventually

UDAIPUR- Mahesh Kumar Beniwal, who studied in Udaipur and hails from Padiyal village in Jodhpur, has brought pride to Rajasthan and India by winning gold in the Junior 120kg powerlifting category at a Commonwealth competition in Canada. Mahesh’s achievement comes against

GUWAHATI-Veteran India opener Rohit Sharma described the uncharacteristic celebration that followed his 35th ODI century against the West Indies at the ACA Stadium in Guwahati as a deeply personal moment, saying it was strictly "for myself." Rohit smashed a brilliant 101

MUMBAI -Former India captain Rohit Sharma has opened up on his enduring camaraderie with Virat Kohli, saying the two senior batters continue to share a strong mutual understanding and regularly exchange views on their game despite spending less time together

India-West News Desk THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- Virat Kohli became only the second batter after Sachin Tendulkar to reach 15,000 runs in men's ODI cricket on September 27, achieving the landmark faster than any other batter in the format. Kohli reached the mark with an

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC – Three Indian cyclists, Jai Rawat, 57, Anuradha Palnitkar, 54, and Samir Palnitkar, 58,  have completed a 3,168-mile ride across the United States in 52 days without a support vehicle. The trio set out from Santa Monica Beach in

MUMBAI-Six-time world champion boxer Mary Kom has recalled a deeply difficult period in her life when she contemplated ending her life but chose to keep going for the sake of her young children with her former husband. The Olympic medalist made

NEW DELHI-Two-time Asian Games medalist Rudrankksh Patil has spoken about the travel, accommodation and transport problems faced by the Indian shooting contingent during their journey to Japan for the Aichi-Nagoya Games. Patil won silver in the 10m Air Rifle team event

CHENNAI-Five-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on September 21 appointed former India left-arm fast bowler Zaheer Khan as their new head coach for the 2027 season. Zaheer replaces Stephen Fleming, who stepped down earlier this year after

NEW DELHI-India head coach Gautam Gambhir called the decision to leave Sanju Samson out of the England series "probably the toughest" of his coaching tenure while making it clear that teenage batting star Vaibhav Sooryavanshi would have to wait for

NAGOYA-India has identified around 2,000 Indian residents living in Nagoya whose homes could be used to accommodate athletes and officials in a worst-case scenario, as a three-layer contingency program has been put in place to address accommodation concerns ahead of

NEW DELHI-India wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson acknowledged the weight of expectations that comes with playing for the country, admitting that another failure can bring a fresh wave of scrutiny, but said he has learned to accept that pressure and continue playing

NEW DELHI-When Niraj Kumar finished Class 12, his parents were preparing for the conventional next step in his education: college. Niraj, however, had a different plan. He wanted the money his family had saved for his college education to be

DUBAI-India captain Harmanpreet Kaur praised her team after India won its eighth Women's Asia Cup title, defeating Sri Lanka by 72 runs in the 2026 final at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on September 13. Kaur said India lived up to

SALTILLO -Sixteen years after Jayanta Talukdar won bronze for India, Dhiraj Bommadevara created another landmark for the country in men's recurve, becoming the first Indian male archer to win the Archery World Cup Final after holding his nerve in a

India-West News Desk SEATTLE, WA - Vinod Khosla has taken charge of the Seattle Seahawks with a simple message for the football operation that brought the franchise its latest championship: keep doing what is working. Khosla, the Indian American billionaire, technology investor

DUBAI — Smriti Mandhana’s historic 124 against Hong Kong-China in the Women’s T20 Asia Cup rewrote several women’s cricket records, but the India vice-captain says her proudest achievement would be encouraging more young girls to take up the sport. Mandhana’s 64-ball knock,

NEW DELHI- The Delhi High Court on September 1 sought the Wrestling Federation of India's (WFI) stand on a plea filed by wrestler Vinesh Phogat challenging show-cause notices and disciplinary proceedings initiated against her. The court also issued notice on

India-West News Desk RIVERSIDE, CA – A former professional badminton athlete from India, Akshay Are, has launched what he says is the first city-franchise professional badminton league in the US, seeking to give the sport a professional foothold in a country

NEW DELHI- India T20I star Suryakumar Yadav has urged cricketers to use their popularity and influence to support and promote athletes from other sporting disciplines, stressing that sporting success ultimately serves the same national cause. On National Sports Day, Suryakumar said

NEW YORK, NY- At the ongoing US Open, players have raised concerns about the smell of cannabis drifting onto some of the tournament's outside courts in New York, where recreational cannabis is legal for adults aged 21 and over. Britain's No. 1 player

ST LOUIS, MO - Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa made history by becoming the first Indian to win the Grand Chess Tour, beating Fabiano Caruana 15-13 in the final, here. It was a great result for Pragg as he recovered from an early deficit

NEW DELHI-Aaryavir Sehwag, son of former India opener Virender Sehwag, and Anvay Dravid, son of former India captain and head coach Rahul Dravid, have been named in the India Under-19 squad for the upcoming three-match one-day series against Australia U-19. The

COLOMBO-India’s left-handed batter Devdutt Padikkal expressed mixed emotions after being named Player of the Series in the 1-0 series win over Sri Lanka on August 27, saying that while the individual recognition was gratifying, a victory in the second Test

NEW DELHI- Indian women's doubles stars Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand have climbed 12 places to World No. 27 in the latest BWF rankings after winning a historic bronze medal at the recently concluded World Championships in New Delhi. The pair, who

NEW DELHI - Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand, daughter of Indian badminton great and coach Pullela Gopichand, have secured a historic World Championships medal in women’s doubles, and their coach Sumeeth Reddy says the Indian pair are determined to go

GALLE- Indian captain Shubman Gill lavished praise on young left-arm spinner Manav Suthar and left-handed batter Devdutt Padikkal following their standout performances in India's commanding 165-run victory over Sri Lanka in the opening Test here on August 19. Chasing a target

India-West News Desk SCHAUMBURG, IL - Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) presented Pope Leo XIV with a custom Chicago Cubs jersey during a meeting at the Vatican last week. The jersey featured “Da Pope” and the number 267, referring to Leo XIV as

India-West News Desk CAYMAN ISLANDS-A dominant USA secured their third consecutive appearance in the ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup by comprehensively winning the 2026 Americas Qualifier in the Cayman Islands on August 16. Led by Chetna Pagydyala, a senior international and

NEW DELHI - PV Sindhu's five World Championships medals have been shaped by more than a decade of highs and disappointments, and as she began another campaign in New Delhi on August 17, the ace Indian shuttler said the setbacks

India-West News Desk FREDERICK, MD-Sanjay Govil’s Washington Freedom has secured rezoning approval to build a privately funded 10,000-capacity cricket stadium in Frederick, Maryland, clearing a major hurdle in the franchise’s four-year search for a permanent home in the Washington, D.C., area. WP

LONDON-The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), the custodian of the Laws of Cricket, on August 14 clarified the dead-ball rule after umpires applied it differently in two matches in the ongoing 'The Hundred' in England, explaining what constitutes an “attempt to

MEMPHIS, TN-Akshay Bhatia, Aaron Rai, Sahith Theegala and rookie Sudarshan Yellamaraju will lead a historic Indian-origin campaign at the 2026 FedEx Cup Playoffs opening round, beginning at TPC Southwind here. For the first time in PGA Tour history, four players of

India-West News Desk NEW YORK, NY — U.S. Soccer has joined a growing push for changes at FIFA, putting the U.S. federation on a different track from President Donald Trump, who has maintained a close relationship with FIFA President Gianni Infantino

NEW DELHI-With organizers of the upcoming BWF World Championships 2026 set to employ people to tackle the monkey menace around the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium Complex in New Delhi, former champion and India's top hope PV Sindhu has come out

COLOMBO-India head coach Gautam Gambhir has urged the Shubman Gill-led Test squad to be mentally and physically prepared from the opening day of the upcoming two-match Test series against Sri Lanka, beginning in Galle on August 15. The Indian team began

CHENNAI-Director Vijay's eagerly awaited docu-film showcasing Tamil superstar actor Ajith Kumar's journey on the racing track has been titled 'Gladiators', with the makers unveiling the title poster and announcing that it will release in theatres soon. The approximately 90-minute documentary chronicles

COLOMBO-Former India fast-bowling great Zaheer Khan has become co-owner of the Lanka Premier League's (LPL) most successful franchise after Stockholm-based global sports ownership group Anchor Sports AB acquired the four-time champions Jaffna Kings. Following the acquisition, the franchise has officially been

NEW DELHI-United States cricketer Bodugum Akhilesh Reddy has been banned from all forms of cricket for eight years after an International Cricket Council (ICC) Anti-Corruption Tribunal found him guilty of three breaches of the ICC Anti-Corruption Code. The sanctions against the

GLASGOW-Ahmedabad 2030 took center stage at the closing ceremony of the 2026 Commonwealth Games on August 3 as Glasgow formally handed over the Commonwealth Games flag to India, marking the start of preparations for the centenary edition of the Games. The

NEW DELHI-Punjab Kings Co-owner Ness Wadia believes the Indian Premier League (IPL) has only begun to realize its potential, saying the tournament has transformed the way sport is viewed in India and that its "best years are still ahead." Wadia's remarks