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India pacer Umesh Yadav joins Punjab, ends 17-yr association with Vidarbha Cricket Association

01 Oct 2026 | 11:32 PM

Nagpur, Oct 1 (UNI) Veteran India pacer Umesh Yadav has joined Punjab as a guest player for the 2026-27 domestic cricket season, bringing an end to his 17-year association with Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA), he confirmed today.

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India open 2027 World Cup against Australia as ICC unveils revamped 14-team format

01 Oct 2026 | 10:11 PM

Tridib Baparnash
New Delhi, Oct 1 (UNI) India will begin their 2027 ICC men’s ODI World Cup campaign against defending champions Australia in Cape Town on October 7, with the revamped 14-team tournament carrying added significance for Shubman Gill’s side and potentially marking the final global showpiece for veterans Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.

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TN in command after spinner Sachin Rathi bags 6-for, restricts ROI to 179 in CK Nayudu Trophy

01 Oct 2026 | 8:38 PM

Chennai, Oct 1 (UNI) Hosts and champions Tamil Nadu was in command after restricting Rest of India (ROI) to 179, thanks to left arm spinner Sachin Rathi's six wicket haul, in the C.K.Nayudu Trophy cricket match at the M.A.Chidambaram stadium here on Thursday.

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Manipur: Police felicitates Mirabai Chanu, Roshibina Devi for Asian Games Silver Medals

01 Oct 2026 | 8:09 PM

Imphal, Oct 1 (UNI) Manipur Police felicitated Addl. SP (Sports) Saikhom Mirabai Chanu and Dy. SP (Sports) Naorem Roshibina Devi at Police Headquarters, Manipur today for winning silver medals at the 20th Asian Games 2026 in Japan.

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Irani Cup: J&K bowlers put Rest of India on back foot on Day 1

01 Oct 2026 | 7:26 PM

New Delhi, Oct 1 (UNI): Ranji Trophy champions Jammu & Kashmir made a strong start to the Irani Cup, bowling out a strong Rest of India (RoI) side for 237 on the opening day at the Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium in Srinagar.

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Asian Games: Nitesh’s historic silver headlines India’s six-medal haul on Day 12

01 Oct 2026 | 7:15 PM

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New Delhi, Oct 1 (UNI) Nitesh Siwach became the first Indian Greco-Roman wrestler in 64 years to win an Asian Games silver as India collected six medals on a packed Day 12 in Aichi-Nagoya on Thursday. The 23-year-old reached the men’s 97kg final before losing 0-4 to Japan’s Yuri Nakazato, ending India’s wait for a Greco-Roman wrestling finalist since the 1962 edition.

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Pune wrestler Yuvraj Khopade wins gold at International Kesari Wrestling Championship

01 Oct 2026 | 7:13 PM

Pune, Oct 1 (UNI) Wrestler Yuvraj Mohan Khopade from the district clinched the gold medal in the 95-kg category at the first International Kesari Wrestling Championship held in London from September 23 to 27, bringing laurels to Maharashtra and India.

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Sailing: Harshita Tomar, Shital Verma clinch women’s skiff bronze

01 Oct 2026 | 6:45 PM

Gamagori, Oct 1 (UNI) Harshita Tomar and Shital Verma clinched the bronze medal in the women’s skiff event at the Asian Games here on Thursday, adding another medal to India’s sailing campaign at Aichi-Nagoya.

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Manu, Prince win India’s first Asian Games silver in men’s skiff

01 Oct 2026 | 6:35 PM

New Delhi, Oct 1 (UNI) India won their first Asian Games silver in men’s skiff sailing on Thursday as Manu Francis and Prince Kurisinkal Noble finished runners-up in Aichi-Nagoya, adding to the country’s medal tally in the event.

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ICC revamps Playing Conditions across Tests, ODIs and T20Is with effect from Oct 1

01 Oct 2026 | 6:14 PM

New Delhi,Oct 1 (UNI) The International Cricket Council (ICC) has introduced a series of changes to its Playing Conditions, covering time-wasting, ball specifications, fielding laws and several format-specific regulations.

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Saptak stays in medal hunt as India fifth in men’s golf after second round at Asian Games

01 Oct 2026 | 5:53 PM

Aichi-Nagoya, Oct 1 (UNI) Saptak Talwar kept India’s medal hopes alive in men’s golf, following up his opening-round 66 with a two-under 68 to sit tied seventh at the halfway stage of the Asian Games here on Thursday.

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India, Pakistan set up Asian Games cricket final

01 Oct 2026 | 5:21 PM

New Delhi, Oct 1 (UNI) Defending champions India stormed into the men’s cricket final at the Asian Games with a commanding 124-run win over Sri Lanka, setting up a blockbuster gold-medal clash against Pakistan in Nisshin on October 3.

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This is not cricket, this is only batting: Gambhir urges fairer contest for bowlers after Guwahati run-fest

01 Oct 2026 | 5:20 PM

Guwahati, Oct 1 (UNI) The second ODI between India and the West Indies at the Assam Cricket Association (ACA) Stadium here, could go down as one of the epics in cricketing folklore and was certainly pleasing for the fans, with India breaking several records while chasing down a mammoth 406 on the back of a double century from Shubman Gill and a century from Rohit Sharma. But India head coach Gautam Gambhir feels differently.

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India settle for squash bronze after men’s and women’s teams lose semifinal

01 Oct 2026 | 4:58 PM

Gifu (Japan), Oct 1 (UNI) India had to settle for bronze medals in both the men’s and women’s team squash events after suffering semifinal defeats at the Asian Games here on Thursday.

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Nitesh Siwach ends 64-year wait, scripts Greco-Roman history with Asian Games silver

01 Oct 2026 | 4:46 PM

Gifu, Oct 1 (UNI) Nitesh Siwach ended a 64-year wait for an Indian finalist in Greco-Roman wrestling at the Asian Games and scripted a new chapter in the country's history by winning a silver medal in the men's 97kg category here on Thursday.

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