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KOLKATA: Jay Shah, the secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), on Saturday provided a health update on BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and said the former India skipper is stable and is responding well to treatment.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab’s Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi has ensured Jalandhar’s blind cricketer Tejinderpal gets his Rs.2 Lakh award money released. The amount was stuck for six long years.

NEW DELHI: The Sports Ministry has approved the inclusion of four Indigenous Games to be a part of Khelo India Youth Games 2021, scheduled to take place in Haryana. The games include Gatka, Kalaripayattu, Thang-Ta, and Mallakhamba.

NEW DELHI: A contingent of 42 members (24 wrestlers, 9 coaches, 3 support staff and 3 referees) will be travelling to Belgrade, Serbia to represent India at the Senior Individual World Cup to be held from December 12 to December 18, 2020. It will be the first international competition that …

CHRISTCHURCH: A seventh member of the Pakistan touring squad has tested positive for coronavirus days after six members reported positive, New Zealand’s Ministry of Health said in a statement on Saturday.

BUENOS AIRES: Argentine football legend Diego Maradona passed away aged 60 due to heart attack on Wednesday.

NEW DELHI: The Sports Ministry has sanctioned Rs 10 lakh towards the treatment of hockey Olympian Mohinder Pal Singh, who is suffering from a chronic kidney ailment and is currently on dialysis. The money, sanctioned under the Pandit Deendayal Upadhaya National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons, was given to his wife …

MUMBAI: Mumbai Indians all-rounder Krunal Pandya was stopped by Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) at the Mumbai International Airport over suspicion of being in possession of undisclosed gold and other valuables, DRI sources said.

DUBAI: India captain Virat Kohli will return to India after the first Test against Australia in Adelaide, the BCCI confirmed.

DUBAI: In a rare moment, Royal Challengers Bangalore’s Moeen Ali got run-out for a golden duck on a free hit against SunRisers Hyderabad during the IPL 2020 Eliminator at Abu Dhabi on Friday.