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Mumbai: Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma during an event, in Mumbai. (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil)(PTI08_25_2025_000221A) During the three-match ODI series against Australia, Rohit Sharma will have a chance to surpass former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi‘s unique record.Rohit Sharma, who already holds the record for the most sixes in international cricket, is just eight short of Afridi’s tally…

Team India leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal did not mince words regarding his ex-wife Dhanashree Verma, who, on a reality show, claimed that the cricketer cheated on her just two months into their marriage.“I am a sportsperson, and I do not cheat,” Chahal told Hindustan Times.Yuzvendra Chahal and Dhanashree Verma, who got married in December 2020 in…

File photo of Aman Sehrawat (Pic credit: X) Will miss Asian Games in Japan next year as suspension period overlaps with Asiad datesNEW DELHI: Aman Sehrawat, bronze medallist at the Paris Olympics, was banned for a year on Tuesday by the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI). This marks the first instance in Indian sports history…

An NBA store in China. (File Photo By: Kevin Frayer/Getty Images) Macau: The NBA returns to the lucrative China market this week with two pre-season games following a six-year absence after a team official tweeted his support for pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.The Brooklyn Nets and the Phoenix Suns will play sell-out games on Friday…

NEW DELHI: India U-19 completed a dominant clean sweep of Australia U-19 on Wednesday, securing a seven-wicket victory in the second and final Youth Test in Australian conditions. The win capped a 2-0 series triumph, following India’s previous whitewash in the three-match Youth ODI series.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Resuming day…

NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra has expressed doubts about Mohammed Shami’s chances of returning to the national side, highlighting the veteran pacer’s lack of recent match practice. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Speaking on his YouTube channel, Chopra said, “I feel it won’t be good because if his name…

Siddharth Sharma, Head of JioStar’s Viewership and Monetisation Initiative (Sports), presents a memento for Highest runs scored by an Indian player in the 2025 Champions Trophy to Shreyas Iyer during the CEAT Cricket Rating Awards. (PTI) Indian middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer discussed his remarkable comeback to international cricket at the CEAT Cricket Ratings Awards in…

Abhishek Sharma and Brian Lara NEW DELHI: Former West Indies legend Brian Lara has lavished praise on India’s rising batting sensation Abhishek Sharma, calling him “something very special” and revealing that the youngster’s hunger to play Test cricket sets him apart from the rest.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Speaking to the…

Inter Miami players Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba during a fixture. (AP) Inter Miami left-back Jordi Alba announced his retirement from professional football through an Instagram post on Tuesday, prompting an emotional response from teammate Lionel Messi. Alba’s decision comes shortly after midfielder Sergio Busquets also announced his retirement, marking the end of an era…

Viswanathan Anand and Garry Kasparov (Agency Photo) Chess legends Viswanathan Anand and Garry Kasparov will compete in the Clutch Chess: The Legends tournament at St. Louis Chess Club, USA, starting Wednesday. The 12-game Chess 960 match features a USD 144,000 prize pool and marks their first face-off in three decades, with games spread across three…