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Afghan cricketers Fazalhaq Farooqi (left), Naveen Ul Haq (middle) Mujeeb ur Rahman (right) (Photo: IANS)

Afghan cricketers Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveen Ul Haq and Mujeeb ur Rahman likely to miss IPL

Rohit Sharma at the pre-series media conference (photo: BCCI)

Ind vs SA Tests: Rohit Sharma’s men face stern test of character

Sanjay Singh became the new president of the Wrestling Federation of India on 21 December (photo: @rwac48/X)

Sports ministry suspends new WFI president till further notice

Even when not at her best, as in 2023, badminton player PV Sindhu, seen here snapping back the shuttlecock on court, is no featherweight in women's sports, per a Forbes report of highest-paid athletes of the year (photo courtesy @PVSindhu/X)

Forbes list: PV Sindhu at par with Simone Biles, in 16th spot among top earners

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Olympian Sakshi Malik left behind her blue and gold shoes on the table at the press conference announcing her retirement over former WFI president and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's man taking the helm (photo courtesy @xavvierrrrrr/X)

Making a Dangal is fine, but let’s not try to change the world

Former Deaflympics gold medallist wrestler Virendra Singh Yadav, the self-styled Goonga Pahalwan ('mute strongman') shows off a recent medal earlier in 2023 (photo courtesy @GoongaPahalwan/X)

Deaflympics gold medallist wrestler Virender Singh Yadav next to give up Padma Shri

Hardik Pandya in his Mumbai Indians blue jersey (photo courtesy Mumbai Indians)

IPL: When can Hardik Pandya return to action?

BJP MP and former Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhashan Sharan Singh (photo: National Herald archives)

Sports

What makes Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh seemingly invincible?

23 Dec 2023, 4:31 PM

Indian cricketer Arshdeep Singh (photo: BCCI)

Sports

ODIs vs SA: Arshdeep Singh serves a timely notice with Man of the Series show

23 Dec 2023, 10:06 AM

Usman Khawaja wears a black armband showing solidarity with Palestine (photo: @fahmidahyousfi/ X)

Sports

Reprimanded for wearing black armband made no sense to me: Usman Khawaja

22 Dec 2023, 6:36 PM

Sanjay Kumar Singh (left), a close aide of the tainted Brij Bhushan Singh, was elected the new WFI president (photo: social media)

Sports

WFI elections: Brij Bhushan’s show of arrogance makes it a farcical affair

22 Dec 2023, 3:20 PM

After winning the WFI polls, 13 out of 15 newly-elected members met and decided to cancel all decisions made by the by the previous ad-hoc panel led by Bhupender Singh Bajwa (pictured) (photo: @kuldeep_handoo/X)

Sports

Newly elected WFI body cancels all decisions taken by ad-hoc panel

22 Dec 2023, 8:43 AM

Sanjay Kumar Singh (left), a close aide of the tainted Brij Bhushan Singh, was elected the new WFI president (photo: social media)

Sports

WFI elections: Brij Bhushan aide is old wine in new bottle

21 Dec 2023, 8:13 PM

Robin Minz (left) and Kumar Kushagra (photo: @robinminz1/Instagram, Kumar Kushagra/Facebook)

Sports

IPL auction: Meet Robin Minz, Kumar Kushagra, products of Dhoni legacy

21 Dec 2023, 7:29 PM

Sanjay Singh (photo: @rwac48/X)

Sports

Birj Bhushan loyalist Sanjay Singh wins WFI polls, Sakshi Malik quits wrestling

21 Dec 2023, 6:39 PM

Rohit Sharma (right) with Mahela Jayawardene (photo courtesy: Mumbai Indians)

Sports

IPL 2024: Is Rohit Sharma primed for a player-mentor role in Mumbai Indians?

20 Dec 2023, 11:38 PM

Former Commonwealth Games champion Anita Sheoran (photo: @anitasheoran_wrestler/X)

Sports

Time to make wrestling a safe place for women in India: Anita Sheoran

20 Dec 2023, 10:13 PM

Sameer Rizvi, batting in recent UP T20 League (Photo: @sameer_rizvi_786/Instagram)

Cricket

IPL auction: Uncapped batters Rizvi, Dubey hit paydirt after bidding wars

20 Dec 2023, 8:33 AM

Australian cricketers Mitchell Starc (left) and captain Pat Cummins (photo: ICC)

Cricket

IPL auction: Are Starc, Cummins worth a price tag of Rs 20 crore-plus?

19 Dec 2023, 10:38 PM

Nathan Lyon is only one of eight bowlers to boast 500-plus Test wickets (photo: ICC)

Sports

Nathan Lyon@500: perfecting a gentle art in the world of pace and bounce

18 Dec 2023, 9:59 PM

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