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Betting on the Super Bowl is a red, white and blue pastime. Industry experts estimate that American adults will legally wager over $1.5 billion on next Sunday’s big game between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots. And that’s just money inside legal sportsbooks. The biggest driver of Super Bowl traffic these days is prop…

Hemchudeshan claimed his maiden five-wicket haul in just his second First Class match. | Photo Credit: E, LAKSHMI NARAYANAN J. Hemchudeshan has long been identified as a prodigious talent in Tamil Nadu. He has rapidly risen through the ranks — from under-16 to under-19 and into the senior team over the last three years. The…

The Annual General Meeting suspended Kamlesh Mehta and handed the charge to Yatin Tipnis, who had lost to Mehta in the election.   | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The internal differences between the two warring factions of the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) are out in the open. While the Annual General Meeting (AGM)…

Ace In The Field and Satyavan excelled when the horses were exercised here on Friday (Jan. 30) morning. Inner sand: 600m: Believe (Abhay), Janhavi (Mustakim) 38. They finished level freely. 800m: Zayyan (Kaviraj) 53, 600/38. Moved freely. Zuccaro (Mustakim) 53, 600/38. Moved fluently. Bohemian Rhapsody (Nazil) 51, 600/38. Moved well. Rajasi (Kaviraj) 55, 600/41. Easy….

McLaren’s Lando Norris and McLaren’s Oscar Piastri after a press conference ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on December 4, 2025 | Photo Credit: Reuters Lando Norris says he won’t ask his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri to give up a place to favour him in the three-way Formula 1 title fight with Max Verstappen…

Noah Lyles says that when he is in his safe space, it’s a pretty heavy dial-down on December 13, 2025. | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini Even though he competes in the sprints — one of the few events in track and field that has never suffered a shortage of outspoken personalities — Noah Lyles stands out as…

TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays’ run to Game 7 of the World Series helped Rogers Communications Inc. double its media revenue during the company’s most recent quarter, and it says 2026 could mark another big year for its growing sports portfolio. The Toronto-based cable and wireless company credited record Blue Jays television audiences and…

Spain’s Carlos Alacaraz plays a shot during his men’s singles semifinal against Germany’s Alexander Zverev at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne on January 30, 2026 | Photo Credit: AP Carlos Alcaraz battled past Alexander Zverev and through cramp Friday in five gruelling sets to reach his first Australian Open final and move within…

File photo of Manpreet Singh. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Hockey India’s decision to drop three players, including veteran midfielder Manpreet Singh, from the list of probables for the upcoming FIH Pro League season stemmed from disciplinary issues during the team’s tour of South Africa in December. Sources said a serious case of indiscipline surfaced…

It would be the end of the road for I-League in its present form with the second division of the Indian club competition all set to kick off on February 21 with a new name, logo and competition, and management structure if the proposal presented by the clubs is approved by the federation. The All…