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IPL 2024: RCB’s Glenn Maxwell takes indefinite ‘mental and physical break’ from tournament
Australian Maxwell has struggled for form with the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League.
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IPL 2024: Mumbai Indians coach Kieron Pollard lashes out at Hardik Pandya critics
“I am sick and fed up of (people) looking to pinpoint individuals,” said Pollard after Mumbai Indians loss to Chennai Super Kings.
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Tennis: Rafael Nadal in doubt for French Open after pulling out of Monte Carlo Masters
The 37-year-old has won the French Open a record 14 times, out of his 22 Grand Slam titles.
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Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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Can BJP use Ram as a campaign tool during the election?
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Football: Goalkeeper in Spain suspended after being racially abused; team stages walkout from match
Cheikh Sarr was suspended for two matches in Spain after receiving a red card following an altercation with an opposition fan who racially abused him
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Commonwealth Games: Singapore rules out playing host to 2026 edition
After the original hosts Victoria had pulled out, another Australian province in Gold Coast and Malaysia also turned down the chance to host the event.
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ICC T20 World Cup 2024: Ben Stokes withdraws from England’s title defence in tournament in June
The Test captain cited his desire to become a full-fledged all-rounder in the five-day format as the reason for pulling out of the tournament in June.
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Video
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Commonwealth Games: Malaysia declines from hosting event in 2026 over rising costs
Australian state Victoria, the original hosts of the 2026 edition, withdrew last year citing costs.
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Olympics 2024: Russian and Belarusian athletes will be barred from attending opening ceremony
Athletes from both Russia and Belarus had already been banned from attending the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paralympics.
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Commonwealth Games: Malaysia to consider hosting a downsized edition in 2026; Singapore also in fray
The Australian state of Victoria was the original host, but pulled out in July citing spiralling costs.
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The Reel
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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Tennis: Simona Halep cleared to return to tour following doping ban reduction
Halep has been out of tennis since the 2022 US Open.
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Football: French star Paul Pogba gets four-year doping ban
Juventus midfielder Pogba tested positive for testosterone in August.
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Athletics: Kelvin Kiptum, Kenyan marathon world record holder, dies aged 24
Kiptum was killed in a car crash on Sunday alongside his Rwandan coach Gervais Hakizimana.
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The Field
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IPL 2024: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock power Lucknow to comfortable win over Chennai
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Aman loses in semi-final as Indian men fail to win Paris quotas
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju picks up win to become joint-leader with two rounds to go