Is Ganguly’s BCCI president stint a step to becoming one of India’s future political leaders?

The 47-year-old former India captain took over as head of the BCCI, vowing to end a decade of scandal at the $2 billion-a-year organisation.

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· 16 minutes ago

Moved on from World Cup win, says coach Silverwood as England gear up for New Zealand tour

The team will be without Joe Root, Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler, who have not travelled for the series in New Zealand after a draining international summer.

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We have to improve: Klopp worried about away record as Liverpool face Genk in Champions League

Klopp said Liverpool have the performance to win but have been traditional week away record.

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· 5 hours ago

I’m aware of Ajax’s threats: Lampard confident about Chelsea’s chances in Champions League

Chelsea face Ajax in crucial Champions League encounter in Group H.

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· 5 hours ago

Daryl Morey was right: Shaquille O’Neal supports Houston Rockets general manager over China tweet

Morey triggered a crisis after tweeting in support of Hong Kong protesters right before the Lakers-Nets game in China.

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· 5 hours ago

I should have had four: Sterling not satisfied with hat-trick in Man City’s Champions League win

Sterling scored three goals in 11 minutes as Manchester City defeated Atalanta 5-1.

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· 5 hours ago

Champions League: Sterling, Mbappe hat-tricks in big wins; Real Madrid, Juventus scrape through

Eight matches produced 30 goals on Tuesday as big teams posted wins.

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· 6 hours ago

Tennis: Zverev knocked out of Swiss Indoors in first round; Tsitsipas, Fognini advance

Alexander Zverev suffered a 7-6, 6-4 loss to Taylor Fritz of America in Basel.

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· 6 hours ago

FA chief Greg Clarke wants concussion substitutes introduced in football ‘as quickly as possible’

Clarke raised concerns that repeated heading of the ball, or a failure to treat concussion properly, were contributory factors in dementia risk.

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· Yesterday · 10:16 pm

Judo: International federation bans Iran indefinitely for refusing to face Israeli competitors

Iranian fighter Saeid Mollaei, defending his title at the Tokyo World Championships in August, had said he was ordered to throw his semi-final rather.

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· Yesterday · 10:07 pm

Football: AFC Cup final moved to Shanghai from Pyongyang due to broadcast hurdles

Commercial partners had warned of challenges in televising the final, the Asian Football Confederation said.

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· Yesterday · 06:54 pm

Japanese coach Takeo Inoke quits Bangladesh federation over punishment of junior swimmers

Inoke, who was hired in August ahead of the South Asian Games in December, said he had ‘zero tolerance’ for physical punishment.

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· Yesterday · 03:51 pm