Sports08 Jan 2026 | 6:30 PMDubai, Jan 8 (UNI) Pace bowlers Mitchell Starc of Australia and Jacob Duffy of New Zealand along with all-rounder Justin Greaves of the West Indies are in line for the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award for December while India opener Shafali Verma joins the South African pair of Laura Wolvaardt and Sune Luus in the women’s shortlist.
see more.. 08 Jan 2026 | 6:10 PMRajkot, Jan 8 (UNI) Bengal went down to Uttar Pradesh by 5 wickets on Thursday in their final Group-stage game to end their Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite campaign.
see more.. 08 Jan 2026 | 6:04 PMNew Delhi, Jan 8 (UNI) The All India Football Federation condoled the death of former India forward Sadatullah Khan, who passed away in Bengaluru after a brief illness on January 6.
see more.. 08 Jan 2026 | 5:40 PMBrisbane, Jan 8 (UNI) World number one Aryna Sabalenka says tennis authorities "follow their interests" with regards to the tennis calendar and are not "focusing on protecting all of us". .
see more.. 08 Jan 2026 | 5:30 PMLondon, Jan 8 (UNI) Former Leeds United and Wales midfielder Terry Yorath has died at the age
of 75 following short illness.
Yorath scored 11 goals in 199 appearances for Leeds, his first professional club, in nine-year spell from 1967, according to BBC Sport.
see more.. 08 Jan 2026 | 5:24 PMVadodara, Jan 8(UNI): Jash Modi, Parth Magar, Sarthak Arya won both their Group matches to reach the qualifying knockout round in the WTT Feeder Series 2026, being played at the SAMA Indoor Sports Complex here on Thursday.
see more.. 08 Jan 2026 | 5:20 PMLondon, Jan 8 (UNI) Tottenham captain Cristian Romero appeared to take aim at the club's hierarchy, accusing them of telling "lies" in a since edited Instagram post.
According to BBC Sport, Spurs have won just one of their past six Premier League games and sit 14th after losing 3-2 at Bournemouth on Thursday.
Following the defeat, Romero stated on Instagram "other people" should be coming out to speak and adding that they "only show up when things are going well, to tell a few lies".
see more.. 08 Jan 2026 | 5:03 PMSydney, Jan 8 (UNI) As Usman Khawaja left the field for the final time as an international cricketer, he dropped to his knees.
Moments after blowing a kiss to his wife Rachel and family in the crowd, he put his forehead on the hallowed Sydney Cricket Ground turf, just shy of the painted sign in his honour which read, "Thanks Uzzy #419". It was a solemn moment for Khawaja to reflect and show his gratitude.
see more.. 08 Jan 2026 | 5:02 PMNew Delhi, Jan 8(UNI): With the Shooting League of India (SLI) set to introduce a franchise-based, mixed-team format to the sport, Indian rifle shooter and 2022 Asian Games gold medallist Akhil Sheoran believes the league could mark a turning point in how shooting is experienced- both by athletes and fans. For Sheoran, the league arrives at a moment when Indian rifle shooting is operating at its highest-ever competitive level.
see more.. 08 Jan 2026 | 4:22 PMNew Delhi, Jan 8(UNI): Country's top boxers including world champion Minakshi Hooda, two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen, World Boxing Cup gold medallist Hitesh Gulia and others sailed into the semi-finals of the Elite Men and Women National Boxing Championships with easy wins in their respective quarter final bouts at the Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida on Thursday.
see more.. 08 Jan 2026 | 3:43 PMDiu, Jan 8(UNI): For Wahengbam Sudhir Meetei of Manipur, career in Pencak Silat has neither been smooth nor certain. If financial difficulties meant that he had to focus on earning a living, a freak injury during training almost ended his sporting dreams.
Things got so difficult that he was forced to drop out of college after being unable to pay the fifth-semester fees for his Bachelor of Physical Education course and change from Tanding (combat) category to Artistic Category to keep playing the sport after that injury.
see more.. 08 Jan 2026 | 3:37 PMSydney, Jan 8 (UNI) Australia retained the Ashes in just 11 days of action, winning the first three Tests as England were searching for any semblance of form and consistency. .
see more.. 08 Jan 2026 | 3:24 PMKuala Lumpur, Jan 8 (UNI) India’s Lakshya Sen exited the Malaysia Open 2026 badminton tournament after suffering a straight-games defeat in the men’s singles pre-quarterfinals at the Axiata Arena on Thursday.
see more.. 08 Jan 2026 | 2:46 PMSydney, Jan 8 (UNI) Following England men’s failure to reclaim the Ashes after a 4–1 defeat to Australia in the 2025–26 series, England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) Chief Executive Officer Richard Gould admitted the side lacked consistency across conditions, conceding that Australia ultimately deserved to retain the Ashes.
see more.. 08 Jan 2026 | 12:37 PMChennai, Jan 8 (UNI) An air of expectancy and suspense hangs over the fifth and concluding round of the MRF MMSC-FMSCI Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship 2025 as the country’s top riders and two-wheeler manufacturers launch a final dash to glory at the Madras International Circuit, at Irungattukottai, about 40 km from here, which will host the three-day event commencing tomorrow after a three-month break.
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