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Rajasthan Royals name Lhuan-dre Pretorius for injured Nitish Rana

Rajasthan Royals name Lhuan-dre Pretorius for injured Nitish Rana

Jaipur, May 8 (UNI) Rajasthan Royals have signed South African left-handed batter Lhuan-dre Pretorius as a replacement for Nitish Rana, who has been ruled out of the remainder of the
Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season due to a calf injury.
The franchise thanks Nitish for his contributions and wishes him a quick recovery.

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Manu, Esha headline India’s 30-member shooting squad for Asian Games

12 Jun 2026 | 2:42 AM

New Delhi, June 11 (UNI) Double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker was among the headline names as the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) today announced a 30-member shooting contingent for the 20th Asian Games, to be held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, from September 19 to October 4.

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FIFA WC 2026 opens in style as Shakira, Burna Boy headline ceremony

11 Jun 2026 | 11:44 PM

Mexico City, June 11 (UNI) The FIFA World Cup 2026 burst into life on Thursday night with a grand, music-filled opening ceremony at the iconic Estadio Azteca, where global stars Shakira and Burna Boy headlined a spectacular celebration marking the start of football’s biggest tournament.

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Co-host Canada begin World Cup campaign against Bosnia and Herzegovina

11 Jun 2026 | 11:19 PM

Toronto, June 11 (UNI) Co-hosts Canada will launch their FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign against Bosnia and Herzegovina in a Group B clash at Toronto Stadium early Saturday, marking the first-ever World Cup meeting between the two nations.

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AI model predicts Spain as favourites for 2026 FIFA World Cup

11 Jun 2026 | 11:02 PM

New Delhi, June 11 (UNI) Defending European champions Spain have emerged as the favourites to win the 2026 FIFA World Cup, according to a new artificial intelligence-driven statistical model that simulated the tournament 100,000 times.

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Rahul Dravid's son Anvay named in India U-19 squad for Sri Lanka tour

11 Jun 2026 | 10:53 PM

Bengaluru, June 11 (UNI) Another member of the Dravid family is set to don India colours, with wicketkeeper-batsman Anvay Dravid, the younger son of former India captain and batting great Rahul Dravid, earning his maiden national callup to the India Under-19 squad for the upcoming One-Day series against Sri Lanka.

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