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Tamil Nadu Deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin, as the highly anticipated match schedule for the FIH Hockey Men's Junior World Cup Tamil Nadu 2025 was announced on Monday in Chennai, congratulated the Indian team for their victory in the Men's Asia Cup 2025, and said we are honoured to welcome the best junior teams from across the globe.

Patna Pirates finally secured their first points of the Pro Kabaddi League Season 12 with a more-than-impressive 48-37 victory over table toppers Puneri Paltan at the Vishwanadh Sports Club in Vizag on Monday. It was Ayan Lohchab's night, with the young raider scoring 21 points to secure his team's first win after three losses.

The highly anticipated match schedule for the FIH Hockey Men's Junior World Cup Tamil Nadu 2025 was announced on Monday in a ceremony that took place in Chennai.

Former United skipper Gary Neville, Patrice Evra and Nemanja Vidic, meanwhile, are a part of the shortlist, with Neville having won eight Premier League and two UEFA Champions League titles with the Red Devils. Evra and Vidic have also won five PL titles and a Champions League for United.

UAE batter Alishan Sharafu acknowledged the quality of India's players ahead of their Asia Cup opener, highlighting match-winners like Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya who can turn the game around single-handedly.

Ben Calitz has earned a maiden call-up in Ireland's T20I squad in what will be a historic moment for his team, with them hosting England for a T20I series for the first time.

England head coach Brendon McCullum acknowledged that the team needs to adapt to their packed international schedule, stating that they'll have to find ways to 'hit the ground running'.

After Udanta Singh Kumam's 80th-minute goal cancelled out Jameel Al Yahmadi's 55th-minute opener, it was all down to the dreaded penalty shootout, as the 30 minutes of extra time did not yield any result. Oman defender Ali Al Busaidi was sent off in the 96th minute, as per a press release from the All India Football Federation (AIFF).

Team India's Asia Cup campaign will kickstart from September 10 onwards against the UAE. The Men in Blue have two in-form all-rounders in Hardik and Axar, who played a crucial role in India's ICC Champions Trophy win with both bat and ball. While Axar's increasing maturity with the bat to play different situations and positions is a plus alongside his useful spin bowling which is highly likely to be impactful in UAE, Hardik's ability to hit right from ball one and deliver full four overs quality pace bowling makes him an asset worth protecting at any cost.

Shivam Patare opened the scoring for the Steelers with a successful raid, but the Bulls quickly turned it around as Alireza struck quickly. Within the first five minutes, the Bulls piled on the pressure and inflicted an 'ALL OUT', racing to a 9-2 lead -- the quickest ALL OUT of the season so far, at 4:20 minutes, as per a PKL press release.

Fresh from a triple victory at the Madras International Circuit this weekend, lady racing ace Jagathishree Kumaresan is set to make her international debut at the FIM Asia Women's Cup of Circuit Racing (ACCR) in Thailand from September 12 to 14.

Indian bowling coach Morne Morkel stressed the importance of all-rounders delivering with both bat and ball ahead of the Asia Cup opener against the UAE.

The Indian Pickleball Association (IPA), the sole National Sports Federation for Pickleball under the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports (MYAS) and the Sports Authority of India (SAI), has issued a public warning against the All India Pickleball Association (AIPA) and the Jammu & Kashmir Amateur Pickleball Association (JKAPA).

India will kickstart their Asia Cup campaign against UAE at Dubai from Wednesday. India played ICC Champions Trophy in Dubai, with spinners Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja and Varun Chakravarthy occupying much of the wickets and spotlight. It would be interesting to see how many spinners India will play in their Asia Cup campaign opener.

Two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu is set to lead India's charge at the Hong Kong Open 2025 badminton tournament, starting Tuesday.

Jaismine and Romeu had earlier faced off in the gold medal bout in Astana, and the Indian had prevailed after a close fight.

On the projection by GT, it was written, 'Gujarat Ka Dil, Shubman Gill'.

After clinching the Men's Asia Cup with a comfortable 4-1 win over defending champions Korea at the Rajgir Hockey Stadium on Sunday, Indian Hockey team skipper Harmanpreet Singh hailed the crowd at Rajgir for supporting the team throughout the tournament.

The memorable triumph came at the SC Jane Sandanski in Skopje, North Macedonia, where the young pair battled past China's Zhao Wangqi and Liu Ziling in a thrilling five-set encounter.

With a short arm jab worth being replayed a billion times, a cover drive that looks as mesmerising as his predecessors and a pull shot that screams pure dominance and authority, Gill is the newest poster boy of Indian cricket, as his seniors Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli enter the twilight of their decorated careers. These three shots are just a tip of the iceberg as far as Gill's shot variety is concerned. The finnesse, touch and access to all parts of the ground has been inherited by the 'Prince' from the ones who came before him. Safe to say, these shots are in the right hands and would be instrumental in several future batting records.

This series will be a part of an absolutely stacked home season for them. A bilateral ODI series against the island nation adds to what is an already packed home season for the Pakistan men's side. Also to visit their shores are South Africa for an all-format tour starting October.

Alcaraz, a six-time major champion now, will kickstart his fifth stint as world number one and his 37th overall week at the top. Alcaraz was ahead of Sinner in ATP Live Rankings (which decides the ATP Finals competitors) at the tournament start, and now, with a hard-fought 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 victory over the Italian in the final, he has made it to the top of the ATP Rankings as well.

Indian batter Devdutt Padikkal, now back in the India A set-up, is focused on staying consistent, knowing that India's upcoming home Test series against West Indies in October and South Africa in November could be his chance to seize a Test opportunity and prove his worth.

It would not be wrong to say that SA20, which has earned a lot of popularity among the Indian fans for its quality of cricket and superstar presence, is South Africa's very-own IPL, with investors of the cash-rich league putting in their money in teams, which are named after several famous IPL franchises, like Joburg Super Kings, MI Cape Town, Sunrisers Eastern Cape, Durban Super Giants, Pretoria Capitals and Paarl Royals. The competition is unique given the South African conditions and local talent, but these franchise names and team ownership give it the IPL/Indian flavour.

As India lifted the Hockey Men's Asia Cup 2025, Manpreet Singh dedicated the triumph as a tribute to the people of Punjab, who are currently battling the devastating floods with remarkable strength and resilience.