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Mar 09, 2025

India's Top 300 Women Boxers to Clash at 8th Elite National Championship

The stage is set for high-octane action as around 300 of India's top women boxers will compete for national glory at the 8th Elite Women's National Boxing Championship, taking place at Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh from March 21 to 27. Organised in association with the UP Boxing Association (UPBA), the prestigious tournament returns to the venue that hosted its last edition in 2023 with resounding success.
It is held under the World Boxing and Boxing Federation of India (headquartered in New Delhi), competition guidelines. Each state unit can field a maximum of 10 boxers.

Mushfiqur Rahim Announces Retirement from ODIs after Champions Trophy Exit

Bangladesh's seasoned wicketkeeper-batsman, Mushfiqur Rahim, officially announced his retirement from One Day Internationals (ODIs) after the conclusion of Bangladesh's Champions Trophy campaign.
Mushfiqur burst onto the international scene in August 2006 when he made his ODI debut against Zimbabwe in Harare.
Over the years, Mushfiqur Rahim played a key role in shaping Bangladesh's ODI cricket, contributing significantly with both the bat and gloves. He was known for his technically sound batting, sharp wicketkeeping skills, and invaluable experience in the middle order.

Mar 08, 2025

Sunil Chhetri Revokes Retirement Decision

India senior men's national team head coach Manolo Marquez named his 26-member squad, including the legendary Sunil Chhetri, for the March FIFA International Window. The fourth-highest international goal scorer of all-time with 94 strikes to his credit, Chhetri had announced his retirement from the national team in June 2024 but is now set to make a return in India's blue later this month (March 2025).

Mar 07, 2025

John Davison Appointed Italy's T20I Coach

Former Canada captain and Australian state cricketer John Davison was appointed as Italy's T20I coach, leading their push for a place in the 2026 T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka.
Italy will compete in the European Regional Finals of the T20 World Cup qualifiers in the Netherlands in late June, where two teams will earn a spot in the main tournament. They will face strong competition from the Netherlands, Scotland, Guernsey, and Jersey.

Mar 06, 2025

Rachin Ravindra Hits 5th ODI Ton, Breaks Shikhar Dhawan's World Record

New Zealand batter Rachin Ravindra and his stellar performances in ICC ODI events continue as he raised his fifth century in the format during the all-important semi-final clash against South Africa in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
Rachin Ravindra surpassed former India cricketer Shikhar Dhawan to hold the record for the least innings taken to score five centuries in ICC ODI tournaments like the Champions Trophy and the World Cup. Along with the two tons he scored in the ongoing tournament (Champions Trophy 2025), he also scored three centuries in the 2023 ODI World Cup, where New Zealand was eliminated in the semi-final stage.
Dhawan held the record, having reached five centuries in ICC ODI tournaments in 15 innings, but Ravindra bettered that by doing it in just 13 innings.

Steve Smith Announces Retirement from One-Day Internationals

Steve Smith, the veteran Australia batter, announced his retirement from ODI cricket following his team's defeat to India in the semi-final of the Champions Trophy 2025. However, he will continue playing Tests and T20Is for his country.
Smith retired having scored 5800 runs from 170 ODIs for Australia, including 12 centuries, but more importantly as a two-time World Champions. He was part of Australia's World Cup-winning squads in 2015 under Michael Clarke and in 2023 under Pat Cummins.

Table Tennis Legend Achanta Sharath Kamal Announces Retirement

India table tennis great Achanta Sharath Kamal confirmed his retirement from professional table tennis, saying that the upcoming WTT Contender Chennai (March 25 to 30) will be his last tournament, capping off an illustrious career spanning over two decades.
Sharath's journey has been decorated with 13 Commonwealth Games medals, among them seven gold medals, and bronze medals at the Asian Games and Asian Championships. No Indian table tennis player has graced the Olympics more times than Sharath (5), culminating in the honour of being India's male flag-bearer at Paris 2024. A 10-time national champion, he was the first Indian to win an ITTF Pro Tour title, breaking barriers for Indian TT, and will now look to do the same on home soil at the WTT Star Contender Chennai.
He is also the recipient of the Padma Shri and Arjuna Award.

Mar 05, 2025

Salman Agha Named Pakistan T20 Captain

Pakistan all-rounder Salman Agha was named skipper of their Twenty20 International team while Mohammad Rizwan will continue to lead the one-day international side, the country's cricket board said.
Shadab Khan was named Agha's deputy, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) added, as it named squads for five T20s and three ODIs against New Zealand starting on March 16.
There was no place for senior batsman Babar Azam in the T20 side while Rizwan was also left out of a young squad as Pakistan look ahead to the T20 Asia Cup in September and next year's T20 World Cup.

Brandon Holt Clinches the 2025 Bengaluru Open ATP 125 Challenger Title

The 2025 Bengaluru Open ATP 125 Challenger witnessed an intense competition among top tennis players, culminating in an electrifying final match. Brandon Holt of the United States emerged victorious, defeating Shintaro Mochizuki of Japan and claimed the singles title at the KSLTA Tennis Stadium, Bengaluru. The tournament, part of the ATP Challenger Tour, carried a prize pool of $200,000 and was played on hard courts.
This ATP 125 Challenger event was the fourth and final ATP Challenger tournament held in India in 2025, following the Chennai Open, Delhi Open, and Maharashtra Open. Each of these tournaments featured top-tier competition and contributed to players' ATP rankings.

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