Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
Heinrich Klaasen is the most expensive retained player in IPL history.
Easwaran compiled an unbeaten 151 off 212 balls, and laced his innings with 12 fours and a six on the third day of the match at the Ekana Cricket Stadium.
A turner in Pune exposed the soft underbelly of Indian batters' technique against slow bowling but as per the current team's philosophy, it has decided to take the bull by its horns by asking for a turner where the ball might turn at right angles from first hour.
In a big relief to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, pilot error was found to have caused the crash of the India-made Advance Light Helicopter 'Dhruv' in Ecuador in October, a probe conducted in the United States and India into the mishap has revealed. The crash, during a military parade on October 28 in the South American country, injuring two pilots, was considered a major setback to India's efforts to market its indigenous helicopters overseas.
How the India Test regulars and discards fared over the first two days in the opening round matches of Duleep Trophy.
The Uttar Pradesh government has suspended six officials of civic agencies for gross negligence following road cave-ins and waterlogging at several sections of the newly-built Ram Path in Ayodhya.
India will look for the right balance as they aim for a series-levelling victory against a spunky New Zealand in the must-win second Test.
Led by Sanju Samson, the Royals are on a roll, winning an impressive four matches in a row.
Suryakumar Yadav will miss the first round match after suffering a a sprain to his right thumb.
India fast bowler Mohammed Siraj was ruled out of the upcoming Duleep Trophy because of illness.
The three players will travel back home to India with the rest of the T20 World Cup winning squad.
"The chief minister's helicopter has been located atop a hill 40 nautical miles, 73 kilometres east of Kurnool" This was the message everyone was waiting for since Wednesday when Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy's chopper went off the radar.
The Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd is pushing for exports of its flagship helicopter Dhruv to Chile with an aim to make an entry into the South American market.
Abhishek Sharma, who slammed a 46-ball century in the second T20I against Zimbabwe, might have to make way for Yashasvi Jaiswal for the third match on Wednesday.
As Bharat faces scrutiny, the spotlight shifts to whether Jurel will get an opportunity to prove his mettle on the international stage.
With Aero India 2009 around the corner -- India's biggest-ever air expo, scheduled from February 11 to 15 -- HAL is readying to hand over, ahead of schedule, its first-ever export order won in a competitive contract, run last year by Ecuador for seven helicopters.
Jurel's knock was especially sweet as his father Nem Chand -- a retired Indian Army soldier who fought in the Kargil War 25 years ago -- was present at the stadium to witness it.
Ashwin feels the rule, introduced in the 2023 season which allows all IPL teams to substitute a player -- batter or bowler -- during their respective innings as per the demands of the match, makes the game fairer.
For the team management, it is a choice between a younger man's (Sarfaraz) flamboyance and fearlessness versus a seasoned campaigner who has been a Test captain and is part of the national set-up for a decade now.
A survivalist's mindset sees Indian batsmen fail again on the first day of the SCG Test.
Rishabh Pant released by DC, Heinrich Klaasen pips Virat Kohli in retention price
The new-look Indian team to be captained by Shubman Gill departed for their upcoming tour for Zimbabwe on Tuesday.
Rohit and the team management will also have to keep some of the young talents like Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jurel wrapped in cotton wool after experiencing some early success in top-flight cricket.
The fire on a merchant vessel off the Karwar coast has been brought under control after more than 24 hours but one of the ship's 21 crew members was missing, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) said on Saturday.
Images from Day 3 of the fourth Test between India and England in Ranchi on Sunday, February 25.
Left-arm spinner Rakesh Dhruv (3/51) and paceman Kushang Patel (2/74) shared five wickets between them as Gujarat fought back to reduce Punjab to 227 for seven on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Group A match, in Valsad on Sunday.
India has only minor concerns, but New Zealand's troubles across batting and bowling departments are more pronounced.
Seven Indian Air Force personnel, including two officers, were killed on Friday when an Advanced Light Helicopter Dhruv helicopter in which they were flying from Bareilly to Allahabad crashed in Sitapur in Uttar Pradesh.
The incident took place between 8.30 am and 9 am near the campus of a temple during a religious programme in Shahpur village under Rehli assembly seat, as per officials.
Dhruv qualified for high-altitude glacier flying with flying colours on February 15
'While my generation carries with it the memory of the Chinese perfidy of 1962, this generation will carry the memory of Chinese perfidy in Galwan.'
After the accident and the kind of rehabilitation that he had to go through, this knock will be right up there, says Rishabh Pant's coach Devender Sharma.
'You said you wanted a specialist 'keeper. So he is doing his job fully as a specialist 'keeper.'
Dhruv Jurel's 3 catches in the deep versus K L Rahul's 2 catches behind the stumps?
India's batting is a major concern with Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli struggling for runs ahead of the tour of Australia.
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Marking a major step forward in technology development, India is expected to equip indigenously-built Dhruv helicopters with missiles in two years as part of an ambitious missile-development programme
Having conceded a lead of 259, England were all out for 195 in the second session on day three of the contest.
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