Accommodation row rocks Pakistan hockey: Federation bans captain, then revokes after PHF chief resigns | Hockey News

The Pakistan government has overturned the two-year ban imposed on national hockey team captain Ammad Shakeel Butt, calling the action taken by the country’s hockey federation “illegal and unconstitutional”.The ban had been announced by Tariq Bugti shortly before he stepped down as president of the Pakistan Hockey Federation. Butt had criticised the federation over mismanagement…

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More than 50 Pakistan players up for sale in The Hundred 2026 auction | Cricket News

Sam Billings of Oval Invincibles lifts The Hundred 2025 trophy (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) MUMBAI: More than 50 Pakistan players (men and women) have registered for The Hundred auction, which will be held at Piccadilly Lights in London on March 11 (women’s competition) and March 12 (men’s competition). “The auction list includes more than…

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India gets first WIM from Northeast: How 15-year-old Arshiya Das is rewriting chess geography | Chess News

Arshiya Das (Special Arrangements) NEW DELHI: In a region where borders blur into mountains and valleys fold into one another, India’s Northeast has never lacked talent. What it has lacked, for decades, is attention. Its athletes have long defined a culture of discipline that rarely seeks validation from the mainland.And today, riding on India’s unequivocal…

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T20 World Cup: No fuss, no noise, just business – the New Zealand way | Cricket News

New Zealand’s team huddles before the start of the T20 World Cup cricket match between Canada and New Zealand in Chennai, India, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP) TimesofIndia.com in Colombo: New Zealand middle-order batter Mark Chapman looked perplexed when he was asked about the Super Eight groups, where all four table-toppers, who have done well…

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ICICI Prudential Pension Fund launches first Swasthya Scheme

Mumbai: ICICI Prudential Pension Funds Management Company has launched the country’s first Swasthya Pension Scheme under the regulatory sandbox of the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority, seeking to help subscribers build a long-term retirement corpus while creating flexibility to meet medical expenses.Speaking at the launch, PFRDA chairman Sivasubramanian Ramann said that the critical feature…

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‘It is the best time to crush’: Oman captain fires up team against struggling Australia | Cricket News

Oman captain Jatinder Singh exuded confidence ahead of his side’s final group-stage clash against Australia in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Friday. Speaking to ICC, Singh said, “It is the best time to crush” the struggling Australian side. The 2021 T20 World Cup champions, Australia, had…

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