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Pro Kabaddi League Season 12 celebrates Independence Day with a tribute to service members. Bharat from Telugu Titans and Varinder Singh from Gujarat Giants share their insights into how kabaddi connects with national service

Patna Pirates is looking for its fourth championship title in the upcoming season to cement their position as by far the best franchise throughout the Pro Kabaddi League

As PKL 2025 nears, team coaches and experts highlight the rise of young talent, strong defensive strategies, and team chemistry. Coaches B.C. Ramesh, Manpreet Singh, and Ajay Thakur are focused on building balanced squads for a competitive season.

The Pro Kabaddi League Season 12 will kick off on August 29 with Haryana Steelers returning as defending champions. Following a record-setting auction where 10 players earned over ₹1 crore, the season promises intense competition. Full schedule and venues to follow.

Uday Parte, a 23-year-old from Seoni, earned a PKL Season 12 contract with Jaipur Pink Panthers after years of hard work, marking a major leap from local tournaments to national spotlight

The YMCA of Greater Hyderabad will host the 25th Kargil Victory Sports Meet for high school students from July 24–26, featuring under-17 competitions in multiple sports for boys and girls

Akash Shinde, a kabaddi star from Nashik, is now a key figure for Bengaluru Bulls in PKL 12. Overcoming early challenges and heartbreak, he leads a young team with determination and pride, inspired by his coach and a hard-won championship.

The PKL 12 Auction saw a record Rs 37.9 crore spent on 121 players, with 10 breaching the Rs 1 crore mark. Mohammadreza Shadloui and Devank Dalal joined the Rs 2-crore club, while the new FBM rule revolutionized squad retention strategies across teams.

GHMC summer camps are being held in basketball, cricket, volleyball, badminton and kabaddi for boys and girls below 17 years at the KPHB Fourth Phase here and will continue till May 31 under the supervision of experienced coach B. Anji Babu

The IKF had banned the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI) in July last year after the ‘elected body’ was not allowed to take charge

Win four silver and five bronze in the All India Police Kabaddi Cluster

In the other clashes, Bhupalapally downed Yadadri Bhongir 48-30, Wanaparthy triumphed over Siddipet 38-23, and Medchal beat Asifabad 47-22.

In the other matches, Suryapet triumphed over Jagtial 38-14, Mahabubabad beat Peddapalli 57-40, and Gadwal downed Bhupalapalli 59-31.

PKL Season 11 has been one of the most entertaining and tightly contested seasons in the history of the tournament. A journey that is now in its second decade, the tournament has arrived in Pune, the home of the Puneri Paltan, who are also the defending champions.

To promote sports at the school level, the department has decided to roll out a sports academic calendar, which will be on the lines of the academic calendar, from this academic year.

The Global Pravasi Women's Kabaddi League (GPKL), a pioneering tournament, will unite women athletes from over 15 countries. Set to launch in Haryana, the League aims to promote and advance women's Kabaddi on a global scale.

During his playing days, L Raj captained the state team in five kabaddi national championships.

The clash erupted after a Kabaddi match called the Adudam Andhra took place between two groups

Y Srinivas Rao will lead SBI Hyderabad Circle in All India Inter-Circle Kabaddi Tournament to be held at Mumbai starting January 10

Ahead of the special season, former Indian cricketers Ravi Shastri and Sanjay Manjrekar reminisced about their own experience of playing and watching the game of kabaddi in Mumbai.