Bengaluru: India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat against Afghanistan in the third and final T20 International here Wednesday. Sanju Samson, Avesh Khan and Kuldeep Yadav came in for Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh and Jitesh Sharma in the Indian XI. Afghanistan...
Melbourne: When their paths crossed after first-round wins, 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva saw Ons Jabeur make a light-hearted gesture that signaled she could see her. The three-time Grand Slam runner-up probably didn't really see what was coming her way at the Australian Open. The first set...
Melbourne: Coco Gauff avoided the early Day 4 upsets at the Australian Open when she advanced to the third round with a 7-6 (6), 6-2 win over fellow American Caroline Dolehide. While sixth-seeded Ons Jabeur and former top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki were eliminated by two young...
New Delhi: Indian women's doubles pair of Ashwini Ponappa and Tanisha Crasto faced an early exit from the India Open, a BWF Super 750 badminton tournament. The duo succumbed to a 5-21, 21-18, 11-21 defeat against the Thai pair of Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Rawinda Prajongjai,...
Patna: The Bihar Cricket Association (BCA) has expelled cricketer Lakhan Raja for six years for indulging in anti-association activities along with his father Aditya Prakash Verma on the eve of the Bihar vs Mumbai Ranji Trophy match. A separate team, not authorised by the BCA,...
Melbourne: Jannik Sinner raced into the third round of the Australian Open after dispatching Dutch qualifier Jesper de Jong 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 Wednesday. Sinner's strong start at the Australian Open carries his momentum from the end of 2023 into the new year. The Italian reached...
Abu Dhabi: Veteran England fast-bowler James Anderson believes the visitors’ might even open the bowling with two spinners when they commence their five-match Test tour of India January 25 in Hyderabad. England last won a Test series in India in 2012/13 season and the last...
Berlin: Reality seemed to come as quick as nightfall on a tropical island nearby. After one hour and 52 minutes, Germany's tennis icon Angelique Kerber's Australian Open adventures were over. As much as the 2-6, 6-3, 1-6 defeat against Danielle Collings in the first round...
Dunedin: Hard-hitting young gun Finn Allen has equaled a World Record feat here against Pakistan, hitting 16 sixes in the third T20I against Pakistan and posting the highest score by a Kiwi in men's T20I internationals. Allen went on to finish with 137 from 62...
Bhubaneswar: Mumbai City FC extended their winning run in the Kalinga Super Cup to two matches in a row when they edged past Punjab FC 3-2 in their Group C encounter at the Kalinga Stadium Tuesday. Leading 2-1 till the 87th minute, Mumbai City found...
By Dilip Cherian The Centre appears keen to give young IPS officers early exposure to the workings and priorities of...
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The demonstration by scores of policemen and officers outside the Delhi Police headquarters on 2 November to protest against some...
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More than three years after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, there is no let-up in the spiral of killings, displacement,...
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The BJP appears to be clueless as to how to handle the people’s fury and the Opposition’s mega rally at...
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