Hyderabad: The fifth and final Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar trophy has reached an exciting stage. The match is likely to have an outcome as two days of play are left. India has set a massive target of 374, and England are at 50/1 by stumps on Day three. With Chris Woakes ruled out of the Test, England only have eight wickets remaining. Yashasvi Jaiswal batted brilliantly in the second innings for India. He smacked a 6th Test hundred of his career to put India in a strong position. Akash Deep,...Read More
Mumbai, August 3: A special edition of the popular fitness campaign 'Fit India - Sundays on Cycle' was held on Sunday at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, in collaboration with India Post, drawing large participation from athletes, youth, and fitness enthusiasts. Organised under the banner of the Fit India Movement, an initiative of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, the weekly cycling event promotes cycling as a sustainable, environment-friendly, and health-conscious lifestyle choice. This Sunda...Read More
Bengaluru (Karnataka)[India], August 3(ANI): Taarini Lodha, Stasya Pandya, Freya Deshmane, Yashaan Khambata and Yash Nensee representing Mumbai's Amateur Riders' Club (ARC) secured medals in multiple categories at the Equestrian Premier League (EPL) held in Bengaluru on Saturday, organised by Embassy International Riding School (EIRS). The competition saw over 130 riders from clubs across the country and was judged by some of the top experts in the sport. On at the Equestrian Premier League 202...Read More
New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): The second edition of the Delhi Premier League (DPL) kicked off in style on Saturday at the iconic Arun Jaitley Stadium. Spectators were treated to high-energy performances by Sunanda Sharma, Raftaar, KRSNA and Seedhe Maut. Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, former Union Cabinet Minister Smriti Irani, DDCA President Rohan Jaitley, and BCCI Vice-President Rajeev Shukla graced the grand opening. Speaking at the occasion, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta extended...Read More
India and Mumbai all-rounder Shardul Thakur was on Friday named the West Zone captain for the Duleep Trophy to be played in September. The 15-member squad also includes India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, middle-order batters Sarfaraz Khan and Shreyas Iyer as a total of seven Mumbai players have been named in the team. Ruturaj Gaikwad will bolster the middle-order while Saurashtra's Harvik Desai and Maharashtra's Saurabh Nawale are the wicketkeepers. Seven others, including Mumbai's Musheer Khan, wer...Read More
Bhubaneswar, Aug 1 (UNI) More than 200 athletes from 19 countries are set to participate in 20 events during the prestigious World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze competition, to be held at Bhubaneswar's Kalinga Stadium on August 10. Speaking during a review of the ongoing preparations at the stadium, Odisha Sports Minister Suryabanshi Suraj said, "Hosting the World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze in Odisha for the first time is a matter of immense pride. We are fully prepared to organize ...Read More
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], August 2 (ANI): Odisha is set to host the prestigious World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze competition for the first time at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on August 10. Odisha Sports Minister Suryabanshi Suraj on Friday reviewed the ongoing preparations at the venue. Also Read | Lakshya Sen, Tharun Mannepalli Enter Macau Open 2025 Super 300 Semifinal; Shuttlers Defeat Chinese Oppositions to Qualify For Last Four. "Hosting the World Athletics Continental T...Read More
Bulandshahr: A court in Bulandshahr delivered its verdict in the Syana violence case that dates back to December 2018. The court convicted all 38 accused individuals, including prominent local activists and community members. Mob Violence Erupted Over Cow Carcass Discovery The violence followed the discovery of cow carcasses near Mahav village, prompting protesters to storm Chingrawathi police outpost. They set vehicles ablaze, leading to escalating chaos. During the riot, Inspector Subodh Kum...Read More
CRICKET - INDIA roared back into contention on an exhilarating day two of the final Test yesterday as their seamers restricted England to a 23-run lead after the hosts had threatened to run away with a match that the tourists need to win to square the series. After mopping up India's brittle tail in less than 30 minutes in the morning, openers Zac Crawley and Ben Duckett raced to 92-0 in 12 overs in a blistering return of Bazball. However, continuing the back and forth theme of the entire seri...Read More
New Delhi: Delhi govt has prepared a plan under which Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus drivers and conductors will receive regular training, with a focus on ethical values, customer service and safe driving, transport minister Pankaj Singh said on Friday. The move is for improving the public image of DTC buses.The minister mentioned that DTC bus drivers who fail to halt at designated stops or are found speeding will face strict departmental action.Several commuters have complained about the...Read More
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], August 2 (ANI): Odisha is set to host the prestigious World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze competition for the first time at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on August 10. Odisha Sports Minister Suryabanshi Suraj on Friday reviewed the ongoing preparations at the venue. 'Hosting the World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze in Odisha for the first time is a matter of immense pride. We are fully prepared to organise it successfully,' the minister said during the...Read More
New Delhi [India], August 2 (ANI): Pakistan women team will travel to Ireland without top-order batter Sadaf Shamas, who has been ruled out of the upcoming T20I series due to a muscle injury sustained during a practice session in Karachi. The 26-year-old has been replaced by Shawaal Zulfiqar, who was part of the 24-player skills camp held in Karachi. The 20-year-old has previously represented Pakistan in seven T20Is and three ODIs. She will travel from Lahore to Karachi to join the national squ...Read More
Ishan Kishan will lead East Zone in the Duleep Trophy, with Abhimanyu Easwaran as deputy. Star Indian wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan will lead the East Zone in the upcoming Duleep Trophy, with Abhimanyu Easwaran named as his deputy. Star India pacer Mohammed Shami has also been named in the squad and he might as well return to action in the domestic tournament after having last played in early May for the Sunrisers Hyderabad. Ishan, fresh off consecutive half-centuries for Nottinghamshire in...Read More
The Kansas City Chiefs are their own brand and don't need to be compared, but a Bill Belichick and Tom Brady comparison isn't too shabby. The Kansas City Chiefs are back at camp, and although things didn't end quite the way they had hoped last season, there's no denying that a lot of teams would like to be in the Chiefs' shoes. They have one of the league's best, if not the best, quarterbacks in Patrick Mahomes and they have a legendary head coach in Andy Reid. Now, the NFL power rankings are ...Read More
'It's a tough setback, but I'm determined to do the hard work and come back stronger. Thank you for all your messages of support. I'll be back faster and stronger.' IMAGE: Avinash Sable with Dr Dinshaw Pardiwala after his ACL surgery. Photograph: Kind courtesy FCTeamIndia/X Asian Games gold medallist 3000m steeplechaser Avinash Sable has undergone ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) surgery after suffering the injury during the Monaco Diamond League earlier this month and the Indian will be ruled...Read More
New Delhi [India], August 1 (ANI): India newly crowned chess grandmaster, Divya Deshmukh, shared her views on the recently concluded FIDE Women Chess World Cup 2025, which took place in Georgia, saying that this tournament has been her most significant test of resilience. Divya, a 19-year-old rising sensation in the world of chess, became the first Indian woman to clinch the Chess World Cup after overwhelming Koneru on Monday evening in the final via tiebreaks. She became just the fourth Indian...Read More
India 224 (Nair 57, Atkinson 5-33) and 75 for 2 (Jaiswal 51*, Tongue 1-25) lead England 247 (Crawley 64, Brook 53, Prasidh 4-62, Siraj 4-86) by 52 runs Now this, party people, is what it is all about. We had to wait until the last Friday of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, but here it was. The best day's play so far, has, at this juncture, put India in control, 75 for 2 in their second innings, leading by 52. That it was day two of this fifth and final Test added to the spectacle. The jeopardy o...Read More
Gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections rose 7.5 per cent year-on-year to Rs 1.96 lakh crore in July (for sales in June), data released by the government on Friday showed. Even though the pace of growth in gross GST collections picked up to 7.5 per cent in July from 6.2 per cent, this is the second consecutive month wherein the growth rate has been in single digits and much lower after posting double-digit growth in the first two months of the ongoing financial year. ARTICLE CONTINUES BE...Read More
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 1 (ANI): The uncertainty over M Chinnaswamy Stadium hosting the Maharaja Trophy T20 matches remains, as Bengaluru Police is yet to give a clearance to the state's cricket body, the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) to play the matches at the venue. The two-week tournament is scheduled from August 11 to 27, as per ESPNCricinfo. The non-clearance is primarily due to the ongoing CID investigation into the stampede, which took place on July 4 near the ...Read More
LONDON, Aug 1 (Reuters) - India roared back into contention on an exhilarating day two of the final test on Friday as their seamers restricted England to a 23-run lead after the hosts had threatened to run away with a match that the tourists need to win to square the series. After mopping up India's brittle tail in less than 30 minutes in the morning, openers Zac Crawley and Ben Duckett raced to 92-0 in 12 overs in a blistering return of Bazball. However, continuing the back and forth theme of...Read More
Hyderabad: With a vision to transform Telangana into a cradle of Olympic champions, chief minister A Revanth Reddy will launch the state's new sports policy at the Telangana Sports Conclave on Saturday at HICC, Hi-Tec City.The conclave will see participation from some of India's most celebrated sportspersons, including Gagan Narang, Pullela Gopichand, and Abhinav Bindra.As part of the state's broader efforts to revamp its sporting ecosystem, the govt will sign several key MoUs, notably with FIFA...Read More
Kolkata: On a day that Khalid Jamil was announced the head coach of India men's national team, the uncertainty surrounding the Indian football's top-flight league hit hard with Odisha FC suspending all player and staff contracts from August 5.As speculation grew over the club's overall future, the India Super League (ISL) side's owner Rohan Sharma clarified things through his social media account later in the evening. "We haven't shut down the club despite the headlines. Key staff members are re...Read More
Kolkata: We have Test cricket and then we have a sensory overload like this. For a good hour or so, one had to pinch and check if India and England were playing the same format at the Kennington Oval. Deciding that there was no point respecting the conditions or India's bowling, Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley plundered 92 runs in 12.5 overs at Bazball pace till Duckett was undone by his urge to improvise. That sparked a scintillating comeback as Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna combined, taking f...Read More
New Delhi [India], August 1 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports and Labour & Employment, Mansukh Mandaviya, felicitated the FIDE Women's World Cup 2025 medalists, Divya Deshmukh and Koneru Humpy, in New Delhi today. Indian chess prodigy Divya and veteran Grandmaster (GM) Koneru made the nation proud with a dominant performance at the recently concluded tournament in Batumi, Georgia. Mandaviya personally felicitated Divya Deshmukh, who also became the 88th Grandmaster of the country...Read More
Diamond Harbour triumphed 8-1 over BSF in the 134th Durand Cup. Clayton Silva scored four, Luka Majcen two, while Paul and Jobby Justin added. Kishori scored BSF's lone goal. Diamond Harbour FC continued their winning run in the 134th Durand Cup with a commanding 8-1 victory over BSF Football Club in a Group B clash, here at the Kishore Bharati Krirangan (KBK). Brazilian striker Clayton Silva starred with four goals (2', 35', 71', 90+3') while Slovenian forward Luka Majcen netted a brace (7', ...Read More
India's boxing contingent of 40 promising youngsters is ready to make its mark at the Asian U19 and U22 Boxing Championships, which kicks off on July 30 and run until August 12 at the iconic Indoor Stadium Huamark in Bangkok, Thailand. The tournament, organised by Asian Boxing in association with World Boxing and the Thailand Boxing Association, will bring together 396 boxers from 26 nations. It features two age groups U19 (born between 2007 and 2008) and U22 (born between 2004 and 2006) with b...Read More
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday asked BJP leader Rajiv Babbar to consider closing the defamation case against Congress MP Shashi Tharoor over his statement comparing Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a scorpion. A division bench of justices MM Sundresh and N Kotiswar Singh verbally remarked "let us close all these things. Why get so touchy about all this? This way, administrators and judges come in the same group and have thick skin". The development took place during the resumed hearing of a...Read More
Kolkata, Aug 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Brazilian striker Clayton Silva starred with four goals (2', 35', 71', 90+3') as Diamond Harbour FC continued their winning run in the 134th Durand Cup with a commanding 8-1 victory over BSF Football Club in a Group B clash, at the Kishore Bharati Krirangan (KBK) here on Friday. Slovenian forward Luka Majcen netted a brace (7', 39') while Paul (53') and Jobby Justin (67') added to the tally for Diamond Harbour FC, which won their second successive match. BSF FC's...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 1: India launched the first phase of four development projects across nine partner countries as part of its 'India-UN Global Capacity Building Initiative'. The programme aims to deepen South-South cooperation in support of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The launch event was presided over by Secretary (West) in the Ministry of External Affairs, Tanmaya Lal, and attended by heads of missions from participating countries, UN Resident Coordinator in India Shombi Sharp, dip...Read More
Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], August 1 (ANI): Opening day of the 15th Hockey India Junior Women National Championship saw some dominating performances with Goans Hockey, Hockey Gujarat and Hockey Mizoram winning their respective Division 'C' matches while Manipur Hockey, Assam Hockey, Hockey Himachal & Delhi won their respective Division 'B' matches, according to a release from Hockey India. In the first Division 'C' match of the day, Goans Hockey defeated Jammu & Kashmir 2-1, with Prachi ...Read More