Manon Fiorot has already decided what a win over Alexa Grasso should lead to.“I think the winner of this fight will be the next one for the belt,” Fiorot told TimesofIndia.com ahead of her flyweight bout against Grasso at UFC Noche on September 13 at Glendale, Arizona. “I’m pretty sure the winner on Saturday evening…
Mahmood Farooqui is an acclaimed writer and performer known for reviving Dastangoi, the lost art of Urdu storytelling. He has received the Ramnath Goenka Award for Besieged: Voices From Delhi-1857. He has been visiting fellow at the University of Michigan and University of California, Berkeley. Mahmood has co-directed Peepli Live and produced The Great Shamsuddin…
England captain Joe Root has defended Pakistan ahead of the third Test at Edgbaston, saying it is “disrespectful” to claim the visitors have shown “no fight” despite trailing 2-0 in the three-match series.England have already sealed the series after an innings-and-103-run win at Headingley and a 194-run victory at Lord’s. Pakistan have failed to score…
CHENNAI: Mohammed Shami and Mukesh Kumar may currently find themselves outside India’s red-ball set-up, but the two Bengal pacers offered a timely reminder of their quality on a flat MA Chidambaram Stadium surface on Tuesday.Bowling in Chennai heat, Shami and Mukesh combined for four wickets as East Zone tightened their grip over the Duleep Trophy…
SC asks complainant to seek early hearing of Rahul Gandhi plea NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said “all are treated equally” after the complainant’s counsel in a defamation case against Leader of Opposition and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the matter had not been listed for hearing for a long time.The top court…
East Zone take monumental 584-run lead at stumps on Day 4 (PTI Photo) The Duleep Trophy final moved closer to its inevitable conclusion on Wednesday, with East Zone ending Day 4 in a commanding position after stretching their overall lead to 584 runs with five wickets still in hand. South Zone endured a difficult day…
Babar Azam tried to shut out the noise surrounding Pakistan ahead of the third Test against England at Edgbaston, but the team ended up creating plenty of noise of its own on the field.Pakistan made four changes to their playing XI after a turbulent week following their heavy defeat at Lord’s, with three players handed…
Kerala CM counters BJP over case against journalist NEW DELHI: Kerala chief minister V D Satheesan on Wednesday rejected the BJP’s allegation that the UDF government was resorting to “Talibanism” by registering a case against a television journalist, dismissing the charge amid a political row over the action.Satheesan said the BJP itself had been filing…
Ben Shelton and Trinity Rodman (Image: AP and Screengrab) Ben Shelton produced one of the biggest wins of his career at the US Open, ending Carlos Alcaraz’s title defence after a marathon five-set battle. But moments after the American’s memorable victory, his girlfriend Trinity Rodman made sure she wasn’t forgotten.Shelton defeated Alcaraz 6-7 (5), 6-1,…
England’s captain Joe Root (AP Photo) Joe Root continues to add to his remarkable Test legacy, surpassing Australia great Steve Waugh for the most Test appearances as he took the field against Pakistan in the third and final Test at Edgbaston.Root, who is captaining England in the series, has now featured in 169 Tests, moving…
