BCCI ban Rohit Yadav for two years (Image: X) A major age-fraud crackdown has hit Bengal cricket, with the BCCI suspending leg-spinner Rohit Yadav from domestic cricket for two years after discrepancies were found in his age-related documents.The action comes shortly after Rohit was picked for India’s Under-19 assignments against Australia. The youngster had also…
Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge (R) (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress will stage a massive demonstration and march to the chief minister’s residence in Dehradun on September 7, the Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee said on Friday.The protest follows a call by the All India Congress Committee (AICC).The protest will begin at Parade Ground and focus…
Mariona Caldentey, Irene Paredes, Alexia Putellas, Claudia Pina and Olga Carmona look on during a training session at RCDE Stadium on June 02, 2025 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo/Getty Images) Spain’s football federation is preparing to pay for egg-freezing procedure for its leading women footballers, in a move aimed at helping players balance motherhood with careers…
Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana MUMBAI: Former India captain Diana Edulji feels it’s time to appoint vice-captain and superstar batter Smriti Mandhana as captain of the Indian women’s team “in all three formats of the game.”Mandhana became the leading run-getter in women’s internationals, en route to her hundred (124) in the Women’s Asia Cup 2026 on…
Srinagar: Ground staff attend to an IndiGo aircraft after flight 6E 225 (VT-NOG), operating from Navi Mumbai to Srinagar, hit a pole while being parked at Srinagar airport (PTI Photo). MUMBAI: An IndiGo aircraft operating from Navi Mumbai to Srinagar came into contact with a parking stand pole while parking at Srinagar International Airport on…
India became MLB’s sixth international office after Japan, Mexico, China, the UK and the Dominican Republic. (Special Arrangement) NEW DELHI: When Major League Baseball (MLB) opened its office in India in 2019, it wasn’t the beginning of its journey in India. It was the culmination of a 15-year wait.For Ryo Takahashi, MLB’s Director of International…
Sanju Samson and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image: X) Sanju Samson is back in India’s T20I squad for the upcoming series against Afghanistan, giving the wicketkeeper-batter another chance to reclaim his place at the top of the order.Samson was left out of the squad for the Zimbabwe tour after being dropped from the playing XI following three…
ECI rejects Patiala MP Dharamvira Gandhi’s claim NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday rejected Congress leader and Patiala MP Dharamvira Gandhi’s claim that his name and those of his family members were missing from Punjab’s draft electoral roll published on August 13.According to an ECI statement, the Lok Sabha member and…
Felix Auger-Aliassime, of Canada, serves the ball to Karen Khachanov, of Russia, during the second round of the U.S. Open tennis championships Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo) Karen Khachanov knocked out third seed Felix Auger-Aliassime from the US Open on Thursday, winning 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 to reach the third round.The…
Anti-national forces harming India’s unity will face consequences: Adityanath NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday warned that anti-national and anti-social forces seeking to spread hatred or undermine India’s unity would face consequences, invoking Lord Krishna’s message on the occasion of Janmashtami.Addressing a gathering in Mathura, the birthplace of Lord Krishna, on…
