NEW DELHI: India made a sensational start to their Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026 campaign as lawn bowler Putul Sonowal pulled off a stunning upset against reigning world champion Ryan Bester of Canada in the Men’s Singles competition on Thursday.Making his Commonwealth Games debut, the Assam-born bowler showed remarkable composure to defeat one of the biggest…
The 2026 NFL schedule features all 32 teams, nine international games, key prime-time matchups and a Super Bowl LX rematch to open the season. (Image via Twitter) The NFL schedule 2026 begins with a Super Bowl LX rematch. The defending champion Seattle Seahawks host the New England Patriots on Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 8:20 p.m….
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: India’s teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi once again captured the spotlight on Thursday — not just for rewriting cricket history, but also for the heartfelt celebration that followed his record-breaking half-century.The 15-year-old produced a breathtaking innings against Zimbabwe in the first T20I at Harare, smashing a 50 off just…
England’s Joe Root and Gus Atkinson (AP Photo) The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has unveiled a packed home schedule for 2027, headlined by the men’s five-Test Ashes series against Australia and the women’s multi-format Ashes, with both contests set to run simultaneously across one of the busiest summers in recent memory.England’s bid to…
Security personnel stop a protestor near Jantar Mantar during a protest march, in New Delhi. NEW DELHI: India’s first individual Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra on Thursday called for an education system that “inspires confidence” as protests over alleged irregularities in the NEET examination continue across the country, with multiple students having died by suicide.Without…
Indian skipper Shreyas Iyer (ANI Photo) Shreyas Iyer added a unique milestone to his captaincy career before a ball was bowled in the opening T20I against Zimbabwe in Harare on Thursday. The India skipper won the toss and elected to field first, registering his eighth consecutive toss win as captain in T20 Internationals and moving…
India’s Commonwealth Games contingent has suffered a setback on the day of the Glasgow 2026 opening ceremony, with judoka Arun Kumar withdrawn from the competition after failing a dope test.The rising 73kg judoka was declared ineligible following an adverse analytical finding in an out-of-competition test conducted by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA). His withdrawal reduces…
PV Sindhu‘s impressive run came to an end at the China Open after the Indian badminton star suffered a hard-fought second-round defeat to home favourite and world No. 4 Chen Yufei on Thursday.Sindhu lost 21-16, 20-22, 18-21 in a gripping contest that lasted nearly 90 minutes. The defeat came just days after she ended a…
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel with Mahatma Gandhi and Anshul Bhatt with chess legend Viswanathan Anand NEW DELHI: As a young barrister in Ahmedabad, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel spent his evenings at the Gujarat Club, where he would play bridge and smoke cigars, and it was there that he first heard about a man named Gandhi returning from…
Lovlina Borgohain (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India has secured its first medal at the Commonwealth Games 2026 even before the opening ceremony, with Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain guaranteed at least a bronze in the women’s boxing competition.The Assam boxer received a direct entry into the semifinals after being handed a bye in her weight category….
