Lionel Messi will play his final game for Argentina (File Photo) Lionel Messi has joined the Argentina squad ahead of what is expected to be his final international appearance on home soil. The 39-year-old forward arrived at the team’s Ezeiza training base on Sunday and took part in his first session before the squad gathered…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Gautam Gambhir (Image credit: Agencies) India head coach Gautam Gambhir has opened up about his conversations with teenage batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and explained why the youngster had to wait for his chance despite being in good form.Sooryavanshi made history earlier this year when he became the youngest Indian to play international cricket….
Sitharaman rejects Ramesh’s ‘anger among public’ claim over Andhra event. NEW DELHI: A political row erupted between the Congress and members of NDA after a video showing a brief interruption during Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s speech in Andhra Pradesh’s Madanapalle on October 2 went viral on social media.The 30-second clip showed Andhra Pradesh chief…
West Indies’ Amir Jangoo. (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary) The West Indies have added wicketkeeper-batter Amit Jangoo to their squad for the upcoming T20I series against India. He has been brought in as cover for Jewel Andrew, who suffered a finger injury during the third ODI in New Chandigarh on Saturday.Andrew was injured while taking a catch…
Ali Khan’s wide ball goes for six (Screengrabs) A bizarre moment during the Canada’s premier T10 cricket league semi-final between Toronto Sixers and Mississauga Masters left players, commentators and fans surprised.A delivery from USA pacer Ali Khan flew over the batter and wicketkeeper before landing in the stands, but Toronto were awarded only five runs…
The Election Commission has said differing views are a normal part of discussions in any institution, and that all its orders are legally valid and follow the set procedures. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday is hearing pleas seeking the suspension of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The pleas have raised questions on whether…
Image credit: Hockey India At the Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium, tears flowed freely on the pitch. More than 5,500km away, in India, women’s hockey’s loyal legion, small in numbers but deep in investment, rejoiced.They had watched a team in which skill was matched by fitness, individual brilliance was backed by teamwork and, finally, belief had…
File photo: Sugarcane at a market, in Guwahati NEW DELHI: Government is set to disallow diversion of sugarcane juice, syrup and B-heavy molasses for ethanol production in the 2026-27 ethanol supply year (ESY) starting November, amid an around 11% shortfall in sugar production from initial estimates for the 2025-26 sugar season and indications of a…
Two-time FIFA World Cup champion Uruguay play cricket at Eden Gardens (Screengrabs) The Uruguay football team has been exploring Kolkata ahead of its international friendly against India on October 6.The two-time FIFA World Cup champions visited some of the city’s famous landmarks and even tried their hand at cricket at the iconic Eden Gardens.The players…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Shreyas Iyer (ANI Photos) India T20I captain Shreyas Iyer has praised teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi ahead of the five-match T20I series against the West Indies. Iyer highlighted the youngster’s contrasting personality, describing him as quiet away from cricket but highly aggressive when he takes the field.Sooryavanshi rose to prominence after Rajasthan…
