England’s captain Ben Stokes shakes hands with teammate Shoaib Bashir. (AP Photo) England on Friday announced a 12-man squad for the fifth and final Ashes Test in Sydney, with renewed confidence flowing through the camp after their morale-boosting win at the MCG. The victory, England’s first in Australia in 15 years, has opened the door…
NEW DELHI: With the Bahrain airport not seeing any commercial flights since Feb 28, the Indian embassy there has made arrangements for stranded compatriots to return home via Saudi Arabia.“The embassy in Riyadh is obtaining individual transit visa approvals from Saudi govt. Transit visa requests are being referred by Indian embassy in Bahrain to Indian…
Ottniel Baartman (l) and PSL trophy After Zimbabwe’s Blessing Muzarabani and Sri Lanka’s Dasun Shanaka, South African fast bowler Ottniel Baartman could be the third foreign player to ditch the Pakistan Super League (PSL) and join an Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise.The 33-year-old right-arm fast bowler withdrew from the PSL last week and Pakistani news…
Allah Ghazanfar’s three-wicket haul restricted Abu Dhabi Knight Riders to 120/8 before Shakib Al Hasan and Tom Banton powered MI Emirates into the ILT20 Season 4 final with a seven-wicket win in Qualifier 2. Their match-winning 82-run stand set up a final clash against the Desert Vipers in Dubai on January 4. MI Emirates booked…
Bangladesh are scheduled to play three matches in Kolkata and one in Mumbai. NEW DELHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), on Tuesday, has formally written to the International Cricket Council (ICC) expressing its support for Bangladesh’s refusal to play matches in India at the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup. The development comes a day before…
India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal (BCCI X/ANI Photo) Former India opener Wasim Jaffer has openly questioned the selection choices for India’s 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup squad, suggesting that Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jitesh Sharma should have been preferred over Ishan Kishan and Washington Sundar. Jaffer’s comments come in the wake of a shock announcement on Saturday that…
Every university austerity cycle begins with small adjustments. Travel freezes. Delayed projects. Slower hiring. What is unfolding at Yale, however, is a more structural shift. Despite an endowment valued at 44.1 billion dollars as of June, the institution is preparing to reduce staff numbers over the next two years. The trigger is a looming increase…
FC Goa vs Chennaiyin FC during the ongoing Indian Super League season. (Image: AIFF) NEW DELHI: London-based Genius Sports has bid Rs 64.39 crore per year, or approximately Rs 2,129 crore over 20 years, for the commercial rights of the Indian Super League (ISL) and Federation Cup. FanCode’s bid for the same properties stands at…
Muzaffarpur government schools to get 1215 teachers under BPSC TRE 4 appointments Muzaffarpur district is set to receive 1,215 teachers in government schools under the fourth phase of BPSC TRE 4 appointments. The district education department has already prepared the category-wise and subject-wise vacancy list, and the requisition along with the roster will be sent…
Dr Abhijat Sheth says NMC to embed clinical research and ethical AI training in medical education. (ANI Photo) The National Medical Commission has approved, in principle, the integration of clinical research into the core medical curriculum across India, marking a significant shift in medical education policy.Dr Abhijat Sheth, Chairperson of the NMC and President of…
