India set to play only test match against South Africa India Women are set to play South Africa in a one-off Test in Gqeberha from December 20 to 23, with the tour also featuring a three-match ODI series. The ODIs, part of the ICC Women’s Championship, will be held from December 9 to 15 across…
Australia all-rounder and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) player Ellyse Perry made her presence felt ahead of the team’s opening match of WPL 2026 against Mumbai Indians at the DY Patil Stadium, despite pulling out of the tournament. Perry, who has withdrawn citing personal reasons, shared a video message for the team and fans on Friday…
Kalyan Banerjee & Kirti Azad (Image source: ANI) Trinamool Congress MP Kirti Azad on Thursday described Kalyan Banerjee as a loyal and long-standing supporter of party chief Mamata Banerjee adding there was no question of him leaving the party.His remarks came amid recent tensions within the TMC, involving senior MP Kalyan’s publicly expressing dissatisfaction with…
2025 has been an extraordinary year for precious metals, marked by gold gaining nearly 71% and silver surging an impressive 150%. (AI image) By Praveen Singh2025 has been an extraordinary year for precious metals, marked by gold gaining nearly 71% and silver surging an impressive 150%. As 2025 draws to a close, it’s an ideal…
Vidarbha’s Atharva Taide (PTI Photo) Atharva Taide delivered a knock of exceptional quality to headline Vidarbha’s historic triumph in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, as a composed batting effort backed by disciplined bowling sealed a comfortable 38-run victory over Saurashtra in the final on Sunday. Vidarbha laid the foundation with a commanding total of 317 for…
Tamim Iqbal has urged Bangladesh Cricket Board to avoid being driven by “public emotion”. NEW DELHI: Former Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal has urged the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to tread carefully amid the uncertainty over the national team’s participation in next month’s T20 World Cup in India, warning that decisions taken in haste and driven…
Sweden’s Yasin Ayari (18) scores his team’s fifth goal during the World Cup Group F match against Tunisia. (AP Photo) Sweden announced their return to the FIFA World Cup stage in emphatic fashion as Yasin Ayari struck twice in a commanding 5-1 victory over Tunisia to move to the top of Group F on Sunday.With…
NEW DELHI: Many parts of the country may not be hotter than usual this month due to ‘above normal’ rainfall, but certain states, especially those along the Himalayan foothills such as southern Himachal and Uttarakhand, along the eastern coast, and some parts of Maharashtra and Gujarat, are likely to face ‘above normal’ heatwave days (an…
AMBALA: A wedding ceremony in the family of Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) president Simranjit Singh Mann has triggered a widespread debate within the Sikh community after a video from the event went viral on social media, drawing objections over the use of religious symbols traditionally now reserved for Sri Guru Granth Sahib.The video shows Govind…
NEW DELHI: Pakeeza Riyaz was still a minor when her father Riyaz Ahmad was abducted by terrorists in Anantnag and tortured to death in 1999. Her mother, unable to cope with the emotional and financial stress caused by loss of the family’s sole breadwinner, remarried. Pakeeza was taken in by her grandparents who raised her…
