Andrew McDonald, Head Coach of Australia, inspects the pitch at Melbourne Cricket Ground (Photo credit: Morgan Hancock/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: The ICC on Monday rated the pitch used for the fourth Ashes Test between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground as unsatisfactory, handing the venue one demerit point after match referee Jeff Crowe…
PGT 2026 winner Luke Mudgway (Photo by Pune Grand Tour) TimesofIndia.com in Pune: Nestled at the foothills of the Western Ghats, Pune witnessed a landmark moment in Indian sporting history as the country successfully brought its first-ever UCI 2.2 category professional cycling event to a close on Friday.Global professional cycling finally made its entry into…
NEW DELHI: Reliance Industries informed the BSE on Tuesday that there was no linkage between the fall in its share price and the news report on Russian oil imports, and that it had not purchased any crude from Russia for delivery in January.Bloomberg had earlier reported that at least three tankers carrying nearly 2.2 million…
Sunday Times ‘honours’ the newsmakers who spiced up 2025. We hope the awards are taken in the spirit in which they’re givenChance pe Dance AwardTo Shafali Verma who unexpectedly waltzed into the Women’s T20 World Cup squad as an injury replacement, scored a match-winning 87 runs off 78 balls and took two crucial wickets in…
Bangladesh cricket officials have said former captain Shakib Al Hasan could be considered for a return to the national team, reopening the possibility less than a year after his retirement from international cricket.Shakib, who was also a lawmaker from the former ruling party that was removed in a 2024 uprising, had become a focus of…
The country’s smartphone exports rose 43.7 per cent to USD 18.8 billion during the April-November period this fiscal year, according to the commerce ministry data released on Thursday. It was USD 13.08 billion in April-November 2024-25 and USD 9.07 billion during April-November 2023-24. The data showed that the US was the major destination for the…
Abhishek Sharma speaks to Haris Rauf of Pakistan during the Asia cup match between India and Pakistan at Dubai International Stadium on September 21, 2025 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo/Getty Images) Elite Panel umpire Nitin Menon will officiate in his fourth T20 World Cup, while fellow Indian Anantha Padmanabhan will make his first appearance…
Indianapolis schools could see big governance shifts A new proposal in the Indiana statehouse aims to give the Indianapolis mayor greater control over schools while reducing the authority of the current elected school board. The bill, HB 1423, could bring significant changes to how both Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) and charter schools are managed, potentially…
MHT CET CELL registrations MAHACET registrations for B.Ed and LLB 3-year courses: The State Common Entrance Cell has officially started the registration process for B.Ed and LLB 3-year courses under MAHACET 2026. Candidates who aspire to take admissions in these courses can visit the official website to register themselves.The official portal for registration is cetcell.mahacet.org….
OCR finds New York school violated civil rights law by renaming ‘Thunderbirds’ to ‘T-Birds’. (AP Photo) The US Department of Education has ordered a New York school district to reverse its decision to rename its long-standing “Thunderbirds” mascot to “T-Birds,” after finding the change violated federal civil rights law. The ruling follows an investigation by…
