India beat Japan by 8 wickets, set up semi-final against Bangladesh (Image: BCCI/) India Women produced a dominant all-round performance to thrash Japan by eight wickets in the quarter-finals of the 2026 Asian Games, booking their place in the semi-finals against Bangladesh.The result also sets up a repeat of the Women’s Asia Cup 2026 semi-final…
“Process being carried out in accordance with prescribed rules”: Uttarakhand Govt on proposed procurement of 1320 MW of thermal power UTTARAKHAND: Uttarakhand Principal Secretary (Energy) R Meenakshi Sundaram on Thursday issued a clarification on questions raised by some political parties over the proposed procurement of 1,320 MW of thermal power, saying the process is being…
Manu Bhaker, Tajinderpal Singh Toor NEW DELHI: Double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker and two-time defending Asian Games shot put champion Tajinderpal Singh Toor will carry the Indian flag at the opening ceremony of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Saturday, giving the country two champions from different generations of Indian sport to lead the contingent into…
The wait continues for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.India head coach Gautam Gambhir made it clear that the 15-year-old batting sensation will have to be patient for his next opportunity in the senior side, despite the excitement surrounding his emergence and the clamour to see him in action on home soil.Sooryavanshi did not feature in any of India’s…
NEW DELHI: Former Union minister and BJP leader Ravneet Singh Bittu’s convoy was attacked on Friday while he was on his way to Pathankot to attend a party event.According to Bittu’s office, his security team has reportedly apprehended three individuals allegedly linked to the AAP.“If anything happens to Ravneet Singh Bittu, the chief minister of…
Quimcy Dsouza (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s Quimcy Joaquim Dsouza produced a stunning comeback against Japan’s top-seeded Yuina Sakamoto before following it up with another convincing victory to march into the women’s singles semifinals in Teqball at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Friday.Making her Asian Games debut in a sport appearing at the continental Games…
England wicketkeeper-batter Jos Buttler etched his name in the record books during the third T20I against Sri Lanka, becoming the first cricketer in the world to reach 15,000 runs in T20 cricket. Buttler achieved the landmark after surpassing West Indies great Kieron Pollard’s previous tally of 14,999 runs.The England star reached the milestone with a…
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Friday slammed the Election Commission for barring TMC from using party name and symbol in the upcoming assembly bypolls in West Bengal, accusing the poll panel and Bharatiya Janata Party of joining forces to split a party.In a social media post on X, Rahul pointed…
Nagoya: India start favourites to win the women’s cricket gold here, but Harmanpreet Kaur and her team have a bigger prize on their mind — the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, where cricket will return to the Games after 128 years. Cricket made its only previous Olympic appearance at Paris in 1900, when Great Britain and…
Mohammed Rizwan approaches ICC ACU (Agency Image) Mohammad Rizwan’s troubles following Pakistan’s England tour have taken another turn, with the wicketkeeper-batter approaching the ICC’s Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) for clarity over the seizure of his mobile phone by the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA). The move comes days after the Lahore High Court dismissed his…
