Vishvajit More (SAI Photo) Indian wrestler Vishvajit Ramchandra More made history by winning silver in the men’s 55kg Greco-Roman category at the U23 World Wrestling Championships in Las Vegas on Thursday.He narrowly lost 12-13 to Georgia’s Koba Karumidze in the final seconds of the gold medal bout, becoming the first Indian to win silver in…
Sanju Samson added another milestone to his T20I career on Wednesday, becoming only the sixth Indian batter to hit 100 sixes in the format during the fourth T20I against West Indies at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. The wicketkeeper-batter reached the landmark in style while launching India’s pursuit of a daunting 248-run target, producing an…
SC seeks response on Jantar Mantar losing protest site status NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre, Delhi government and Delhi Police on a plea challenging the de-notification of Jantar Mantar as a designated protest site.Earlier this week, the ministry of home affairs de-notified Jantar Mantar as a designated protest…
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has urged Indian batters to take greater responsibility while chasing targets after their 24-run defeat to the West Indies in the fourth T20 International in Hyderabad on Wednesday.India failed to chase West Indies’ huge total of 247 for three, despite Sanju Samson’s quickfire 56 off 23 balls. Keemo Paul picked…
File pic – Sanju Samson and Jasprit Bumrah (Image credit: BCCI) India wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson believes Jasprit Bumrah is irreplaceable, but he is confident that the team has young bowlers who can improve with more opportunities. India lost the fourth T20I against the West Indies by 24 runs at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in…
File photo: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi stands next to Priyanka Gandhi and student activist Neha Bora leading the October 12th protest NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notices to Rahul Gandhi, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and other protestors over their October 12 march to the apex court to protest alleged irregularities in…
Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappe Barcelona youngester Lamine Yamal has broken Kylian Mbappe’s record to become the youngest player to reach 25 goal contributions in UEFA Champions League history. The 19-year-old achieved the milestone during Barcelona’s 4-1 comeback victory over Galatasaray, providing two assists in the match.Yamal set up Fermín’s goal in the 50th minute…
Jasprit Bumrah (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s premier fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah is unlikely to feature in the five-ODI series against New Zealand because the Indian think-tank wants him to focus on the red-ball leg of the tour. TimesofIndia.com has learnt that Bumrah is completely fit, but the team management wants him to increase his…
Converts to Islam from Hinduism cannot claim OBC reservation, rules Supreme Court NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a Madras high court ruling that a person who converts to Islam from Hinduism cannot claim reservation benefits under the Backward Class (BC) category.A bench of Justices PK Mishra and Shree Chandrashekhar observed that a…
Roger Federer became emotional as he celebrated one of the biggest honours of his illustrious tennis career last August, delivering a heartfelt speech at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island.The Swiss legend, surrounded by his family, loved ones and fellow tennis greats, reflected on a career that brought him 20 Grand…
