Gautam Gambhir inspects the Rajkot pitch prior to the 3rd T20I match between India and England.© BCCI It is an open secret that the Indian cricket team management, under the coaching of Gautam Gambhir, is fond of the left and right-hand combination in batting. Only if anyone had any doubt about it, the … Read more
While the return of India stalwarts Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, among others, to the domestic circuit has grabbed the eyeballs of cricket experts and fans alike, former India cricketer-turned-pundit Aakash Chopra has drawn out a major talking point. Chopra stated that all the senior players have played only one Ranji game, as … Read more
The US Federal Reserve is in no “hurry” to adjust interest rates again, the central bank’s chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday, after policymakers voted to pause rate cuts in the first decision since Donald Trump’s White House return. The Fed’s rate-setting committee voted unanimously to keep the bank’s benchmark lending rate at between 4.25 percent … Read more
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) insists that Karachi’s National Stadium will be ready to host matches of the upcoming Champions Trophy despite mounting concerns around the venue’s preparedness for the marquee event starting February 19. Pakistan’s respected leading English daily ‘Dawn’ on Wednesday carried a story which stated that “it seems absolutely impossible … Read more
The world’s 500 richest people, led by Nvidia Corp. co-founder Jensen Huang, lost a combined $108 billion on Monday as a tech-led selloff tied to Chinese AI developer DeepSeek sent major indices plunging. Billionaires whose fortunes are linked to artificial intelligence were the biggest losers: Huang saw his fortune fall $20.1 billion, a 20% drop, … Read more
All-rounder Vijay Shankar blasted an unbeaten 150 as Tamil Nadu closed in on an outright win after declaring at 305 for 5 and reducing Chandigarh to 113 for 5 on day 3 of their Elite Group D Ranji Trophy match here on Saturday. In a clash between the two table-toppers, Shankar struck 12 … Read more
Shubman Gill in action in the Ranji Trophy.© X/mufaddal_vohra Punjab skipper and opener Shubman Gill (102) struck a classy century but failed to save his team from an innings defeat to Karnataka in their Ranji Trophy Group C match here Saturday. Gill added 95 runs on the third day to his overnight 7 … Read more
Paris, France: The head of the Louvre in Paris has warned the government about leaks, overcrowding and sub-standard catering in a confidential note that has raised alarm about the state of the world’s most-visited museum. Laurence des Cars, the first woman head of the French landmark, wrote a memo about her concerns to Culture Minister … Read more
Washington DC: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday sat for his first interview since returning to the White House and targetted his predecessor former President Joe Biden for issuing several pardons for family members and officials on his last day in office. Mr Trump claimed he was given the option to pre-emptively pardon himself at … Read more
Washington: Three federal judges on Wednesday strongly condemned President Donald Trump’s sweeping pardons of supporters who stormed the US Capitol four years ago in an attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election. “No pardon can change the tragic truth of what happened on January 6, 2021,” District Judge Tanya Chutkan said in an … Read more