Salem (Tamil Nadu): A dominant Tamil Nadu kept one foot on the knock-out door with a commanding 209 run victory over Chandigarh in a group D match of the Ranji Trophy here on Sunday. Left-arm spinners Ajith Ram (4/89 in 19 overs) and R Sai Kishore (4/62 in 21 overs) shared bulk of spoils … Read more
AC Milan turned jeers to cheers on Sunday as two goals in stoppage time gave the seven-time European champions a stunning 3-2 win over Parma in Serie A. Trailing to what looked like being Enrico Delprato’s winner for Parma heading into added time, Milan triumphed thanks to strikes from Tijjani Reijnders and Samuel … Read more
Kevin Sinclair led a West Indian spin trio to give the tourists a sniff of a series-levelling win in the second Test Sunday with Pakistan on the ropes at 76-4 after day two in Multan. The gutsy West Indies scored 244 in their second innings to set the hosts a daunting 254-run target … Read more
Reigning champions India continued their dominant run in the ICC Women’s U19 World Cup with a resounding eight-wicket win over Bangladesh in their Super Six encounter in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday. With this comprehensive win, India have now registered their fourth consecutive victory in the tournament, maintaining their unbeaten streak and further establishing … Read more
India captain Suryakumar Yadav was delighted after seeing Tilak Varma take “responsibility” and deliver a match-winning performance that steered the hosts to victory. The second T20I contest became a high-strung affair, especially when the equation came down to 20 needed in 18 balls. Tilak looked hesitant to rotate the strike when the opportunity was available … Read more
Tilak Varma’s fifty of rare brilliance helped India survive a top-order meltdown against England pacers and register a two-wicket win in the second T20I and take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series in Chennai on Saturday. Tilak (72 not out, 55b, 4×4, 5×6) cleverly used the extreme pace of English bowlers to … Read more
East Bengal FC returned to winning ways with a 2-1 victory over Kerala Blasters FC in an Indian Super League match on Friday. This was the Red and Gold brigade’s first victory in five games, having last won 1-0 against Jamshedpur FC on December 21. A brilliant first half strike from PV Vishnu … Read more
India beat England in the first T20I encounter© AFP England cricket team fast bowler Jofra Archer said that Indian batters were lucky as his team slumped to a huge loss in the first T20I encounter in Kolkata on Wednesday. Archer picked up 2 wickets for England but Indian batters reigned supreme with opener … Read more
Olivia Gadecki (L) and John Peers after winning Australian Open 2025 mixed doubles final.© AFP Wildcards John Peers and Olivia Gadecki were crowned Australian Open mixed doubles champions on Friday, outlasting fellow Australians Kimberly Birrell and John-Patrick Smith. Peers and Gadecki came through 3-6, 6-4, 10-6 in the first all-Australian final at the … Read more
An Indian tribunal temporarily suspended a five-year data sharing ban between WhatsApp and owner Meta Platforms, a major relief for the U.S. giant which had warned its advertising business will be affected. Meta had challenged the Competition Commission of India’s (CCI) directive issued in November that imposed a ban on data sharing between WhatsApp and … Read more
With the amount of freedom that the Indian T20I team is being offered, captain Suryakumar Yadav said, his side wants to play a “bit differently” from the way they played in the T20 World Cup 2024. The calendar year changed, but India’s threatening approach in the T20Is remained the same. After ending 2024 … Read more
Washington DC: In a first legislative win to President Donald Trump, the US Congress on Wednesday gave the final approval to a GOP-led bill that would require the detention and deportation of undocumented migrants who enter the country without authorization and are charged with certain crimes. The bill – titled the Laken Riley Act – … Read more