• Sunday, February 23, 2025

T20 World Cup: How India can still find themselves out…

INDIA have found themselves at a vantage position after winning both their games in the Super Eight of the ongoing T20 World Cup in the West Indies and the US so far but they are yet to qualify for the semi-finals technically. Rohit Sharma's men have comprehensively beaten Afghanistan and…

T20 WC: Afghanistan stun Australia to make semifinal race exciting

GULBADIN NAIB was Afghanistan’s man with the golden arm, bowling his team to a surprise 21-run victory over previously unbeaten Australia in their Group One Super Eight encounter in the T20 World Cup at the Arnos Vale Stadium on Saturday. Set a target of 149, Glenn Maxwell (59 off 41…

T20 WC: Ruthless India defeat Bangladesh to get close to…

LEG-SPINNER Kuldeep Yadav took three key wickets while Hardik Pandya blasted an undefeated half-century as India moved to the brink of the T20 World Cup semi-finals with a 50-run rout of Bangladesh on Saturday (22). Chasing 197 for victory, Bangladesh lost three of their top five batsmen to Kuldeep who…

Probe into 1985 Air India plane bombing ‘active, ongoing’, say…

CANADIAN police have said that investigations into the bombing of Air India Flight 182 are "active and ongoing", describing it as the "longest" and one of the "most complex domestic terrorism" probes. The revelation comes ahead of the 39th anniversary memorial of the deadly bombing on Sunday (23). It was…

Bangladesh T20 WC clash venue would suit opponents, feels India…

AHEAD of his side's crucial clash against Bangladesh in the Super Eight stage of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024, India batting coach Vikram Rathore said the pitch at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound in Antigua and Barbuda might help the spinners. India are coming into this…

Tamil Nadu illicit liquor deaths: Seven arrested as toll touches…

SEVEN people were arrested in connection with the recent spurious liquor incident in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu as the death toll touched 53, officials said on Saturday (22). The tragedy took place in Kallakurichi district of the state earlier this week. The district's collector MS Prasanth said…

West Indies pulverize US by 9 wickets in T20 WC…

SHAI HOPE struck a magnificent unbeaten 82 from 39 balls as West Indies crushed the USA on Friday (22), winning their T20 World Cup Super Eights encounter by nine wickets and with 9.1 overs to spare. The Caribbean side bowled out the USA for 128 in the clash of the…

Bangladesh PM in India twice in a month; holds talks…

INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (22) held extensive talks with his visiting Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina to further shore up cooperation in diverse areas including trade and connectivity. The latter kicked off her two-day visit to India on Friday (21). It is her second visit to India in…

EXCLUSIVE: To grow fast, India needs a better educated working…

ERIK SOLHEIM, a prominent international figure in politics and diplomacy, advocates ways to effectively curb greenhouse gas emissions and address challenges related to climate change. The leader, who calls himself a green politician, has been Norway’s minister of international development and environment and also served as the executive director of…

South Africa register yet another close win in T20 WC,…

SOUTH AFRICA star Quinton de Kock said knowledge of Caribbean conditions helped him propel the Proteas to a competitive total as they edged defending champions England by seven runs in a dramatic Super Eights clash to remain unbeaten at the T20 World Cup. The opener's typically dashing 65 was the…