Sports
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Saudi Arabia to host 2029 Asian Winter Games in NEOM
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has officially received the flag of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), marking its selection as the host of the 10th Asian Winter Games NEOM 2029. This historic moment…
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Champions Trophy: ICC announce USD 6.9 mn prize pool
Dubai: The International Cricket Council (ICC) have announced the prize money for the Champions Trophy 2025 set to begin on February 19 in Pakistan, with the winners getting a whopping amount of…
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Cricket: Reputation of Rohit Sharma is online for the Champions Trophy
With the Champions Trophy around the corner, all eyes are on Rohit Sharma and his men in blue. Can they win the trophy for India? As captain, Rohit has now chalked up…
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6000 plus Indian fans travelled to Australia for BGT: CA
Melbourne: Cricket Australia (CA) on Thursday said a record number of 6000 plus Indian fans travelled to Australia to watch the 2024-25 five-match Test series between the two teams for the Border-Gavaskar…
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru names Rajat Patidar as captain for IPL 2025
Bengaluru: IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Thursday named Rajat Patidar as its captain for the upcoming season starting March 21, replacing South African Faf du Plessis who was released from the…
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No alcohol allowed at 2034 World Cup, confirms Saudi ambassador
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the United Kingdom (UK), Prince Khalid bin Bandar Al Saud, has confirmed that no alcohol will be allowed at the 2034 FIFA World Cup. In…
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Gill and Rohit close in on No. 1 ODI ranking
Dubai: With just a week left for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, India skipper Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill are closing in on the top spot in the ICC men’s ODI player…
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PM Modi shares Olympian Neeraj Chopra’s motivating blog on fight against obesity
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday shared an article penned by two-time Olympic medalist Neeraj Chopra on the growing obesity menace in the country and the pressing need to tackle…
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3rd ODI: Jadeja, Shami rested as England opt to bowl first
Ahmedabad: England skipper Jos Buttler has won the toss and opted to field first in the third and final ODI of the series here at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Wednesday. India…
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Saudi Arabia to host inaugural Olympic Esports Games in 2027
Lausanne: The inaugural Olympic Esports Games will take place in Riyadh in 2027, two years later than originally planned, following a 12-year agreement with Saudi Arabia signed last year. The qualifying period,…
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Cricket: Meteoric rise of Hyderabad’s Gongadi Trisha; she has taken the world by storm
Is another Mithali Raj blossoming on the soil of Hyderabad? Yes. That is Gongadi Trisha. She created history by scoring a century in the Women’s Under-19 T20 World Cup. Nobody had achieved…
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Zaheer Khan warns against Gambhir’s ‘excessive flexibility’ in India’s white-ball setup
New Delhi: Former India pacer Zaheer Khan has voiced his concerns over Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir’s “excessive flexible approach” in the white-ball setup, cautioning that too much experimentation and frequent…
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Bumrah is India’s Ronaldo, says Harmison
New Delhi: Former England fast bowler Steve Harmison has drawn a striking parallel between India’s ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah and football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, emphasising the irreplaceable nature of the fast bowler.…
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Kohli’s form in focus as India eye ODI clean-sweep over England
Ahmedabad: A big knock from Virat Kohli’s currently silent bat along with a series clean-sweep over England will be on Team India’s wish-list when the two teams square off in the third…