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- Bollywood
Anushka Sharma announces wrap on ‘Chakda Xpress’
Mumbai: The shooting for ‘Chakda Xpress’ has come to an end. Announcing the wrap, actor Anushka Sharma took to Instagram and shared a few pictures from the last day of the shoot.…
- World
British-Pakistani cricketer forced to leave UK over racist abuse
London: Azeem Rafiq, a 31-year-old British-Pakistani former Yorkshire cricketer, has been forced to leave the UK after his allegations about institutional racism at the Yorkshire County Cricket Club (CCC) last year created…
- Sports
Cricketer Shikhar Dhawan announces 75 million dollar Global Investment Sports Tech Fund
Abu Dhabi: India opener Shikhar Dhawan on Friday announced that he would be launching a new 75 million dollars Global Investment Tech Fund to focus on innovation across the sports spectrum. The…
- Sports
Gunathilaka repeatedly choked victim during alleged sexual assault
Sydney: Sri Lanka cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka’s victim was choked repeatedly and was “fearing for her life” during his alleged sexual assault, according to media reports that quoted police documents. The woman alleged…
- Sports
Old video of Shoaib Malik announcing his Nikah with Hyderabad’s Ayesha goes viral
Hyderabad: Internet is flooded with news reports claiming that Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik’s cross-border love story has come to an end. Speculations suggest that the couple,…
- Pakistan
Irresponsible stand of Pakistan’s veteran cricketers is destroying morale of players
Pakistan’s early setbacks in the ongoing T20 World Cup opened a can of worms in the nation’s cricket setup. The most respected veterans in Pakistan namely Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis unfortunately chose to heap…
- Bollywood
Latest viral video confirms Sara Ali Khan’s relationship – Watch
Mumbai: Bollywood actress Sara Ali Khan often grabs headlines for her personal life. Sara, who was rumoured to be dating actor Kartik Aryan, recently confirmed Koffee With Karan 7, that she is…
- Featured News
Cricketing world celebrates 150th birth anniversary of Ranjitsinhji better known as Ranji
The legend of Ranjitsinhji (better known in cricket as Ranji) is just as absorbing as it was when he first enthralled the cricket lovers of England with his wristy shots as a batsman. The 10th of…
- Sports
No shorts in cricket, please; it will ruin the game
The traditions and culture of cricket that made it a gentleman’s game with a all encompassing aura are being threatened by ill conceived innovations. The latest move that is under consideration is…
- Bollywood
Athiya Shetty, K.L. Rahul to tie the knot on THIS date
Mumbai: Bollywood actress Athiya Shetty, who has been dating K.L. Rahul, captain of IPL team Lucknow Super Giants and the vice-captain of the Indian national team for more than three years, is…
- Sports
Rohit Sharma becomes first captain to record 13 successive T20I wins
Southampton: India skipper Rohit Sharma became the first captain in cricketing history to win 13 consecutive T20Is.Rohit achieved this feat during the first T20I match of the three-match series against England on…
- Opinions
Ghulam Ahmed centenary: My brief encounter with the legend
I met Ghulam Ahmed saheb only once, but four decades later the moment remains enshrined in my mind. I was holding additional charge of sports at The Hindu and Sportstar when the…
- Hyderabad
Cricketers were lucky to have a mentor like Ghulam Ahmed, says Azharuddin
The memories of Ghulam Ahmed and his outstanding achievements can never fade from the minds of all those who knew him. Players and administrators who interacted with him remember his sterling qualities, good…
- Sports
The legend of Ghulam Ahmed turns 100; he was like Caeser, not born again
The contribution of Ghulam Ahmed to cricket in Hyderabad and India is extremely difficult to quantify in mere words. He was a legendary player, inspirational leader, far thinking administrator and a very capable…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: Prince Saud honours Irfan Pathan with cricket bat
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia honoured former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan with a cricket bat, with his name engraved on it, in Jeddah on Sunday. This came during a meeting with…