Sydney: Questioning Australia’s decision to not play any warm-up games ahead of the World Test Championship final against India and the Ashes series, former captain Allan Border said the move is “fraught with danger”. The WTC final is scheduled to be held at The Oval in London from June 7-11, following which Australia will take…
Chennai: The batting unit finally clicking and a rather dramatic entry into the IPL play-offs will make Mumbai Indians a more confident side when they meet the plucky Lucknow Super Giants in the Eliminator here on Wednesday. Mumbai Indians have a come a long from their woeful performance last year, when they came up with…
Kuala Lumpur: Indian shuttlers Malvika Bansod and Ashmita Chaliha progressed to the women’s singles main draw with contrasting wins in the qualification round of the Malaysia Masters Super 500 tournament here on Tuesday. While world number 42 Malvika got the better of Chinese Taiei’s Lin Hsiang Ti 21-12 21-19, world number 53 Ashmita overcame Canada’s…
Almaty: Ganemat Sekhon won silver while Darshna Rathore claimed bronze as India bagged two senior individual medals for the first time in women’s skeet at an ISSF World Cup here on Tuesday. Local favourite Assem Orynbay of Kazakhstan won gold through a shoot-off after both Ganemat and herself ended the 60-shot final with 50 hits each….
Dubai: The upcoming inaugural edition of the Global Chess League (GCL) will feature the sport’s icons such as Viswanathan Anand, Magnus Carlsen, Hou Yifan and Ding Liren. GCL is a joint venture between Tech Mahindra and the international chess federation FIDE. The complete list of players was announced on Tuesday. The first season of the Global…
Hyderabad: The inaugural edition of the Indian Taekwondo Premier League (TPL) will take place from June 22 to June 26 at the Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi. “The men’s League will be followed by an international league in Doha, Qatar. Thereafter, we will have a League for women and then for kids, becoming the first…
Mumbai, May 23 (PTI) Mumbai City FC on Tuesday announced that Spanish midfielder Alberto Noguera has signed a new one-year contract, extending his stay with the club until the end of the 2023-24 season. The 33-year-old played a vital role in Mumbai City’s successful campaign last season, which saw the Islanders secure the 2022-23 Indian…
Sydney: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday that his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi gets a “rock star reception” wherever he goes, as he welcomed his “dear friend” at an event here and compared him to American singer Bruce Springsteen. Albanese pitched for greater cooperation between India and Australia as he welcomed Modi to a…
Sydney: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced that India will open a consulate in Brisbane to fulfill the long-pending demand by the diaspora. Modi made the announcement while addressing a packed stadium at Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena. The event was also attended by his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese. “An absolute delight connecting with Indian diaspora…
Srinagar: China not attending the G20 meeting in Srinagar does not make any difference and it is their loss, not India’s, Union minister Jitendra Singh said on Tuesday. Delegates of all G20 countries, barring China, arrived in Srinagar on Monday to attend the third G20 tourism working group meeting. “That (China not attending the meeting)…
