Kolkata: On a downward spiral, Kolkata Knight Riders would be desperate to press the reset button and snap their three-match losing streak, when they face Chennai Super Kings in the IPL here on Sunday. The Nitish Rana-led side, which showed a lot of promise with two wins against Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Titans, suddenly…
New Delhi: Mahendra Singh Dhoni has played a huge role in getting key performance from his players in the Chennai Super King camp and they will miss the talismanic skipper once he hangs up his boots, said former England captain Eoin Morgan. After the seven-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai, Dhoni said on Friday night…
Antalya: Jyothi Surekha Vennam and her debutant partner Ojas Deotale were at their ruthless best and prevailed over Chinese Taipei 159-154 as India grabbed the compound mixed team gold to open their account in the World Cup Stage 1 here on Saturday. This was also India’s second ever World Cup gold medal in the mixed compound…
New Delhi: Former India head coach Anshuman Gaekwad had the best seat in the house as he witnessed Sachin Tendulkar’s “peak” from close quarters in the late 90s and early 2000s. It was a phase when Tendulkar made the best of the bowlers look ordinary, whether it was taking Shane Warne to the cleaners on a…
New Delhi: Sachin Tendulkar is not just a cricketing idol for Yuvraj Singh but a “guardian angel” who would offer incredible solutions and lessons in times of crisis, both on and off field. One of India’s greatest white ball players and hero of two World Cup triumphs, Yuvraj has been one of Tendulkar’s closest friends in…
Omitama (Japan): India’s Shubhankar Sharma scored an improved one-under 69 in the second round but still missed the cut at the ISPS HANDA Championship here on Saturday. Sharma, who is coming back after a month-long lay-off, had two bogeys on the front nine of the course and three birdies on the back nine. Yet his first…
Adelaide: India’s Anirban Lahiri shot three-under 69 to lie tied 17th as American Talor Gooch fired a flawless 10-under 62 to take the opening-round lead at the LIV Golf tournament here. Lahiri had five birdies against two bogeys in the event. Gooch carded 10 birdies at the Grange Golf Club on Friday to be four shots…
Washington: Indian-American business leader Ajay Banga is an exceptional candidate and he is uniquely equipped to lead the World Bank at such a critical moment, the US has said as the bank plans to formally announce his appointment as its president. In February, President Joe Biden announced that the US would be nominating Banga to…
Kolkata: West Bengal could soon become the highest-contributing market to direct selling revenue in the country, surpassing Maharashtra, a senior official of a leading industry body said. West Bengal has performed “consistently well” as a market for direct selling in India, and once again emerged as the second-highest revenue-grossing state, accounting for 10.4 per cent of…
Kolkata: Amid rising temperatures and prolonged rainless periods due to climate change, large-scale attacks of pests and diseases in tea plantations across the country have become worrisome for planters with an estimated annual crop loss of around 147 million kg, an industry body said on Saturday. Tea Research Association, in its statement, said the revenue loss…
