India are the reigning Asia Cup champions in both men’s and women’s cricket. But the teams are yet to receive either the trophies or their medals, owing to the insistence of ACC chairman Mohsin Naqvi, who is also Pakistan’s interior minister, on presenting them, which is not acceptable to the Indian squads.Could a similar situation…
India vs Japan Live Score: India launch their Asian Games 2026 women’s cricket title defence against hosts Japan in the quarterfinals today, just days after completing a record-extending eighth T20 Asia Cup triumph. The defending champions arrive with momentum, but the knockout format means they cannot afford an off day. With only eight teams in…
Last week, the ICC sounded the media-rights bugle by appointing a five-member working group. The group’s top priority in the coming months will be to consider all possible steps that can help the ICC retain the existing value for the 2028-31 cycle, or even better it, by exploring the best price-discovery models available. The ICC’s…
Abhishek Sharma and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: The six-hitting battle between Abhishek Sharma and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has taken an interesting turn in 2026. Abhishek has now moved 10 sixes ahead of Sooryavanshi, with the India opener hitting 96 sixes in all T20 cricket this year compared to the youngster’s 86.Abhishek added 11…
Abhishek Sharma (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Abhishek Sharma believes the backing of captain Shreyas Iyer and head coach Gautam Gambhir has played an important role in allowing him to play his natural game.Abhishek made the most of that freedom on Thursday, smashing a record 30-ball century against Afghanistan in the third and final T20I in…
Abhishek Sharma (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: If you were seated on the second tier here at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Thursday evening, the white Kookaburra ball would have seemed to be perpetually flying in your eyeline for the first 10 overs of the third T20I between India and Afghanistan. It was Abhishek Sharma who…
Virat Kohli, Abhishek Sharma and Rohit Sharma (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Abhishek Sharma produced a stunning batting display in the third and final T20I against Afghanistan at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Thursday.The left-handed batter smashed 108 off just 34 balls and broke several records during his explosive knock. Fastest T20I century…
Stones were allegedly thrown at a mosque in Bhatkal during a Ganesh idol immersion procession (Photo credit: X) BHATKAL: Stones were allegedly pelted at a mosque during a Ganesh idol immersion procession in Bhatkal on Wednesday night, officials said.Following the incident, additional police personnel were deployed in the area to maintain law and order.The incident…
Minister C Puttarangashetty inaugurates veterinary haematology analiser in the newly constructed Pashupalana Bhavan on Jail Road at Kodialbail in Mangaluru on Thursday (from left) Karnataka State Minimum Wage Advisory Board chairman TM Shahid, minister UT Khader, animal husbandry minister C Puttarangashetty and deputy director (admin) animal husbandry and veterinary department Arun Kumar Shetty during the…
Mangaluru: The Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), in association with Yakshagana Kalaranga, has launched an initiative to construct and donate houses to poor families whose children study in govt Kannada-medium schools across Udupi district.The initiative was launched on Thursday to mark the 91st birthday of Dr Ramdas M Pai, Padma Bhushan awardee and chancellor…
