The Hundred and Major League Cricket (MLC) will avoid a clash for 2025, boosting both leagues’ chances of securing the world’s best male players. Neither league has publicly confirmed dates for this season but ESPNcricinfo understands that MLC will run from mid-June to mid-July, finishing around two weeks before the Hundred starts in early August. … Read more
A file photo of NIA officials conducting raids in J&K’s Kulgam district. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The National Investigation Agency on Tuesday (January 28, 2025) carried out raids at three places in Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore, officials said. The agency sleuths carried out the searches at the residences of three persons identified as Javaid … Read more
Jamal Igle | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT “What really got me into comics was movies. My grandfather took me to watch the first Christopher Reeve Superman movie, and I absolutely fell in love with Superman as a character,” says writer Illustrator Jamal Igle. Jamal is the recipient of the 2011 Inkpot Award for outstanding achievement … Read more
Global cricket needs to move away from “random and inconsistent,” outbursts of support for Afghanistan’s exiled women’s cricketers and towards a “systematic global approach.” That’s the view of the global player body, the World Cricketers Association (WCA) whose CEO Tom Moffat has called the exclusion of women’s players in any country “unacceptable.” In the same … Read more
Within hours of taking office, President Donald Trump outlined in one of his many executive orders a mission to celebrate American greatness and to recognise those who have made contributions throughout history. He jumpstarted the effort by ordering the name of North America’s tallest peak to be changed from Denali back to Mount McKinley in … Read more
England Lions 316 (Flintoff 108, Davies 76, Whitney 4-72) and 276 for 9 (Coles 67, Hurst 53, Elliott 3-38) drew with Cricket Australia XI 214 (Hicks 64, Brown 5-21) and 442 for 9 dec (Ward 120, Clayton 84, Hackney 70*, Radhakrishnan 58, Cook 4-47) England Lions held out for a battling draw after last pair … Read more
Image for representative purposes on A 25-year-old woman’s charred body was found stuffed in a suitcase in east Delhi, with police arresting her cousin and his accomplice for killing her after she allegedly pressured him to leave his family and live with her, officials said on Monday (January 27, 2025) “The burnt body was found … Read more
For Afghanistan’s women cricketers, their first competitive match since escaping oppression in their home country represents a significant step in their sporting journey – although the path ahead may not be the one they envisaged before. Thursday’s T20 against Cricket Without Borders at Junction Oval falls on the same day as the start of the … Read more
Vehicles crawl through Sheikh Zayed Road during rush hour in Dubai.A | Photo Credit: AP Skyscraper-studded Dubai has been on a hot streak for the past five years — and some residents are starting to feel burned. The city-state has seen record-breaking real estate transactions and as more and more people come to live there, … Read more
Sam Konstas has shown his character with a classy response to being dropped for the first Test against Sri Lanka, says Australia selector on duty Tony Dodemaide. Dodemaide stopped short of guaranteeing Konstas would reclaim his opening spot for the home Ashes this summer but insisted the star teenager remained part of succession plans for … Read more
ऑस्ट्रेलियन ओपन 2025 ने विश्व टेनिस को ऐसे क्षेत्र में धकेल दिया है जो अभी तक बिल्कुल अनजाना है। जैनिक सिनर की अलेक्जेंडर ज्वेरेव पर सीधे सेटों में जीत ने उन्हें, रोजर फेडरर और राफेल नडाल के अलावा, इस सदी में अपने प्रथम ग्रैंड स्लैम खिताब की रक्षा करने वाला पहला पुरुष बना दिया है। … Read more
Having initially been behind in the game – Udeh was part of a poor top-order performance where four of five batters fell for single-digits – Nigeria turned things around with the ball and not a moment too soon either. Ireland were 40 for 2 in the eighth over, looking quite comfortable in the chase when … Read more
डोनाल्ड ट्रम्प के सामूहिक निर्वासन अभियान में रविवार को पहली अड़चन उस वक्त आई जब कोलंबिया के राष्ट्रपति गुस्तावो पेट्रो ने प्रवासियों को ले जा रहे संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका के दो सैन्य विमानों को उतरने की इजाजत देने से इनकार कर दिया। नाराज ट्रम्प ने एलान किया कि अमेरिका सभी कोलंबियाई सामानों पर 25 फीसदी … Read more
Lunch Australia 145 for 2 (Khawaja 65*, Head 57, Vandersay 1-19) vs Sri Lanka Australia’s stand-in captain Steven Smith scored his 10,000th Test run after Travis Head justified his promotion up the batting-order with a rapid half-century on a slow Galle surface against a spin-heavy Sri Lanka attack in the opening session of the series. … Read more
A team of Income Tax Department officers searched the houses and offices of some industrialists and businesspersons in Belagavi on January 28, 2025. | Photo Credit: Photo for representation only A team of Income Tax Department officers searched the houses and offices of some industrialists and businesspersons in Belagavi on January 28. They included Vinod … Read more
Australia captain Alyssa Healy has declared herself “good to go” for Thursday’s historic women’s Ashes Test at the MCG but conceded the final decision on whether she plays will not be up to her with the team to be announced at the toss. Meanwhile, England captain Heather Knight confirmed Sophia Dunkley will come back into … Read more
Union Minister of State for Rural Development and Communications, Pemmassani Chandra Sekhar, announced a comprehensive plan to complete key bridge projects in Guntur district within three and a half years. In a statement here on Tuesday (January 28, 2025), he outlined a phased approach to bridge approvals and construction, with a focus on timely execution. … Read more
Sonal Dinusha, a 24-year-old left-arm spinning allrounder, has been named in Sri Lanka’s Test squad for the two-match series against Australia, which begins in Galle on January 29. Opening batter Lahiru Udara has also been been included, potentially as cover for Pathum Nissanka, who is racing to be fit for the first Test, after picking … Read more
Mysuru Lok Sabha MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar is a member of the erstwhile royal family of Mysuru. | Photo Credit: M A Sriram Mysuru Lok Sabha MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar has claimed that there will be no burden on the exchequer if the government of Karnataka provides Transfer of Developmental Rights (TDR) to the … Read more
Sydney Thunder 157 for 6 (Billings 42*, J Sangha 30, Kerr 2-35) beat Sydney Sixers 151 for 7 (Silk 43*, Andrews 2-15, Agar 2-25) by four wickets David Warner will have the chance to lead Sydney Thunder to their first BBL title in nine years, a season after they finished with the wooden spoon, after … Read more
FILE PHOTO: Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has said that previously exclusive XBox titles will now be available on Nintendo Switch 2. | Photo Credit: Reuters Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has said that previously exclusive XBox titles will now be available on Nintendo Switch 2. During an interaction on the Gamertag Radio podcast, he … Read more
Pakistan head coach Aaqib Javed has launched an impassioned defence for the recent spin-friendly pitches for Test matches in the country. Ahead of the second Test against West Indies in Multan, Aaqib said that if the decision to prepare such wickets been taken sooner, Pakistan may have been closer to making the World Test Championship … Read more
As the Delhi Assembly elections draw near, voters in the Jangpura constituency remain divided on who will emerge victorious. Residents in the area have expressed mixed opinions about their current representatives, citing ongoing issues like poor civic management, lack of safety, and insufficient engagement from elected officials. The 2020 elections saw Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) … Read more
It is not difficult to know what’s coming this Test match. It is an easy one to analyse, a straightforward one to predict. West Indies will have prepared studiously for the challenge Pakistan will pose, and Pakistan, themselves, have made no secret they will double down on the nature of the surfaces they prepare. The … Read more
Kangana Ranaut and R Madhavan Kangana Ranaut has officially begun shooting for her next film, reuniting with her Tanu Weds Manu co-star R Madhavan. The actress, who recently starred in Emergency, shared a behind-the-scenes glimpse from the set of the untitled project on her Instagram story. The clapperboard revealed that the film, directed by Vijay … Read more
Masekesa, 27, has played 15 first-class matches and taken 49 wickets, while Welch, nearly 27, has played 26 first-class games and scored 1216 runs at an average of 31. Allrounder Sikandar Raza was also not selected because he is playing for Dubai Capitals in the ILT20, which ends on February 9. “He had already committed … Read more
Waves crash on the shore of the Gulf of Mexico, after newly sworn-in U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, in Boca del Rio, Veracruz state, Mexico January 21, 2025. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Google Maps will change the name … Read more
India spinner Varun Chakravarthy has given a ringing endorsement of the country’s domestic system, more specifically the 20-overs Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, saying it is “almost on par” with the IPL and international cricket. “The level of cricket in the domestic [circuit] is extremely high,” Varun said on the eve of the second T20I against … Read more
FILE PHOTO: Optiemus Electronics Limited has announced a strategic partnership with Chinese smart home product maker, TP-Link, to manufacture in India. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Optiemus Electronics Limited has announced a strategic partnership with Chinese smart home product maker, TP-Link, to manufacture in India. In a statement released both companies reiterated that OEL wanted … Read more
Hasan Ali, the Pakistan fast bowler, has agreed a return to Warwickshire to play all formats for the club in 2025. He is expected to be available from the start of the T20 Blast in May through to the end of September. Hasan, 30, has not played since suffering an elbow injury during his stint … Read more