Suryakumar Yadav led from the front with a breathtaking half-century as India comfortably out-batted Sri Lanka by 43 runs in the opening T20 International to start the Gautam Gambhir era with a victory in Pallekele on Saturday. It was India skipper Suryakumar’s 26-ball 58 and a 74-run opening blitzkrieg in just six overs between openers…
Having made a winning start to his journey as India’s new T20I captain on Saturday, Suryakumar Yadav said he always thought that the game against Sri Lanka was under control despite a good start by the hosts as there was hardly any dew to make life difficult for his bowlers.
England were in a commanding position as they took a 94-run first innings lead over the West Indies and then had the tourists 33-2 at stumps on the second day of the third and final test on Saturday. England, 38-3 overnight, scored 376 at Edgbaston before making inroads into the West Indies top order with…
A rocket barrage from Lebanon killed nine and wounded 34, including 17 critically, in the Golan Heights. Israel blamed Hezbollah for the attack and is preparing a response. An Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon killed three Hezbollah members, escalating tension. The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah has intensified since the war in Gaza began after…
Suryakumar Yadav equalled Virat Kohli’s record of 16 Player of the Match (POTM) awards in T20 Internationals during India’s 43-run victory over Sri Lanka in the first T20I of their 2024 tour. Yadav’s 58 off 26 balls helped India post 213/7. In reply, Sri Lanka managed 170, with Arshdeep Singh and Riyan Parag starring in…
Manu Bhaker made a statement of intent by storming into the 10m air pistol final before medal favourites in badminton and the men’s hockey team got off to triumphant starts on a reasonably good opening day for India at the Olympic Games on Saturday.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla offered the INDIA bloc, excluding Trinamool Congress, a specific seating plan. Despite being part of the opposition, TMC negotiated separately for seats. The opposition is seeking more front-row seats to accommodate allies. The seating arrangement is crucial for coordination and management of the House, but finalization is still pending.
Kerala HC ruled that the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006, applies to all Indian citizens, regardless of religion, superseding Muslim personal law. The judgment came during a case involving a child marriage in Palakkad. The court emphasized that child marriage violates children’s rights and stressed the importance of allowing children to mature before deciding…
The United States’ first gold medal of the 2024 Paris Olympics went to the 4×100-meter men’s freestyle relay team in a thrilling race. When Caeleb Dressel, the anchor leg of the four-man team, touched the wall, the United States posted a final time of 3:09.28, beating out the team’s Australian rivals by more than a…
United States women’s swimming star Katie Ledecky was unable to secure gold in her first Olympic final, but she still landed on the podium. Ledecky earned a bronze medal, her first medal of these Olympic Games, as she finished the 400-meter women’s freestyle in third place with a time of 4:00.86, which is well behind…