Nearly two decades after guiding a youthful India to the inaugural Twenty20 World Cup title, coach Lalchand Rajput finds himself back on the global stage, although the landscape and the stakes have shifted. Now at the helm of the United Arab Emirates national team, the former India player is navigating the unique hurdles of associate-level […]
Lindsey Vonn’s Winter Olympic dream ended in screams of pain on Sunday after she crashed out of the women’s downhill won by her American teammate Breezy Johnson. The American star had been trying to claim the fourth Olympic medal of her career despite suffering a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee just over […]
An explosion at a small biotech company in northern China early Saturday killed eight people, China’s state media reported on Sunday. The explosion occurred in Shuoyang in the Shanxi province in the early morning of Saturday, state media reported. The legal representative of Jiapeng Biotechnology has been detained and the city has set up an […]
South Africa skipper Aiden Markram on Sunday said his team enters the T20 World Cup with confidence and self-belief boosted by their World Test Championship triumph last year. Runners-up in 2024, South Africa begin their campaign in the 20-team tournament against Canada at the world’s biggest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad on Monday. The Proteas in […]
Significant developments are expected in the coming hours regarding the ICC T20 World Cup match between Pakistan and India. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) posted on X that Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) chairperson Aminul Islam has arrived in Pakistan to attend an emergency International Cricket Council (ICC) meeting. At the airport, PCB Chief Executive Officer […]
“Pakistan does not have the courage to boycott the World Cup or refuse to play against India.” That’s what Indian media pundits and former cricketers were claiming when talk began about the PCB’s strong reaction to Bangladesh being excluded from the tournament. They thought it was just an empty threat — that Pakistan would never […]
Robert Lewandowski and Lamine Yamal scored as Barcelona eased to a comfortable 3-0 win over Mallorca on Saturday to move four points clear at the top of La Liga. The champions extended the gap to Real Madrid in second before Alvaro Arbeloa’s side visit Valencia on Sunday, with Marc Bernal also on target late on […]
The Punjab government has extended Basant festivities until 5.00am tomorrow following successful celebrations in the provincial capital of Lahore. The festival was earlier scheduled to end at midnight on Sunday. Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz announced on X (formerly Twitter) that the extension was granted after the magnificent Basant celebrations, festivities, unity, and joy witnessed […]
Arsenal moved nine points clear at the top of the Premier League with a 3-0 victory against Sunderland, while Tottenham boss Thomas Frank faced renewed calls for his sacking after a 2-0 defeat at Manchester United on Saturday. Mikel Arteta’s side went ahead in the 42nd minute at the Emirates Stadium as Martin Zubimendi fired […]
China condemned an attack on a Shia mosque in Islamabad, pledging support on Sunday for the Pakistan government’s efforts to “maintain national security and stability”. China is “deeply shocked” by Friday’s attack, the foreign ministry said in a statement. An attacker opened fire at the gates of the mosque before setting off a suicide bomb and […]