Mohali: ED searches in Canada gold ‘heist’ case
Chandigarh: The Enforcement Directorate on Friday searched the Mohali premises of a man who is an alleged suspect in Canada’s biggest-ever gold heist of more than USD 20 million, official sources said. The sources identified the man as Simran Preet Panesar, who is in his thirties. The man could not be contacted for his response […]
Gill’s ton of purpose gives India confidence for Pakistan, New Zealand matches
Bengaluru: Shubman Gill has an invincibility cloak hung around his shoulder in ODIs these days. Conditions and oppositions do not feature in his set-list. After taking a dominant avatar against England recently at home, Gill faced a different challenge against Bangladesh in India’s Champions Trophy opener in Dubai on Thursday night. The pitch was sluggish […]
Benefited a lot from working with Bumrah, picked consistency from him: Rana
Dubai: Indian pacer Harshit Rana, who has swiftly made his mark with international debuts across all three formats within a short span, credited seasoned speedster Jasprit Bumrah for shaping his consistency and adaptability at the highest level. The 23-year-old earned his Test cap during the prestigious Border-Gavaskar series in December before making his T20I and […]
Shami’s love affair with ICC events: It’s all about loyalty, attention to detail
Dubai: A difficult and painful injury layoff firmly behind him, seasoned India pacer Mohammed Shami says attention to detail and loyalty towards his craft make him lethal in ICC events where he only cares about breakthroughs and not his economy rate. Shami grabbed an brilliant five-wicket haul in India’s Champions Trophy opener against Bangladesh to […]
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly’s convoy meets with accident, none injured
Kolkata: Former Team India captain Sourav Ganguly’s convoy met with an accident in West Bengal’s Purba Bardhaman district but none was injured in the incident, police said on Friday. The accident took place on Thursday near Dantanpur on Durgapur Expressway when Ganguly was travelling in a car and a speeding lorry overtook it, they said. […]
Cummins eyeing IPL return ahead of WTC Final and Caribbean tour
Sydney: Australian Test captain Pat Cummins is eyeing the upcoming Indian Premier League as his comeback platform from an ankle injury and has expressed confidence in regaining full fitness ahead of the World Test Championship final against South Africa starting June 11 at the Lord’s. The 31-year-old, who led Australia to their first Border-Gavaskar Trophy […]
Carlos Alcaraz stunned by Jiri Lehecka in Qatar Open quarterfinals
Doha: Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz lost for just the second time this year on Thursday when 25th-ranked Jiri Lehecka beat him 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the Qatar Open. Alcaraz’s only other defeat in 2025 was to Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open quarterfinals. The 21-year-old Spaniard, ranked No. 3, won the Rotterdam Open […]
Rublev needs 8 match points to beat De Minaur in Doha Medvedev out with food poisoning
Doha (Qatar): Andrey Rublev saved one match point and needed eight of his own to subdue Alex de Minaur 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (8) in the Qatar Open quarterfinals on Thursday. The long journey to the win prompted Rublev to joke about de Minaur, “I wanna punch him.” The Russian fifth seed wasted a 5-2 lead […]
Rohit Sharma praises “classy” Gill and Shami after six-wicket win over Bangladesh
Dubai: Skipper Rohit Sharma showered praise on his deputy Shubman Gill and veteran pacer Mohammed Shami for coming up with game-changing performances against Bangladesh in India’s Champions Trophy opener against Bangladesh here on Thursday. Gill made an unbeaten hundred and Shami walked away with a five-wicket haul as India registered a six-wicket win over Bangladesh […]
Jamshedpur FC overpower Mohammedan SC 2-0
Kolkata: Jamshedpur FC defeated Mohammedan SC 2-0 in their Indian Super League match at the Kishore Bharati Krirangan here on Thursday. The visitors held the upper hand throughout the proceedings, taking eight shots on target as compared to the two of Mohammedan SC. Jamshedpur FC thus completed a league double over the home side, getting […]
