Travel in designated convoys, Kashmir police issues advisory for Amarnath Yatra pilgrims
Srinagar : Kashmir Police has issued an advisory for devotees undertaking the Amarnath Yatra, urging them to travel only in designated convoys. The 38-day pilgrimage commenced on Thursday and is taking place in the shadow of the Pahalgam terror attack that left 26 people dead. In a post in X, Kashmir Zone Police said, “#Advisory […]
Gill ton, Jaiswal’s 87 take India to 310 for 5 on Day 1
Birmingham,: Skipper Shubman Gill scored a classy century while Yashasvi Jaiswal missed out on a deserving ton as India battled hard to reach 310 for 5 against England on the opening day of the second Test here on Wednesday. This was Gill’s (114 batting, 216 balls) second successive hundred in the series after scoring 147 […]
Kho Kho Federation of India elections: Sudhanshu Mittal re-elected President
NEW DELHI,: Sudhanshu Mittal has been re-elected as President while Upkar Singh Virk (Punjab Kho Kho Association) was elected as the General Secretary, as the Kho Kho Federation of India (KKFI) officially announced its new Governing Body following the successful conduct of elections at the KKFI headquarters in the national capital. The elections were overseen […]
Under-fire Marquez quits as India football head coach after mutual agreement with AIFF
NEW DELHI,: Embattled India football head coach Manolo Marquez stepped down on Wednesday after reaching a “mutual agreement” with the All India Football Federation (AIFF), which was under pressure to fix accountability for the recent downward spiral of the national team. The AIFF Executive Committee, in its meeting here, agreed to relieve the 56-year-old Marquez […]
Wimbledon: Yuki-Galloway pair enters second round, Bopanna ousted
LONDON, : India’s Yuki Bhambri and his American partner Robert Galloway progressed to the second round of men’s doubles event at the Wimbledon with straight-sets win over Romain Arneodo of Monaco and Manuel Guinard of France here on Wednesday. The 16th-seeded Indo-American pair defeated Arneodo and Guinard 7-6(8) 6-4 in a first-round match that lasted […]
Bengaluru Stampede: BCCI Ombudsman instructs RCB, KSCA to file written submissions
NEW DELHI, : IPL champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru have landed in further trouble after BCCI Ombudsman-cum-Ethics Officer Justice (Retd) Arun Mishra directed the franchise, along with the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), to file written submissions over gross negligence during the team’s victory celebrations in Bengaluru, which led to the death of 11 people. The […]
Bumrah will play in third Test at Lord’s: Gill
BIRMINGHAM, : Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah will return to the Indian playing eleven against England in the third Test at Lord’s next week after sitting out of the second match here, captain Shubman Gill said on Wednesday. Bumrah was rested from the second Test, which began here on Wednesday, as part of his workload management. […]
Ravi Shastri among 11 sportspersons to be honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award by SJAM
MUMBAI, : Former India cricketer and head coach Ravi Shastri was among 11 sportspersons who were honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Sports Journalists Association of Mumbai here on Wednesday. The others included former India women’s cricketer Shubhangi Kulkarni, three-time Amateur World Champion in English billiards Michael Ferreira, Niraj Bajaj (table tennis), GM […]
Asian champion 100m hurdler Yarraji suffers injury, in big blow to World C’ships hopes
New Delhi, : Asian champion and national record holder 100m hurdler Jyothi Yarraji has suffered a knee injury while training a “few days back”, in a big blow to her World Championships hopes later this year. Yarraji, also an Asian Games silver medallist, has a high chance of qualifying for the World Championships in Tokyo […]
Message conveyed with great clarity: Jaishankar on objective of Operation Sindoor
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: Operation Sindoor conveyed to the world with great clarity that India will act against terrorism, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said in a statement in line with the UN Security Council calling for those responsible for the Pahalgam attacks to be brought to justice. “What is important for us in the Quad statement, […]
