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World Cup final: BCCI curators monitor pitch preparations, Atkinson to join tomorrow

Ahmedabad, Nov 17 (PTI) What will be ICC pitch consultant Andy Atkinson's future was a question floating around as the burly New Zealander...

India holds edge in bowling department against Australia, hope Rohit scores big in final: Viswanath

New Delhi, Nov 17 (PTI) With pacer Mohammed Shami in menacing form, India holds the edge in the bowling department against Australia, reckons...

Athletics-Jamaican Taylor banned for 30 months for doping rule violation

(Reuters) - Jamaican sprinter Christopher Taylor has been banned for 30 months for an anti-doping rule violation, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Friday. Taylor, who helped Jamaica to

Soccer-Everton should suck up punishment and move on, says Southall

LONDON (Reuters) - Everton should accept their 10-point deduction by the Premier League and use it as fuel to avoid relegation, according to former title-winning keeper Neville Southall. The

Paris 2024 organisers say security plans ‘on track’ despite French industry gripes

By Juliette Jabkhiro PARIS (Reuters) - Organisers of the Paris 2024 Olympics said on Friday their security plans were "on track" after some representatives of the French security industry complained

Olympics-France fashions slender Paris 2024 torch from raw steel

By Julien Pretot VIRE, France (Reuters) - It takes only four cars from the scrapyard - or the steel from about 50 washing machines - to make the 2,000 torches needed for the Paris 2024 Olympic and

Soccer-Koeman confident Dutch can cope with injury problems

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Netherlands might be struggling with injuries going into their penultimate Euro 2024 qualifier against Ireland on Saturday but coach Ronald Koeman is still optimistic about

Man United nears sale of 25% stake to Jim Ratcliffe for $33 a share -Sky News

(Reuters) -Manchester United's American owners, the Glazer family, are set to finalise a $33 per share deal with Jim Ratcliffe that will see the British billionaire acquire a 25% stake in the English

Tennis-Brilliant Alcaraz downs Medvedev to reach last four at ATP Finals

TURIN (Reuters) - A stunning performance by world number two Carlos Alcaraz earned the Spaniard a 6-4 6-4 victory over Russia's Daniil Medvedev to secure his place in the last four of the ATP Finals

Sport, Industry and Soft Power: PM Modi’s presence, air-show, grand function and 1.4 billion fans

Ahmedabad, Nov 17 (PTI) When Kapil's Devils won the World Cup in 1983, cricket was still one of the sports in India and...

On Camera

Stop targeting Galgotias University students. Focus on politicians instead

Going through their Instagrams and dissecting their ‘statements’ is not the astute political commentary you think it is—it is time for us to back off from targeting 20-year-olds.

High capacity usage, fresh borrowings & new orders — why FY25 could be a big year for pvt investment

Companies are borrowing more from banks and public. Economists say high capacity utilisation & growing new orders could set stage for renewed investment push by India Inc.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.