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Japan open women’s Asian Cup title defence against Myanmar without COVID-infected star striker

Pune, Jan 20 (PTI) With a host of quality players in their ranks, two-time defending champions Japan would look for all the points...

Sindhu, Prannoy enter Syed Modi quarterfinals

Lucknow, Jan 20 (PTI) Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu hardly broke any sweat but HS Prannoy had to toil hard as the two...

Rohit, Pant and Ashwin feature in ICC’s ‘Test Team of Year’ but no Indian in ODI XI

Dubai, Jan 20 (PTI) The flamboyant Rohit Sharma featured as opener, Rishabh Pant as wicketkeeper and R Ashwin as the lone specialist spinner...

Sindhu eases into Syed Modi quarterfinals

Lucknow, Jan 20 (PTI) Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu stormed into the women's singles quarterfinals of the Syed Modi International badminton tournament after...

ICC ODI men’s Team of The Year: After T20s, no Indians in this one too

Dubai, Jan 20 (PTI) After going unrepresented in the ICC's men's 'T20 Team of the Year' due to a disastrous World Cup campaign...

2nd ODI vs SA: Rahul’s India aims at improved batting show with series on line

Paarl (South Africa), Jan 20 (PTI) KL Rahul will have to show drastically improved leadership acumen when he leads India against a buoyant...

India’s women footballers set for long-awaited Asian Cup bout, with a shot at quarter-finals

India qualified for the AFC Women's Asian Cup as hosts but the team will have to find a path to the quarter-finals without star striker Bala Devi.

Tried reverse sweeps to put pressure back on Indian spinners: Van Der Dussen

Paarl (South Africa), Jan 20 (PTI) South African batter Rassie van der Dussen was satisfied that he could execute his sweep shots to...

India suffer 31-run loss after no answer to Bavuma and vd Dussen’s contrasting centuries

Stand-in skipper K.L. Rahul’s first match as ODI captain ended in defeat as South Africa defended a challenging 296 despite flourish from Thakur at the end.

Tough times made me stronger but needed calm and clarity: Shikhar Dhawan

Paarl, Jan 20 (PTI) Shikhar Dhawan believes that every lean patch in his career has made him "stronger" but it is his clarity...

On Camera

BJP needs to be Bengalified. Go beyond rosogolla, eat pantabhaat, know what’s hodol kutkut

Words like 'ghuspethiye' or 'tushtikaran' resonate very little in West Bengal, nor do phrases like 'mangalsutra' or Amit Shah's distortion of Mamata Banerjee's 'Maa, Mati, Manush' slogan into 'mullah, madrasa, mafia'.

How govt brought Vodafone Idea back from the brink & earned a neat profit in the process

In 2021, the government allowed telcos to convert interest on deferred spectrum payments and AGR dues into equity. This made it the single largest stakeholder in Vodafone Idea.

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.