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Guyana diaries: Bhojpuri nights, ubiquitous Hindu temples and booming economy

Georgetown (Guyana), June 27 (PTI) Guyana gives that home vibe to visitors from India, and the Indianness is quite palpable in every corner...

Choke-hold: A look at South Africa’s painful past at ICC events

New Delhi, Jun 27 (PTI) South Africa and World Cup semifinals used to be a sporting tragedy of Shakepearean proportions. Not anymore. Shedding...

Sri Lanka head coach Chris Silverwood steps down

Colombo, June 27 (PTI) Sri Lanka’s head coach Chris Silverwood on Thursday stepped down from the role following the team’s dismal outing in...

Cricket-Sri Lanka head coach Silverwood resigns for personal reasons

(Reuters) - Sri Lanka head coach Chris Silverwood has resigned from his position in order to spend more time with his family, the country's cricket board said on Thursday. The 49-year-old Englishman

Tennis-Muguruza appointed tournament director of WTA Finals

(Reuters) - Former Wimbledon and French Open champion Garbine Muguruza has been named the WTA Finals' tournament director, making her the first ex-player to take the helm of the season-ender which

Olympics-Double sprint champion Thompson-Herah to miss Paris Games

(Reuters) -Double Olympic sprint champion Elaine Thompson-Herah has withdrawn from the Jamaican trials due to an Achilles injury and will not defend her 100m and 200m titles at the Paris Games in

It’s emotional down here, we’re in final: Steyn, Smith laud SA for T20 WC final entry

Johannesburg, Jun 27 (PTI) Graeme Smith and Dale Steyn are all too familiar with the heartbreak of being a South African in ICC...

Nothing to be scared of: skipper Markram on SA reaching maiden final

Tarouba (Trinidad), Jun 27 (PTI) After guiding South Africa to their maiden T20 World Cup final, skipper Aiden Markram urged his players to...

NBA-French players selected with first and second picks at NBA draft

By Rory Carroll (Reuters) - The French revolution in the NBA continued on Wednesday when Zaccharie Risacher was selected first overall by the Atlanta Hawks and fellow Frenchman Alex Sarr was picked

Cricket-South Africa skittle Afghanistan to reach first T20 World Cup final

(Reuters) -Marco Jansen and Tabraiz Shamsi took three wickets apiece as South Africa skittled Afghanistan for 56 on their way to a comprehensive nine-wicket victory in the first Twenty20 World Cup

On Camera

How Modi govt’s Atmanirbhar policy could have hobbled BSNL’s efforts to catch up in 4G race

Restrictions on use of equipment from global vendors have necessitated new indigenous technology being developed, tested & deployed—further delaying BSNL's 4G & 5G launch.

IAF chief AP Singh red-flags Tejas delay, says China ahead in technology & production capacity

Air force chief says HAL needs to churn out 24 aircraft per year. It is important for IAF to have indigenous weapons systems to deal with any security challenges, he says.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?