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Cricket-India juggernaut faces familiar New Zealand hurdle in World Cup semis

By Shrivathsa Sridhar BENGALURU (Reuters) - A seemingly unstoppable India stand on the verge of their first World Cup final since the triumphant 2011 campaign on home soil but must face their bogey

Factbox-Cricket-New Zealand at the 2023 World Cup

(Reuters) - Following are facts and figures about New Zealand, who face hosts India in the World Cup semi-finals on Wednesday: World ranking: 5 Captain: Kane Williamson Coach: Gary Stead Top-ranked

Horse racing-Grand National-winning jockey Lee suffers ‘very serious injury’

(Reuters) - Jockey Graham Lee is in intensive care after suffering damage to his spinal cord in a fall at Newcastle on Friday, the Injured Jockeys Fund said. Lee, who won the 2004 Grand National on

Cricket-‘Lazarus’ Zampa pushes Australia towards another World Cup triumph

(Reuters) - Most cricketers would argue that good preparations make for good World Cup campaigns but after an injury-plagued buildup and a string of other setbacks Australia spinner Adam Zampa might

Soccer-Maguire says decision to stay at Man Utd was the right one

(Reuters) - Harry Maguire said his decision to remain at Manchester United and fight for his place in the team has been vindicated after getting a run of games under manager Erik ten Hag. Maguire

Soccer-Australia aim to top World Cup qualifying: Behich

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia aim to top World Cup qualifying in their Asia groups and avoid another tricky route to the 2026 finals in North America after needing to grind to reach Qatar and Russia

Cricket-Key takes responsibility for England’s poor World Cup

(Reuters) - England's managing director Rob Key said his decision to prioritise test cricket over one-day internationals played a role in the side's dismal World Cup campaign, adding that coach

Rachin Ravindra was not named after Sachin. But this World Cup, he is breaking Tendulkar’s records

The 24-yr-old has beaten 2 of Sachin Tendulkar’s records — scoring most runs in a World Cup before turning 25 & scoring 3 centuries in a World Cup — all in his debut ODI season.

Soccer-Rodri hails Man City’s positive mentality in 4-4 draw with Chelsea

(Reuters) - Manchester City have nothing to regret about their performance in a 4-4 Premier League draw at Chelsea on Sunday despite conceding the lead three times in a thrilling contest, midfielder

Tennis-Superb Fernandez seals Canada’s first BJK Cup title

SEVILLE, Spain (Reuters) - Canada's Leylah Fernandez steered her country to their maiden Billie Jean King Cup title as she delivered the decisive point in a 2-0 defeat of Italy in Seville on Sunday.

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.