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Friday, October 24, 2025
TopicWorld Cup

Topic: World Cup

India finish at top with win against South Africa, Kohli’s ton equals Tendulkar WC record

Virat Kohli marked his 35th birthday with his second century of the World Cup and Ravindra Jadeja claimed five wickets as India thumped South Africa by 243 runs.

Imam-ul-Haq wants protein boost to hit sixes, Pakistanis offer Cerelac

The criticism against Imam that started Sunday continued well into Monday when the Pakistani opener could barely score 17 runs against Afghanistan in Chennai.

Lionel Messi confirms final at Qatar will be his last World Cup match

Messi led Argentina to 3-0 win over Croatia in their semi-final Tuesday and will earn 172nd cap at the weekend when he tries to bring them their first World Cup title since 1986.

Qatar fans lambast team after second World Cup defeat

Qatar lost the opening game 2-0 to Ecuador on Sunday, and though their performance was better on Friday they were still on the wrong end of a 3-1 scoreline against Senegal.

Argentina honors Maradona anniversary, hopes memory can spur World Cup revival

The country which idolizes Maradona almost as a demigod, plays Mexico on Saturday in a make-or-break match after the team fell to a defeat against Saudi Arabia earlier this week.

Hardik Pandya to lead Team India in T20Is against New Zealand; Kohli, Sharma, Rahul rested

India will be touring New Zealand for a white-ball series comprising three T20Is and as many ODIs after the World T20 in Australia between 18 to 30 November.

Schedule ahead of World Cup ‘crazy’, fighting for player welfare, says Chelsea’s Azpilicueta

Chelsea have three league fixtures, two Champions League games and a League Cup tie before the World Cup next month. Azpilicueta is expected to feature in Spain's national squad.

West Indies replaces Shimron Hetmyer with Sharmarh Brooks in T20 WC, after former misses flight

The decision by the CWI Selection Panel was made as Hetmyer missed his re-scheduled flight to Australia, which had been changed from 1 October at his request, due to family reasons.

India rests Virat Kohli & KL Rahul from 3rd T20I vs South Africa

Indian bowlers, however, await another tough test against South Africa ahead of the T20 World Cup when the two teams meet in the final game of the three-match series Tuesday.

To understand why Gavaskar is the greatest, recall 1987 Pakistan tour and unplayable wicket

Consider the quality of bowling that Gavaskar faced in his career — Dennis Lillee, Ian Botham, Bob Willis, Richard Hadlee, Imran Khan. Then there was the West Indies.

On Camera

In Bihar, BJP is courting upper castes—a clear shift from its 2020 strategy

With two parties led by Dalit leaders now part of NDA, the BJP is hopeful of winning a large number of reserved constituencies.

Boom to bust: Haunted by Ketan Parekh saga, 117-yr-old Calcutta Stock Exchange’s future lies in limbo

CSE, one of India’s oldest bourses, is edging towards a voluntary exit. It could never recover from market manipulation scam that caused a payment crisis at exchange back in 2001. 

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.