File photo of USA’s Hans Niemann. (Image: X) American Grandmaster Hans Niemann has taken a jibe at Magnus Carlsen ahead of the Las Vegas leg of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour, where the duo are likely to lock horns.Niemann is one of the 16 players participating in the Las Vegas leg of the Freestyle…
England U-19 captain Hamza Shaikh. Mumbai: Going into the two-Youth Test series against India, England’s Under-19 captain Hamza Shaikh was a tad worried about his lean run, which saw him score around 200 runs in 20 innings.However, a few training sessions in Birmingham with Naushad Khan, the father-cum-coach of Sarfaraz and Musheer Khan, who happened…
NEW DELHI: An IndiGo flight from Delhi to Patna was forced to perform a go-around during its first landing attempt at Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport on Tuesday after the pilot detected an unstable approach. The Airbus A320 aircraft, operating as flight 6E 2482 with 173 passengers on board, landed safely on its second attempt,…
England’s captain Ben Stokes reacts during the fifth day of the third cricket test match between England and India at Lord’s cricket ground in London, Monday, July 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Pelham) Ben Stokes-led England cricket team has been penalised with a two-point deduction and fined 10 per cent of their match fee for maintaining…
NEW DELHI: The opposition on Wednesday staged a unique protest outside the Maharashtra assembly against Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad for allegedly assaulting a canteen worker over stale food.Opposition MLAs gathered on the steps of the Vidhan Sabha, wearing vests and towels, and raised slogans like “We condemn the chaddi-baniyan gang.”The protest came after Shiv…
England’s Jofra Archer (second from left) celebrates with teammates during the third Test against India at Lord’s. (AP) England has been penalised with a deduction of two ICC World Test Championship points and fined 10 percent of their match fees for maintaining a slow over-rate during their recent Test match against India at Lord’s. The…
Saniya Rivers (Image credit: Getty Images) An Indiana Fever fan was removed from the arena during Tuesday’s game between the Indiana Fever and Connecticut Sun after allegedly making contact with Sun guard Saniya Rivers. She reported the matter after which a fan was asked to leave. Wearing a Caitlin Clark No. 22 Indiana Fever jersey,…
Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan NEW DELHI: Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan on Wednesday offered new insights into Operation Sindoor, describing how India successfully thwarted Pakistan’s use of drones and loitering munitions without sustaining any damage. Speaking at a defence workshop in Delhi, Chauhan said, “During Operation Sindoor, on 10th May,…
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) said he wants to bring an end to the Russia-Ukraine war, declaring that he is “on the side of humanity,” calling for an immediate halt to the ongoing “killing of thousands of people.““I am on nobody’s side… you know what side I am on? Humanity side. I…
NEW DELHI: Police in Punjab have arrested the suspected driver in the hit-and-run case that claimed the life of Fauja Singh, the world’s oldest marathon runner. The accused has been identified as Amritpal Dhillon.He was detained on Tuesday night from his home in a village in district Jalandhar. He told the police that he was…