Smriti Mandhana (Photo by James Worsfold/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Smriti Mandhana continued her golden run in ODIs, bringing up her 11th hundred in style during the final of the Women’s Tri-Nation ODI Series against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Sunday. Her fluent 116 off just 101 balls set the tone for India’s commanding totalWith this…
Gold prices surged by Rs 600 on Thursday, reaching an all-time high of Rs 89,450 per 10 grams in the national capital, driven by strong global market trends. The yellow metal, with 99.9% purity, had previously closed at Rs 88,850 per 10 grams on Wednesday.Similarly, gold of 99.5% purity saw an increase of Rs 600,…
A week-long rout in Bitcoin deepened amid the recent broader retreat from risky assets in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s tariff threats and crypto sector turmoil, marking a dramatic reality check for one of the most popular Trump trades.The original cryptocurrency tumbled as much as 7.2% to $78,226 at one point Friday, bringing…
Ibrahim Zadran (Image credit: Afghanistan Cricket) NEW DELHI: Afghanistan’s star batter Ibrahim Zadran made history by recording the highest individual score in ICC Champions Trophy history. The opener scored a stunning 177 off 146 balls against England in their Group B clash in Lahore on Wednesday, surpassing the previous record of 165 set by England’s…
Virat Kohli (Pic Credit – X) NEW DELHI: Run-machine Virat Kohli once again proved why he is one of the greatest batters of all time, smashing his 51st ODI century to guide India to a six-wicket win over Pakistan in their ICC Champions Trophy clash at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. Kohli’s unbeaten…
Wasim Akram and Sachin Tendulkar during an India-Pakistan ODI at The Adelaide Oval, Australia on January 25, 2000. (Jack Atley/ALLSPORT/Getty Images) Once upon a time, cobbling up your own combined India-Pakistan XIs over long afternoons used to be standard practice for cricket fans. That was the era of fierce cross-border rivalries, when the two teams…
Adam Gilchrist and Alex Carey (Credit: X / PTI) NEW DELHI: Australian wicketkeeper-batter Alex Carey etched his name in the record books by becoming the first from his team to score 150 runs in Asian conditions. This feat surpassed the previous highest score of 144 runs by the legendary Adam Gilchrist in Bangladesh and Sri…
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Faint yellow with a blue screened-in entrance, the house on Cypress Street is squeezed in among the others, easy to miss if you’re driving past. The roof is adorned with exposed rafters beneath the eaves. A blotch of grass buffers a short, black, chainlink fence from the street. Things are typically quiet…
World No. 7 Novak Djokovic broke Roger Federer’s all-time record for the most Grand Slam matches won in the Open Era at the Australian Open on Wednesday, January 15. Djokovic defeated 21-year-old Grand Slam debutant Jaime Faria of Portugal in four sets to notch up his 430th win in Grand Slams, going past Federer’s tally…
Jasprit Bumrah. (Pic Credit – X) NEW DELHI: The New Year brings a silver lining for fiery pacer Jasprit Bumrah amid the Border-Gavaskar Trophy gloom. He achieved the highest rating points ever by an Indian bowler, solidifying his position at the top of the ICC Men’s Test Bowling Rankings after an exceptional nine-wicket haul in…