MS Dhoni said he was surprised to be adjudged as the Player Of The Match as CSK defeated LSG to end their winless run in IPL 2025. Dhoni played an entertaining cameo of 26 from 11 balls to power CSK to a 5-wicket win in Lucknow on Monday, April 14. The last time Dhoni won…
NEW DELHI: With waves crashing behind him and a 10-foot sculpture of Lord Ganesha rising from the sand, Sudarsan Pattnaik made history on the shores of southern England. The world-renowned Indian sand artist was honoured with the Fred Darrington Sand Master Award at the Sandworld 2025 International Sand Art Festival in Weymouth, Dorset — becoming…
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka and PM Modi President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Saturday honoured PM Narendra Modi with the Mitra Vibhushana award. “This honour, which was introduced in 2008, is conferred upon heads of states and govt for their friendship, and PM Modi highly deserves this honour; that is what we firmly believe,”…
In 1977, Andrew Barto, as a researcher at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, began exploring a new theory that neurons behaved like hedonists. The basic idea was that the human brain was driven by billions of nerve cells that were each trying to maximize pleasure and minimize pain. A year later, he was joined by…
NEW DELHI: Indian cricketer Rishabh Pant has been nominated for the Laureus World Comeback of the Year Award, marking a significant recognition of his inspiring return to the sport after a life-threatening car accident. The nomination places Pant among global sporting legends, including gymnast Rebeca Andrade, swimmer Ariarne Titmus, ski racer Lara Gut-Behrami, swimmer Caeleb…
NEW DELHI: The Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) celebrated the remarkable achievement of its Ranji Trophy-winning team by announcing a substantial cash reward of Rs 3 crore for the players. Additionally, the support staff and some individual players were recognized with separate cash incentives for their outstanding contributions.In a significant gesture, the VCA felicitated Akshay Wakhare,…
Shikhar Dhawan (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: The Indian cricket team management upheld their tradition of recognising the best fielder after their match against Pakistan in the 2025 Champions Trophy on Sunday in Dubai. India comfortably won the match by six wickets, moving closer to securing a semi-final spot in the tournament.After the game, T Dilip, India’s…
NEW DELHI: Modern-day great Virat Kohli reaffirmed his status as one of cricket’s greatest match-winners, securing a record fifth Man of the Match award against Pakistan in ICC tournaments. No other player in history has won more than three such awards against a single opponent, further highlighting Kohli’s dominance in high-pressure encounters. In the ICC…
Football very rarely goes to plan. AC Milan’s new strike force were supposed to quickly start scoring a lot of goals. Feyenoord selling their best player was supposed to mean their season was over. Bayern Munich were supposed to crumble away from home again. Oh, and VAR was supposed to eradicate horrendous refereeing decisions. As…
Varun Chakravarthy. (PTI Photo) Varun Chakravarthy has been nominated for the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award for January following his exceptional performance against England in the T20I series.The mystery spinner claimed 14 wickets in five matches with an impressive average of 9.85 and an economy rate of 7.66, helping India secure a 4-1…