South Africa, India and New Zealand cricketers The Champions Trophy semi-final picture is almost complete, with South Africa sealing their spot on Saturday with a commanding seven-wicket win over England in Karachi. Wiaan Mulder (3-25) and Marco Jansen (3-39) dismantled England’s batting lineup, bundling them out for a meager 179 in 38.2 overs. South Africa…
Dec 8, 2024 | For Zeenat, it may have been the call of the wild, some primal instinct that urged her to move. The three-year-old tigress was supposed to stay within the confines of Odisha’s Similipal Tiger Reserve, where she had been translocated from Maharashtra’s Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve. But Zeenat knows no manmade borders. She…
NEW DELHI: Dismissing an appeal of the Centre against a Sikkim high court decision, the Supreme Court of India on Tuesday said that lottery distributors are not liable to pay service tax to the Union government. “Since there is no agency in the relationship, the respondents (lottery distributors) were not liable to pay service tax….
Wei Yi (Photo Credit: Tata Steel Chess 2025) NEW DELHI: Just a few days back, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa made a stunning statement in the Tata Steel Masters by defeating the youngest-ever World Chess Champion Gukesh Dommaraju to claim the prestigious title, often referred to as the “Wimbledon of Chess,” at Wijk Aan Zee, the Netherlands.On the…
NEW DELHI: Every man is duty bound under law to provide maintenance to his wife even if he is unemployed but what about in cases where the wife is employed and earning handsomely? Can she claim maintenance from her estranged husband? Supreme Court on Friday decided to adjudicate the issue, reports Amit Anand Choudhary.While hearing…
Mohammed Shami (PTI photo) RAJKOT: A major point of interest in the ongoing India versus England series has been Mohammed Shami’s much-awaited return to the field after being out of action since the 2023 ODI World Cup. Shami was expected to play right from the first match of this series, but his bowling has been…
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has broken his silence on his future with the La Liga giants, dismissing reports that he plans to leave Los Blancos at the end of the season. The Italian coach returned to the Santiago Bernabéu for a second stint in 2021 and has since won two La Liga titles and…
Rohit Sharma (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar feels Rohit Sharma will have autonomy to decide when he retires from international cricket but acknowledged that the selectors may have a say in the matter too.India’s recent 3-1 Test series loss in Australia saw Rohit struggling with the bat, scoring only 31 runs…
Gautam Gambhir and Rohit Sharma (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former Team India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh backed Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir and skipper Rohit Sharma‘s leadership skills, despite recent setbacks.Yuvraj expressed his support on Thursday for Rohit’s captaincy, emphasising the need to evaluate his overall performance rather than focusing solely on recent series losses. The…
For six weeks, South Korea has lurched through its worst political crisis in decades, throwing the resilience of the country’s democracy into question. On Tuesday, it takes the biggest step toward a resolution, when the Constitutional Court begins deliberating whether to remove or reinstate the country’s impeached president. The eight justices on the court will…