NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to allow wrestler Vinesh Phogat to participate in the women’s selection trials for the 2026 Senior World Championships, declining her request for an interim exemption from the eligibility criteria prescribed by the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI).Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, in a late-night interim order, said…
East Zone ended a 13-year wait for the Duleep Trophy title after dominating South Zone throughout the five-day final in Chennai. The match ended in a draw on Thursday, but East won the trophy on the basis of a 372-run first-innings lead.East had taken control of the final after scoring 708 in their first innings.East…
Cristiano Ronaldo and Travis Kelce (Agency Image) Cristiano Ronaldo and Travis Kelce have both built commercial empires well beyond their playing careers, yet the money involved tells two very different stories.Celebrity Net Worth puts Ronaldo’s fortune at $1.2 billion. Kelce, by comparison, is valued at $90 million. Do the maths and Ronaldo is worth more…
Mohammad Rizwan and Imam-ul-Haq (PTI Photo) Mohammad Rizwan and Imam-ul-Haq, who were among seven players sent back to Pakistan by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) following the team’s heavy defeat against England at Lord’s, have now been summoned by the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) over information obtained from their mobile phones, according to…
Alexander Zverev (R) and Karen Khachanov (Reuters Photo) NEW YORK CITY: They are the same height, almost the same age, and go back a long way, both have spent years knocking on the door of Grand Slam success. Standing at 6 ft 6’, there’s little to separate Alexander Zverev and Karen Khachanov physically when they…
India-Afghanistan 1st T20I gets DDCA backing (ANI photo) The first T20I between India and Afghanistan in New Delhi will go ahead as scheduled on September 13 despite concerns over security arrangements in the national capital during the BRICS Summit.The match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium had come under a cloud of uncertainty after the Delhi…
England’s captain Joe Root (AP Photo) Joe Root scripted a new piece of Test history on Thursday, becoming the most successful fielder in the format after taking his 220th catch during the third Test against Pakistan at Edgbaston.Root surpassed Australia’s Steve Smith, who had held the record with 219 catches, to move to the top…
India are into the finals of Women’s Asia Cup 2026 (Image: IANS) India produced another dominant performance with bat and ball to beat Bangladesh by 40 runs and storm into the final of the Women’s Asia Cup 2026 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. After posting 149/6 in their 20 overs, India’s bowlers…
Shree Charani (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Young India spinner Shree Charani etched her name in the record books on Thursday, becoming the fastest Indian bowler to reach 50 wickets in women’s T20Is and achieving the milestone at the age of just 22.Charani reached the landmark in her 29th T20I, putting her joint-second on the all-time…
File Pic: Mona Agarwal (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Indian para-shooter Mona Agarwal secured a quota place for the 2028 Paralympic Games in Los Angeles after winning silver in the women’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 event at the WSPS World Championships in Changwon, South Korea, on Thursday.The 38-year-old finished with a score of 250.0, just…