President Droupadi Murmu confers the Padma Shri to former India captain Rohit Sharma (PTI Photo) Former India captain Rohit Sharma has added another prestigious honour to his decorated career after being awarded the Padma Shri, one of India’s highest civilian awards, for his immense contribution to cricket.President Droupadi Murmu presented the Padma Awards 2026 during…
India’s young left-arm spinner Sree Charani has become the world’s No. 1 ranked bowler in Women’s T20Is after a superb run in the ongoing Women’s T20 World Cup. The 21-year-old climbed to the top of the ICC rankings after taking 10 wickets in just three matches, making her the tournament’s leading wicket-taker so far.Charani’s rise…
NEW DELHI: Young Mumbai and Punjab Kings all-rounder Suryansh Shedge, who earned his maiden India call-up on Tuesday after replacing the injured Nitish Kumar Reddy in India’s T20I squads for the series against Ireland and England, was naturally brimming with joy.“Actually, I still can’t sink it in, and I think I won’t be able to…
The attraction of US equities extends well beyond a handful of technology companies. (AI image) A few weeks ago SpaceX’s listing on the US stock market made Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire. The US stock market remains the biggest in the world, with several of its companies having over trillion dollar valuations. In fact,…
Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has strongly defended teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi following the criticism that emerged after the youngster’s altercation with Sri Lankan players during the tri-series final in Dambulla.The incident took place after India’s defeat in the Super Over and quickly became a major talking point among fans and experts. However, Ashwin believes…
The continued uncertainty over the US-Iran peace talks outcome also acted as an overhang on the benchmarks. (AI image) Stock market crash today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex crashed in trade on Tuesday due to multiple factors including weak global cues and a renewed selloff in IT stocks. The continued uncertainty over the US-Iran peace talks…
Rajasthan Royals’ Jofra Archer (AP Photo) England speedster Jofra Archer has revealed the batter who gave him the most trouble in the Indian Premier League, and his answer may surprise many fans. Despite having bowled to some of the biggest names in world cricket, including several modern greats, Archer picked KL Rahul as the most…
The US Treasury announced a sanctions waiver for Iran’s petroleum valid until August 21. (AI image) The United States on Monday granted Iran a 60-day sanctions waiver following the first round of discussions under a newly emerging peace arrangement. US Vice President JD Vance said meetings with Iranian representatives in Switzerland had created a solid…
Despite their difficult position, New Zealand all-rounder Amelia Kerr believes qualification remains possible. “Yeah, there’s still mathematically an opportunity. We win three games of cricket and we obviously will need other results to go our way. But as we’ve seen in this tournament, any team can beat anyone. And I think the standard of this…
Nitish Kumar Reddy and Suryansh Shedge (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: BCCI has named Suryansh Shedge as the replacement for Nitish Kumar Reddy in the squads for the upcoming T20I series against Ireland and England after the all-rounder was sidelined by a quadriceps injury.Nitish reported discomfort in his left quadriceps after the third ODI against Afghanistan…