FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025 Divya Deshmukh and FIDE World Cup 2025 winner Javokhir Sindarov (PTI Photos) The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has approved a major overhaul of the World Cup and Women’s World Cup formats from 2027, aiming to make the tournaments shorter, more inclusive and more rewarding for players.The biggest change is that…
India’s Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (PTI Photo) New Delhi: Opener Ben Duckett believes England will not hesitate to test India’s senior batters with the short ball if they feel it is the right tactic, even though the visitors know the challenge will be very different from the one they encountered during their 4-0 T20I…
RCB head coach Andy Flower (ANI Photo) Royal Challengers Bengaluru batting coach and mentor Dinesh Karthik believes Andy Flower would be an outstanding candidate to succeed Brendon McCullum as England’s Test head coach but feels the Zimbabwean is unlikely to leave the IPL franchise because of his existing commitments.England are searching for a new Test…
Dubai turns to East Coast ports amid Hormuz tensions DP World is planning to develop a new port and a container terminal on the United Arab Emirates’ east coast in a move aimed at reducing Dubai’s reliance on its flagship Jebel Ali Port. It looks to create an alternative trade route that bypasses the Strait…
Kranti Gaud (Getty Images) India fast bowler Kranti Gaud said earning a place on the iconic Lord’s honours board had been her personal target from the very start of the one-off Women’s Test, after her match-winning performance guided India to a historic 270-run victory over England.Gaud was the standout performer with the ball, claiming 5/37…
Controversial American YouTuber Sneako has turned his attention to tech billionaire Elon Musk, issuing a citizenship challenge. Taking to social media platform X (formerly Twitter), the internet personality whose legal name is Nicolas Kenn De Balinthazy dared the Tesla and SpaceX CEO to a one-on-one conversation. Sneako proposed that both men would risk their respective…
Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, and Rohit Sharma NEW DELHI: India ODI captain Shubman Gill has thrown his weight behind Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, insisting the veteran duo continue to be central to India’s plans as the team builds towards the 2027 ODI World Cup.Addressing speculation around the future of the two senior batters ahead…
A Ukrainian soldier prepares to launch a counter-UAS drone. (Ukrainian defence ministry) Drones have become a pervasive and prominent feature of the modern battlefield. Countries are increasingly investing in both drones and in the means to counter them. A prominent reason for the ubiquity of these systems is their relatively low cost, as compared to…
India women’s cricket team (X-cricbuzz) India captain Harmanpreet Kaur credited her team’s resilience, the support staff and collective effort after India completed a historic 270-run victory over England in the first-ever Women’s Test at Lord’s on Monday.India wrapped up the match on the fourth morning after dismissing England for 186 while defending a daunting target…
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Monday convicted former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Tahir Hussain and several others in the 2020 murder of Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer Ankit Sharma during the North East Delhi riots.The Karkardooma court convicted Hussain of murder and other offences related to rioting. However, it dropped the charge of criminal…
Of the H-1B petitions approved in fiscal 2025 (fiscal ended Sept 30), nearly 70 percent were for beneficiaries whose country of birth was India. The second most common country of birth was China, accounting for approximately 12 percent of all beneficiaries. Top source countries for H-1B visas (including extensions) 1 India 2,83,772 69.9% 2 China…
India’s Kranti Gaud (second right) celebrates with her team mates after taking the wicket of England’s Tammy Beaumont, background right, during day one of the first Women’s Rothesay Test between India and England at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London. (AP/PTI) India scripted history on Monday with a commanding 270-run victory over England on Day 4…
