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Shabnim Ismail in WBBL (Photo by Mike Owen/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: South Africa women’s national cricket team have announced their squad for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, and the biggest surprise is the return of fast bowler Shabnim Ismail.The experienced pacer had earlier retired from international cricket but has now decided to return…
BCB head Tamim Iqbal (Image: X) The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) formed an interim committee and appointed former captain Tamim Iqbal as its head. Addressing the controversy surrounding Bangladesh’s exclusion from the T20 World Cup 2026, Tamim admitted that the situation was mishandled by the previous BCB administration and expressed disappointment over how the country…
Ogden Nash (Image: Wikipedia) Marriage advice is often given in long speeches, relationship books, counselling sessions and complicated psychological explanations. But sometimes a single sentence can explain human relationships more honestly than pages of earnest discussion. It’s no wonder one quote by American poet Ogden Nash remains popular decades after it was first written. On…
India beat China to clinch gold India’s women’s recurve archery team produced a thrilling comeback to win the gold medal at the Archery World Cup Stage 2 in Shanghai on Sunday. The trio of Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat and 17-year-old Kumkum Mohod defeated hosts China 5-4 in a tense shoot-off after the match ended level…
Photo credit: X/@IndianFootball India kept alive their hopes of reaching the quarter-finals of the AFC Under-17 Women’s Asian Cup with a 4-0 win over Lebanon in their final Group B match at the Suzhou Taihu Football Sports Centre in China on Friday.Pritika Barman scored twice in the 6th and 85th minutes, while Alva Devi Senjam…
Ankita Bhakat (Pic credit: X) KOLKATA: India’s women recurve archers stunned powerhouse South Korea 5-1 to make the team final of the Archery World Cup Stage-II in Shanghai on Thursday. This morale-boosting achievement comes just months before the Asian Games. The team comprising Olympians Deepika Kumari and Ankita Bhakat along with teenager Kumkum Mohod, ensured…
From Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, just in time for the FIFA World Cup, emerges a familiar global superstar: Shakira.The Colombian singer shared a minute-long teaser clip on Thursday of a new song, writing on social media, “From Maracana Stadium, here is “Dai Dai,” the FIFA World Cup Official Song 2026.” She also included…
Deepika Kumari (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: India’s women’s recurve team scripted one of their biggest victories in recent years by stunning 10-time Olympic champions South Korea to enter the final of the Archery World Cup Stage 2 on Thursday.The experienced trio of Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat and teenage archer Kumkum Mohod delivered a composed…
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: For someone who once played cricket only for the thrill of neighbourhood battles with a tennis ball, Prince Yadav now dares to dream on the biggest stage of all. The young Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) pacer recently revealed an emotional ambition that instantly struck a chord…
Representative image (AP Photo) With just a month to go for the start of the FIFA World Cup 2026, a cloud of uncertainty hangs over millions of fans across Asia, raising a critical question — will nearly one-third of the global population be able to watch football’s biggest spectacle?Swathes of football-crazy regions, including India, China…
