CWG: Smriti helps India defeat Pak

Opener Smriti Mandhana slammed an unbeaten 63 as India comprehensively defeated Pakistan by eight wickets in their second Group A match of Commonwealth Games 2022 at Edgbaston.

Gold rush continues in CWG

Young Indian weightlifter Jeremy Lalrinnunga on Sunday rewrote the Games record by winning the gold medal in men’s 67kg category at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. The 19-year-old, hailing from Aizawl in Mizoram

Windies fined for slow over-rate in T20I

The West Indies cricket team has been fined 20 per cent of its match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate in the first T20I against India at the Brian Lara Stadium on Saturday (IST).

Nottingham Forest sign Belgium’s Orel Mangala

Nottingham Forest on Sunday signed Belgium international midfielder Orel Mangala from German Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart. The 24-year-old penned a long-term contract at The City Ground after The Reds agreed an undisclosed fee with Stuttgart.

Bin Laden kin donated 1 mn pounds to Prince Charles charity

Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, accepted a 1 million pounds ($1.19 million, 1.21 million euro) donation to his charitable trust from the family of 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden, The Sunday Times reported. Although there is no suggestion of any wrongdoing by the Saudi family members, the revelation increases scrutiny on the 73-year-old prince’s charity organisations,

4,000 people infected with HIV across world every day: UN

Around 4,000 people contracted HIV infection every day across the world, the United Nations said on Sunday while urging countries to increase investment in disease prevention and access to treatment. “Progress in the reduction of new HIV infections is slowing & every day 4,000 people become infected around the world.

S Korea, US heighten measures to counter nuke threat

The defence chiefs of South Korea and the US have agreed to reinforce both policy and military measures to reinforce readiness against evolving North Korean nuclear and missile threats, an official here said on Sunday.

Pak tribal team to hold talks with TTP

The 12-member delegation, led by Barrister Mohammad Ali Saif, special assistant to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister, reached Kabul on Saturday, sources said.