After beating Germany 2-1 in its opener, Japan found its way into the round of 16 of the World Cup by defeating Spain by the same score in its last group game Thursday.
Germany beat Costa Rica 4-2 but fail to make it to the knockouts
Thanks to goals from Serge Gnabry, Kai Havertz, and Niklas Fullkrug, Germany defeated Costa Rica 4-2 in their Group E encounter
‘Taskin out of ODI series opener against India due to back pain’
Ahead of the upcoming three-match ODI series against India, Bangladesh have suffered a big blow as fast-bowler Taskin Ahmed has been ruled out from the opening match to be held on Sunday due to a recurring back pain.
Tata IPL mini-auction: 991 players register
Sam Curran, who was part of England’s T20 World Cup winning squad and was also the player of the tournament at the 2022 World Cup, is one of 21 men who have set a maximum reserve price of INR 2 crore
Nissan Motor total wholesales up 20 pc in Nov
Nissan Motor India on Thursday said its total wholesales rose by 20 per cent on a year-on-year basis to 6,746 units last month, aided by increase in exports.
GST collections stood at Rs 1,45,867 cr in Nov, 11% rise YoY
GST collections for November stood at Rs 1,45,867 crore, which were up by 11 per cent year-on-year, according to data released by the Finance Ministry on Thursday.
Smaller rate hikes likely coming soon: US Fed chairman
Jerome Powell, Chairman of the US Federal Reserve, said the central bank could pull back on the pace of its aggressive rate hikes as soon as December.
Windfall profit tax on crude halved, levy on diesel export slashed
The government on Thursday slashed to less than half the windfall profit tax on domestically produced crude oil and also reduced the levy on diesel.
RBI launches retail digital rupee on pilot basis
The RBI on Thursday announced the launch of a digital rupee retail pilot for a closed user group.
US warns Turkey against new military operation in Syria
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Wednesday told his Turkish counterpart of his “strong opposition” to a new Turkish military operation in Syria and voiced concern over the escalating situation in the county, the Pentagon said.

