Emotional tributes poured in from all quarters in memory of legendary Pele with Indian football icon Bhaichun Bhutia remembering the ‘black pearl’ as the ”true king”
India Open: Srikanth, Prannoy clubbed in ‘quarter of death’
Indian men’s singles players were handed a tough draw with Kidambi Srikanth, Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy — all clubbed together in the same quarter at the Yonex Sunrise India Open badminton tournament, scheduled to be held here from January 17 to 22.
Stokes, Bairstow nominated for Test Cricketer of the Year award
England Test captain Ben Stokes, middle-order batter Jonny Bairstow, Australia’s left-handed opener Usman Khawaja, and South Africa fast bowler Kagiso Rabada were on Friday nominated for the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year 2022 award.
ISL: Defender Peter Hartley leaves Jamshedpur FC
Defender and League Shield winning captain Peter Hartley has left Jamshedpur FC, the Indian Super League (ISL) club announced on Friday. Jamshedpur FC made the announcement via their social media handle.
United Cup: Harriet Dart leads Britain to victory
Harriet Dart defeated Maddison Inglis 6-4, 6-4 to lead Britain to victory over Australia at the United Cup, here on Friday.
Pant car accident: Cricketer dozed off while driving, says police
India cricketer Rishabh Pant fell asleep while driving from Delhi to Roorkee that caused his car to collide with a divider on the Narsan border of Roorkee near Hammadpur Jhal in Uttarakhand, police said.
Greater appetite in world for investing in India: Jaishankar
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Friday said India is getting increasingly prominent in the global economy, as he underlined the reforms undertaken by the Modi government that contributed to the country becoming one of the strong destinations for inward foreign direct investment.
Chinese fighter jet intercepts US military aircraft
A Chinese fighter jet performed an unsafe manoeuvre after it came as close as 20 feet within a US military aircraft over the South China sea, The Hill reported on Thursday citing the US Indo-Pacific Command.
Court in Myanmar again finds Suu Kyi guilty of corruption
A court in military-ruled Myanmar on Friday convicted the country’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi of corruption, sentencing her to seven years in prison in the last of a string of criminal cases against her, a legal official said.
Lao cabinet reshuffled, new PM elected
The Lao cabinet was reshuffled at the concluding meeting of the Fourth Ordinary Session of the National Assembly (Ninth Legislature) held here on Friday, with the election of lawmaker Sonexay Siphandone
