Firefighters in Cuba are battling to douse a second large-scale wildfire in the country’s eastern province of Holguin, local media reported. The fire, the second hitting Holguin in a couple of weeks, has caused disruptions across the mountainous region of Pinares de Mayari,
Sania ends career with first round defeat in Dubai
Sania Mirza closed her glorious career with a first round defeat at the WTA Dubai Duty Free Championships, losing the contest in straight sets along with American partner Madison Keys here Tuesday. Sania and Keys lost 4-6 0-6 to the formidable Russian pair of Vernokia Kudermetova and Liudmila Samsonova in exactly one hour.
BFI appoints Dmitruk as foreign coach
The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) has appointed the well-renowned veteran coach Dmitry Dmitruk as the Indian boxing team’s foreign coach to spearhead the country’s elite teams for the next two years. Dmitruk,
Richa Ghosh, Renuka achieve career-best T20 rankings
India’s wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh moved into the top 20 of the ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings for the first time while pacer Renuka Singh achieved her career-best ranking after superb performances scores in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023.
Qatar Open: Murray rallies past Sonego after saving 3 match points
In his first competitive appearance since the Australian Open, Andy Murray produced a classic comeback victory to beat Lorenzo Sonego in the first round of the Qatar Open. The 35-year-old Briton showed trademark resilience to rally to a 4-6, 1-6, 7-6(4) first-round victory against Lorenzo Sonego on Monday.
Striker Fati aims to stay at Barcelona long after 2027
FC Barcelona striker Ansu Fati has said that he intends to see out his contract with the club despite worries about his current form. The 20-year-old is still short of the brilliant form he showed before picking up a serious knee injury over two years ago, and although he started Sunday’s 2-0 win at home to Cadiz,
Dominic Thiem loses at Rio Open
Dominic Thiem is once again fighting through his matches and enjoying himself, but confidence is admittedly still lacking for the 29-year-old. Thiem lost in the first round of the Rio Open on Monday, falling to Thiago Monteiro 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (2).
Liam Neeson reveals he rejected James Bond role for his wife
Veteran Hollywood actor Liam Neeson has revealed that in the 1990s ‘James Bond’ producer Barbara Broccoli contacted him several times to ask if he was interested in taking on the role of 007.
Vivek Agnihotri calls ‘The Kashmir Files’, a people’s film
Director Vivek Agnihotri, whose film ‘The Kashmir Files’ became one of the few rare hits from Hindi cinema last year, has called the movie a people’s film. T
‘Pathaan’ becomes 1st Hindi film to cross Rs 1K cr in worldwide gross
Shah Rukh Khan-starrer “Pathaan” on Tuesday created history by becoming the first Hindi movie to cross Rs 1000 crore mark at the worldwide box office. According to Yash Raj Films (YRF), the Siddharth Anand directorial raised Rs 1.25 crore nett in India (Hindi – Rs 1.20 crore, dubbed versions – Rs 0.05 crore) on its fourth Monday. “
