T20 World Cup: Kaif backs Kohli ahead of final against SA, says ‘even Dhoni didn’t have a great run in 2011’

T20 World Cup: Kaif backs Kohli ahead of final against SA, says ‘even Dhoni didn’t have a great run in 2011’

New Delhi, June 29 - Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif has expressed his belief that Virat Kohli is poised to deliver a heroic performance, akin to that of MS Dhoni in the 2011 ODI World Cup final, against South Africa at Barbados.

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T20 World Cup: Countrymen shower support to Indian team for final against SA

T20 World Cup: Countrymen shower support to Indian team for final against SA

New Delhi, June 29 - Fans from across the country have extended their wishes for the Indian team for the blockbuster T20 World Cup final against South Africa in Barbados on Saturday.

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T20 World Cup: ‘Hard work always beats talent’, Sangram Singh backs India to win final

T20 World Cup: ‘Hard work always beats talent’, Sangram Singh backs India to win final

New Delhi, June 29 - Ahead of India's T20 World Cup final against South Africa on Saturday, wrestler-turned-MMA fighter Sangram Singh backed the Men in Blue to win the title, adding that "hard work always beats talent".

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T20 World Cup: ‘Kuldeep is the backbone of the Indian team,’ says childhood coach Kapil Pandey

T20 World Cup: ‘Kuldeep is the backbone of the Indian team,’ says childhood coach Kapil Pandey

New Delhi, June 29 - Kuldeep Yadav's childhood coach Kapil Dev Pandey believes that Rohit Sharma-led Team India will bring the glory of the 2007 T20 World Cup back to India after 17 years of drought when they face South Africa in the

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T20 World Cup: Rohit Sharma & Co. seeking to end 11-year drought

T20 World Cup: Rohit Sharma & Co. seeking to end 11-year drought

Bridgetown (Barbados), June 29 - Team India, in its third ICC final in the last 12 months, are seeking to end their 11-year drought of a big title and aim to win the Men’s T20 World Cup they last won in the inaugural

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T20 World Cup: Rain threat looms large in Barbados

T20 World Cup: Rain threat looms large in Barbados

Barbados, June 29 - India and South Africa are set to face each other in the final of the T20 World Cup, here on Saturday. However, bad news coming in for the cricket fans as there are 49% chances that rain could play

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T20 World Cup: Rohit is cool, can’t take Proteas lightly, says ex-India cricketer Surinder Khanna

T20 World Cup: Rohit is cool, can’t take Proteas lightly, says ex-India cricketer Surinder Khanna

New Delhi, June 29 - Former India cricketer Surinder Khanna on Saturday lavished praise on Rohit Sharma’s captaincy, saying Team India will win the World Cup under ‘cool skipper’.

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Colombia cruises into Copa America last eight

Colombia cruises into Copa America last eight

Phoenix, June 29 - Colombia secured a place in the Copa America quarterfinals on Friday with a 3-0 victory over Costa Rica, a result that extended the Cafeteros' winning sequence to 10 games.

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T20 World Cup: Gaffaney, Illingworth named on-field umpires for India v South Africa final

T20 World Cup: Gaffaney, Illingworth named on-field umpires for India v South Africa final

Bridgetown (Barbados), June 29 - Christopher Gaffaney and Richard Illingworth will be the on-field umpires when India play South Africa in the final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 here on Saturday.

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Euro 2024: Unbeaten Spain fails to convince Spaniards as event enters knockout stage

Euro 2024: Unbeaten Spain fails to convince Spaniards as event enters knockout stage

Barcelona (Spain), June 28 - Spain may have won all their matches so far at Euro 2024, but many Spaniards remain unconvinced about their national team's chances of going all the way to the title.

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T20 World Cup: This time, I believe India will win trophy, says Atul Wassan ahead of final

T20 World Cup: This time, I believe India will win trophy, says Atul Wassan ahead of final

New Delhi, June 28 - Though India has failed to win an ICC tournament since 2011, former India pacer Atul Wassan believes the drought will end in the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 and India will emerge victorious against South Africa

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Asian Junior squash: It’s Aadya v Goushika in girls’ U-13 final; Agarwal advances to boys’ U-15 title round

Asian Junior squash: It’s Aadya v Goushika in girls’ U-13 final; Agarwal advances to boys’ U-15 title round

Islamabad, June 28 - India's second seed Aadya Budhia will take on compatriot Goushika M. in the girls’ under-13 final of the 31st Asian Junior Individual Squash Championships in Islamabad on Saturday.

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Sports minister Mandaviya welcomes PT Usha’s move to get Yoga into Asian Games

Sports minister Mandaviya welcomes PT Usha’s move to get Yoga into Asian Games

New Delhi, June 28 -The Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Mansukh Mandaviya has thrown his weight behind the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president P.T Usha in her proposal to include Yoga in the Asian Games sports programme as a competitive event.

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T20 World Cup: ‘South Africa ko choke karaana hoga,’ says 1983 WC winner Kirti Azad ahead of final

T20 World Cup: ‘South Africa ko choke karaana hoga,’ says 1983 WC winner Kirti Azad ahead of final

New Delhi, June 28 - The entire country is looking forward to Saturday when team India meet South Africa in the final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.

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T20 World Cup: South Africa’s road to final — A show of gritty character and close wins

T20 World Cup: South Africa’s road to final — A show of gritty character and close wins

Bridgetown (Barbados), June 28 - In the 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup, the Aiden Markram-led South Africa were hugely tested in the majority of their games, but they showed gritty character to still find a way and come out on top eight consecutive

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Wimbledon 2024: Nagal to face Kecmanovic in first round, Swiatek up against Kenin in tough opener

Wimbledon 2024: Nagal to face Kecmanovic in first round, Swiatek up against Kenin in tough opener

London, June 28 - India's Sumit Nagal will make his debut in the Wimbledon main draw against Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic.

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WhatsApp rolling out new feature to bring a communities tab to iPad

WhatsApp rolling out new feature to bring a communities tab to iPad

New Delhi, June 29 - Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature to bring a 'communities tab' to iPad.

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Not in a rush to bring Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore home: NASA

Not in a rush to bring Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore home: NASA

Washington, June 29 - Denying that NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are stranded on the International Space Station (ISS), the US space agency and Boeing officials have said they are currently “not in any rush to come home.”

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ICMR-NIN launches Nutrition Atlas in online and interactive form

ICMR-NIN launches Nutrition Atlas in online and interactive form

Hyderabad, June 28 - ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) has developed Nutrition Atlas, an online virtual, interactive web application that helps access nutrition data from different national surveys from different time points and geographies on a single platform.

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New regulations to curb fraudulent SIM swap to come into force from July 1

New regulations to curb fraudulent SIM swap to come into force from July 1

New Delhi, June 28 - The government on Friday said that new regulations to curb the practice of fraudulent SIM swaps or replacement by cyber criminals will be applicable from next Monday.

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