French Open: Iga Swiatek celebrates birthday with easy romp against Bouzkova
Paris, May 31 - Three-time champion and women's World No.1 Iga Swiatek perfectly celebrated her birthday as she romped into the fourth round of the French Open, beating Czech Marie Bouzkova in straight sets on Court Philippe-Chatrier on Friday.
French Open: Sinner stays perfect in chase for top spot with Kotov win
Paris, May 31 - In his battle for the top spot with Novak Djokovic, Australian Open winner Jannik Sinner stayed perfect as he continued to roll at the French Open, reaching the fourth round with a third consecutive victory in the 2024 edition
Olympic Games: Sharath Kamal hopes India will win a maiden medal in TT in Paris
Mumbai, May 31 - In a career spanning over two decades, table tennis legend Achanta Sharath Kamal has seen Indian sports grow from a country bagging one medal at the Olympic Games to eight at the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in 2021.
T20 World Cup: Left-right combination is crucial; India is slightly hampered here, says Sanjay Manjrekar
New Delhi, May 31 - Sanjay Manjrekar, the former India batter, believes that with short square boundaries offered in the upcoming Men’s T20 World Cup, having a left-right batting combination becomes crucial.
Boxing World Qualifiers: Clinical Nishant Dev seals Paris Olympic quota, Ankushita Boro misses out
New Delhi, May 31 - Nishant Dev became the fourth Indian and first male boxer to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics after he convincingly got the better of Moldova’s Vasile Cebotari 5-0 to reach the semifinals of the 71kg category at the
Team India Champions announce squad for World Championship of Legends
New Delhi, May 31 - The world is set to witness an unparalleled spectacle of cricketing excellence as iconic stars like Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, and Suresh Raina will once again represent India on the field.
T20 World Cup: Day matches will even out everything, says RP Singh
New Delhi, May 31 - The upcoming Men's T20 World Cup in the West Indies and the USA will see 28 out of 55 games being played as day matches, including India's all four league stage fixtures.
T20 World Cup: With Bumrah, Arshdeep, Jadeja and Kuldeep, Indian bowling attack will dominate, says Rahul Sharma
New Delhi, May 31 - Former India cricketer Rahul Sharma wants Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh to lead the Indian bowling attack in the upcoming T2O World Cup in the USA and West Indies with Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja in the spin
T20 World Cup: India have a brilliant team, they’ll give their hearts and souls, says Irfan Pathan
New Delhi, May 31 - As the ICC Men's T20 World Cup is set to kick-off from June 2 (IST) in the West Indies and USA, former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has expressed confidence that the Men in Blue will "give their hearts
Shakib Al Hasan hopes to play 2026 T20 World Cup
New Delhi, May 31 - Bangladesh experienced all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is hoping to play in the 2026 T20 World Cup but remains focused on performing well in the next month's T20 World Cup, starting on June 2 (as per IST).
Indian Open of Surfing: Tamil Nadu surfers dominate day 1, Subramani M. keeps Karnataka’s hopes alive
Mangaluru, May 31 - Surfers from Tamil Nadu dominated proceedings on Day One, outplaying surfers from other states and securing fifteen out of sixteen quarterfinal spots in the Men’s Open category.
Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal casts his vote in Ludhiana with parents
New Delhi, June 1 - Ola Founder and CEO Bhavish Aggarwal on Saturday cast his vote in Ludhiana, Punjab, where voting is underway for 13 Lok Sabha seats in the seventh and last phase.
Antimicrobial resistance among top health threats, over 2 people die every minute: Experts
New Delhi, June 1 - Calling for accelerated action against antimicrobial resistance (AMR), global experts, including from India, at the 77th World Health Assembly (decision-making body of the WHO), have once again reiterated that AMR continues to be among the top-10 global health
ISRO, Wipro 3D partner for sustainable space exploration
Bengaluru, May 31 - The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Wipro 3D on Friday announced a partnership in space technology with the successful manufacturing of the PS4 3D-printed rocket engine powering the fourth stage of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).
NIMHANS conferred with Nelson Mandela Award 2024 for health promotion
New Delhi, May 31 - The National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, on Friday bagged the Nelson Mandela Award for health promotion for 2024 by the World Health Organization (WHO).
ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 had 41 per cent surrogate ads on smokeless tobacco: ICMR
New Delhi, May 31 - About 41 per cent of advertisements shown between the overs during the 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup were surrogate ads of smokeless tobacco, according to a recent study by the ICMR-National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research
Operation K: How China-based accounts disguised as Sikhs manipulated social media
New Delhi, May 31 - From criticising the Indian government to supporting the Khalistan independence movement, China-based 'bad actors' that were busy manipulating the social media by using synthetic content, including the misuse of artificial intelligence (AI), have now been exposed.
On Nargis’s 95th birth anniversary, Sanjay Dutt says he misses his mother ‘every day, every minute’
Mumbai, June 1 - On the occasion of his mother, legendary actress Nargis’ 95th birth anniversary on Saturday, actor Sanjay Dutt shared that he misses her and hopes he has "made her proud."
Kangana Ranaut casts her vote, urges all to take part in festival of democracy
Mumbai, June 1 - Actress Kangana Ranaut, the BJP candidate from Himachal Pradesh's Mandi constituency, flaunted her inked finger after casting her vote for the seventh phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 on Saturday.
Giancarlo Esposito joins ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ cast
Los Angeles, June 1 - Emmy nominee Giancarlo Esposito will appear in 'Captain America: Brave New World', which is slated to release next year.