LSG beat CSK by 7 wickets. (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: Lucknow Super Giants, already eliminated from playoff contention, dented Chennai Super Kings’ chances of progressing further in IPL 2026 with a commanding win at Ekana Cricket Stadium on Friday.After restricting CSK to 187/5, with Akash Singh claiming 3 for 26 in his first game…
Anshul Kamboj endured a tough outing against Lucknow Super Giants in Lucknow on Friday, registering one of the costliest spells by a Chennai Super Kings bowler in IPL history.Kamboj gave away 63 runs in just 2.4 overs during CSK’s seven-wicket defeat. It is now the second-most expensive spell ever by a CSK bowler in the…
NEW DELHI: After All India Trinamool Congress suffered its worst electoral setback in years, party chief Mamata Banerjee on Saturday told leaders unhappy with the situation that they were free to leave, amid internal dissent.At a meeting with the party’s candidates who contested the recent 2026 West Bengal assembly election, held at her Kalighat residence…
Akash Singh with his viral note celebration. (IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Akash Singh lit up IPL 2026 on Friday with both ball and emotion, producing a memorable three-wicket spell – 3/26 in 4 overs – for Lucknow Super Giants against Chennai Super Kings before explaining the note that turned his celebration viral.Playing his first game…
Trump returns home to Washington mauling after China flex (Image credit: AP) The TOI correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump is heading back from his high-stakes Beijing summit facing a storm of criticism at home that he effectively conceded geopolitical ground to a rising China, even as he touted commercial agreements and claimed he…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday strongly rejected reports claiming that the Centre was considering imposing a cess, tax or surcharge on foreign travel to offset the fiscal impact of the ongoing conflict-linked economic pressures.Responding to the report in a post on X, PM Modi said, “This is totally false. Not an iota…
Argentina’s Lionel Messi celebrates with the trophy in front of the fans after winning the World Cup final soccer match between Argentina and France at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022. (AP Photo) Shakira and Burna Boy have teamed up for “Dai Dai”, the official song of the 2026 FIFA World…
US President Donald Trump said that Washington agreed to a ceasefire with Iran as a “favour” to Pakistan.Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One while returning from China, Trump said the US had accepted the truce at Pakistan’s request and had no plans, for now, to resume bombing Iran.“We did the ceasefire as a request…
Screenshot of video tweeted by PTI NEW DELHI: A fire broke out in an empty coach of the Hyderabad–Jaipur Special train at Hyderabad’s Nampally railway station on Friday evening, the South Central Railway said. The incident occurred while the rake was being placed on the platform ahead of its scheduled departure, it added. According to…
PATIALA: After nearly two years of battling injuries, doubts and thoughts of quitting the sport, Sumit Kundu finally found his way back to the top with a stirring performance at the boxing selection trials here.Representing Army, Sumit secured his place in the Indian boxing contingent in the men’s 70kg division for the upcoming CWG and…