Pakistan Cricket Board and Pakistan Super League trophy. (Image: X) NEW DELHI: The Pakistan Super League (PSL) took a decisive step towards expansion on Thursday, inducting two new franchises ahead of the 2026 season — but the price tags attached underlined the stark financial gap between the PSL and the Indian Premier League (IPL).Go Beyond…
West Indies’ Shimron Hetmyer celebrates his fifty (AP Photo/Bikas Das) Shimron Hetmyer produced a blistering knock to propel West Indies to a competitive 182 for 5 in their second T20 World Cup match against Scotland at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, on Saturday. The left-hander smashed 64 off just 36 deliveries, anchoring the innings after a shaky…
Umar Akmal, left and Babar Azam (Agency Images) Former Pakistan cricketer Umar Akmal has addressed the controversy over his recent post comparing Pakistan’s performances in T20 World Cups. Akmal emphasized that he never intended to compare himself with Babar Azam or disrespect him.Akmal shared a collage highlighting two contrasting innings for Pakistan. The first featured…
Apart from logistical difficulty and cost, for any option to extend the rail link to India, New Delhi would have to deal with the fact that it would pass through Pakistan NEW DELHI: Russian deputy PM Marat Khusnullin has suggested exploring a direct rail link from Moscow to the ‘Indian Ocean’ to avert risks associated…
Ladakh fines tourists for driving into lake SRINAGAR: Four tourists have been fined a total of Rs 2 lakh for off-roading in Ladakh’s Pangong Lake and other protected wildlife areas in the Union Territory’s first such punitive action against such illegal incursions.Four vehicles used during the trips over the past fortnight were impounded. A viral…
US stocks traded near record levels on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average touching an intraday all-time high as falling oil prices and optimism over a US-Iran peace deal lifted investor sentiment.The Dow rose 360.77 points, or 0.70 per cent, to 52,031.80 in morning trading, setting a fresh intraday record.The S&P 500 gained 7.49…
Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill admitted he could have introduced Prasidh Krishna earlier with the ball, after Punjab Kings chased down the target to win by three wickets in their first IPL match on Tuesday.“I could have got Prasidh on earlier, but we were in the game until the end, there will always be ifs…
New Zealand’s Tom Latham, right, celebrates reaching a century during day one of the third Test against England. (AP Photo) Tom Latham and Devon Conway produced one of the greatest opening partnerships in New Zealand’s Test history, rewriting the record books with a monumental 317-run stand against England on Day 1 of the series-deciding third…
The US justice department has opened a criminal investigation into whether writer and former advice columnist E Jean Carroll lied under oath during civil litigation against US President Donald Trump, according to US media reports.As per news agency AP, the investigation is being handled by federal prosecutors in Chicago and is examining possible perjury linked…
Smart India Hackathon 2025 Addressing a press conference on Thursday, Dr. Vaishali Patil, Principal of I2IT Pune, said that the institute is proud to host one of India’s largest innovation-driven competitions. She was joined by Miss Amrita Katara, managing trustee I2IT, Vice-Principal Prof. Madhuri Reddy, Prof. Ravindra Joshi, SIH coordinators Prof. Prakash Kshirsagar and Prof.Mandar…