Trust Shafali Verma, the bowler: Nasser Hussain offers ‘safety valve’ to India’s balance problem in Women’s T20 World Cup | Cricket News

Shafali Verma (2nd from left) with teammates. (Pic credit: BCCI) It was in England in 2017, the occasion was an ODI World Cup semi-final and the opponents were Meg Lanning’s Australia. Harmanpreet Kaur‘s unbeaten 171 changed the course of women’s cricket and remains one of the most important innings in Indian cricket history.India are in…

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Govt bars industries from buying petrol, diesel at pumps; mandates bulk purchase route

Centre has barred industrial, commercial and institutional users from purchasing petrol and diesel from retail fuel outlets, rather switch to bulk sellers.On Wednesday, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas issued the Motor Spirit and High Speed Diesel (Temporary Regulation of Supply through Retail Outlets) Order, 2026, directing oil marketing companies and fuel retailers to…

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Julian Quinones, who outscored Cristiano Ronaldo, makes history with first goal of the 2026 FIFA World Cup | Football News

Mexico’s Julian Quinones celebrates after scoring the opening goal. (AP Photo) Not many players have managed to outscore Cristiano Ronaldo in the Saudi Pro League. Julian Quinones did exactly that in the 2025-26 season. And on Thursday night, the Mexican striker carried that form onto football’s biggest stage, scripting a piece of FIFA World Cup…

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Adopt ‘targeted’ delimitation for 170 Lok Sabha seats: Economic Advisory Council to PM Modi | India News

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the the Economic Advisory Council meeting. NEW DELHI: As govt gears to undertake a delimitation exercise in the coming month, a working paper by the Economic Advisory Council to Prime Minister (EAC-PM) has suggested India should split Lok Sabha’s 170 large constituencies using a “targeted criterion” instead of a uniform…

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Shock for Japan as captain Wataru Endo withdraws from World Cup squad and retires from international football after injury blow | Football News

Japan’s Wataru Endo addresses fans before a training session Monday, June 8, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn., ahead of the World Cup soccer tournament. (AP Photo/George Walker IV) Japan captain Wataru Endo has withdrawn from the 2026 FIFA World Cup and announced his retirement from international football after failing to recover from a persistent foot injury,…

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‘He is so famous’: Jos Buttler explains why Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s hype is bigger than Sachin Tendulkar’s | Cricket News

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Young Sachin Tendulkar (Agency Image) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s long-awaited India debut now appears to be just around the corner. The 15-year-old batting prodigy has earned a place in India’s squad for the upcoming two-match T20I series against Ireland later this month and is also set to travel with the team for the five-match…

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