New Delhi: Asian and Commonwealth Games gold medalist Vinesh Phogat announced that she will be returning her Khel Ratna and Arjuna Award to the government over its support to former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. After Olympic bronze medalist Sakshi Malik announced she is quitting wrestling and Bajrang Punia returned...
New Delhi: In a historic IPL auction this week, Australian pace sensation Mitchell Starc shattered records as the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) secured his services for an unprecedented Rs 24.75 crore. Starc, making a comeback to the IPL after an eight-year hiatus, outbid fellow Australian Pat Cummins, who briefly held the new record before being...
New Delhi: Former doubles world No. 1 Leander Paes and ex-player, broadcaster and promoter Vijay Amritraj, become the first Asian men to be elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Paes, an 18-time Grand Slam champion in doubles and mixed doubles, has been selected in the Player Category while Amritraj are inductee in the...
New Delhi: The Indian Premier League (IPL) has become a decacorn as the overall combined brand value has crossed the 10 billion dollars mark. As of now, IPL’s brand value stands at 10.7 billion dollars, as compared to 8.4 billion dollars in 2022, thus registering an increase by 28%. A report by brand valuation consultancy...
Bengaluru: A brilliant comeback by pacer Arshdeep Singh, who defended nine runs in the final over, after a superb half-century by Shreyas Iyer and late hitting by Axar Patel helped India beat Australia by six runs in the fifth and final T20I match and win the series 4-1 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium here. Arshdeep,...
Mumbai: The combined market valuation of all listed companies on the leading stock exchange BSE reached the USD 4-trillion milestone for the first time ever this week. Thanks to the optimism in equities, the market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies reached Rs 3,33,26,881.49 crore in morning trade on Wednesday, translating into USD 4 trillion at the...
New York: Charlie Munger, who helped Warren Buffett build Berkshire Hathaway into an investment powerhouse, has died at a California hospital. He was 99. Berkshire Hathaway said in a statement that Munger’s family told the company that he died Tuesday morning at the hospital just over a month before his 100th birthday, reports AP. “Berkshire Hathaway...
Guwahati: Glenn Maxwell slammed an unbeaten 47-ball hundred to lead Australia to a win in a run-chase of 223 in the third T20I against India, here. Maxwell walked in to bat in the final over of the Powerplay with Travis Head giving the side a good start in the run-chase, but with Marcus Stoinis struggling...
About 350 people crowded the cricket pitch adjacent to the Cupertino Library Nov. 5 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the California Cricket Academy (CCA). The event was hosted by CCA founders Hemant and Kinjal Buch, who launched the academy because they wanted their sons to enjoy the game of their childhood in India within the Silicon...
