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Calendars incredibly packed, resuming IPL will be real challenge, says RR owner Badale
New Delhi , May 13 Rajasthan Royals owner Manoj Badale on Thursday said that rescheduling the postponed Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 will be a real challenge as most teams have already locked in their international calendars.
The…
KP Sharma Oli re-appointed as Nepal Prime Minister
Kathmandu, May 13 (UNI) K P Sharma Oli, who had lost the vote of confidence on May 10 in the Parliament, was once again appointed as the Prime Minister of Nepal as the Opposition parties failed to garner the majority vote to form a…
Spain’s last troops return from Afghanistan after 20 years of service
Meanwhile Explosions in Afghanistan kill 9 people on Eid ceasefire
Need to focus on creating more goal scoring opps: women’s hockey forward Lalremsiami
Bengaluru, May 12 (UNI) The Indian women's hockey team forward Lalremsiami has expressed that the Indian team will need to focus on creating more goal scoring opportunities, which will be key to their success in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.…
PM Modi will not attend G7 summit in person: MEA
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not travel to the UK to attend a summit of the G7 grouping in person in view of the prevailing coronavirus situation, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Tuesday.
The G7 summit is…
NZ wicketkeeper-batsman BJ Watling to retire after UK tour
Auckland , May 11 New Zealand Cricket (NZC) on Tuesday announced that wicketkeeper-batsman BJ Watling will be retiring from international cricket after the tour of England.
The 35-year-old has been a stalwart of the Test side since…
China blames US troop withdrawal for surge of attacks in Afghanistan
Beijing , May 12 China has blamed the abrupt withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan for a surge of attacks in the country, days after a series of explosions in Kabul killed over 60 people, mostly girl students.
According to South China…
US withdrawal from Afghanistan must be seen as transition, not closure
Washington, May 12 (Sputnik) The United States must view its withdrawal from Afghanistan not as closure, but as a transition, US Senator Jack Reed during an event at the Reagan Foundation.
"The president’s decision should be seen as a…
Independent tribunal clears Gunawardene of two charges
Dubai , May 10 An independent Anti-Corruption Tribunal on Monday unanimously cleared former Sri Lanka player Avishka Gunawardene of two charges against him under the Emirates Cricket Board's Anti-Corruption Code, allowing him to…
India to tour Sri Lanka for three ODIs and three T20Is
Bengaluru (Karnataka) , May 10 India will be touring Sri Lanka in July for a white-ball series comprising of three ODIs and three T20Is.
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has proposed an itinerary to the BCCI and it sees both teams locking horns…
Nepal PM Oli loses confidence vote
Kathmandu, May 10 (UNI) Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli lost the vote of confidence in the House of Representatives on Monday.
Oli got just 93 votes against the 136 votes needed to win the vote of confidence in the House which has 271…
AFC Cup: Bengaluru FC’s playoff stage clash against Eagles postponed
Bengaluru (Karnataka) , May 9 Indian Super League (ISL) club Bengaluru FC on Sunday confirmed that its AFC Cup playoff stage clash against Eagles FC has been postponed until further notice.
As a result, the club is now making…
Nation observes 160th birth anniversary of Gurudev Tagore
Kolkata, May 9 (UNI) Amid mellifluous songs and captivating poems, West Bengal along with the rest of the country on Sunday observed the 160th birth anniversary of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, West…
EU, US Condemn Bombing of Girls’ School in Kabul, 30 dead
Moscow, May 8 (Sputnik) - The European Union and the United States have condemned the Saturday bombing of a girls’ school in the Afghan capital Kabul, which killed at least 53 people and wounded 151 others.
"The European Union mourns with…
No possibility of ODI series against Sri Lanka being rescheduled: BCB
Dhaka , May 8 Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) chief executive Nizamuddin Chowdhury has said that there is no possibility of the ODI series against Sri Lanka being rescheduled.
The three-match ODI series between Sri Lanka and…
Nepal PM summons emergency cabinet meeting
Kathmandu , May 8 Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli called an emergency cabinet meeting at his official residence in Baluwatar on Saturday evening which was likely to discuss the COVID-19 crisis.
According to Himalayan Times, the…
Indian Navy and Air Force widen operations for oxygen availability
NEW DELHI: The massive requirement of oxygen availability across the country for COVID-19 patients has acquired the focus of the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Navy, who have raised the scale of their operations.
Naval warships have been…
Mary Kom ‘favourite’ to win Asian Boxing Championships
New Delhi , May 7 Six-times AIBA Women's World Champion and five-times ASBC Asian Women's Champion Mary Kom will compete in the flyweight (51kg) in Dubai in the upcoming Asian women's Boxing Championships.
The upcoming ASBC Asian men's…
Indian Air Force scales up its efforts to ferry oxygen containers
New Delhi, May 7 (UNI) Intensifying its efforts to aid the civil administration by ferrying oxygen containers and medical supplies, the Indian Air Force's C-17 aircraft have conducted 400 sorties from within the country, including 351 to…
IPL 2021: MI head coach Jayawardene to quarantine in Maldives as Aussie contingent
Mumbai (Maharashtra) , May 6 Mumbai Indians on Thursday informed that the Australian contingent will fly to the Maldives on a special charter flight and will be quarantined for 14 days before the group departs for Australia.
Mumbai…
