KYIV: Ukrainian forces attempted to capture the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in an attack on the facility on Friday night, Russia’s defence ministry said in its daily briefing on Saturday. The ministry said a Ukrainian naval force of more than 250 troops attempted to land on the coast of a lake near the Zaporizhzhia plant […]
Sharjah: Pakistan set up a second showdown against arch-rivals India in as many weeks with a record 155-run win over Hong Kong in a must-win Asia Cup match here on Friday. Mohammad Rizwan had to work hard for his 78 off 57 balls as Pakistan got a much-needed final flourish to post 193 for two […]
New Delhi: Senior India left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja is all set to miss the T20 World Cup in Australia as he will undergo a major knee surgery which is expected to keep him out of action for an indefinite period of time. Jadeja, who played the first two games of the Asia Cup against Pakistan […]
New Delhi: The legendary Brian Lara has replaced former Australian cricketer Tom Moody as Sunrisers Hyderabad’s head coach for the 2023 IPL season, the team announced on Saturday. This will be the 53-year-old’s maiden assignment as a head coach of a T20 team. The former West Indies skipper had joined SRH as the strategic advisor […]
NEW DELHI: Punjab Kings are set to sign World Cup winning coach Trevor Bayliss as the head coach ahead of the 2023 IPL with expectation that the Australian guides them to the elusive title. The 59-year-old from New South Wales is an IPL regular and most recently coached the Sunrisers Hyderabad. Besides guiding England to […]
New Delhi,: Delhi Football president and long-time administrator Shaji Prabhakaran was on Saturday appointed the new secretary general of the All India Football Federation (AIFF). The appointment, which was on expected lines, was carried out by the newly-formed executive committee of the AIFF, at the helm of which is president Kalyan Chaubey. The decision was […]
United Nation: The Security Council has approved former Senegalese minister and UN diplomat Abdoulaye Bathily as the new UN envoy to Libya, ending a nine-month search amid increasing chaos in the oil-rich north African nation. The vote came a day after Secretary-General Antonio Guterres had nominated Bathily. Libya’s transitional government, which opposed Bathily’s nomination, reportedly […]
Washington: The United States has said it is determined to enforce a price cap on Russian oil announced by the G7 countries. “A price cap on Russia oil is a powerful tool — one part of the tool in our agenda to put downward pressure on global energy prices in a way that will benefit […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday agreed to hear a plea that alleged that relatives of former judges and staff were favoured in the appointments in judicial institutions and courts in Jammu and Kashmir. A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Hima Kohli issued notice and sought a response from the Jammu and Kashmir High […]
Says infiltration of militants along LoC has declined Srinagar: Smuggling of drugs from across the border is on the rise and Pakistan is using it to fund militancy in Kashmir, Director General of Police Dilbag Singh said on Friday. He, however, said the infiltration along the Line of Control has come down. “Drug smuggling has […]