New Delhi: For 21 minutes at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium here, Lakshya Sen found himself locked in an uncomfortable tussle against an invisible adversary. Faced with some tricky court conditions, where the drift made shot-making a guessing game, Lakshya initially looked unsettled against Austria’s Collins Valentine Filimon. His strokes were not finding their intended…
Kolkata: Indian women’s hockey international Lalremsiami became the first athlete from Mizoram to be selected for the prestigious Arjuna Award after the list for 2025 was unveiled by the sports ministry on Tuesday.Having made her senior debut in 2017, the 26-year-old has been a mainstay of the national team, playing a pivotal role in major…
“Keep pushing and keep motivating each other!” Former India captain and goalkeeper Savita could be heard above the din, telling the India huddle exactly what needed to be done ahead of their World Cup match against South Africa.And they did just that. India romped to a 6-1 win in their second group game in Amstelveen…
Representative Image via Canva When the sun beats down on your windows for hours at a stretch, even a well-ventilated home can start to feel like an oven by mid-afternoon.Even though air conditioning helps, it also results in long electricity bills quickly, and not everyone has it running in every room.That’s why so many people…
England’s Joe Root (AP Photo) Joe Root will return to the England captaincy for the first time since Ben Stokes’ retirement when the hosts begin their three-Test series against Pakistan at Headingley on Wednesday.The first Test carries added significance for Root, who will lead England at his home ground in Leeds with the opportunity to…
Will Smith to join Allu Arjun, Atlee’s Raaka_ Hollywood star may shoot overseas. The ‘Bad Boys’ star Will Smith could soon be seen in an Indian movie, with reports suggesting that the Hollywood actor may join Allu Arjun and ‘Jawan’ director Atlee’s upcoming sci-fi action epic ‘Raaka’. If the reports are true, Will Smith is…
Quote of the day by Michelangelo Many people fear failing more than they fear the doings of ordinary life. We often choose goals that feel achievable, manageable, and unlikely to bring disappointment. This may protect us from temporary pain, but it can also keep us away from our real abilities.Michelangelo was an Italian sculptor, painter,…
I Arumainayagam with his 1962 Asian Games gold medal Bengaluru: One of India’s finest footballers, Isaiah Arumainayagam, who enthralled the crowds in the Garden City and Kolkata, donning the colours of top clubs like Mohun Bagan and Southern Railway, finally got the nation’s honour that was long overdue.Arumainayagam was part of the India team that…
Harmanpreet Singh (Agency Image) An India-Pakistan contest in any sport evokes emotions that often go beyond competitiveness. There was a phase in hockey when beating the arch-rivals was celebrated almost like winning a trophy.None of the current crop of Indian players has faced Pakistan in a hockey World Cup before. But they have someone in…
‘Vishwanath and Sons’ box office collections day 5 vs ‘Jana Nayagan’. Suriya and Mamitha Baiju’s ‘Vishwanath and Sons’ continued its box office journey on Tuesday. The film witnessed a decline in its daily earnings after collecting Rs 7.80 Cr on Monday. According to Sacnilk, the movie earned Rs 6.35 Cr in India net on Day…