Representational image of teqball. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) Nagoya: India’s Asian Games journey began in rather muted fashion at the Higashi Sports Centre here at 4:06 pm. There was no fanfare and barely any indication that history was being made. A volunteer holding a placard was the only sign that an Asian Games event was under…
Nagoya: Commuters walk past a banner ahead of the 20th Asian Games at the railway station in Nagoya, Japan. (PTI Photo/Atul Yadav) NAGOYA: Torrential rains battered this city last week, forcing evacuations, disrupting train services and even prompting the rescheduling of some Asian Games events. Step into Nagoya today, though, and there is little sign…
MS Subbulakshmi’s musical roots began at home; mother played veena, grandmother violin. Music was part of MS Subbulakshmi’s life long before she became one of India’s most celebrated Carnatic vocalists. Born in Madurai on September 16, 1916, the legendary singer grew up in a home filled with music. Her mother, Madurai Shanmukhavadivu, was a veena…
File Pic: Gautam Gambhir and Hardik Pandya. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India head coach Gautam Gambhir has made it clear that Hardik Pandya will have to build his way back into international cricket through game time, with the all-rounder currently not part of India’s squads after not playing enough cricket since the IPL.Following India’s 127-run…
Benny Blanco speaks out about wanting to become a father and how mistakes are an integral part of growing up. Image credit (Instagram) Benny Blanco and Selena Gomez have been married for almost a year now, and the two have been going strong since then. Also, Blanco seems to be ready to take on the…
Who is Joanna Wietrzyk? Australian HYROX athlete and fitness coach at centre of Beijing controversy Joanna Wietrzyk has admitted she made the wrong call during a HYROX race in Beijing.The Australian athlete, who continued competing after becoming unwell during the event and ultimately won, has apologised following criticism over her decision to remain on the…
BENGALURU: Several members of the Indian athletics contingent training in Tsukuba City, ahead of the Asian Games beginning in Nagoya on Saturday, rushed out of their hotel rooms on Wednesday night after a tremor shook them from their sleep.While some athletes thought it was a dream, few others shared that they felt someone had barged…
Pierce Brosnan and Keely Shaye Smith once joined a campaign to oppose a saltworks plant near a lagoon for Pacific grey whales. (Instagram) Pierce Brosnan and Keely Shaye Smith, who have been married for 32 years now, have always presented a united front and have stood by each other’s side through everything. This even includes…
India are the reigning Asia Cup champions in both men’s and women’s cricket. But the teams are yet to receive either the trophies or their medals, owing to the insistence of ACC chairman Mohsin Naqvi, who is also Pakistan’s interior minister, on presenting them, which is not acceptable to the Indian squads.Could a similar situation…
Nihal Sarin (on right) saves India’s day at Round 2 of Chess Olympiad (Photo by Rafal Oleksiewicz for FIDE) NEW DELHI: The current world champion, Dommaraju Gukesh, was on Board 1 facing all the top-rated opponents during India’s gold-clinching campaign in Budapest at the 2024 Chess Olympiad. Besides the team, Gukesh won an individual gold…