Australia set South Africa a fourth-innings target of 421 in the first Test at Kingsmead, Durban, declaring their second innings on 314 for 6 by tea on day four after Matt Renshaw backed up his first-innings 190 with 82 off 99 balls. At stumps, South Africa finished the day on 4-102 trailing by 319 runs, … Read more
D G Khetan School, Malad, and AVM A, Bandra, registered emphatic victories in the Mumbai Schools Sports Association (MSSA) boys’ under-16 Division IV football tournament at the MSSA ground on Monday. Param Shah struck twice, while Devansh Somaiya and Mann Bhandari scored one goal each as D G Khetan blanked Ryan International ICSE B, Chembur, … Read more
Seven-time Grand Slam champion Carlos Alcaraz has suffered a shock 7-5 7-6(4) defeat by unseeded Belgian Zizou Bergs in the Shanghai Masters round of 32, a result that also confirmed Alexander Zverev as the ATP’s year-end world number one tennis player. Fresh from defending his Japan Open title and building momentum after a lengthy wrist … Read more
Fast bowler Tushar Deshpande grabbed a five-wicket haul as Mumbai bowled out Chandigarh for a paltry 78 in their first innings before enforcing the follow-on on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Group D match here on Monday. Mumbai, who resumed the day at 249 for five, rode on useful contributions from their lower-order … Read more
Wicketkeeper-batter Kumar Kushagra was on Monday named as replacement for injured Rishabh Pant in the India A squad for the first two matches of the tour of New Zealand, the BCCI said on Monday. Pant, who was leading the Rest of India squad in the Irani Cup, sustained a left-side strain and has been ruled … Read more
The Final Inter-School Basketball Tournament 2026 concluded at JP World School, Jammu, with Heritage School and Delhi Public School (DPS), Jammu, clinching the boys’ and girls’ titles respectively. Organised by JP World School in association with the Jammu and Kashmir Basketball Association (JKBA), the tournament witnessed spirited competition in the Under-17 boys’ and girls’ categories. … Read more
Electron’s next three missions are HawkEye 360’s ‘We’re Not Hawking Around,’ and iQPS’s ‘The Sea God Surveys’ and ‘The Mountain God Rises.’ A 20-launch Synspective deal helped push Rocket Lab’s launch backlog above 100 missions. Neutron’s first-stage tank is targeted for pad delivery in Q4, but Rocket Lab said the end-of-year launch window is narrowing. … Read more
Defending champions Jammu and Kashmir suffered a batting collapse to be bowled out for 120 in their first innings before Madhya Pradesh reached 59 for four in their second essay to take a 135-run overall lead on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match here Monday. J&K, who had dismissed Madhya … Read more
EAM S Jaishankar highlighted preserving India’s traditional knowledge and manuscript heritage at the ‘Nirāmayatā’ exhibition. He praised the Samhita Initiative and said civilizations preserve distinctiveness by engaging from a position of confidence. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar highlighted the importance of preserving India’s traditional knowledge and manuscript heritage, saying that “civilizations perceive and preserve their … Read more
A20-year-old has been charged with a public order offence after images emerged of a football fan following a crash on the A66 which killed seven people. Cleveland Police previously said a 20-year-old man from Walsall was arrested after Boro beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 at the Riverside Stadium on Saturday. The force said in an update … Read more