Month: January 2025

Zinc Football Academy Talent Mohammed Kaif Joins Top ISL Club Hyderabad FC

January 12, 2025 admin

File image of Mohammed Kaif© Zinc Football Sixteen-year-old defender Mohammed Kaif, a product of Zinc Football Academy, has secured a five-year contract with 2021 Indian Super League champions Hyderabad FC. Born to former Santosh Trophy player Mohammed Sayeed, this transfer marks a significant milestone for the promising young talent from Makrana, Rajasthan. Kaif…

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MK Stalin Jabs Tamil Nadu Governor Over Assembly Address

January 12, 2025 admin

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi was unable to digest that the state was developing and his decision not to address the Assembly was “childish”, Chief Minister M K Stalin said on Saturday. The state Legislative Assembly has been witnessing strange scenes for the last few years after Mr Ravi took over as Governor,…

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Centre Scraps Rail Project Saying Tamil Nadu Did Not Want It, DMK Responds

January 12, 2025 admin

Chennai: A scrapped railway project in Tamil Nadu has become the latest bone of contention between the state and central governments. The DMK has denied claims by Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw that the state government was not willing to go ahead with the project that would have linked the southern districts of Madurai and Thoothukudi….

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Child Star Rory Sykes Dies After Water Was “Switched Off” During Los Angeles Wildfires

January 12, 2025 admin

Rory Callum Sykes, a former child star from Australia has become the latest casualty of Los Angeles wildfires after the blaze ripped through his family’s Malibu property, according to a social media post by his mother, Shelly Sykes. The 32-year-old who rose to fame when he appeared on the 1998 British TV series Kiddy Kapers…

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ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in Pakistan and UAE: Mitchell Santner to lead in first major ICC tournament; New Zealand names 15-man squad

January 12, 2025 admin

New Zealand 15-man squad for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 being announced in Wellington on January 12, 2025. Photo: X/@BLACKCAPS Fast bowlers Lockie Ferguson and Ben Sears were recalled to New Zealand’s 15-man squad on Sunday (January 12, 2025) for the Champions Trophy next month in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates. Ferguson is no…

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Malaysian Open: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty’s Run Ends In Semifinals

January 12, 2025 admin

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty in action© X (Twitter) The popular men’s doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty were knocked out of the ongoing Malaysian Open badminton tournament in the semifinal stage in Kuala Lumpur. On Saturday, the seventh-seeded Indian duo was defeated by South Korea’s Kim Won-ho and Seo Seung-Jae…

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‘Over 22 Million Children Out Of School In Pakistan’: Shehbaz Sharif

January 12, 2025 admin

Islamabad: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday said that more than 22 million children in the country were not attending school and also stressed the urgent need for Muslim nations to focus on girls’ education, the Dawn reported, citing state media reports. Speaking at the opening of the two-day ‘International Conference on Girls’ Education…

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South Korea confirms Ukraine captured two North Korean soldiers

January 12, 2025 admin

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un. File | Photo Credit: Reuters South Korea’s National Intelligence Service on Sunday (January 12, 2025) backed up Ukraine’s account of having captured two wounded North Korean soldiers this week in Russia after Kyiv said they were being questioned. Also Read | North Korea ratifies…

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Novak Djokovic Reveals ‘Energetic Disc’ As New Secret Weapon

January 12, 2025 admin

Novak Djokovic has revealed a new secret weapon that he credits with helping keep him healthy and prolong his career — a green “energetic disc”. Known for his new-age spiritual interests, the Serbian star is in Melbourne hoping to wind back the clock and win an 11th Australian Open and record 25th Grand…

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Bitter Jasprit Bumrah Champions Trophy Blow To India, Report Says India Pacer To Miss…

January 12, 2025 admin

Jasprit Bumrah unlikely to be fit in time for Champions Trophy start© BCCI/Sportzpics The cost of ‘overusing’ Jasprit Bumrah in the search of wickets on the Border-Gavaskar Trophy seems to have hurt India’s chances of winning the Champions Trophy. The pacer had to pull out during the 5th and final Test against Australia…

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