Month: October 2026

Ranji Trophy: Rajasthan picks three points as match peters out into a draw

October 14, 2026 admin

Mahipal Lomror’s knock was embellished with some delightful strokes | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement For Rajasthan, the final day of the Elite Group-D Ranji Trophy match against Tamil Nadu at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium here on Wednesday was a matter of prudence. Assured of three points for its first-innings lead, it batted to set a…

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Asian Games 2026: Miffed Sports Ministry to hold review meeting next week

October 14, 2026 admin

Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya. | Photo Credit: ANI India’s Asian Games campaign was salvaged in the last couple of days but the Sports Ministry has not taken kindly to the below-par show from several disciplines and athletes. Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will hold a detailed, day-long review of India’s overall showing next week. India…

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Private bus operators to begin indefinite hunger strike on October 27

October 14, 2026 admin

Office-bearers of the Kerala State Private Bus Operators Federation will launch an indefinite hunger strike in front of the Secretariat from October 27, demanding measures to protect the private bus sector, which they claim has been adversely affected by the State government’s Priyadarshini free-ride scheme. The decision to hold the hunger strike was announced following…

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From flying under the radar to flying high — Chess Olympiad gold medallist Savithri Shri’s story

October 14, 2026 admin

B. Savitha Shri. Remember the name. She was the surprise package India unleashed at the 24th Olympiad in Uzbekistan. In a display which shocked the chess world and even herself, the 19-year-old laid down a marker for the future, with her progress set to be followed keenly. From being a kid who once sat across…

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Archery Premier League 2026: Asian Games archery stars assemble in Hyderabad for season 2

October 14, 2026 admin

The competing archers strike a pose with the APL mascot. | Photo Credit: Archery Premier League When the dust settled at the 2026 Asian Games, one sport stood taller than the rest. Archery hit the bullseye, hauling in nine medals (five gold, two silver and two bronze) and, for good measure, bringing the mighty South Koreans down…

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Medvedev beats longtime rival Tsitsipas and advances to Shanghai Masters quarterfinals

October 14, 2026 admin

Daniil Medvedev, of Russia, returns a ball to Stefanos Tsitsipas, of Greece, during the fourth round of the men’s singles match at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament in Shanghai, China, on October 14, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Daniil Medvedev is back in the Shanghai Masters quarterfinals after getting the better of Stefanos Tsitsipas in…

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Yemen’s Houthis vow more attacks on Saudi airports, oil facilities after Aramco HQ hit

October 14, 2026 admin

A satellite image taken on July 2, 2026, shows the headquarters of Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil company Saudi Aramco in Dhahran before it was attacked on October 13, 2026 causing what the kingdom’s energy ministry said in a statement was a limited fire. Photo: Pleiades Neo © Airbus DS 2026/Handout via Reuters Yemen’s ‌Houthis vowed…

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Ranji Trophy | Assam weathers Punjab’s push for an outright win

October 14, 2026 admin

Punjab went all in for an outright win but had to settle for three points on the final day of its Ranji Trophy round-one match against Assam at the New PCA Stadium here on Wednesday. Overnight batters Emanjot Singh Chahal (114 n.o., 137b, 10×4, 4×6) and Salil Arora (110, 152b, 10×4, 3×6) needed less than…

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BJP party worker killed in Bengaluru as high-end car rams gas tanker near Devanahalli; three injured

October 14, 2026 admin

The impact was severe, leaving the front portion of the luxury vehicle completely mangled. Shivakumar sustained critical injuries and died. | Photo Credit: The Hindu BJP party worker and realtor Shivakumar, 50, from Malur, was killed and three others were injured after the speeding high-end car they were travelling in rammed into a gas tanker…

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Filmmaker Nyx Lopez on his sports docu-series ‘Panthadikkaam’ and working with Mammootty

October 14, 2026 admin

“To be frank, I wasn’t a football person until I made this documentary,” says filmmaker Nyx Lopez on a call from Kochi, when asked about his latest directorial, Panthadikkaam, a five-episode docu-series about Keralam’s kinship with the sport, during the FIFA World Cup 2026. Narrated by veteran actor Mammootty, the show travels across the State,…

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