New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Hosts India have been clubbed with Bangladesh and Maldives in Group B of the SAFF Women’s Championship 2026, following the official draw conducted at the SAFF Secretariat in Dhaka. The regional showpiece is scheduled to be held from May 25 to June 6 in Margao, with all matches to be played at the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.Group A features Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan, with the top two sides from each group progressing to the semi-finals.This edition marks only the…
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New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) England head coach Charlotte Edwards has identified Sophie Ecclestone as a key player for the side ahead of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, praising the spinner’s impressive comeback after a difficult phase last year.Ecclestone had previously revealed that she nearly walked away from the game following a challenging Ashes tour. However, she returned strongly and finished as the third-highest wicket-taker at the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025, reaffirming …
Dubai, April 21 (IANS) Shafali Verma continued her steady rise in the ICC Women’s T20I Rankings, climbing closer to the top five, while India captain Harmanpreet Kaur edged nearer to a return to the top 10 following the latest rankings update on Tuesday. The rankings reshuffle comes amid the ongoing five-match T20I series between India and South Africa, with several players from both sides rewarded for their recent performances ahead of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in England and Wales, which…
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Even after escalation in West Asia conflict and rise in Brent crude oil prices due to the closure of Strait of Hormuz, the fuel prices remain unchanged in India, while many countries have witnessed a jump of up to 85 per cent.Data by Kotak highlighted a sharp divergence between India and both advanced and emerging countries, where consumers have faced increases in fuel prices so far this year, reports NDTV Profit.On the diesel front, prices have witnessed a sharp rise …
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan is scheduled to visit Meerut, Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, where he will attend the third convocation ceremony of IIMT University as the chief guest.According to the official itinerary, the Vice President is expected to begin his journey from Delhi in the morning, boarding the Namo Bharat (RRTS) train from Sarai Kale Khan station. He is slated to arrive at Begumpul station in Meerut, from where he will proceed by road to the university ca…
Karachi, April 20 (IANS) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has banned Sri Lanka seam-bowling all-rounder Dasun Shanaka from participating in the next edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), citing breach of contractual obligations.The decision follows after the PCB did a review of Shanaka’s withdrawal from the 2026 tournament with Lahore Qalandars to honour an IPL 2026 deal with Rajasthan Royals. Shanaka was named as an injury replacement for Sam Curran by RR in the ongoing season for Rs 2 …
Chennai, April 20 (IANS) India’s Suraj Kumar Chand delivered a commanding performance to clinch the men’s title at the PSA Challenger Tour event, defeating South Korea’s Jeongmin Ryu in straight games at the Indian Squash Academy on Monday.The second-seeded Indian outclassed his eighth-seeded opponent 11-5, 11-9, 11-3 in the final to secure his fourth PSA Tour title, capping off a dominant run through the tournament. The victory also marked his fifth appearance in a PSA Tour final, underli…
Colombo, April 22 (IANS) Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan departed for New Delhi after concluding a successful two-day visit to Sri Lanka on Monday. The Vice President’s visit yielded key outcomes focused on further strengthening the bilateral ties between the two nations, including eased OCI eligibility to sixth-generation Indian Origin Tamils (IOTs) for simpler travel to India.VP Radhakrishnan also virtually handed over a cluster of houses to plantation workers under the Indian Housing Projec…
Colombo, April 20 (IANS) Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan offered prayers at the Seetha Amman Temple in Sri Lanka’s Seetha Eliya on Monday and said that the Indian government’s initiative to renovate the religious site would further strengthen the historical ties between the two nations. The Vice President also paid respects at the Hanuman Kovil, venerating the sacred footsteps of Lord Hanuman from his meeting with Devi Sita at the Ashok Vatika.In a post on X, the Vice President’s Office wrote,…
Colombo, April 20 (IANS) Vice President C P Radhakrishnan on Monday arrived in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka, to visit sites of the Indian Housing Project aimed at supporting the Indian-origin Tamil community. The visit marks a key engagement in strengthening India’s developmental and people-centric cooperation with Sri Lanka.The Vice President’s official X handle informed about the visit, stating, “Vice President of India Shri C P Radhakrishnan arrived in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka, today to visit…