ISL: Hyderabad aim to end five-game winless streak against table-toppers Mohun Bagan SG
Kolkata, Jan 1 (IANS) Mohun Bagan Super Giant will host Hyderabad FC in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 on Thursday at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan. Mohun Bagan Super Giant are leading in the points table with 29 points from 13 games, while Hyderabad FC are struggling in the 12th place, having secured just […]
Yuva Kabaddi Series: UP Falcons top Division 2, to play Chandigarh Chargers in final
The Division 2 of the Yuva Kabaddi Series is heading toward a conclusion as UP Falcons solidified their position at the top and secured a spot in the final against Chandigarh Chargers. Coimbatore, Jan 1 (IANS) The Division 2 of the Yuva Kabaddi Series is heading toward a conclusion as UP Falcons solidified their position […]
Chess rankings: Erigaisi 4th, Gukesh 5th as nine Indians ranked in top-50 in Open section
Mumbai, Jan 1 (IANS) Arjun Erigaisi maintained his rating of 2801 and retained the fourth spot while newly-crowned World Classical World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju occupied the fifth position in the classical Open section in the first ranking list of 2025 released by International Chess Federation (FIDE) on Wednesday. Erigaisi, the second Indian after Viswanathan Anand […]
Olympic badminton champion Huang to retire from Chinese national team
Beijing (China), Jan 1 (IANS) Badminton Olympic champion Huang Yaqiong announced on social media on Wednesday that she has submitted her resignation to the Chinese national team and officially bid farewell to her national team career. “I’ve been greeted with countless encouragements from everyone, hoping that I could continue my career. But actually, since the […]
HIL 2024-25: Rupinder brace helps Bengal Tigers beat Team Gonasika for second win
Rourkela (Odisha), Jan 1 (IANS) Seasoned drag-flicker Rupinderpal Singh rolled back the years as he scored a brace to help the Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers beat Team Gonasika in their Hockey India League (HIL) 2024-25 match at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium here on Wednesday. Rupinderpal Singh (31st min and 48th min) scored from a […]
Ethan Nwaneri fully deserved that start: Arteta
Brentford, Jan 2 (IANS) Arsenal manager Milel Arteta hailed the impact of the 17-year-old winger Ethan Nwaneri, who made his full Premier League debut in Arsenal’s come from behind 3-1 win over Brentford at Gtech Community Stadium. Nwaneri marked his first league start, back at the venue where he became the Gunners youngest-ever player as […]
French President Macron admits dissolution of parliament brings more divisions than solutions
Paris, Jan 1 (IANS) French President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged that dissolving the French National Assembly in June created more division than resolution. The dissolution aimed to give the voice back to the French and regain clarity, “but lucidity and humility require us to recognise that, at this time, this decision has produced more instability than […]
Cold sales of US homes make some companies suffer: Data
Moscow, Jan 1 (IANS) The sputtering US housing market is hurting the businesses that depend on Americans opening their wallets to fix up and furnish their new homes, reported local media. According to data firm Coresight Research, retailers announced more US store closures than openings in 2024, reversing a two-year trend of net openings. “Home […]
Malaysia grants social media, messaging app providers licenses as new regulation takes effect
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 1 (IANS) Social media platform and messaging app providers operating in Malaysia have begun receiving licenses after a new law mandating regulation of such services has taken effect, Malaysia’s multimedia regulator said on Wednesday. Chinese internet giant Tencent which operates the popular messaging app WeChat and Chinese tech firm ByteDance which operates […]
Lankan President launches ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ initiative to heal environment and society
Colombo, Jan 1 (IANS) Fresh off his last month’s India visit, Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Wednesday launched the ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ national programme, which aims to create a morally and environmentally sustainable nation. As he inaugurated the ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ programme at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Dissanayake stated that 2025 marks […]
