India's only warm-up game ahead of the T20 World Cup is likely to be played against Bangladesh in New York on June 1, the day when Canada will play co-hosts USA in the tournament opener in Dallas.
Neeraj Chopra made it look effortless as he sealed his spot at the World Athletics Championships with a stunning first throw in Tokyo on Wednesday.
If the two-time Olympic medallist Indian wins gold on September 18, the day of the finals, he will become the third men ever to win the world championships javelin title in two consecutive editions.
Neeraj Chopra's streak of top-two finishes at events continued as he secured the second spot with the best throw of 85.01 m during the competition.
'In Doha, the 90m throw was really good, but technically I don't want to say that was perfect.'
Mumbai Indians rode on Dwayne Smith's quick-fire half-century and his 90-run opening-wicket partnership with Sachin Tendulkar to book a berth in the final of the Champions League Twenty20 after a six-wicket win over Trinidad and Tobago in Delhi on Saturday night. They will play Rajasthan Royals in the title clash on Sunday.
The West Indies captain was named his country's Cricketer of the Year.
India's star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra dropped a heart-warming message for his German rival Julian Weber after the duo breached the 90 metres mark for the first time in their stellar careers.
'He brings immense value to the team - not just in terms of tactics, but also in terms of creating a winning culture.'
Neeraj Chopra would now be eyeing a top finish when he goes up against familiar rivals in the prestigious Paris Diamond League
West Indies cricket, which has united the islands of the Caribbean for over a century, could be split if the chief of Trinidad and Tobago's cricket body follows through his idea of competing as independent nation.
India has for the first time secured a place among the top 100 out of 167 countries ranked for their progress in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to a report published on Tuesday. According to the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network's 10th and latest Sustainable Development Report (SDR), India ranks 99th on the 2025 SDG Index with a score of 67, while China ranks 49th with 74.4 and the US 44th with 75.2 points.
American Noah Lyles made an impressive season debut in the 200 metres to beat Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo at the Monaco Diamond League meeting on Friday, where Kenyan Emmanuel Wanyonyi outclassed a high-class 800 metres field.
Increasing cooperation in critical minerals will top Prime Minister Modi's agenda during his discussions with leaders of Ghana, Argentinia, Brazil and Namibia.
After dazzling the Toronto crowd on Sunday, the Bachchans turned their attention to Trinidad, Spain as part of the first leg of their Unforgettable tour. Clad in glittering attire, Abhishek and wife Aishwarya took to the stage with gusto. Amitabh Bachchan and Preity Zinta too took to the stage amid applause.
Paraguay claimed their first points in a 2-0 win over debutants Trinidad & Tobago.
After receiving a severe bashing from the Caribbean batsmen, that knocked them out of the Champions League, Diamond Eagles skipper Boeta Dippanaar tipped Trinidad and Tobago to win the T20 tournament. Trinidad and Tobago posted a huge 213 for four following a brilliant batting display and then restricted their opponents to 189 for five to storm into the semi-finals.
The Champions League T20 match between Trinidad & Tobago and Uva Next in Johannesburg on Thursday was washed out after the former put up a healthy 181 for 3.
On the Christmas eve, Indian-made jewellery, clothing and other products are a huge hit with the shoppers here as hundreds of them throng an ongoing Indian trade fair.
With a population of just 1.1 million, the two-island nation will be the smallest at the 2006 Football World Cup finals.
Prime Minister of Trinidad & Tobago Kamla Persad-Bissessar will be the chief guest at the Pravasi Bharati Divas in Jaipur and will be honoured with the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award.
Two days ahead of the visit of Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, residents of Bhelupur, her ancestral village in Bihar, completed nearly a 4,000 sq feet long road in 48 hours by offering voluntary labour.
Energy-hungry India, which is 70 per cent import dependant to meet its crude oil requirement, is mounting diplomatic initiatives to secure oil and gas from Gulf, Russia and Africa, Foreign Minister K Natwar Singh said in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Trinidad and Tobago produced a superb all-round performance as they spanked Leicestershire Foxes by 51 runs to qualify for the Champions League Twenty20 main tournament in Hyderabad on Tuesday.
The laws are in violation of two United Nations Conventions that have been ratified by the Government of Trinidad and Tobago
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is on cloud 9 after his recent acquisition Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel claimed the Caribbean Premier League T20 title on Sunday.
West Indies fast bowler Shannon Gabriel has quit international cricket with immediate effect, the 36-year-old said on social media.
Mumbai Indians continued their winning-run in the Champions League T20 tournament with a nail-biting one-wicket win over spirited Trinidad and Tobago at the Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore on Monday.
Urvashi Ramnarine, an employee at the High Commission of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago in New Delhi, says over forty per cent of the population of Indian origin in her homeland speak in Hindi or Bhojpuri. "I came to know that the language spoken there was Bhojpuri only after coming here," she admits.
Here is the complete list of tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on Wednesday.
Pacer Ravi Rampaul led a fine bowling performance by scalping four wickets as Trinidad and Tobago defended a small total to beat Brisbane Heat by 25 runs in a low-scoring Champions League Twenty20 match in Ranchi on Sunday.
With an eye on the semi-final berth, a resurgent Trinidad and Tobago face an uphill task of taming a rampaging Chennai Super Kings when they meet in their Champions League Twenty20 encounter in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Images from the Champions League T20 match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Trinidad and Tobago at Mohali on Tuesday.
West Indies bludgeoned their way to an eight-wicket victory over South Africa in Tuesday's rain-affected Twenty20 international to sweep the three-match series.
Images from the Champions League T20 Group B match between Chennai Super Kings and Trinidad and Tobago at Ferozshah Kotla on Wednesday.
New Zealand's Chris Gaffaney and Rodney Tucker of Australia will be the on-field officials for the second semi-final of the T20 World Cup between India and England
The Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Kamla Persad-Bissessar, whose ancestors migrated from Bihar to the Caribbean islands in the 19th century, visited the state's Bhelupur village on Wednesday afternoon.
South Africa captain Temba Bavuma is looking for his front-line batsmen to score quicker when they take on the West Indies in the second match of their two-test series, starting in Georgetown, Guyana on Thursday.
Indian steel manufacturer Essar will invest $1.2 billion in a steel plant to be commissioned by the end of next year in Trinidad and Tobago.
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