Kenya swept the men's and women's podiums at the New York City Marathon on Sunday.
This is the first-ever India vs Pakistan final across 17 editions of the Men's Asia Cup since the tournament's inception in 1984.
On Sunday, February 9, 2025, US President Donald J Trump became the first sitting US president to attend a Super Bowl, making an appearance at Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans.
Steve Bucknor and Mark Benson may have reduced themselves to laughing stock with a series of dubious decisions in the Sydney Test but ICC chief executive Malcolm Speed believes it was just a bad day in the office for the umpires.
After asserting that Mark Benson left the Australia-West Indies Test series mid-way on purely health reasons, the ICC on Tuesday admitted that 'pressure' played a part in influencing the English umpire's decision.
English umpire Mark Benson rubbished media reports that claimed he is quitting in protest against the Decision Review System, saying he remains a proponent of the use of technology. In a statement on Tuesday, Benson clarified that he returned after the first day's play in the second Test between Australia and the West Indies in Adelaide because of health problems and not because he was angry after one of his decisions was overruled by DRS.
Tola had an 18-second lead by the 35km mark, which he extended as the Eiffel Tower came into sight and crowds lining the streets roared him on. He became the first Ethiopian winner of the Olympic men's marathon in 24 years.
This period saw big stars of the likes of Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev fade into the sunset while it was witness to the birth of slew of young Indian cricketers that made their mark home and abroad.
Shashi Tharoor's remark was a dilution of the points he made in the Weekly cover story, where he denounced Sunny's captaincy in more vivid terms.
Tottenham Hotspur missed the chance to move into the top four when they were held to a 1-1 draw at West Ham United
Kenyan Kelvin Kiptum shattered the men's marathon world record in Chicago on Sunday, winning in two hours and 35 seconds to beat compatriot Eliud Kipchoge's previous mark by more than 30 seconds.
Shubman Gill was conferred with the Polly Umrigar Best Men's International Cricketer of the Year award for 2022-23.
He was presented the Audi 100 for winning the player of the series of the award. Then prime minister Rajiv Gandhi asked the Indian customs to waive off the heavy duty on the car when it was brought to India.
'Great to be back at the G with my World Championship 1985 buddy after 37 years. Goosebumps... @KrisSrikkanth'.
World record holder Kipchoge was among the biggest attractions at the World Marathon Major but lost his momentum around the halfway mark and finished sixth.
In the entire tournament, the all-rounder managed to score 182 runs and take eight wickets.
But Gavaskar's sharp wit and sarcasm was evident from what he said next about what exactly was Kohli expecting.
The tired and homesick 30-year-old brothers, Jackson and Benson Andrews, have been stranded inside the Dubai International Airport's terminal 3 since March 19 while they were returning from Lisbon, Portugal.
'It is not that they are not good enough, but you want them for the other two formats, there is a World Cup coming next year, so you don't want to burden those players.'
Chebet picked up his first major victory in two hours six minutes and 51 seconds, with compatriots Lawrence Cherono and Benson Kipruto second and third.
Thousands of fans from both countries have crisscrossed the globe to watch their team in action and trust rival captains Rohit Sharma and Babar Azam to tell you this is another 'match' for them, but all the 22 players and reserves know that this is 'The Match'.
Sinha, who had both agency and client experience having worked at Coca-Cola in the 1970s and early 1980s, was the first woman to set up a national advertising agency. While Tara Sinha Associates was launched in 1985, Clarion was launched way back in 1955 at the start of her career.
The works for sale come from the collection of Rodney Hilton Brown, who worked with Ali on his art.
Umpires Mark Benson, Billy Bowden and Aleem Dar will stand in the upcoming cricket matches in Ireland, which will also see India and South Africa in action.
Priyanka Chopra has beat Jennifer Lopez and Gal Godot and even her Baywatch co-stars Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron to grab the leading spot in the Top Actors Chart.
India skipper Anil Kumble became the first cricketer in the history of the game to go for the review of an on-field umpire's decision when Mark Benson turned down a leg-before appeal against Malinda Warnapura off Harbhajan Singh's bowling.
Javagal Srinath of ICC Elite Panel was on Tuesday named as match referee for the one-day as well as Test series between New Zealand and the West Indies starting at Dunedin from Thursday.
Here is how umpires Steve Bucknor West Indies and Mark Benson of England dealt deadly blows to India in the second cricket Test against Australia.
While one could argue that umpires are human and prone to error, does it mean we continue to turn a blind eye to their mistakes?
Ricky Ponting will not be punished following his animated discussion with umpire Mark Benson during the match against India.
In a business friendly move, the Reserve Bank of India on Friday said that the Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) system, used for large value transactions, will be made available round-the-clock in the next few days. In December 2019, the National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) system was made available on a 24x7x365 basis. Currently, RTGS is available for customers from 7.00 am to 6.00 pm on all working days of a week, except second and fourth Saturdays of every month.
In an enticing offer, an entire US town complete with a bar, workshop, three trailers, single house and 6.16 acres of prime prairie real estate, is up for sale for about $400,000.
A player now gets approximately 2.5 lakh per match in the Ranji Trophy but the amount is no match to the millions the IPL stars earn.
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has threatened to initiate legal proceedings against a local Congress leader for serving a notice -- asking him to apologise and withdraw his remarks calling Prime Minister Manmohan Singh a 'night watchman' of the Gandhi family.
Britain's Royal Air Force on Tuesday celebrated its centenary in London with its biggest military display. Here are some of the glimpses of the show.
The world's third largest tobacco company by sales volume, Japan Tobacco Inc, has invested $65 million (Rs 293 crore) in its Indian unit without increasing its shareholding, just days ahead of a government decision to ban foreign direct investment in cigarette manufacturing.
What are the precautions a woman should take when occupying a hotel room all by herself? Here are a few suggestions to ensure your safety and wellbeing.
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