Nihal Sarin playing for American Gambits (GCL Photo) BENGALURU: The Chess Olympiad is already on Indian Grandmaster Nihal Sarin’s mind, but not quite yet. With India preparing to defend its Open title in Samarkand, Uzbekistan later this month, Nihal is excited about representing the country at the Olympiad. For now, though, the 22-year-old is keeping…
Misbah ul Haq (AFP Photo) Former Pakistan Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq has criticised the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for what he described as a reactive approach to handling the national team, following the decision to send seven players and two coaches back home during the ongoing Test tour of England.Misbah, who recently resigned as Pakistan’s national…
shoaib akhtar and babar azam Pakistan cricket appears to be entering a major rebuilding phase after a disastrous start to the England tour, with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) already making significant changes before the three-Test series has even reached its conclusion.England have taken an unassailable 2-0 lead after registering two emphatic victories. The hosts…
Your sugar cravings may get costlier (PTI photo) MUMBAI: Your next pack of cookies, chocolates or ladoos could cost you more. Under pressure because of high prices of sugar, consumer goods companies are planning to take price hikes. Bikaji Foods is already in the process of rolling out about a 2% price increase across its…
China to pump $54 billion into state banks, insurers BEIJING: China’s finance ministry will lead a combined $54 billion in capital injections into state-owned insurers and banks, the companies said on Sunday, in a coordinated push by Beijing to shore up capital across its financial system.China Life Insurance (Group) Co, the country’s largest life insurer,…
Companies set to raise Rs 7.2k crore via IPOs MUMBAI: The new week promises to be extremely busy for the primary market with as many as 11 main board and five SME offers lined up, together targeting about Rs 7,200 crore. This is a precursor to the likely blockbuster later in the month when NSE…
VCs, celebrities bet on AI startups in media, sports NEW DELHI: Artificial intelligence investment is widening beyond enterprise software and chip bets, and one of the areas money is increasingly flowing into is media, entertainment and sports. In India, venture capital firms, private equity investors, family offices and celebrities are backing startups using AI to…
Erling Haaland scripts history with 300 career club goals, breaking the barrier quicker than Ronaldo and Mbappe/ Image: AP Erling Haaland has done what he has become so accustomed to doing: score another goal and make history along the way.The Norway striker reached 300 club career goals as Manchester City maintained their perfect start to…
Ronaldo was caught peeking at rival tactics before Al-Nassr suffered their first defeat of the season. Cristiano Ronaldo has never been one to leave a competitive edge unexplored.But even by Ronaldo’s standards, his latest attempt to gain an advantage was rather cheeky.The Al-Nassr captain was caught on camera appearing to sneak a look at Al-Ittihad…
India booked their place in the AFC U20 Asian Cup main tournament for the first time in 20 years after beating Bangladesh 3-0 in their final qualifying match on Sunday.The victory was India’s second in three matches and took them to six points. However, they had to wait for the result of the later Syria…
