L-R: FIFA president Gianni Infantino and US President Donald Trump present the trophy to Spain’s Rodri; and Sepp Blatter. Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter has launched a scathing attack on football’s governing body in the aftermath of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, claiming the tournament “lost its credibility” and urging fans, players and national associations…
FIFA president Gianni Infantino (AP Photo) Gianni Infantino has received public backing from a small group of national football associations as pressure continues to mount over his future as FIFA president following the collapse of the controversial FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) proposal.While several major football nations and governing bodies have withdrawn their support after the…
Star Indians will be in action in this BWF World Championships The 2026 BWF World Championships are set to bring the biggest names in badminton to New Delhi from August 17 to 23. The tournament will mark the 30th edition of the prestigious event and will return to India for the first time since 2009….
(Representative image) DR’s technical monitoring metrics will enable countries to assess their capacity to anticipate, prepare for and adapt to drought (Photo: Reuters). NEW DELHI: Amid reports that three out of four people worldwide could face drought by 2050, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) during its 17th conference (COP17) on Wednesday took…
Pakistan’s Ali Usman is struck on the shoulder from the bowling of England’s Jofra Archer Former England captain Michael Vaughan has expressed serious concern over Pakistan’s current Test side after their comprehensive defeat against England at Headingley, saying he had rarely seen them look so short of confidence and fight.England needed less than three days…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India is a strong contender to host the 2036 Olympics and announced plans for a nationwide talent identification programme aimed at building a stronger pipeline of athletes for the Games.Addressing the nation from the Red Fort on the 80th Independence Day, Modi said India must not only seek…
There is a particular sound that belongs to the Alps in summer. It drifts across mountain meadows, echoes from rocky slopes and sometimes arrives before the animals themselves come into view. The ringing of cowbells has become so closely associated with Switzerland, Austria and parts of southern Germany that many visitors assume the bells exist…
Thalapathy Vijay’s ‘Jana Nayagan’ has entered its third weekend at the box office, but the film is now seeing a slower pace in daily collections. After making a strong start to its theatrical run, the political action drama has maintained a steady presence in theatres. With the movie already crossing the Rs 300 crore mark…
AI generated image for representation A recent Instagram video by immigration attorney Deepak Ahluwalia has raised questions about whether US border officials can recover deleted messages from travellers’ phones during airport inspections. In the video, Ahluwalia claims that a client entering the US through San Francisco International Airport had permanently deleted messages that were recovered…
‘Our studio and all our assets were mortgaged’: When Rishi Kapoor recalled how Raj Kapoor staked everything for ‘Mera Naam Joker’ Raj Kapoor‘s unwavering faith in cinema came at a massive personal cost. Years ago, the late actor Rishi Kapoor shared how his father, regarded as one of Indian cinema’s greatest filmmakers, staked everything he…
