Mumbai, (UNI) Sony Entertainment Television’s coveted gameshow, ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati – Season 15’ on Tuesday found its first crorepati in Jaskaran Singh. Belonging to a small village at the cusp of the Indian border, Jaskaran’s story is an epitome of inspiration. The 21-year-old would undertake a journey of two hours each to go to his…
Manila, (UNI) Germany edged Latvia 81-79 to reach the semifinals of the 2023 FIBA World Cup here on Wednesday. Franz Wagner showed off his toolkit in the game, scoring 16 points to lead Germany’s boxscore. The 22-year-old guard, who missed Germany’s last four group games due to injury, also grabbed eight rebounds and dished out…
New York, (UNI) Serbia’s Novak Djokovic defeated No. 9 Taylor Fritz of the United States 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 on Tuesday, reaching his record 47th Grand Slam semifinal. This 47th Grand Slam semifinal appearance surpassed Roger Federer’s record for the most by a man. “I’ve been playing on this court for many years, so many epic…
New Delhi, (UNI) Making a clarification on his earlier post on X asking BCCI to have “Bharat” engraved on the jerseys of the players in the upcoming World Cup, batting legend Virender Sehwag on Wednesday said he does not have any inclinations towards any political party in India, but his only interest is Bharat, which…
Chiang Mai (Thailand), (UNI) Blue Tigers head coach Igor Stimac and his Iraq counterpart, Jesus Casas, have known each other for more than 30 years. Casas, six years Stimac’s junior, was a youth team player for Spanish side Cadiz CF, where Stimac played for two seasons between 1992 and 1994. On Thursday, they will be…
Buenos Aires, (UNI) Lionel Messi could continue playing for Argentina until the 2026 World Cup, the country’s top football official said. Messi has previously ruled out the prospect of extending his international career until the next edition of football’s showpiece tournament but he could be convinced to change his mind, according to Argentine Football Association…
Dubai, (UNI) A pair of India young guns have reached new career-high ratings and made ground on the No.1 ranked batter in the world Babar Azam on the latest ODI Batting Rankings. While Babar still holds a significant at the head of the ODI batter rankings, both Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan have made inroads…
Islamabad, (UNI) An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Wednesday approved a two-day physical remand of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) President Parvez Elahi in a case pertaining to an attack on Judicial Complex Islamabad. He was taken into custody by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) police after the ATC announced the reserved verdict, Geo news reports. During the proceedings…
Washington, (UNI) Former President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he will testify in his own defense at trial if the criminal proceedings against him make it that far in US courts. “Oh, yes, absolutely,” Trump said during an interview with Hugh Hewitt, when asked if he would testify at a trial against him. “I…
Cairo, (UNI) At least four people were killed and five others wounded on Wednesday in a building collapse in Egypt’s capital Cairo, the state-run Ahram newspaper reported. All residents in the collapsed four-storey building, located in north Cairo’s Hadaeq El-Qubbah district, belong to the same family. The wounded have been transferred to a hospital for…
