Patna, Jan 30 (UNI) Haryana Steelers massively improved their chances of qualifying for the playoffs by sealing a clinical 41-36 win over Bengal Warriors in their Pro Kabaddi League Season 10 match at the Patliputra Indoor Stadium here on Monday night. Shivam Patare (12 points) and Siddharth Desai (11 raid points) excelled for the winning…
Dubai, (UNI) As the ICC Men’s U19 Cricket World Cup moves to the Super Six phase, South Africa senior quick Anrich Nortje has given his advice to the future stars desperate to help their team qualify for the semi-finals. Twelve teams remain in the hunt for the trophy via the Super Six groups, with teams…
Kabul, (UNI) Afghanistan have named their squad for the one-off Test match against Sri Lanka, beginning February 2. Senior Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan will miss the one-off Test match against Sri Lanka as he continues to recover from a back surgery. Qais Ahmed, whose only Test came five years ago, has been named in the…
The Hague, (UNI) Chinese grandmaster Wei Yi claimed the Tata Steel Chess Tournament title for the first time in the Netherlands, beating Gukesh Dommaraju from India in a sensational tiebreak decider. It was the 86th edition of the prestigious chess tournament held at Wijk aan Zee, a village on the Dutch west coast. In the…
Khartoum, Jan 30 (UNI) Fifty-two civilians and two peacekeepers have been killed in inter-communal clashes in the oil-rich area of Abyei contested between Sudan and South Sudan, the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) said in a statement on Monday. UNISFA “is concerned about the continuing inter-communal clashes (in Abyei) that resulted in…
La Paz, Jan 30 (UNI) At least 22 people have died due to the heavy rains across Bolivia since November, the Bolivian government said on Monday. “From November 2023 to January 2024, seven departments were affected. La Paz was most affected. We have 9,625 families affected and impacted,” Juan Carlos Calvimontes, deputy minister of civil…
Beijing, Jan 30 (UNI) A 5.7-magnitude earthquake jolted Aheqi County in Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture of Kizilsu in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at 6:27 a.m. Tuesday (Beijing Time), according to China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was monitored at 41.15 degrees north latitude and 78.67 degrees east…
Gaza, Jan 30 (UNI) The Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza said on Monday that the Palestinian death toll from the Israeli offensive on the enclave has reached 26,637 since it began on Oct 7, 2023. In a press statement, the ministry said that Israeli forces killed 215 Palestinians and wounded 300 more in the past…
Beirut, Jan 30 (UNI) Two Hezbollah members were killed and two civilians injured on Monday in Israeli raids on Lebanon’s southern borders, according to Lebanese military sources. The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Israeli forces had launched 14 airstrikes on eight towns and villages in southern Lebanon and destroyed three houses, adding…
New Delhi, Jan 29 (UNI) In a swift action, Indian Navy’s Warship INS Sumitra, successfully rescued all 17 crew members of an Iranian flagged Fishing Vessel (FV) Iman, that was hijacked by pirates along the East Coast of Somalia and Gulf of Aden. According to Indian Navy post on X, INS Sumitra intercepted the vessel…
