India’s Neeraj Chopra (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s Olympic and world champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is set to return to competitive action at the Doha Diamond League on June 19, marking his first appearance of the 2026 athletics season.The official entry list for the prestigious one-day meet has confirmed Chopra’s participation. The Indian star…
Formula 1 is back with a new season. Well and truly. The Australian Grand Prix qualifying delivered plenty of drama earlier today as Mercedes’ George Russell secured pole position for the season opener at Melbourne’s Albert Park Circuit. The Brit topped the timesheets with a lap of 1m18.518s, finishing 0.293 seconds ahead of teammate Kimi…
Rajasthan Royals’ Donovan Ferreira and Ravindra Jadeja (ANI Photo) Rajasthan Royals may have suffered a heavy defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad, but their innings still produced a rare statistical milestone in the Indian Premier League 2026 clash on Monday. After a disastrous start that saw them collapse to 9 for 5 inside the first few overs,…
Gold prices slipped on Monday as uncertainty over stalled US–Iran peace talks and rising oil prices fuelled fresh inflation concerns, reducing expectations of near-term interest rate cuts. Spot gold fell 0.6% to $4,684.32 per ounce, while US gold futures for June delivery declined 0.8% to $4,692.70. The weakness came as escalating Middle East tensions pushed…
New Delhi: After years of discussion, India’s official statistical machinery is set to compile an index of service production (ISP), which will complement the existing index of industrial production (IIP) and help improve the assessment of short-term performance of the economy.Besides, the index will be useful for augmenting the list of indicators used for compilation…
Rohit Sharma, Gautam Gambhir and Shubman Gill (Agency Image) TimesofIndia.com in Lucknow: After a rain-curtailed match in Dharamsala, India’s top-order batters, Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer, went through the paces during the net session at the Ekana Stadium.Throughout the 90-odd-minute session, split equally between pace and spin, Gill, Rohit, Ishan and…
India’s KL Rahul bats during a training session in Lucknow. (AP Photo) LUCKNOW: For Shubman Gill led Team India, who play Afghanistan in the second ODI at the Ekana Stadium here on Wednesday, this series is also an early marker on the road to the 2027 ODI World Cup. The immediate target is a series…
The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) has declared the Class 12 (Intermediate) results for 2026 today, March 23, at 1:30 PM. This year, the overall pass percentage stands at 85.19%. Students who appeared for the examination can now check and download their scorecards from the official website, bsebexam.com, and other authorised portals. The results have…
NEW DELHI: Barely a week to go for her highly-anticipated return to competitive wrestling, Vinesh Phogat has been formally warned by the International Testing Agency (ITA) for missing an out-of-competition doping test, marking her first “whereabouts failure” within a 12-month period.The development comes at a time when the two-time World Championships medallist and three-time Olympian…
Ayush Shetty of Karkala in Karnataka’s Udipi, emulated a six decade-old Indian feat by reaching the summit stage of the continental championship when he upset world No.1 Kunvalut Vitidsarn of Thailand in Ningbo, China on Saturday.In 1965, Dinesh Khanna became the first – and the only – Indian to win the Asian men’s singles title….
