By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the tributes to India’s women cricketers following their “historic” triumph in the World Cup final on Sunday while team captain Harmanpreet Kaur hoped it would be a watershed moment for the women’s game in the country. After suffering heartbreak in the final of the …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) -Washington Sundar smashed an unbeaten 49 from 23 balls to drive India to a five-wicket victory over Australia in the third Twenty20 in Hobart on Sunday, tying up the five-match series at 1-1 with two games to play. Tim David earlier bludgeoned a spectacular 38-ball 74 and Marcus Stoinis chipped in with a …
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NAVI MUMBAI, India (Reuters) -Drizzle delayed the start of the final of the Women’s World Cup between India and South Africa at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Sunday. The pitch has been mostly under cover following intermittent drizzle since Saturday evening. Groundstaff removed the covers ahead of the toss, only to roll …
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(Reuters) -Indian tennis player Rohan Bopanna announced his retirement at the age of 45 on Saturday, ending a professional career spanning more than two decades in which he captured two Grand Slam titles and also became the oldest men’s doubles world number one. Bopanna became the oldest men’s Grand Slam champion in the professional era …
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By Rishika Sadam and Ashwin Manikandan HYDERABAD/MUMBAI (Reuters) -A stampede at a temple in India’s southern state of Andhra Pradesh killed at least nine people early on Saturday, government officials said, with several injured. The stampede occurred as worshippers crowded into the Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple in the city of Srikakulam on Ekadashi, a day …
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By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) -A Josh Hazlewood masterclass with the ball and a batting blitz by Mitchell Marsh carried Australia to a dominant four-wicket win in the second T20I against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday. Fast bowler Hazlewood took 3-13 and racked up 15 dot balls in a devastating opening spell …
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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -The United States has signed a 10-year defence framework agreement with India, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday. The framework is considered a cornerstone for regional stability and deterrence, enhancing coordination, information sharing and technological cooperation between the two nations, Hegseth posted on X after a meeting with his Indian …
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MUMBAI (Reuters) -India’s Jemimah Rodrigues said she has struggled with anxiety at the Women’s World Cup but her determination to contribute helped her overcome being dropped earlier in the tournament to score a match-winning century in their semi-final against Australia. Fuelled by Rodrigues’ unbeaten 127, India pulled off a record chase of 339 runs at …
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MUMBAI (Reuters) -India ended Australia’s title defence and booked their place in Sunday’s women’s World Cup final against South Africa after Jemimah Rodrigues smashed an unbeaten 127 to secure a sensational five-wicket victory in the second semi-final on Thursday. Opting to bat, Australia racked up 338 all out with opener Phoebe Litchfield (119) providing them …
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HYDERABAD, India (Reuters) -A severe cyclone that battered India’s eastern coast this week caused damage estimated at nearly 53 billion rupees ($603 million), as farms, roads and buildings were flooded in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, authorities said on Thursday. Cyclone Montha made landfall on the coast of Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday night, bringing …
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