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Ahmedabad: Kajal, a worker, sprinkles water while cleaning seats at the Narendra Modi Stadium (PTI Photo/Gurinder Osan) NEW DELHI: India will face New Zealand in the T20 World Cup 2026 final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday, with Suryakumar Yadav’s side aiming to create history by defending their title. India reached the…

MUMBAI: The rupee closed at 91.75 against the dollar on Friday, down 15 paise from the previous close of 91.6, after a largely range-bound session marked by pressure from higher crude oil prices and foreign fund outflows.Suspected intervention by the central bank too influenced market movements. Heavy selling in domestic equities and withdrawals by foreign…

India’s top chess Grandmasters suffering from poor form at the moment NEW DELHI: When Grandmaster (GM) Gukesh Dommaraju paused in the middle of the Prague Masters to apologise to fans, the moment felt unusually raw and emotional.“I really appreciate all the fans coming here every day. But I want to apologise to them. This tournament…

India’s Axar Patel (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) MUMBAI: Wankhede Stadium’s North Stand gave Axar Patel a rousing ovation as he settled into his fielding position at long-off. The applause was well-deserved. Within a span of about 40 minutes, Axar had produced game-changing fielding efforts that will be etched in Indian cricket folklore, much like Kapil Dev’s…

The United States has given “permission” to India to buy Russian oil already stranded at sea issuing a temporary waiver aimed at stabilising global oil supplies amid disruptions caused by the escalating conflict in West Asia.US President Donald Trump’s aide Scott Bessent referred to India as a “very good actor” for previously complying with Washington’s…

India’s Jasprit Bumrah (AP Photo/Anupam Nath) AHMEDABAD: For a nation of just 5.3 million people — smaller than many of the world’s major cities — New Zealand’s cricketing rise over the past decade has been remarkable. The Black Caps have reached eight major ICC finals, including the 2015 and 2019 ODI World Cups, the 2021…

England coach Brendon McCullum, right, chats with England’s captain Harry Brook (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) MUMBAI: Calling Brendon McCullum “the best coach I’ve ever had”, England’s white-ball captain Harry Brook urged the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to retain the New Zealander as the team’s all-format head coach after England’s sevenrun semifinal loss to India….

Banking relief for UAE and Gulf amid Iran–US–Israel crisis: Emirates NBD Bank removes ATM cash withdrawal charges In a move aimed at easing financial access during a turbulent period in the Gulf, Emirates NBD has announced that it will temporarily waive ATM withdrawal fees at other banks’ machines across the UAE and the wider GCC….

India’s Jasprit Bumrah (ANI Photo) Two evenings before the Super-8 match against South Africa in Ahmedabad a fortnight ago, Jasprit Bumrah opted to bowl in an empty net, with two boots placed on either side of the batting crease. He kept hurling yorkers for a good 45 minutes. It was a drill he had started…

MUMBAI: Sanju Samson was quick with his response when reminded that he had missed out on two centuries. “Missed out? I haven’t missed two centuries. One of the best moments of my life is happening, so I’m grateful,” he said.This has been Samson’s World Cup so far. His unbeaten 97 off 50 balls helped India…