Afghanistan

Kobe Bryant's death put life in perspective for me: Virat Kohli

Cricket improves you as a human being: Kohli’s message to kids

5:27 pm June 21, 2019

Southampton: Skipper Virat Kohli enjoyed some quality time playing cricket with school children ahead of India’s match against Afghanistan here. Members of the Indian team, including Kohli, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya and Rishabh Pant attended a cricket clinic for school kids arranged by the ICC at the Rose Bowl Stadium on Thursday. “I believe cricket […]

We have not stuck to our batting mantra in last two games: Morgan

Never thought I could play a knock like that: Morgan on six-hitting record

2:58 pm June 19, 2019

Manchester: England skipper Eoin Morgan, who smashed a world record 17 sixes in his side’s 150-run crushing of Afghanistan in a World Cup game, said he never thought a knock like that could come from his bat. Morgan blasted an incredible 17 sixes — the most in ODI history — during his game-changing knock of […]

Rohit's ton and Bumrah's yokers take India to WC semi-final

From fun to life skills, Indian team’s bonding sessions cover wide spectrum

8:20 pm June 18, 2019

Southampton: A team that stays together, plays together. At least that’s what the Indian team management believes as its plans various activities during long tours which has a two-fold gain to switch off a bit and also enjoy each other’s company off the field which is very important for on-field performances. The current Indian team […]

US launched several airstrikes in support of Afghan forces

Under US pressure, Afghan army starts closing checkpoints

2:56 pm June 18, 2019

Maidan Shar (Afghanistan): Only a tangle of razor wire marks the entrance of a remote Afghan army checkpoint that may soon be shuttered as the government closes vulnerable outposts after years of losses to Taliban fighters and desertions. The post in Wardak province west of Kabul has been hit before, and its sagging blast walls […]

UK judge sets February 2020 for Assange extradition hearing

10:19 pm June 14, 2019

London: A British judge on Friday scheduled a full extradition hearing to begin in February next year for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is wanted in the United States on espionage charges. Assange, 47, is accused of violating the Espionage Act by releasing a vast trove of classified military and diplomatic files in 2010 about […]