Leg yield in canter

Mumbai trounce Himachal by 200 runs, remain unbeaten in league stage IMAGE: Shardul Thakur celebrates his half century. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/Twitter Domestic giants Mumbai trounced Himachal Pradesh by 200 runs in their final Elite Group D game, in Jaipur, on Monday to remain unbeaten in the league stage of the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Mumbai had won their first four matches against Delhi, Maharashtra, Puducherry and Rajasthan. Opting to bat at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Mumbai posted an imposing 321/9, courtesy Shardul Thakur's 92, Suryakumar Yadav's 91 and Aditya Tare's 83 after a top-order failure. Himachal were then bundled out for a meagre 121, with leg-spinner Prashant Solanki (4/31) shining with the ball. Mumbai were Teetering at 8/3 after losing openers Yashasvi Jaiswal (2), Prithvi Shaw (2) and Shreyas Iyer (2) cheaply. While Jaiswal was caught by Praveen Thakur off Rishi Dhawan (4/84), Shaw holed out to Mayank Dagar off Vaibhav Arora. Dhawan trapped ... » Learn More about Vijay Hazare: Shardul hits 92 as Mumbai thrash Himachal

A win or a draw for India will secure the series and a place in the Test championship fi nal while a win for England would seriously complicate matters for the hosts, and help Australia While the debate over the pitch has taken the centre stage in the ongoing Test series between India and England, Virat Kohli ’s men will be setting their eyes on only one thing -- securing a spot in the World Test Championship ( WTC ) final -- when they take the field for the fourth and final Test which begins here at the Narendra Modi Stadium from Thursday. India only needs to draw the final Test against Joe Root ’s men in order to seal a spot in the WTC final where will then take on New Zealand at the Lord’s from June 18-22. Chennai . In the last Test played with the pink ball in Ahmedabad, India registered a 10-wicket win within two days. Bowlers from both sides delivered stand-out performances in the game as 30 wickets fell within a little over five sessions in the third ... » Learn More about India face last hurdle to WTC final

Moon Jae-in's visit will play a crucial role in exploring complementarities between India's Act East policy and South Korea's New Southern policy, says Rahul Mishra. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi and South Korean President Moon Jae-in head for a meeting at Hyderabad House, July 10, 2018. Photograph: Kamal Singh/PTI Photo 2018 has been a remarkable success in the context of India's Act East policy. The year began with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj inaugurating the Regional Pravasi Bhartiya Divas in Singapore on January 9, and in the six months since she has visited Thailand, Myanmar, Indonesia and Mongolia. At the beginning of 2018, the Act East policy received a boost with the commemoration of 25 years of India-Association of Southeast Asian Nations dialogue partnership, with all 10 ASEAN heads of States visiting India to participate in the commemorative summit. For the first time in the history of India's Republic Day celebrations, the 10 ... » Learn More about Why the South Korean president came calling

Juventus booked a place in the Coppa Italia final after holding visitors Inter Milan to a 0-0 draw in their semi-final, second leg on Tuesday, sealing a date with either Napoli or Atalanta with a 2-1 success on aggregate. Romelu Lukaku and Lautaro Martinez had chances to get Inter back in the tie in the first half, while Cristiano Ronaldo came closest to adding to Juve's aggregate advantage in the opening period, having scored both of their goals in the first leg. After the break, Ronaldo turned on the style and was only denied another goal in the tie by two fine saves from Inter goalkeeper Samir Handanovic. Inter threw everything at Juve late on but veteran keeper Gianluigi Buffon and his defence stood firm to secure a spot in the showpiece match against the winners of Wednesday's semi, with Atalanta hosting Napoli after a 0-0 draw in the first leg. Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo has faced criticism in the first season in his managerial career but his team won the ... » Learn More about Coppa Italia: Cristiano Ronaldo’s Juventus hold Inter to a draw to make final

Taking advantage of a quiet game from Lionel Messi in his 900th career match, Sevilla defeated Barcelona 2-0 in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinals. Messi squandered a couple of chances as Sevilla won its eighth consecutive match in all competitions on Wednesday thanks to a goal by Jules Kound – in the first half and another by former Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic near the end. The second leg will be on February 27 at the Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona. Athletic Bilbao hosts Levante on Thursday in the first leg of the other semifinal. Sevilla and Barcelona entered the semis as the hottest teams in Spain. The Catalan club was coming off six straight wins in all competitions. The teams played in the Copa final in 2016 and 2018, with Barcelona coming out on top both times. The Catalan club is trying to make it to its ninth final in 11 years. It made it to the last four nine straight times before being eliminated by Athletic in the quarterfinals last season. ... » Learn More about Copa del Rey: Sevilla beat Barcelona in Lionel Messi’s 900th game

Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi added another feather to his illustrious cap as he bagged the best “men’s player of the decade” award on Sunday. The International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) named Messi on the top position ahead of the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar Jr, and Andres Iniesta. The organization conducted a poll including its members from other 150 countries around the world to find the best men’s player over the last decade. It also picked the best player for each continent. While Ronaldo picked up the award for the UEFA region, it was Messi who triumphed globally – as well as amongst the CONMEBOL nations. The 33-year-old had a fabulous run in the last decade, picking up six La Liga titles , five Copa del Rey trophies, two Champions Leagues, and four Ballon d’Ors. In the ongoing La Liga season, the Argentine has once again emerged as the lone shining spot for the struggling Barcelona by scoring 12 goals and two assists in 18 La Liga, and ... » Learn More about Football: Lionel Messi beats Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar Jr. to win Best men’s Player of the decade

Without revealing their looks in the film, Alia Bhatt gave a sneak peek of her upcoming film Brahmastra . Alia Bhatt treated her fans to stills from the sets of the upcoming fantasy film, Brahmāstra, written and directed by Ayan Mukerji, and produced by Karan Johar.on Thursday afternoon. The actress shared two pictures with her ‘magical boys’ Ranbir Kapoor and Ayan Mukerji from the sets of the film. In the post, Alia, Ranbir and Ayan are pictured standing in front of a huge idol of Goddess Kali. In another picture, the trio smiled for the camera with Goddess Kali’s idol in the background. Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Nagarjuna, Mouni Roy come together for a 10-day shoot of Brahmastra in Mumbai In March, Ranbir Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Alia Bhatt, Mouni Roy, and Nagarjuna had come together for the final leg of Ayan Mukerji’s fantasy action adventure, Brahmastra, in Mumbai. From the picture, it seems that the trio was prepping for scenes before the final ... » Learn More about Alia Bhatt posts pics with her ‘magical boys’ Ranbir and Ayan Mukerji

IMAGE: India's Axar Patel celebrates taking the wicket of England's Zak Crawley on Thursday, Day 1 of the fourth Test, at the Narendra Modi stadium, in Motera, Ahmedabad. Photograph: Surjeet Yadav/Getty Images England endured a top-order collapse before they registered a below-par 205 in their first innings in the fourth and final Test against India in Ahmedabad on Thursday. A sixth consecutive sub-200 total looked on the cards for the tourists after they slumped to 30-3 in the morning session. Ben Stokes (55) and Dan Lawrence (46) propped them up but England might regret not making the most of the perfect batting conditions at the Narendra Modi Stadium. India, who are 2-1 up in the four-Test series, were 24-1 at stumps and will be confident against a spin-heavy England attack with James Anderson as the lone frontline seamer. Rohit Sharma was batting on eight and Cheteshwar Pujara was on 15 with the hosts 181 behind. IMAGE: India pacer Mohammed Siraj ... » Learn More about PIX: Axar, Ashwin torment England again

Next Prince William and Kate Middleton celebrated their first wedding anniversary yesterday. We take a look at how the Duchess of Cambridge's fashion sense has evolved over the past year, ever since she stepped into royal shoes! I t's been 12 months since the they tied the knot on April 29, 2011, but the hoopla surrounding them continues to build. Although the royal couple decided to celebrate their first anniversary in a rather low-key manner which didn't involve any public appearances, hardly a week goes by without capturing them on camera; particularly Kate, who has won hearts the world over ever since she married her Prince Charming. And more than her gracious demeanour and lovely smile, it's the erstwhile Miss Middleton's fashion statements that attract all the attention -- whatever she wears today is tomorrow's rage! Nominated to several best-dressed list s over the years (even before she was married), she's particularly endeared herself to ... » Learn More about IMAGES: Queen of Style: Kate’s first year

China's grain output has exceeded 650 million metric tons for six consecutive years and the country has basically achieved self-sufficiency in terms of grain seeds, political adviser Wan Jianmin said during an interview before the opening of the fourth session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference on Thursday. "We have enough food to eat and can buy rice and wheat flour whenever we want," said Wan, who is also the vice-president of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. He added that 96 percent of plantations in the country are using domestically cultivated crop varieties, and some of the rice varieties have already reached the same standards found in other rice producing nations such as Japan and Thailand. But there are still shortfalls still in some varieties and in market regulation, which should be enhanced with targeted policies and technologies to further ensure food security and help people eat well, Wan said. ... » Learn More about Self sufficiency ‘basically achieved’ in grain seeds