Showcasing Odisha’s globally acclaimed disaster management framework and its growing leadership in climate resilience, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday inaugurated the BRICS Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group (DRRG) Technical Meeting in Puri, calling for stronger international cooperation to tackle the growing challenges posed by climate change and natural disasters.
Gujarat Titans have signed Connor Esterhuizen as a replacement for English batter Tom Banton, who has been ruled out of the Indian Premier League 2026 due to a finger injury.
Rassie van der Dussen has brought the curtain down on his international career, announcing his retirement from all formats of the game on April 2 through a heartfelt message on social media.
Pretoria says Washington warned of a boycott, leading France to withdraw its G7 invite. The move reflects deeper tensions over Israel, trade disputes, and race-related policies.
After marking its arrival on the Test cricket map by hosting the second Test between India and South Africa in November last year, the ACA Stadium has been awarded the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia, scheduled from February 11 to 15, 2027.
Heinrich Klassen took the game away from India with a 46-ball 81 as South Africa romped home with four wickets to go 2-0 up in the five-match series at Cuttack's Barabati Stadium.
He added that the Indian team is lacking their trademark fighting spirit in the match and letting their guard down when conditions are not favourable for them.
South Africa restricted India to 148/6 in 20 overs despite Dinesh Karthik's late flourish (30 not out off 21 balls). Besides Karthik, Shreyas Iyer (40 off 35), Ishan Kishan (34 off 21) were the main scorers as most of the Indian batters failed to deliver against Proteas bowlers and lost wickets at regular intervals.
The Rishabh Pant-led India are playing the ongoing series against Proteas without their key players -- Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Jasprith Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav -- due to rest and injury issues.
Rassie van der Dussen and Miller's unbeaten 131-run stand became the second-highest fourth-wicket partnership in T20Is (only full member sides). Van der Dussen hit 75 off 46 balls and Miller hit 64 off 31 balls to lead Proteas to a historic run chase.
