NBA behemoth Kevin Durant set a world record in India on Friday but admitted it will take a lot more for basketball to overtake cricket in the country. Durant said that India will have to be patient and find its own Yao Ming to become a world basketball force as it is in cricket. On … Read more
NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Kevin Durant will visit India next week, hosting a clinic for 5,000 children, donating two basketball courts to a school and instructing top youth players. Durant sparked the Golden State Warriors to their second NBA crown in three seasons last month. The 28-year-old star forward won his first NBA crown … Read more
India is to get the world’s first professional “match poker” league, organisers said Thursday, as the card game follows in the footsteps of the hugely popular Indian Premier League. Cricket’s IPL spawned a host of similar leagues in the country featuring city-based teams, such as football’s Indian Super League and the Pro Kabaddi League. The … Read more
Indian exporters were scrambling Tuesday to assure global clients like Zara and Giorgio Armani their shipments would arrive despite a government crackdown on cattle slaughter which threatens the lucrative leather industry. The government last week declared a nationwide ban on the sale of cattle for slaughter, startling major fashion labels who buy billions of dollars … Read more
India has promised that this year’s U17 football World Cup will avoid the errors of New Delhi’s 2010 Commonwealth Games, which were notorious for shoddy facilities and corruption. Subrata Dutta, a vice-president of the All India Football Federation, said the tournament in October — the biggest football competition ever held in India — would make … Read more
Five things we learned from the 10th Indian Premier Premier league after Mumbai Indians beat Rising Pune Supergiant in Sunday’s final: Ben Stokes finally repaid the $2.16 million worth of faith Rising Pune Supergiant placed in him. The Englishman was the most expensive foreigner ever signed for the IPL and the best paid player this … Read more
Spanish football legend Carles Puyol launched ticket sales for the Under-17 World Cup in New Delhi Monday, as India prepares to host the FIFA event — its first ever — in October. The former Barcelona defender is on his first visit to India to promote the hotly-anticipated tournament, and enthralled fans in a friendly game … Read more
Rising Pune Supergiant will head into this week’s Indian Premier League play-offs without star all-rounder Ben Stokes after he was recalled to England’s one-day international squad. Stokes — paid a record $2.16 million to play the eight-week IPL season — was instrumental to Pune reaching the knockout phase after a brilliant debut campaign in the … Read more
The Indian Super League (ISL) is seeking to expand its reach with organisers inviting new bids for the fourth edition of the popular football tournament. The ISL has taken off since launching in 2013, attracting higher broadcast ratings and stadium numbers than India’s top-tier I-League competition. The franchise-based, eight-team competition, which has attracted former stars … Read more
India’s most brash and controversial TV news anchor Arnab Goswami, renowned for his hectoring style, is about to launch a new channel and he’s unapologetic about what viewers should expect. ‘I’m patriotic and nationalistic and so will the channel be,’ the 43-year-old tells AFP in a mellow tone drastically different from his manner on-screen where … Read more
India’s most brash and controversial TV news anchor Arnab Goswami, renowned for his hectoring style, is about to launch a new channel and he’s unapologetic about what viewers should expect. “I’m patriotic and nationalistic and so will the channel be,” the 43-year-old tells AFP in a mellow tone drastically different from his manner on-screen where … Read more
The Under-17 World Cup will kick off in New Delhi, marking India’s first-ever FIFA tournament, world football’s governing body said Monday despite initial concern over air quality in the world’s most polluted capital. After a week-long inspection, authorities selected six cities across the country including Mumbai and New Delhi for the U-17 matches, FIFA said. … Read more
Two people running an adoption centre in West Bengal which is suspected of selling at least 17 children to couples abroad have been arrested, police said on Tuesday. The orphanage allegedly sold children as young as six months to families in Europe, America and Asia for between $12,000 and $23,000. Police arrested the head of … Read more
Indian opposition parties say thousands will participate in nationwide protests against the government’s ban on two major currency notes. Earlier this month, the 500 and 1,000 rupee notes were banned overnight, causing chaos as people lined up at banks to exchange their old currency. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has defended the decision saying it was … Read more
The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) Tuesday released data for all crimes recorded in the country in 2015. Under various parameters, data has been classified to show how states and major cities fare on the crime graph. indianexpress.com accessed the data to figure out which cities could be classified as the most unsafe for women … Read more