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A houseful stadium during one of the Super League Kerala at Calicut. (Special Arrangement) NEW DELHI: For decades, Kerala has been the heartbeat of Indian football. Floodlit local tournaments draw packed crowds, school grounds produce gifted footballers, and the sport is woven into the state’s cultural identity. Yet translating that passion into a sustainable professional...

Levon Aronian opens up about R Praggnanandhaa’s GCT title NEW DELHI: A year ago, American Grandmaster Levon Aronian beat Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa in their third-place match at the Grand Chess Tour (GCT) Finals in São Paulo, Brazil. Playing fast-paced chess, he gradually came to understand one thing. Blitz and rapid, the Armenian great had apprehended, were...

Trump issued the executive order after the US Supreme Court blocked his original order in August A US federal judge on Wednesday (local time) blocked President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to restrict birthright citizenship, partially halting an executive order issued after the US Supreme Court rejected his broader effort to end the practice.US District Judge...

The operation comes amid growing risks for commercial shipping The US military escorted 40 commercial vessels carrying around 18 million barrels of oil through the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, marking a wartime high as Washington and Tehran exchanged a fresh round of strikes, according to two US officials familiar with the operation who spoke...

Army officer Colonel Sofiya Qureshi (L) and senior cabinet minister Kunwar Vijay Shah (R) BHOPAL: MP govt has finalised a five-point reply explaining its decision not to grant sanction to prosecute senior cabinet minister Kunwar Vijay Shahover his controversial remarks on Army officer Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, who gained prominence during the media briefings on Operation...

Mohsin Naqvi Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has defended the major changes made to Pakistan’s Test squad during the ongoing England series, saying the decisions were “essential”.Pakistan made sweeping changes before the third and final Test against England, scheduled to begin on September 9.The move came after Pakistan lost the first two Tests...

Pakistan’s Coaching Carousel (Agency Images) Pakistan cricket has developed a familiar pattern over the past five years: a disappointing series or tournament is followed by a management reshuffle, and another coaching regime begins before the previous one has had enough time to establish itself. The latest upheaval came in August 2026, when the Pakistan Cricket...

Multiple injured in Minneapolis shooting Multiple people, including two police officers, were injured in a shooting in Minneapolis on Wednesday afternoon, according to officials.The Minneapolis Police Department urged the public to stay away from the area.Officials did not immediately provide further details on the number of victims or their conditions, as cited by AP.This is...

Alex Trebek’s former 720-acre California estate has sold for $16.9 million. (Photo: Getty Images/Trimotion Media) Alex Trebek’s former California vineyard estate has sold at auction for $16.9 million, nearly half of its original asking price. The sprawling 720-acre property in Paso Robles, known as Windfall Farms, was initially listed for $33 million in April 2025...

20 Acres Donated in Brother’s Honor Two siblings who inherited a 20.66-acre piece of land in Rockville, Utah, after their brother died have permanently given up all future development rights to keep the property completely undeveloped next to Zion National Park. The siblings have signed a perpetual conservation easement with the Virgin River Land Conservancy....