Celtic sign Japanese forward Shin Yamada on four-year deal

IANS | July 19, 2025 5:07 PM

Glasgow, July 19 (IANS) Celtic Football Club have signed Japanese forward Shin Yamada on a four-year deal from J League side Kawasaki Frontale. The 25-year-old forward is the latest addition to Brendan Rodgers’ squad, along with fellow countryman Hyato Inamura, Kieran Tierney, Benjamin Nygren, Callum Osmand, and Ross Doohan.

Mansukh Mandaviya to lead Fit India Sundays on Cycle in Varanasi to combat youth addiction

IANS | July 19, 2025 2:53 PM

New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) With 65 per cent of the country’s population below the age of 35 years, substance abuse poses one of the gravest threats confronting India’s youth, trapping them at a pivotal stage of life and posing a challenge to national progress. Keeping this in mind, Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports Mansukh Mandaviya will be leading the special edition ‘Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat’ of nationwide ‘Fit India Sundays on Cycle’ on July 20 from the Banaras Hindu University campus in Varanasi.

'Was it the right one?': Chappell questions Jadeja's approach at Lord's

IANS | July 19, 2025 12:40 PM

New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Former India head coach Greg Chappell questioned whether Ravindra Jadeja’s disciplined knock of 61 not out off 181 balls was the right approach in the chase of 193 in the third Test against England at Lord’s, citing that the all-rounder had to take calculated risks and not just block boundaries.