IPL 2026: Unbeaten Rizvi guides Delhi Capitals to six-wicket win over LSG

IANS | April 1, 2026 11:20 PM

Lucknow, April 1 (IANS) Sameer Rizvi’s unbeaten 70 and his 119-run partnership with Tristan Stubbs helped Delhi Capitals kick off their campaign in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 with a thumping six-wicket victory over hosts Lucknow Super Giants at the Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Wednesday.

IFL 2025-26: Clinical Rajasthan United ease past Chanmari FC 2-0

IANS | April 1, 2026 11:01 PM

Jaipur, April 1 (IANS) Naoba Meitei and Amadou Soukouna scored a goal each in the second half as Rajasthan United eased past Chanmari FC 2-0 and moved temporarily to the top of the table in the Indian Football League (IFL) 2025-26 at the Vidhyadhar Nagar Stadium in Jaipur on Wednesday.

All efforts must be made to safeguard citizens from West Asia crisis: PM Modi

IANS | April 1, 2026 10:39 PM

New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday chaired a special meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) to review measures taken by various Ministries/Departments and also discussed further initiatives to be taken in the context of the ongoing West Asia conflict.

World Cup Shotgun Morocco: Kynan, Aashima miss title-round by a point

IANS | April 1, 2026 10:20 PM

New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Indian trap shooters Kynan Chenai and Aashima Ahlawat fought hard but missed reaching the finals of the men’s and women’s trap competitions by an identical one-point margin, at the year’s first International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Shotgun leg, currently underway in the Moroccan port city of Tangier.

Iran war: China’s ‘peace plan’ likely to thwart Pakistan’s high profile US plans​

IANS | April 1, 2026 9:58 PM

New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) China has stepped up efforts as a global peace broker with initiatives on a possible stop to the United States-Iran war and the Afghan-Pakistan armed conflict, even as Islamabad’s offer to host players involved in the West Asian theatre gains ground, raising questions over current relations between the “all-weather friends.”​