Mohammed Taha

Opening batter Mohammed Taha scored an unbeaten 78 as Hubli Tigers registered a six-wicket win against Shivamogga Strikers in the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 tournament in Mysuru on Saturday.Chasing Shivamogga’s 133 for six in 20 overs, Hubli completed the formalities in 17.

A 62-year-old wheelchair-bound Sudanese cancer patient died before getting on to a repatriation flight back to her country at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) on Sunday morning. The patient, Hieba Mohamed Taha Ali, was was undergoing treatment at a city hospital for the last seven months. She was set to fly back to Sudan by a Badr Airlines flight (J4-226/227) from RGIA at 9.30am.

All 18 students from Dakshina Kannada and seven from Udupi, who were stranded in Ukraine, have returned to India safely.

Relief was writ large on the faces of students disembarking at the Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) on Monday, their ordeal in war-torn Ukraine finally behind them.

In a high-scoring contest which saw centuries on either side, Kalyani Bengaluru Blasters, powered by skipper Mayank Agarwal’s (112 n.o; 61b ; 9x4; 6x6) unconquered knock, stormed into the final of the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 tournament. They defeated Gulbarga Mystics by 44 runs.

Riding on skipper Manish Pandey’s unbeaten half-century and fine bowling by Abhilash Shetty and CA Karthik, Gulbarga Mystics pulled off a seven-run win over Mysuru Warriors in the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 tournament here.

He may be barely a feet tall, but ‘Mullaji’ is nevertheless the talking point in Old City in the run-up to Bakrid Monday

Upcoming cricketer Naveen M G who has represented Bijapur Bulls in the KPL was the costliest buy in the player's auction held for upcoming Mangalore Premier League (MPL) 3.0.

Several students who made it across the border in Ukraine and who are now housed in various camps in Hungary, Romania, Slovakia and Poland, continue to wait to resume their journey home.

The Tamil Nadu-Karnataka T20 match at Chepauk was in the balance till the 17th over during Tamil Nadu's chase of 145.

A student who has returned home from war-ravaged Ukraine has said that the support of the Indian government was unforgettable.“The Government of India has helped us throughout our journey from Kharkiv to our native places.