Curaco island in Carribeans is in the news; and it is not for the wron0g reasons. The world is related Curaco’s fairy tale entry into football World Cup.

Fulfilling a long-standing demand of the people of Siliguri, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced the construction of an international-standard cricket stadium in the city.

Neglected and misunderstood during his lifetime, feted and acclaimed thereafter, a strange irony imbued the life and works of Ritwik Kumar Ghatak. Even as his memory and works are being drowned in accolades after he turned 100 this year, it is time to focus on the themes and questions which Ghatak’s films raised.

India defeated Australia by 48 runs in the fourth T20I to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series here on Thursday.Asked to bat, India scored 167 for 8 with skipper Shubman Gill top scoring with a 46. Abhishek Sharma (28), Shivam Dube (22) and skipper Suryakumar Yadav (20) also made useful contributions.

Washington Sundar enhanced his reputation as a T20 hitter with India batting in top gear through the innings to comfortably chase down a target of 187 for a series levelling five-wicket win over Australia here on Sunday. This is the first time that Australia have lost a T20 International at the Ninja Oval, earlier known as Bellerive Oval.

India captain Harmanpreet Kaur was at a loss for words after her team stormed into the Women’s ODI World Cup final but she did make a point to say that the players have already set their sights on the summit clash and are determined to give their best against first-timers South Africa.Jemimah Rodrigues played the innings of her life, smashing an unbeaten century as India chased down a record 339-run target to beat defending champions Australia by five wickets in the semifinal here on Thursday.