TORONTO, Canada — Iga Swiatek fought back from a deciding-set deficit to defeat Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 at the Canadian Open on Wednesday, reaching her first final of the 2026 season at the WTA 1000 tournament in Toronto.
Jharkhand Students Refuse to End Stir, Plan Tiranga Yatra on August 15
RANCHI, India — The protest by Jharkhand students and job aspirants over alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations entered its 20th day on Thursday, August 13, with demonstrators refusing to withdraw the agitation and announcing a ‘Tiranga Yatra’ on August 15. The protesters are demanding a CBI investigation into alleged examination irregularities and cancellation of the JSSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL) examination.
India Expands Mediation Network as 1,394 Centres Go Operational
NEW DELHI, India — The government is expanding mediation and other alternative dispute resolution mechanisms to provide a less adversarial route for settling disputes and reduce the burden on courts, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.
Australia vs Bangladesh 1st Test: Day 1 Score
DARWIN, Australia — Bangladesh ended the opening day of the first Test against Australia in a strong position after dismissing the hosts for 198 and reaching 96 for 1 by stumps at Marrara Cricket Ground on Thursday. Australia won the toss and elected to bat first, but Bangladesh’s seamers repeatedly found the right areas and eventually claimed all 10 Australian wickets. Hasan Mahmud was the standout performer with career-best figures of 6 for 55.
Hazlewood Returns as Australia Confirm Bangladesh Test XI
DARWIN, Australia — Australia have confirmed their playing XI for the opening Test against Bangladesh in Darwin, with Josh Hazlewood returning to international cricket after a lengthy injury absence and Nathan Lyon coming back into the side. Captain Pat Cummins also confirmed that Alex Carey will remain at No. 6, while Cameron Green and Beau Webster will bat at Nos. 5 and 7 respectively.
Australia vs Bangladesh 1st Test: Bangladesh Face Toughest Test in Australia
DARWIN, Australia — Bangladesh begin their two-match Test series against Australia at Marrara Cricket Ground on Thursday, August 13, facing one of the toughest challenges of their Test journey. The Australia vs Bangladesh 1st Test comes 23 years after Bangladesh last played a Test in Australia, but the visitors now arrive as a more experienced side determined to compete across five days.




