Australia will consider taking the drastic step of changing its batting order mid-Test match to combat its selection dilemma at the top for the Sri Lanka series. Teenage swashbuckler Konstas is the incumbent and helped seal Australia’s first series win over India in a decade with valuable contributions across his first two Test matches. Australia’s … Read more
A still from ‘American Primeval’ | Photo Credit: @Netflix/YouTube In the first few minutes of Episode 1 of American Primeval, a man is suddenly shot dead. Sara (Betty Gilpin), who is travelling with her son, Devin (Preston Mota), reaches Fort Bridger, a trading post in Wyoming. She is supposed to meet a guide who will … Read more
Nissanka’s absence means Sri Lanka will have to find a second opener to partner Dimuth Karunaratne. They have two options in the squad: Oshada Fernando has opened the batting in 19 Test innings, and is the likeliest to come into the XI. There is also the uncapped Lahiru Udara, who is a specialist opener at … Read more
Virat Kohli during a practice session ahead of the Delhi team Ranji match at the Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium in New Delhi on January 28, 2025. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy For Virat Kohli, a slew of journalists and camerapersons following his every move is nothing new. A life in the spotlight has long been … Read more
At least four IPL franchises, along with a consortium of global tech giants, comprising leaders of Google and Microsoft, are on the shortlist to make the final round of the ECB’s sale of the eight Hundred franchises. As per information gathered by ESPNcricinfo, the shortlist includes: owners of four IPL franchises, including Mumbai Indians, Sunrisers … Read more
Actor Prithviraj Sukumaran. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Malayalam actor-filmmaker Prithviraj Sukumaran said he came close to directing Tamil superstar Rajinikanth in a movie but he couldn’t get the script ready well in time. Prithviraj, who made his directorial debut with 2019’s Lucifer, said A Subaskaran of Lyca Productions once approached him for a project … Read more
Hobart Hurricanes 185 for 3 (Owen 108, Wade 32*) beat Sydney Thunder 182 for 7 (J Sangha 67, Warner 48, Ellis 3-23, Meredith 3-27) by seven wickets Mitchell Owen had a rollicking Bellerive Oval crowd in the palm of his hands and capped a breakout season with the equal-fastest BBL century as Hobart Hurricanes powered … Read more
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman | Photo Credit: PTI Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget for the upcoming year on Saturday, February 1, 2025. The first part of the Budget session will begin on January 31 and conclude on February 13, 2025. The second part will begin on March 10 and end … Read more
Vidarbha complete stunning come-from-behind win Vidarbha overturned a 100-run deficit to clinch a stunning 221-run win over Rajasthan in Jaipur to assure themselves of a knockouts berth from Group B. Their fifth outright win in six games was set up by Akshay Wadkar, the captain, who struck a combative second-innings century after they’d been effectively … Read more
Release poster of ‘Superboys of Malegaon’ | Photo Credit: @FarOutAkhtar/X Reema Kagti’s Superboys of Malegaon is slated to hit the big screen on February 28, the makers announced on Tuesday. Set in Malegaon, a small town in Maharashtra and inspired by real events, the upcoming film is written by Varun Grover and features Adarsh Gourav, … Read more
Geoff Allardice has resigned as chief executive of the ICC after four years in the role, citing a desire to “pursue new challenges”. Allardice was appointed chief executive in November 2021, having taken over on an interim basis eight months previously when his predecessor, Manu Sawhney, was suspended. He has worked at the ICC since … Read more
White cctv outside the building, security system with vintage color tone | Photo Credit: Getty Images The Madras High Court has granted four weeks’ time to the Tamil Nadu government to take a call on sanctioning ₹20.04 crore required for installing CCTV cameras and display monitors in 179 court complexes across the State. First Division … Read more
Toss India chose to bowl vs England Suryakumar Yadav won his third toss in a row, with India once again choosing to field first in Rajkot. India, who are 2-0 up and can seal the series with victory, brought back Mohammed Shami for his first international appearance since the 2023 ODI World Cup final. On … Read more
AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections, AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, demanding a nationwide law to prohibit the waiver of loans given to billionaires. Addressing a press conference on Tuesday (January 28, 2025), Mr. Kejriwal criticised the central government, … Read more
England U19s 299 (Farhan 90, Home 63, Mokoena 5-61, Daniels 4-49) and 275 for 8 (Rew 71*, Vaughan 44, Fonseka 43, Mason 4-97) lead South Africa U19s 319 (Rowles 90, Bulbulia 88, Farhan 4-78) by 255 runs Thomas Rew’s run-a-ball 71 helped England Men U19s to take a 255-run lead into the final day of … Read more
Pilgrims take a holy dip in Sangam, the confluence of Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers, during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on January 28, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP The Uttar Pradesh government has stepped up security as it gears up for the ‘Amrit Snan’ on ‘Mauni Amavasya’ on Wednesday (January 29, … Read more
Prospective investors in Hundred franchises have expressed their frustration with the ECB’s sales process, which will be determined by final bids in the next two weeks. Bidders fear that the efforts they have put into building relationships with potential partners over the past five months may have been wasted, with the process ultimately determined by … Read more
Actor Nushrratt Bharuccha is set to collaborate with Anurag Kashyap. | Photo Credit: nushrrattbharuccha/Instagram Actor Nushrratt Bharuccha on Monday announced that she is set to collaborate with filmmaker Anurag Kashyap for an upcoming project. The currently untitled film will be directed by Akshat Ajay Sharma and produced by Vishal Rana. Bharuccha shared a series of … Read more
Vishwa Fernando, the Sri Lanka left-arm seamer, has signed for Warwickshire for the start of their County Championship campaign this season. Fernando has taken 79 Test wickets, including four in his last outing in South Africa in December, and will be available for Warwickshire’s Division One games in April. He impressed last summer in a … Read more
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Among the more recent trends in countering the kind of spin often seen in Galle has been to focus on run-scoring, rather than on defence. Smith’s own 145* the last time he was at this venue was memorable for how quick he was to move around the crease to create scoring opportunities. Reverse sweeps, slogs, … Read more
Rescue personnel search for a person who has been missing following the fire accident in a boat and a jetty on the lake during the ‘Bharatha Matha Maha Harati’ event. | Photo Credit: RAMAKRISHNA G A 22-year-old man, Ganapathi, who sustained severe burn injuries in a fire that broke out on a boat and a … Read more
Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva has described his team’s Test schedule this year as “really disappoining”. He believes it is a “big disadvantage” for a team such as Sri Lanka to play as few Tests as they have scheduled this year. Beyond this two-match Australia series, Sri Lanka only have two home Tests against … Read more
Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi welcomes PM Modi during the inaugural day of the ‘Utkarsh Odisha Conclave’ at Janata Maidan in Bhubaneswar on January 28, 2025. | Photo Credit: Biswaranjan Rout Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (January 28, 2025) urged Indian industrial houses to create robust supply and value chains within the country, ensuring … Read more
India internationals Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shreyas Iyer are going to miss the next round of the Ranji Trophy for Mumbai in the lead up to the England ODI series that follows early next month. While the likes of Virat Kohli and KL Rahul will feature in the next round that begins on January … Read more
Relatives and supporters of Israeli hostages, kidnapped during the deadly October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas, hold pictures of hostages and banners as they protest demanding the release of all hostages in Tel Aviv, Israel January 27, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel will continue to follow the Gaza peace deal until all the hostages … Read more
Big Picture: The Warne-Muralidaran trophy is back Australia’s Test series in Sri Lanka often seem to have a touch of the dramatic about them. Last time Australia were in Galle, Sri Lanka saw the greatest mass protests in the country’s history, while the teams battled out a 1-1 series. In 2016, Australia had nosedived spectacularly … Read more
Udupi-Chikkamagaluru MP Kota Srinivas Poojary, along with National Highways Authority of India Karnataka Regional Officer Vilas P. Brahmankar and Mangaluru Project Director Abdulla Javed Azmi, inspects the ongoing grade separator work on Kochi-Panvel National Highway 66 at Kallianapura-Santhekatte Junction near Udupi on January 27, 2025. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The National Highways Authority of India … Read more
Australia captain Alyssa Healy is making a bold bid to play in the historic day-night Ashes Test at the MCG starting on Thursday after completing a full training session two days out despite battling a stress injury in her foot that saw her miss the entire T20I series while wearing a moon boot. Healy participated … Read more
A security personnel keeps vigil as the National Investigation Agency (NIA) carried out raids at several places of J&K, in connection with a terror-related case, in Srinagar on January 28, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Security forces on Tuesday (January 28, 2025) launched a massive search operation at nearly two dozen places, mostly in the … Read more