South Africa’s Dewald Brevis (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Lately, it’s been a case of feast or famine for Dewald Brevis.Ever since an unbeaten 125 and 53 in back-to-back matches against Australia in August 2025, Brevis had struggled for runs. Across nine T20I innings going into the fourth edition of the SA20, the Pretoria Capitals batter…
Bengaluru FC’s Director of Football Darren Caldeira (R) with a player. (Photo by special arrangement) NEW DELHI: Indian football enters a new era in the upcoming season with the Indian Super League (ISL) transitioning to a club-led model, placing greater responsibility on clubs to shape the league’s commercial and sporting future. For Bengaluru FC, that…
With the Moon in Taurus, today is a prime opportunity to establish a steady routine. Engage in Amrit Siddhi Yoga to cultivate beneficial habits. Sagittarians ought to pay extra attention to their financial paperwork, as Mercury in Pushya prompts the careful observation of significant details. Opt for actions that can be pursued consistently for enduring…
An AI generated image used for representation purpose only NEW DELHI: Exposure to air pollution could be associated with an increased migraine activity, according to a study.Both a short-term and cumulative exposure to air pollution were tied to increased migraine activity, as were climate factors such as heat and humidity, findings published in the journal…
Antarctica is the coldest continent on Earth, featuring a deadly combination of extreme temperatures, high elevation and ice-covered terrain. The Russian Vostok Station here averages minus 55°C and on July 21, 1983, it recorded the lowest reliably measured air temperature on Earth, −89.2°C.Yet sealed beneath the white ice sheets of the region is a hidden…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Friday appointed ex-IPS officer N K Mishra and ex-IRS officer Pratap Singh as special observers for West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, respectively, tasked with overseeing the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral roll as well as the preparedness and conduct of impending assembly poll in the two states.Polls…
With countries fighting wars and natural calamities sweeping away civilisations, it seems a global collapse might be a spark away. But the possibility of entire humanity vanishing off the face of Earth seems a little less plausible with the years of effort we have spent preparing solutions for such situations. However, not everyone can be…
Shahid Afridi became only the fourth Pakistan cricketer to receive the Hilal-e-Imtiaz. Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi was conferred the prestigious Hilal-e-Imtiaz on Wednesday, receiving Pakistan’s second-highest civilian honour for his contributions to cricket and his long-standing service to the national team.The award was presented by Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari during a ceremony at…
Lucknow Super Giants’ Prince Yadav (AP Photo) NEW CHANDIGARH: It was not long ago that Prince Yadav would get a frequent thrashing from his father for loitering around in the neighbourhood playing tennis-ball cricket. Till the age of 17, Prince played every tennis-ball cricket match in Dariyapur Khurd, a village beyond Virender Sehwag’s birthplace, Najafgarh,…
Nicholas Pooran and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi NEW DELHI: Lucknow Super Giants batter Nicholas Pooran continues to redefine power-hitting in the IPL, and this time he has moved past Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in one of the league’s most explosive batting records.With his breathtaking 16-ball fifty against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday, Pooran now has five…
