Gujarat Titans speedster Kagiso Rabada. (Image: X/IPL) Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) batter Nicholas Pooran is leading the six-fest carnival in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL). In his three innings, the southpaw has already struck 15 sixes and is scoring runs at a strike rate of 219.76. In those three outings, Pooran has looked like…
DUBAI: Having stung by him once at this very venue, New Zealand are clearly wary of the threat that ‘mystery spinner’ Varun Chakaravarthy poses in the final of the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy against India at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday.Last Sunday, Varun took five for 42 in eight overs to skittle the Black…
SANTA FE, N.M.: Preliminary autopsy results didn’t determine how Oscar-winner Gene Hackman and his wife died at their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, but did rule out that they were killed by carbon monoxide poisoning, the sheriff leading the investigation said on Friday. The condition of the bodies found Wednesday indicated the deaths occurred…
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Gene Hackman, the acclaimed character actor who won two Oscars during a career spanning more than 60 years, died at home of unknown causes alongside his wife, pianist Betsy Arakawa, and their dog. The 95-year-old actor and Arakawa, 64, had been dead for some time before a maintenance worker discovered their bodies at the couple’s…
A rapidly spreading and unidentified illness has claimed the lives of more than 50 people in northwestern Congo over the past five weeks, sparking urgent investigations by international health organisations. The outbreak, which began after three children reportedly consumed a bat, has raised concerns about a potential new zoonotic disease. The illness was first detected…
With no passengers and no planes, Pakistan’s newest and most expensive airport is a bit of a mystery. Entirely financed by China to the tune of $240 million, it’s anyone’s guess when New Gwadar International Airport will open for business. Located in the coastal city of Gwadar and completed in October 2024, the airport is…
Varun Chakravarthy and Kuldeep Yadav (BCCI Photo) MUMBAI: While naming the spinners for the Champions Trophy, India’s national selec-tors, led by Ajit Agarkar, surprised many by replacing opener Yashasvi Jaiswal with mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy.The surprise didn’t end there. Varun was added to the squad despite the presence of four spinners who were already in…
An object, officially called 2024 PT5, which was first spotted in August 2023, then observed as a near-Earth asteroid. Subsequent research included the thrilling speculation that this in reality could be lunar debris, thus a fragment of the Moon which broke thousands of years ago. According to the astronomers, they think it is a small…
NEW DELHI: Union minister Jitendra Singh on Wednesday provided an update on unidentified illness that has killed over 17 in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri, saying that it is “just a toxin”. He ruled out the possibility of any infection, virus or bacteria.“I think the discussion has started but the first test was conducted by a…