Before thousands lined up for a momentary glimpse of Pope Francis’ body and a chance to pay their respects, one elderly nun stood facing the pontiff’s coffin, bidding a tearful farewell to her longtime friend. A video captured the last tender moments Sister Geneviève Jeanningros shared with the man with whom she was known to…
Mumbai: Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Travis Head plays a shot during the IPL match between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad, at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil) Sunrisers Hyderabad opener Travis Head became the second-fastest player to reach 1000 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL) during the match against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede…
Lucknow Super Giants’ Mitchell Marsh plays a shot. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Lucknow Super Giants opener Mitchell Marsh etched his name into the IPL record books on Friday, becoming the first batter in the tournament’s history to face 30 balls within the six-over powerplay. Marsh achieved the feat during his blistering knock against Mumbai Indians…
Mumbai Indians’ Trent Boult celebrates with captain Hardik Pandya. (PTI Photo) Mumbai Indians pacer Trent Boult on Monday further cemented his reputation as the most lethal bowler in the first over of Indian Premier League (IPL) matches. Boult claimed his 30th wicket in the opening over of an IPL game, dismissing Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)…
ECB COO Subhan Ahmed file photo (Getty Images) DUBAI: It doesn’t have a big cricket culture, but the United Arab Emirates, since the last few years, is turning out to be a hub of major cricketing events. Due to covid, UAE staged the Indian Premier League in 2020 and 2021 (second half), the T20 World…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Sunday clarified that duplication in electors photo identify card (EPIC) number allotted to electors from two different states/Union territories does not imply duplicate or fake voters as the elector can only vote at the polling booth mentioned in his EPIC, which will be different even if the EPIC number…
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Planning for the extraordinary takes a special kind of audacity. Nobody points to center field and clears the wall with the next swing. One guy might have done it, but that was Babe Ruth, and nobody’s really sure, anyway. Then came Shohei Ohtani. Ohtani, the walking miracle of the Los Angeles Dodgers,…
PM Narendra Modi at Jahan-e-Khusrau event NEW DELHI: Asserting that the culture and civilisation of a country get their voice from its songs and music, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that the Sufi tradition has carved a unique identity for itself in India. Modi also greeted people on the upcoming month of Ramzan….
England captain Jos Buttler has taken a sly dig at India’s advantage in the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy 2025, who’re playing all of their matches at the same venue in the tournament. After denying to travel to the host country, Pakistan, India are playing all of their matches at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in…
They have names that could make a random password generator cry uncle. Meet, for example, GCHG CH Calicops Sassafras Gonnakikurass. “She’s a saucy girl. Her name says it all,” Fred Ortiz said as he groomed the Brussels griffon to compete Monday at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show. Her name says … what exactly? Well,…