Lord’s Cricket Ground (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has rated the pitches used for the first Test between England and New Zealand at Lord’s and the third ODI between Pakistan and Australia at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium as “unsatisfactory” under its Pitch and Outfield Monitoring Process.Both venues have consequently been handed one…
Screens are sabotaging quality time for families. In the past, evenings were filled with joyful conversations and activities, now parents and children often scroll through videos and messages. For bonding and connection between parents and children. A tech-free routine is the need of the hour. Tech-free evening routines can help families slow down, interact face-to-face,…
Starbucks has reportedly scrapped an AI inventory tool that its CTO Deb Hall Lefevre had called ‘AI powered automated counting brewing a better experience at Starbucks’ in a deleted blog post. According to an exclusive report by Reuters, Starbucks terminated the AI tool nine months after deploying it across its North American stores. The report…
Summer arrives differently in Kerala’s highlands. Down along the coast, afternoons can feel heavy and humid, but a few hours inland, the air changes. Roads begin to climb through folds of the Western Ghats, temperatures ease, and the landscape shifts into something quieter. Tea bushes trace the contours of hillsides, forests gather around deep valleys,…
It took moving to Portugal for Shruti Shivam to realize that some of the things she missed most about India were the things she had barely noticed while living here. Not a monument. Not a tourist attraction. Not even a particular city. Instead, it was the everyday conveniences that quietly shape daily life – getting…
Official FIFA World Cup 2026 Adidas Trionda match ball on the pitch prior to the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier match between Germany and Slovakia at Red Bull Arena on November 17, 2025 in Leipzig, Germany. (Photo/Getty Images) The FIFA World Cup will return to North America in 2026, 32 years after the United States…
When 18-year-old left-arm spinner Yashveer Goud did not make the Indian side that lifted the U-19 World Cup in February this year, it felt like his hopes had been crushed. Still, four months after that setback, another chance came his way. The leftarm spinner has been included in the Indian U-19 ODI squad that will…
Israel has seized large chunks of Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria (Representational image/AP) Over the past two-and-a-half years, since the war with Hamas erupted in October 2023, Israel has taken control of large areas in Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria, marking its biggest expansion of military-held territory in decades.The combined area—about 1,000 square kilometres (386 square miles)—is…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: India handed 15-year-old batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi his much-awaited international debut in the second T20I against England at Old Trafford in Manchester on Saturday.India captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and chose to bat first. The only change in the playing XI saw Sooryavanshi replace Sanju Samson at the…
Vincent Trocheck trade: Rangers acquire Sean Durzi, Cole Beaudoin from Mammoth; Details (Image via Getty) The New York Rangers are close to making another major change to their roster. According to ESPN’s Emily Kaplan, the team is finalizing a trade that will send veteran center Vincent Trocheck to the Utah Mammoth. In return, the Rangers…