Spain’s Mikel Merino (6) celebrates after their win in the World Cup quarterfinal match between Spain and Belgium in Inglewood. (AP Photo) Super-sub Mikel Merino turned hero once again, scoring a dramatic 88th-minute winner to guide Spain into the World Cup semi-finals with a thrilling 2-1 victory over Belgium on Friday.Spain will now face tournament…
NEW DELHI: Team India, led by Shubman Gill, are all set to begin their preparations for the 2027 ODI World Cup with a three-match ODI series against Afghanistan, starting at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala on Saturday.India head into the series brimming with confidence after recording their biggest-ever Test victory – an innings and 300-run…
‘Katti Batti’ was a light-hearted romantic comedy drama, but when Aamir Khan saw it, he called it a real tear-jerker. In 2015, he was seen breaking down after a private screening of the movie. Speaking about it in a conversation with Hindustan Times, Aamir shared, “It’s an extremely emotional and moving story about the beliefs…
After Tom Holland and Mark Ruffalo, actor Simu Liu has seemingly joined the list of actors who have dropped major spoilers from ‘Avengers’ films. The ‘Shang Chi’ actor had all eyes on him and his social media feed after he appeared to hint at potential character appearances in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’, which have long been kept…
Jude Anthany Joseph wanted Mohanlal’s wife Suchitra in ‘Thudakkam’: ‘Chechi backed out at the last minute’ ‘Thudakkam’ has opened in theatres with Mohanlal‘s daughter Vismaya Mohanlal stepping into acting.Directed by Jude Anthany Joseph, Mohanlal also makes a special appearance in the project. Antony Perumbavoor and his son Ashish Joe Antony are also part of the…
Born in 1937 in the village of al-Awja near Tikrit, Saddam Hussein rose through the ranks of Iraq’s Ba’ath Party before becoming the country’s president in 1979. (File photo) Even after losing power and facing trial for crimes against humanity, Saddam Hussein remained defiant. Sitting inside a Baghdad courtroom in 2006, the former Iraqi president…
Argentina’s Lionel Messi. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith) Argentina’s World Cup runners-up returned home quietly after their 1-0 defeat to Spain, with President Javier Milei revealing that the players chose not to hold any victory parade or public celebration. Despite several offers from the government, the squad decided they were too disappointed by the final defeat to…
NEW DELHI: Power giant NTPC on Saturday reported a 15% increase in consolidated profit, which rose from Rs 23,953 crore in 2024-25 to Rs 27,546 crore in 2025-26. It said the group’s strong performance was bolstered by a 29% increase in the share of joint venture profits, which reached Rs 2,864 crore, along with Rs…
Bruno Fernandes with his PFA players player of the year award during the PFA Awards 2026 at Manchester Opera House, Manchester, England, Tuesday Aug. 25, 2026. (Peter Byrne/PA via AP) Bruno Fernandes has capped a remarkable 2025-26 campaign by being named the PFA Players’ Player of the Year, completing a personal clean sweep of the…
John Ashby, a man from the UK who raped a Sikh woman after wrongly believing she was Muslim, has been given a life sentence. Ashby, who admitted his crimes earlier in the week, was sentenced on Friday.During sentencing at Birmingham Crown Court, Mr Justice Pepperall described Ashby as a “deeply unpleasant racist and Islamophobe”, as…