Harry Brook and Ben Stokes (Image: X) Ben Stokes has thrown his full support behind Harry Brook as his preferred successor to lead England’s Test team following his retirement from international cricket. Brook, who currently captains England in ODIs and T20Is, has served as Stokes’ vice-captain in the Test setup and is widely regarded as…
Bangladesh Cricket Board election scandal (Screengrab/X) A government-appointed investigation committee in Bangladesh has uncovered widespread irregularities, including vote-rigging, coercion, and bias, in the October 2025 Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) elections. The five-member panel, headed by former justice AKM Asaduzzaman, submitted its report to the sports ministry on Sunday. According to the ESPNcricinfo, the election process…
Technology stocks, particularly companies viewed as richly valued, remain under pressure. US stock market today: US equities traded in negative on Wednesday as investors awaited the outcome of the Federal Reserve’s latest policy meeting on interest rates. Meanwhile, oil prices climbed sharply.S&P 500 edged down 0.73%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost over 700 points,…
Rajasthan Royals’ Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (ANI Photo) While the IPL 2026 final between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans will dominate the headlines in Ahmedabad, one player from a non-finalist team is also expected to be among the biggest attractions at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday night. At just 15, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has produced one…
Inside Nupur Sanon and Stebin Ben’s sea facing Bandra Mumbai home with ‘Dubai like views’ and MS Dhoni, Guru Randhawa as neighbours Newlyweds Nupur Sanon and singer Stebin Ben have found a home that combines modern interiors with spectacular views of Mumbai’s coastline. The couple, who got married in Udaipur in January 2026 after dating…
Govt has allocated little less than Rs 1.8 lakh crore fertiliser subsidy for 2026-27 NEW DELHI: Govt has spent Rs 70,709 crore, nearly 40% of the fertiliser subsidy allocated for 2026-27, in the first three-and-a-half months of the current fiscal year, indicating the subsidy bill is set to exceed the budget estimate due to the…
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has joined UEFA and CONCACAF in opposing FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s proposal to allow private investors to acquire minority stakes in the commercial rights of the FIFA World Cup and other global tournaments, significantly escalating resistance to one of the governing body’s most ambitious commercial plans.In a strongly worded statement…
Kai Cenat and Gigi Alayah A brief social media exchange involving North West has added fresh fuel to speculation surrounding Kai Cenat and Gabrielle “Gigi” Alayah. The 13-year-old daughter of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West reacted to Alayah’s comment on TikTok with a message that appeared to show her surprise over the pair being seen…
Long before Mike Tyson became one of boxing’s most feared heavyweight champions, pigeons were a source of love and comfort for him. Tyson has recalled being bullied as a child growing up in Brooklyn and finding refuge in the pigeons he kept, saying that spending time with them helped take his mind off the world…
The global economy is entering a new era, with globalisation giving way to geo-economic fragmentation. The shift could come at a steep cost, with the World Economic Forum (WEF) warning that a full economic decoupling between the East and the West could wipe out as much as $6.9 trillion from global GDP in 2025-26. The…