Nasser Hussain says England face a “very important few months” for their white-ball game and need to work out the tempo of their batting in the 50-over format. Brendon McCullum’s England head to Cuttack hoping for an improved performance in the second of the three-match ODI series after a batting slump led to a four-wicket defeat … Read more
India captain Rohit Sharma with teammates in Nagpur. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s quest for a series win against England faces two towering challenges – captain Rohit Sharma’s prolonged dry spell and the selection conundrum that may arise with Virat Kohli’s potential return. Having taken a 1-0 lead with a hard-fought four-wicket win in Nagpur, … Read more
Shreyas Iyer bats during the first one day international cricket match between India and England at Vidarbha Stadium in Nagpur | Image: AP Photo While watching a movie and contemplating “extending his night,” a call from India captain Rohit Sharma alerted him about replacing Virat Kohli in the first ODI against England and Shreyas Iyer … Read more
Researchers have obtained the first conclusive evidence of an elusive third class of magnetism, called altermagnetism. Their findings, published Dec. 11 in the journal Nature, could revolutionize the design of new high-speed magnetic memory devices and provide the missing puzzle piece in the development of better superconducting materials. “We have previously had two well-established types … Read more
Astronomers may have inadvertently complicated the mystery of how strange “roasting marshmallow” planets form. Using the Gemini South telescope, researchers found that the “hot and puffy” ultra-hot Jupiter planet WASP-121b may have formed closer to its star than previously believed, challenging what we know about how planets form. Since the discovery of the first planet … Read more
Wayne Rooney conceded he is at risk of being sacked after Plymouth Argyle suffered a 2-0 loss to relegation rivals Oxford United. Goals from Ciaron Brown and Przemyslaw Placheta condemned Plymouth to their 13th league defeat of the season and ensured they would end 2024 at the foot of the Championship table. 4 Plymouth’s season … Read more
Sam Konstas and Virat Kohli. (Pic Credit – X) Former Australian pacer Stuart Clark believes Sam Konstas‘s competitive spirit mirrors that of Virat Kohli. He suggests the two might even share a laugh about their on-field shoulder-barging incident, possibly before posing for a photograph after the Boxing Day Test.Kohli deliberately bumped into Konstas during the … Read more
Rory Jennings wants the football public to apologise, insisting he was ‘right’ about his controversial Erling Haaland verdict. Jennings made headlines when, three years ago, he infamously predicted Haaland would fail to live up to expectations ahead of his move to Manchester City. 5 Despite a blistering start to the campaign, Haaland has struggled for … Read more
Mike Tomlin didn’t like the performance. But the Pittsburgh Steelers head coach had a name for it. “Junior varsity,” Tomlin said Wednesday after a 29-10 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. “It’s not good enough. We got to own that.” The Steelers can own now the deficiencies that have derailed their AFC North title hopes … Read more
Last Updated:December 16, 2024, 20:38 IST His rough patch extended into the T20Is as he failed to score in the opening game, though Bangladesh managed to secure a narrow seven-run victory in the match. Litton Das has not been in his best run of form with the bat. (Image: X) Bangladesh chief selector Gazi Ashraf … Read more