England paceman James Anderson has been ruled out for six weeks with a shoulder problem but aims to be fit for the Test series against India later in the summer.
England fast bowler Mark Wood said on Thursday that players are using 'back sweat' rather than saliva to try and shine the ball in the first Test against West Indies at the Ageas Bowl. Strict health protocols are in place for the return of international cricket after a 117-day stoppage caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, including a ban on saliva.
...it's Moonlight and not La La Land
Images from Tuesday's IPL match between Delhi Capitals and Kings XI Punjab, in Dubai.
What was Bollywood up to on Maharashtra Day?
All-rounder James Neesham has returned to the New Zealand Test squad for their three-Test tour of India.
Novak Djokovic cruised past Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff 6-3, 6-1 on Wednesday to reach a record-equalling eighth Western & Southern Open semi-final in New York where he will face Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut.
James Anderson's ascension to the pantheon of Test bowlers when he claimed his 600th wicket on Tuesday can possibly be traced back to a prediction that current New Zealand selector Gavin Larsen made in 2008.
LSD: Love Scandal and Doctors keeps you engrossed right through, applauds Joginder Tuteja.
A mix of masala flicks that will release this month.
'I think anything over 220-230 is going to be pretty difficult, but not impossible obviously. It won't be easy.'
Jimmy Moses is all set to add some spicy tadka in Comedy Circus 3.
The hits and misses of the week.
'I actually called Heath Mills 18 months ago and told him I was going to retire. He convinced me to take a little break'
An unwell Trent Boult skipped the New Zealand cricket team's training session at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on Monday, staying away from the squad as a precautionary measure. The left-arm pacer is among eight players including Ross Taylor, Colin de Grandhomme, Jeet Raval, Mitchell Santner, Tim Seifert, Tim Southee and Neil Wagner, who are attending the first half of the camp that started on Sunday.
Schumacher turned 50 on January 3 but has not been seen in public
Boston Celtics' Kanter sparks backlash in China after comments on Tibet, Xi.
A lowdown on what's going on in Bollywood.
Some were brilliant while in others, the performances made them a great watch.
Will we see a Baahubali kind of blockbuster this year?
The US maintained normal diplomatic relations with the government in Taiwan until 1979, when then-President Jimmy Carter abruptly cut off formal ties with Taipei and recognised the Communist regime in Beijing.
According to Mahela Jayawardene, it was good to go into the break with three consecutive wins.
'Films will come and go, some will do really well and some will be okay, you have to learn from that and move on. But rest assured, you know one thing: they (audiences) love you, and that's the most important thing. And you love them back, probably twice as much.' Jimmy Sheirgill gets candid.
Pakistan will not only have to win the remaining three matches, starting with New Zealand, but also hope that the results in other matches favour them to salvage any hopes of a semi-final berth.
'The joke has gone on for far too long already. How about a happy ending?' asks Sukanya Verma.
The New York Times reported that Lai's company Next Digital publishes Apple Daily, a fiercely pro-democracy newspaper that regularly takes on the Hong Kong government and the Chinese leadership.
Stick to low-cost ULIPs launched in the past few years. Go with an insurer with a good investment team and solid track record of long-term returns, suggests Sanjay Kumar Singh.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the big hits in the decade gone by.
The hits and misses of the week.
The film opened to good reviews.
Former Australia captain Ian Chappell reckons India will start as favourites in the Test series against England owing to a quality pace attack with plenty of depth and a top order that is more consistent than the visitors'.
American tennis great Jimmy Connors has put his hand up for one of the toughest coaching assignments in the world by offering to mentor Australia's wayward talent Nick Kyrgios.
Although most of Kosovo is ethnically Albanian, many Serbs consider it their native homeland and a cradle of their culture. Some 13,000 people were killed in the 1998-1999 war, sparked by clashes between the forces of the rump Yugoslav state -- Serbia and Montenegro -- and Kosovo separatists. The conflict ended when NATO carried out an air campaign against Serbia.
Lakme Absolute Grand Finale showstopper looks up to Kareena Kapoor. Here's why!
