IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Wednesday.
The nun belongs to the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church.
Amidst a challenging tour of India, England finds themselves in the serene embrace of Dharamsala for the final Test.
Aseem Chhabra's Top 10 Films/ Series from TIFF 2024 includes films that he watched for the first time in Toronto. The films were impressive due to their rigor, passion, unique storytelling style and sometimes exploring the vulnerable sides of big name stars.
Tom Hartley ended the Test with 9/193, the best figures for an England spinner on Test debut since 1945.
Devasahayam Pillai, a Hindu converted to Christianity in the 18th century, will become the first Indian layman to be conferred sainthood.
Hindu and Sikh leaders will share stage with Pope Francis during a prayer service in New York
'Earlier, if I have thought about taking six wickets, it has never worked for me. I have a lot of deliveries and you can confuse yourself. You need to shut that noise and focus on the next ball.'
IMAGES from Day 4 of the 2nd Test between England and Sri Lanka, at Lord's, on Sunday.
Chasing 192 for a victory that would fetch them an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series, India cruised to 40 for no loss at stumps on day three.
Rediff.com takes a look at some of the prominent papabile cardinals who might take over from Pope Benedict XVI.
Former England captain Nasser Hussain hailed "magical" Jasprit Bumrah for his remarkable spell against England and felt that India pacer ended up being the difference between both sides in Vizag Test.
'This is his first tour and he is travelling with me. I am excited to see him.'
'The entire world is experiencing a pope who is sick, who is disabled...' said the Archbishop of Vienna.
'You have to have a plan and use every delivery wisely. I was very happy to execute it today and happy to contribute on that pitch.'
India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin broke yet another record in the ongoing home series against England.
'He had 6 billion names to choose from and he chose the Pope who is the religious head of the Catholic community in the whole world.'
PHOTOS from Day 1 of the third and final Test between England and the West Indies at Edgbaston on Friday.
England's highly aggressive 'Bazball' approach to Test cricket did not secure the 2023 home Ashes against their arch rivals, Australia.
Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja are India's stormtroopers at home, tossing over opponents like pioneer dolls and their numbers validate their supremacy too.
No one is safe when it comes to wardrobe malfunctions, not even Pope Francis who recently suffered a series of them when strong winds were whipping around St Peter's Square.
The Bishop's move came ahead of his appearance before the Kerala Police team on September 19 in connection with the case.
The Pope was presented with the symbols of power -- the Papal ring and the pallium (a narrow stole of wool).
'What I like about them is their stubbornness. If you doubt them, they'll double down on it and go even more stubborn.'
Indian conditions up there with the hardest: Ben Foakes
Opener Ben Duckett smashed an 88-ball hundred to lead England's robust reply to India's first innings total of 445 on day two of the third Test in Rajkot on Friday.
Images from Day 2 of the second Test between India and England at Visakhapatnam.
Images from Day 2 of the second Test between England and the West Indies, at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, on Friday.
In a rare gesture accorded to few foreign dignitaries, United States President Barack Obama and his family received the Pope at the Andrews Air Force base outside Washington
Ben Stokes, has suggested that the rising spinner, Shoaib Bashir, may make his Test debut in the upcoming India series.
The newly elected Pope Francis has made history in more ways than one. Being dubbed as the Pontiff of Firsts, Jorge Mario Bergoglio is the first non-European leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics in more than 1,000 years.
Ashwin retains No 1 spot, Bumrah moves to 4th in ICC rankings
England have called up uncapped batsman Ollie Pope to replace out of form David Malan while paceman Chris Woakes comes in for all-rounder Ben Stokes for the second Test against India, which begins on Thursday at Lord's.
"The pope announced that he will leave his ministry at 8:00 pm (1900 GMT) on February 28," said Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi.
As the world awaits with bated breath for the election of the new pope, five Indian Roman Catholic Cardinals are part of the secret conclave to elect the Church's 266th pontiff, forming the biggest bloc of electors from a country in Asia.
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