Rachin Ravindra scored his first Test century and Kane Williamson his 30th in an unbroken stand of 219 as New Zealand put on 258 for two on the opening day of the first Test against a depleted South Africa at Bay Oval on Sunday.
Test cricket remains the pinnacle of the game, Cricket South Africa (CSA) said after it was criticised for selecting a second-string squad featuring seven debutants for the country's two fixtures in New Zealand next month.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma feels that it is each and every ICC member's duty to protect the sanctity of Test cricket as it remains the ultimate format.
July 20, 1969 became a watershed date in the history of mankind after Armstrong, commanding the Apollo 11 spacecraft landed on the moon, and accompanied by fellow astronaut Edwin Aldrin spent nearly three hours walking on the moon
Sooraj Barjatya organised a special screening of his son Avnish's directorial debut venture Dono, which also launches the careers of Sunny Deol's son Rajveer and Poonam Dhillon's daughter Paloma.
With a contrarian approach to the Indian market, Mills has reconfigured SpiceJet and eked out its first profit in five quarters. His plan is not without risks.
New Zealand have never beaten South Africa in a Test series in nearly a century of trying and will rarely have a better chance to break that drought than in two matches against a severely depleted side starting on Sunday.
Gorsuch, 49, took the Constitutional Oath in a private ceremony, administered by Chief Justice John Roberts in the Supreme Court's Justice's Conference Room. He was accompanied by his wife Louise, who held the Bible, and his two daughters.
The Fijian-Indian-origin, a senior Islamic State recruiter and terror plot instigator, had been arrested in an unnamed Middle Eastern country.
Can the launch of smartphones under its own brand name by Finnish company HMD Global - despite having a licence to use the Nokia brand which it bought from Microsoft - help it regain its once dominant position in the mobile phone sweepstakes in India, where it was once routed? In 2009, Nokia was the country's largest MNC with revenues of $4 billion and a market share touching 80 per cent in 2010. After this, its fortunes fell. Although it had been the first global player to set up an assembly plant, not only to assemble phones for the local market but for exports, it had to shut down operations in 2014.
Williamson's 109 from 132 deliveries on another sun-kissed day at Mount Maunganui made him only the fifth New Zealander to score a hundred in each innings of a Test.
Actor Neil Nitin Mukesh set the ramp on fire in a black-gold short jacket sherwani for designer Narendra Kumar on Day 5 of the Kolkata Fashion Week.
Kane Williamson hit an unbeaten century as New Zealand beat South Africa by seven wickets on the fourth day of the second Test
Bollywood stars bid Lord Ganesha adieu.
Just a week after Jagat Desai proposed to Amala Paul on her 32nd birthday in Goa, the couple tied the knot on Sunday, November 5, in an intimate wedding ceremony at the Grand Hyatt Kochi Bolgatty in Kochi.
The Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards were held at Mumbai's Taj Lands End hotel on February 20.
Neil Nitin Mukesh talks about his upcoming film 7 Khoon Maaf, and much more.
Bollywood stars welcomed Lord Ganesha into their homes with love and fanfare and posted beautiful pictures on social media.
Salman-Abhishek get ready for IIFA... Diana says goodbye to Cannes... Ali Fazal gets together with Gerald Butler...
South Africa's batting great AB de Villiers is clearly disappointed that the ever-growing popularity of T20 Cricket is putting Test cricket 'under pressure'.
'My emotions overflowed inside the Bigg Boss house and there is a reason for this: For 13 years, I have not shown my emotional side to the world.'
Franchise is the future but Australia rule the here and now
Championship (second tier) side Rotherham, who haven't made it through to the fourth round of the competition since 2001-02, kept their composure early on as Fulham controlled the play.
The 2024 British Academy of Film and Television Awards (BAFTA) were held at the Royal Festival Hall in the Southbank Centre, London, and saw its share of the good and the bad.
Kevin de Bruyne struck twice to inspire Manchester City to a dominant 4-2 win at Crystal Palace on Saturday and move the champions level on points with Liverpool at the top of the Premier League table.
Soha's motivational message... Farah goes back to work... Sunny turns into disco girl...
South African pacer Nandre Burger said on Tuesday that the experience of playing against India in the recently-concluded all-format home series was incredible and he learnt a lot during the course of it.
The 11th season of the dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa is all set to air from November 11 on Sony Entertainment Television.
But with the Kiwis set to play a total of 14 Tests during the current cycle, Mitchell knows his side have plenty of work ahead before they think about a potential place in the World Test Championship final at Lord's in the middle of 2025.
Counterpoint Research estimates that Xiaomi will end CY23 with a volume market share in CY23 to 15 per cent, pushing the Chinese company, which has faced numerous challenges and scrutiny from investigative agencies, to the third place.
With nothing to lose on the eve of his final international outing, Dean Elgar didn't hold back while expressing his disgust about Cricket South Africa sending a third-string squad to New Zealand under an uncapped captain just because the series is coinciding with the cash-rich SA20.
Arpita Khan and Aayush Sharma invited their friends from the industry over for their annual Eid party.
Manchester City climbed back into the Premier League's top four as second-half goals by Phil Foden, Julian Alvarez and Bernardo Silva sealed a comeback 3-1 victory at Everton on Wednesday.
The 17th season of the reality show Bigg Boss will premiere on October 15 on Colors TV.
IMAGES from the first Test played between South Africa and India in Centurion on Tuesday
Liverpool snatched three points with a wild 1-0 victory over relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest.
The actor said his earlier tweet was referring to an old joke from the era of Neil Armstrong, the American astronaut and the first person to walk on the Moon in 1969.
Vaani reveals her go-to snack... Raveena wants to chill... Daisy does yoga...
Kajal Aggarwal gave the world a glimpse of her baby boy Neil Kitchlu, who turns two months on June 19.
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