Ravindra Jadeja top-scored for India with an unbeaten 86-run knock, while debutant Hanuma Vihari contributed 56 before being caught behind off Moeen Ali. Each of the six England bowlers dismissed at least one batsman. Brief Scores: England 1st innings: 332 India 1st innings: 292 all out in 95 overs (Hanuma Vihari 56, Ravindra Jadeja 86 not out; James Anderson 2/30, Moeen Ali 2/50, Ben Stokes 2/56) 0 votes
The day started with Avani Lekhara qualifying for the Women’s 10m shooting finals in 7th place. What happened thereafter will be forever engraved in Indian sports history. Avani went on to put up a brilliant show and secured a gold medal. She equalled the world record in the process and gave the nation a huge reason to celebrate. Next in action was Yogesh Kathuniya, who ensured that the jubilation didn’t stop....
One Mumsnet user found this out the hard way after a birthday gift-buying debacle involving her in-laws. Sharing her frustrations with Mumsnet’s AIBU (Am I Being Unreasonable?) forum on July 25, user PanicBuyingMum explained that her husband’s family ignored the birthday gift list she had given them for their four-year-old daughter, leaving her to find the promised items at the last minute. “Since [daughter] was born we’ve had a relatively strict policy of only buying toys etc....
Singapore’s Public Utilities Board uses this robot to make sure there are no large gatherings happening in public spaces, which gives off major “Big Brother is watching you” vibes. What’s more, O-R3 shares data with public health officers collected through its 360-degree surveillance camera. However, the PUB “will not use the device to enforce safe distancing rules or catch errant members of the public,” TodayOnline.com reported. This isn’t the first time the talking bot was deployed in Singapore....
Archetypes, yes, but they are also ancestors, family familiars whose twisted lives and troubled relationships mirror the human condition. Above all, there is God, a character in his own right, acting and reacting, creating and destroying, blessing and condemning–a deity, it sometimes seems, who doesn’t always know his own mind. Last week devout Jews around the world began their annual cycle of Torah reading, starting with Genesis. This week millions of others–Christians, disconnected Jews, Americans of all religions and none–will take up the same text....
It’s the first time there’s been as much momentum around plug-in vehicles since General Motors built—then crushed—a test fleet of electrical vehicles in the 1990s. Back then, there was plenty of hype around zero-emissions automobiles; this time around, manufacturers have been, as they say in business, “managing expectations.” Under the radar, a selection of zero-emissions cars has crept onto global markets over the past few years thanks to entrepreneurial start-ups that constitute the industry’s green underground....
Presidential candidates aren’t the only ones pushing negative campaigning tactics to new extremes these days. The “Splode’’ ad is part of a new, pull-no-punches, $185 million campaign aimed at convincing kids not to light up. It’s the most money ever dedicated to a national antismoking effort. In contrast to public-service announcements of yore that were quickly tuned out as visual wallpaper, the new state-of-the-art spots are running on prime-time shows like “Dawson’s Creek” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer....
We have reason to be afraid: anti-Semitism is real and continues to rise in frequency and magnitude alike. Yet despite the insistence of Jewish institutions and high-profile centrist Jewish journalists that the threat facing American Jews is coming from “both sides,” I had no anxiety about a campus BDS activist or Muslim congresswoman walking into my synagogue and opening fire. The attack I feared—the attacks that have already devastated our community and others’— is coming from white nationalists who have been emboldened and embraced by right-wing media and the Republican Party....
Inateck Aries earphones review: Price and competition The question is, does the Inateck Aries sound better than a set of Apple earphones, and how does it compare to more expensive earphones such as the RHA S500i? Read next: Best budget headphones. Inateck Aries earphones review: Build quality, design and comfort Inside the package you’ll find a set of small, medium and large silicone ear tips, an aeroplane adaptor, a shirt clip and a small soft carrying pouch....
The famous shimmering lights, also called auroras, were photographed in states such as North and South Dakota, Montana, and Washington. Space weather experts had predicted increased auroral activity earlier this week after solar flares and accompanying coronal mass ejections (CMEs)—vast clouds of plasma—were ejected from the sun towards our planet. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) issued a G3 “strong” geomagnetic storm alert on Tuesday....
The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) shared the video of the snow devil on its Twitter account on December 23. In the clip, an ITD employee could be seen driving along a highway near Lava Hot Springs as a snownado formed in the distance. ITD officials said the footage was filmed on a GoPro camera that was mounted above the dashboard. The post read: “On Wednesday one of our staff was driving US-30 over Fish Creek Summit while using a GoPro to capture stock footage....
According to reports from Cricbuzz, the Indian team management lodged an official complaint after Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj faced racial abuse. ICC has also taken note of the incident, and they too are investigating in the case. Speaking to Fox Cricket, Hussey said that it is terrible that this is still happening in this day & age. The Australian crowd has a reputation of getting under the player’s skins....
The 27-year-old sustained the injury during the third Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), and the Indian team management is unwilling to risk him for the series decider. Jasprit Bumrah joins the long list of Indian pacers who are unavailable in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Injuries to Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Ishant Sharma during the IPL 2020 season had ruled the duo out of the Australia tour. Mohammed Shami had suffered from a fractured wrist while trying to tackle a short ball from Pat Cummins in the first Test at the Adelaide Oval....
Will Pucovski had been presented the baggy green before the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The 22-year-old remained not out on 54 when Tea was taken on Day 1. The young Victorian looked steady during his stint at the crease. However, Wasim Jaffer has urged the Indian bowlers to keep bowling at the stumps to him and take advantage of his movement across the crease. Pucovski scored six centuries in 22 first-class matches at an average of 55....
While much of the talk ahead of the match will center on India’s changes to playing XI, the inclusion of Mark Wood and Chris Woakes, there will also be chatter about player battles. Ahead of the fourth Test, we take a look at some of the key player battles to look for. #1 Rohit Sharma vs Ollie Robinson Robinson has had a ball in the ongoing series and will be happy to have claimed an in-form and settled-looking Rohit Sharma twice in three Tests....
The 29-year-old occupied the crease for 346 minutes in the first innings and faced 214 balls, during which he hit 12 boundaries. KL Rahul played the traditional opener’s knock, seeing the shine off the new ball and displaying tremendous application and dedication. Mind you, Rahul went into the game under tremendous pressure, playing his first Test in nearly two years. Had Gill and Agarwal been fit, KL Rahul might not have even featured in the starting XI....
Thakur bailed India out of trouble with his belligerent knock on the first day of the fourth Test against England. He smashed 57 runs off just 36 deliveries to register the fastest Test half-century on English soil. In a video shared on his YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra pointed out that Shardul Thakur is presenting his case as an alternative to Hardik Pandya. He said: The former India opener added that while Pandya might be more proficient with the bat, Shardul Thakur has the advantage in the bowling department....
Nitin Menon, who has struggled to get lbw and caught-behind decisions right in Kanpur, was involved in an animated exchange with the spinner in the 73rd over. Ravichandran Ashwin opted to bowl with a diagonal run-up in the over, trotting in front of the umpire and then the non-striker while delivering the ball. This seemed to not only obstruct the umpire’s vision slightly but also disturb the non-striker, Tom Latham....
The Men in Green recorded a famous 10-wicket win over their arch-rivals during their last meeting, which took place in the 2021 T20 World Cup. Since their exit from the competition in the semi-final stage, Pakistan have only lost one T20I. Claiming that the side are well-prepared for their clash against Rohit Sharma’s side, Babar Azam told reporters ahead of the tournament’s commencement: Azam added: The two-time Asia Cup winners have been hit with a minor injury crisis heading into the competition....
Rukstales, a former CEO of a data analytics company, pleaded guilty during a video conference before U.S. District Judge Carl J. Nichols to one misdemeanor count of parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building. Assistant U.S. Attorney Susan Lehr noted in the hearing that Rukstales traveled from Illinois to Washington D.C. to attend the “Save America” rally. Lehr also said the 53-year-old tossed a chair toward U.S. Capitol Police officers before being dragged away from the scene by police and arrested....
