Last year’s winner Nick Rockett has been withdrawn from this weekend’s Grand National at Aintree. Nick Rockett – trained by Willie Mullins and ridden by his son Patrick – finished two-and-a-half lengths clear of 2024 winner I Am Maximus 12 months ago, but has been declared a non-runner having been reported to be coughing. He…
The controversial Digvesh Rathi catch (Screengrabs) NEW DELHI: Umpiring came under heavy criticism during the IPL 2026 clash between Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants after the controversial dismissal of Finn Allen, which quickly went viral and sparked a flood of memes online.Allen was dismissed early in the innings when he attempted an aggressive…
Scientists have classed emperor penguins as at risk of extinction for the first time ever after Antarctica’s melting ice crashed its populations. A rapid decline in the global population of the species has caused the birds to jump two stages from “near threatened” to “endangered” on the official Red List of Threatened Species. They are…
PARIS: The Cannes Film Festival unveiled its roster of films for this year’s edition on Thursday packed with historical dramas, “gentleness” and even football, with the absence of major Hollywood studios set to dial down the American razzle-dazzle of previous editions. Festival director Thierry Fremaux unveiled 21 films in competition for the main Palme d’Or…
Arsenal have learned the colossal fee they will have to pay to sign Khvicha Kvaratskhelia from Paris Saint-Germain, as per a report. Kvaratskhelia joined PSG from Napoli for €70million (then £59m) in January 2025. He scored in last season’s Champions League final as PSG thrashed Inter Milan 5-0 to lift the trophy for the first…
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US stock markets opened muted on Thursday while crude oil prices surged toward $100 per barrel, as doubts over the durability of the US-Iran ceasefire dampened investor sentiment, AP reported.The S&P 500 slipped 0.1%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 40 points, or 0.1%, and the Nasdaq Composite declined 0.2% in early trade after…
Yuvraj Singh (File photo) Yuvraj Singh has spoken about the period when he was diagnosed with cancer, saying the illness began when he was at the peak of his career, even as he continued to play for India.At that time, Yuvraj had just played a big role in India’s 2011 World Cup win, he was…
The mass drowning of emperor penguin chicks as sea ice is melted by the climate crisis has led the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to declare the species officially in danger of extinction. Emperor penguins rely on “fast” ice – sea ice that is firmly attached to the coast – for nine months…
