[ad_1] Representative Image: West Indies Cricket Team (AP Photo) Two-time champions West Indies have missed out on direct qualification for the ICC Men’s ODI World Cup 2027, meaning the former powerhouse will once again have to navigate the qualifiers to reach the 50-over showpiece.West Indies’ fate was sealed after Afghanistan defeated Ireland by 92 runs…
[ad_1] What started with concerns about access to clean drinking water eventually led three Indian teenagers to an idea that could offer a remarkably simple way of tackling microplastic contamination. Vivaan Chhawchharia, Ariana Agarwal and Avyana Mehta, all 16, developed Plas-Stick, a biodegradable powder made from discarded tamarind seeds that can bind tiny plastic particles…
[ad_1] ‘Sachin Is the Best Batsman, But Kallis Is the Best Cricketer’: Brett Lee (Image: X) Sachin Tendulkar is widely regarded as one of the greatest batters in cricket history, with many fans and experts even calling him the ‘God of Cricket’. However, former Australia fast bowler Brett Lee has placed another legend ahead of…
[ad_1] Shubman Gill during the nets session. (TOI Photo) TimesofIndia.com in Colombo: Moments after Mohammed Siraj marked his run-up to commence Day 3 proceedings at the Nondescript Cricket Club, Shubman Gill put on his training gear and went to the nets. Net bowlers and coaches Gautam Gambhir, Morne Morkel, Sairaj Bahutale and Sitanshu Kotak accompanied…
[ad_1] Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has already made a remarkable impression on the cricketing world at 15, and Australia pace great Brett Lee believes the teenager has everything required to achieve “bigger and better things” — provided he is protected from the pressure accompanying his rapid rise.Sooryavanshi became one of the…
[ad_1] After decades of environmental decline, Florida’s Indian River Lagoon is beginning to show signs of recovery. With funding from NOAA Fisheries’ Office of Habitat Conservation, the Indian River Lagoon Council is leading a system-wide effort to restore the habitats that once sustained the lagoon’s fish and wildlife. A team of three scientists and one…
[ad_1] Sourav Ganguly and Javagal Srinath CHENNAI: If Javagal Srinath had been the match referee when former India captain Sourav Ganguly famously kept his Australian counterpart Steve Waugh waiting at the toss during the 2001 Eden Gardens Test match, Ganguly may well have faced a suspension!“I would have banned Sourav for a few games,” Srinath…
[ad_1] While one might assume that lowering huge white blocks of concrete into the sea was an attempt at dumping construction waste offshore, in Britain’s North Sea it is a conservation effort. The country is dumping 20 carefully designed structures into the deep waters to restore the population of the European native oyster, Ostrea edulis,…
[ad_1] Rafael Nadal and Lionel Messi Condolences have poured in from across the sporting world following the death of Lionel Messi’s father, Jorge Messi, with tennis great Rafael Nadal among those to send an emotional message to the Argentine football icon and his family.Jorge Messi, who was 68, died on Friday in Rosario, Argentina, following…
[ad_1] Basant Kumar Meghwal (Image: X/@afiindia) Indian high jumper Basant Kumar Meghwal created history by winning the silver medal in the men’s high jump at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Saturday. The 19-year-old from Anupgarh in Rajasthan’s Sri Ganganagar district produced a lifetime-best effort of 2.21m to secure India’s second medal…
