Brookhaven’s sPHENIX detector at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) has reported its first physics measurements of gold-ion collisions. Designed for heavy-ion experiments, sPHENIX recorded precision counts of thousands of charged particles and their energies from head-on gold–gold impacts. These early results confirm the detector’s performance and pave the way for its main mission: exploring…
Koneru Humpy registered a crucial win while R. Vaishali, Divya Deshmukh and Harika Dronavalli played out draws in Game 1 of the quarterfinals at the FIDE Women’s World Cup in Batumi, Georgia, on Saturday. Humpy, playing with white pieces, took down China’s Yuxin Song in the first classical game and only needs a draw on…
Lava Blaze Dragon is confirmed to launch in India in July. Notably, the Lava Blaze AMOLED 2 will also be unveiled in the country in the same month, the company has revealed. The launch date for the Lava Blaze Dragon has been announced alongside its design and availability details. Meanwhile, the leaked details for the…
The word regulatory has been dropped but the upcoming Sports Governance Bill is set to institutionalise a National Sports Board (NSB), appointed entirely by the central government, with sweeping powers to suspend recognition of federations based on complaints or “its own motion” for violations ranging from electoral irregularities to financial misappropriation. The bill, due to…
Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Design was launched in September last year as the world’s first triple-fold smartphone with dual hinges. The handset featured a Kirin 9010 chipset and housed a 5,600mAh battery. Now, the Chinese smartphone brand appears to be aiming to launch a sequel to its triple-folding phone, most likely named the Huawei Mate…
Pakistan captain Salman Agha is confident his new-look side is shaping up well towards next year’s World Cup as it takes on Bangladesh in a T20 series starting in Dhaka from Sunday. Agha has been leading the short format side with star batter Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan out since last year. Pace spearhead Shaheen…
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra debuted in January with multiple upgrades in tow, including a larger screen. A tipster has suggested that its purported successor could go even bigger in terms of screen real estate. The purported phone, ubiquitously known as the Galaxy S26 Ultra, is said to have a 0.03-inch larger display compared to the…
Former India head coach Ravi Shastri on Saturday said that KL Rahul is at the peak of his career and that a minor change in batting technique has helped him in England. “What I am seeing is a slight adjustment he’s made with his front foot, in his stance and while defending,” Shastri said on…
OnePlus Pad 3 was unveiled last month with a 13.2-inch display. Today, the Chinese tech brand confirmed when the new Android tablet will be available for purchase in India. The OnePlus Pad 3 is equipped with the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, coupled with up to 16GB of RAM and up to 512GB of storage. It…
India ended its Asian Men’s U16 Volleyball Championship debut with a bronze medal in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand on Saturday. A day after being clean swept by Pakistan in the semifinals, India defeated Japan 3-2 (25-21, 12-25, 25-23, 18-25, 15-10) in a thrilling match to secure a place on the podium while also taking revenge for…