India middle-order batter Ruturaj Gaikwad has opted out of the final part of the County Championship for Yorkshire citing “personal reasons”. The 28-year-old had agreed to a five-game deal, starting with the match against reigning champion Surrey at Scarborough from July 22. But Yorkshire confirmed in a statement that Gaikwad would not be available. Gaikwad…
Season 2 of Special Ops starring K K Menon as the lead playing Himmat Singh, is finally out to stream on JioHotstar from July 18, 2025. In this new season, Himmat Singh and his elite team tackle cyber threats. Apart from season 1, which focused on terror attacks, this one is more focused on cyber…
Athenea del Castillo came off the bench to open the scoring, and Claudia Pina added a superb second as Spain beat host Switzerland 2-0 on Friday to reach the 2025 Women’s Euro semifinals. For the best part of an hour, the Swiss defended doggedly and attacked on the break, but once Spain found its groove,…
On July 15, a massive filament eruption from the sun’s northeastern limb exploded in an eye-popping explosion of solar filth and fury, and a bright chunk of it was blown half a million miles into space – a quarter the distance between the Earth and the moon. High-definition video of the event was captured by…
After representing South Africa in the 2024 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup, Riley Norton has now captained his nations’ U20 Rugby team to the final of the 2025 World Rugby U20 Championship in Italy. The 19-year-old is quickly becoming one of South Africa’s most compelling young sporting talents, making headlines for his exceptional achievements across…
NASA’s next four-person astronaut crew has entered quarantine as they prepare for launch. On July 17, 2025, the Crew-11 team – led by NASA astronaut Zena Cardman (commander) alongside NASA pilot Nick Hague and mission specialists Thomas Pesquet (ESA) and Alexander Grebenkin (Roscosmos) – began a two-week health-stabilization protocol at Johnson Space Center in Houston….
India opener Pratika Rawal was fined 10 per cent of her match fee and handed one demerit point for ‘avoidable physical contact’ during the first women’s ODI against England on Tuesday. The batter clarified that the ‘shoulder contact’ with Sophie Ecclestone was unintentional. “I was just running in my way, and the shoulder bash thing was…
Samsung Galaxy F36 5G is set to launch in India today, July 19. The handset is expected to arrive as the successor to the Galaxy F34 5G, which was launched in 2023. In the days leading up to its launch in India, the South Korean tech conglomerate has been teasing details about the handset. It…
Matt Henry took three wickets, and Devon Conway hit an unbeaten half-century as New Zealand outclassed host Zimbabwe by eight wickets in their tri-series match at Harare Sports Club on Friday. Zimbabwe made a promising start but could only score 120 for seven after being sent in. Fast bowler Henry took three for 26. New…
China’s Tianwen 2 probe, en route to collect samples from a near-Earth asteroid, has captured striking images of Earth and the moon shortly after launch. The snapshots, taken using the spacecraft’s narrow field of view navigation sensor, show our planet and its natural satellite as viewed from approximately 590,000 kilometers away. Launched aboard a Long…