Ben Shelton, of the United States (AP Photo) Ben Shelton is one victory away from ending the United States’ long wait for a men’s Grand Slam champion after winning an all-American US Open semifinal against Frances Tiafoe on Friday.The No. 8 seed recovered from losing the opening set to beat Tiafoe 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 7-5…
Pink has addressed the controversy surrounding her comments about rapper Macklemore, a week after she criticised his pro-Palestine remarks during an Ed Sheeran concert in New Jersey.In a lengthy Instagram post, the singer explained that she wanted to clarify her views on Israel, Hamas and Palestine, as well as the circumstances surrounding the post she…
NEW DELHI: It’s taken Jasprit Bumrah two months to rejoin the Indian team after suffering a knee injury on the tour of England. On Friday evening, as he walked out to mark his run-up at the nets here at the Ferozeshah Kotla ahead of the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan and bowled with an effortless…
Mohammed Siraj (PTI Photo) CHENNAI: Mohammed Siraj hasn’t been at his best of late. He struggled in Sri Lanka recently and also in the Duleep Trophy final that got over here on Thursday. Siraj’s first innings was particularly poor. He went wicketless for 140 runs at an economy rate of 5.60, struggling with control and…
Being the friendly boss sounds like a good idea. You want your team to feel comfortable around you, speak openly and know that you’re not the kind of manager who pulls rank at every opportunity.But Hemant Wadhwani says his own experience taught him that there can be a downside to being too relaxed with the…
For the first time since she began her education, Harita Bhadra gave herself a year without having to divide her attention between studies and athletics.Last year, she graduated from Loughborough University in the UK with a BSc in Sports Science, Coaching and Physical Education. This year, she decided to focus only on athletics.The decision has…
Kim Soo Hyun wins KRW 577 million advertising case. (Instagram) For the past year, actor Kim Soo Hyun has been legally involved in a case regarding the late Kim Sae Ron. Following allegations about their dating history, Soo Hyun was sued by multiple brands for damages because of the controversy. This included the returns he…
‘Bethlehem Kudumba Unit’ box office collection day 22_ Nivin Pauly film grows. Nivin Pauly and Mamitha Baiju’s ‘Bethlehem Kudumba Unit’ has maintained its box-office momentum despite several new releases. The Malayalam film continued to attract audiences on its fourth Friday. According to Sacnilk, ‘Bethlehem Kudumba Unit’ collected Rs 2.50 cr in India net earnings on…
There is a particular kind of confusion that comes with liking someone who seems to like you back, but never actually does anything about it. They talk to you often. They remember things you mentioned in passing. They somehow manage to be around you quite a lot. But when it comes to actually saying something,…
BENGALURU: A 22-year-old grandmaster, one of the strongest players on the planet, lying flat on a hotel bed with his leg propped up on a pillow, calculating variations against a World Championship challenger sitting upright across the board. That was Alireza Firouzja’s reality for a stretch of tournaments earlier this year, a fallout from an…
