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Sri Lanka beat B'desh by 6 wkts

New Delhi, Sept. 14 -- Opener Pathum Nissanka (34-ball 50) and Kamil Mishara (46*) steered Sri Lanka to a 6-wicket win over Bangladesh in Group B in Abu Dhabi. Bangladesh were restricted to 139/5 and ... Read More


Davis Cup: Nagal seals big win vs Switzerland

Mumbai, Sept. 14 -- Going through a long tunnel of gloom in singles, Indian tennis found a rare spark in the rustic old Swiss town of Biel. Driven by its singles show for a change, an inspired Indian ... Read More


New Nepalese PM meets injured Gen Z protesters

Kathmandu, Sept. 14 -- Nepal's first woman prime minister made hospital visits to injured protesters her first official act on Saturday, as the country slowly returned to normalcy under military watch... Read More


We need a safe word

India, Sept. 14 -- It might interest you to know that the emoji depicting a cluster of kidney beans, among children under 16, stands for "self-identified incel". "Bop" can mean a girl is promiscuous. ... Read More


Can we, should we, slay the 'Good morning' message?

India, Sept. 14 -- This column was born of exasperation. I was on the verge of quitting my housing society's WhatsApp group. The endless stream of "Good Morning" images, pixelated saints and recycled ... Read More


Premier beginnings: Ferguson, Wenger and the rise of the EPL

India, Sept. 14 -- Mo Salah, ageless, charges down the right; Erling Haaland, hulking, makes a run through the middle; Bukayo Saka, smooth as silk, cuts in; Cole Palmer, magical, wiggles through; Will... Read More


Masters of sound and silence

India, Sept. 14 -- They arrived at Helsinki's cultural palace, Kulttuuritalo, with no fanfare, no theatrics: just four musicians (Stuart Braithwaite, Barry Burns, Dominic Aitchison and Martin Bulloch)... Read More


A battle in the depths

India, Sept. 14 -- T he Mekong giant catfish is a toothless bottom-feeder. This is not the admonition it sounds like. The iconic species can live to the age of 60, grow to 10 ft long and weigh up to 3... Read More


A tern for the worse

India, Sept. 14 -- Spring in the Arctic is a time of cinematic change. Ice gives way to green grass and bright flowers. Insects, butterflies and spiders come out of hibernation. Polar bears emerge to ... Read More


Who changed the channel?

India, Sept. 14 -- T he great migrations of the world are dwindling. The mule deer is stumbling upon new oil wells along its ancient route, and watching helplessly as the greenery it once chased retre... Read More