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Sunrisers batting might comes to the fore in big chase as Mumbai Indians continue to slide

Sunrisers batting might comes to the fore in big chase as Mumbai Indians continue to slide

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Synopsis: Travishek’s 129-run stand and Heinrich Klaasen’s unbeaten 65 powers SRH to 6-wicket win over MI. Exactly a month ago, the Mumbai Indians won their first IPL 2026 match at home – a six-wicket victory over Kolkata Knight Riders. The great start raised early hopes about another tilt at the title. One month later, the five-time champions slumped to their sixth loss of the season, losing to Sunrisers Hyderabad and further worsening their Playoff qualification chances. IPL 2026 had so far seen only one-half of the Abhishek Sharma-Travis Head combination succeed, with the Indian making all the running. But on Wednesday, against an MI attack in desperate need of a change in fortunes, it was Head’s time to shine under the bright lights and lay the ideal foundation for the 244-run chase. The Australians’ innings was one of brute force, but not chanceless as Naman Dhir dropped him on 2 off Trent Boult in the third over, and to make matters worse, the ball went for a six. He made the hosts pay for the …

ICC T20 World Cup: Sanju Samson, the batsman and the leader, comes to the fore on the big stage | Cricket News

ICC T20 World Cup: Sanju Samson, the batsman and the leader, comes to the fore on the big stage | Cricket News

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5 min readMumbaiUpdated: Mar 6, 2026 12:13 AM IST Amidst the flood of gorgeous shots Sanju Samson unfurled at the Wankhede, two moments lingered. One private, one public. Before every ball, Samson would tap his chest directly below his throat with his right gloved thumb, then wriggle it through the space under his helmet grill to gently place it on his lips. Kissing it good luck. That private moment was routine. A tick, a matter of habit. But it was his public moment that captured his sense of responsibility. Ever so often, when he detected younger partners showing nerves, he would walk across for a chat. They say that with top batsmen, one good knock can turn the tide. The 97 against the West Indies did exactly that. Not just for Samson — the man who’d been left out, who might have played his last game had he failed — but also for his teammates, whose doubts he tried to clear with every mid-pitch conversation. There he was walking across when Abhishek Sharma showed nerves. …

WPL 2026: Grace and power to the fore as Harris’ stunning 40-ball 85 powers RCB to two wins in two | Cricket News

WPL 2026: Grace and power to the fore as Harris’ stunning 40-ball 85 powers RCB to two wins in two | Cricket News

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There is a case to be made that the Royal Challengers Bengaluru are not quite getting their combinations right at the start of the Women’s Premier League season, but what they do have are elite match-winners who can single-handedly take the game away from the opponents. On Monday in Navi Mumbai, it was Grace Harris’ turn to produce a stunning innings that powered RCB past UP Warriorz’s total of 143 with nearly eight overs to spare. Grace and Power That Harris is one of the most powerful ball-strikers in the world is well established, but over the course of her 40-ball 85, she also showed how good her timing can be when she is in the zone. When Meg Lanning decided to open the bowling with Deepti Sharma, most likely as a match-up option to Smriti Mandhana, Harris took strike and calmly struck a straight drive off the first ball, swinging through the line effortlessly for a four. When Deepti shortened the length, she was ready to rock back in the crease and find the …

Language politics to the fore in U.P. as BJP govt., Oppn. exchange barbs on promotion and neglect

Language politics to the fore in U.P. as BJP govt., Oppn. exchange barbs on promotion and neglect

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Recently, the Uttar Pradesh Assembly announced that proceedings of the House would be available in four regional languages as well as English. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO ‘Language politics’ has defined the course of developments in Uttar Pradesh in the past week with the Assembly in session and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi visiting his parliamentary constituency, Rae Bareli. The Congress leader injected language into his politics of social justice during the two-day visit on February 20-21, accused the ruling BJP and its ideological mentor RSS of attempting to prevent marginalised people from learning English. Describing the language as the “biggest weapon”, he said it is a tool of mobility that allows someone to go anywhere, be it Tamil Nadu, Japan or Mumbai, or work in any company. “People belonging to the BJP-RSS say that one should not learn the English language. They want you not to learn English because they don’t want Dalits, Adivasis and the poor to come where it is used,” Mr. Gandhi said addressing a ‘Dalit …

6 In Single Bed, Expired Extinguishers: Lapses Come To Fore As 10 Kids Die In Jhansi Hospital Fire

6 In Single Bed, Expired Extinguishers: Lapses Come To Fore As 10 Kids Die In Jhansi Hospital Fire

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Last Updated:November 16, 2024, 13:23 IST The Uttar Pradesh government ordered a high-level probe into the Jhansi hospital fire tragedy and sought a report by Saturday evening. UP Dy CM Brajesh Pathak with senior government officials at Jhansi hospital where fire broke out | Image/PTI As many as six children were being treated on a single bed and extinguishers were found to be expired at the time of the fire incident at a Jhansi hospital in Uttar Pradesh, exposing the severe safety lapses. At least 16 children are battling for their lives while 10 newborns died after a massive fire, caused by a short circuit, broke out in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College around 10:45 pm on Friday. There were 18 beds in the infant ward, most of them comprising six children each, said Kripal Singh Rajput, who visited the hospital on Friday night to see his grandson undergoing treatment at the hospital. The fire erupted suddenly when he entered the premises, prompting him to rescue the stranded …

Princess Kate returns to the fore with Christmas carol service | Hollywood

Princess Kate returns to the fore with Christmas carol service | Hollywood

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LONDON, – Kate, Britain’s Princess of Wales, will make her most prominent return to royal engagements since having treatment for cancer next month when she hosts an annual Christmas carol service at London’s Westminster Abbey. Princess Kate returns to the fore with Christmas carol service Kate, the wife of heir to the throne Prince William, has only made a handful of public appearances after having major abdominal surgery in January, and then undergoing a course of preventative chemotherapy when subsequent tests revealed the presence of cancer. Last weekend she attended two high-profile Remembrance events to commemorate those who lost their lives in conflict as part of her gradual return to official duties, but the carol service – the fourth she has organised – will be the first major royal event she has hosted herself. “This year’s service provides a moment to reflect upon the importance of love and empathy, and how much we need each other, especially in the most difficult times of our lives,” her office, Kensington Palace, said in a statement. That message …

Northeast Assembly bypolls: Family politics to the fore

Northeast Assembly bypolls: Family politics to the fore

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Tanzil Hussain, Congress candidate for the Samaguri seat in central Assam, with Rahul Gandhi. | Photo Credit: X/@Tanzil_NSUI Aditya Golay Tamang, son of Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang, won the Soreng Chakung Assembly constituency unopposed, highlighting the family politics ruling the bypolls in three northeastern States. He was one of the two Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) candidates to win without an election. The other was Satish Chandra Rai, who won the Namchi-Singithang seat after his Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) rival Daniel Rai withdrew from the polls. The SDF’s Prem Bahadur Bhandari withdrew his candidature from Soreng Chakung, paving the way for Mr. Tamang’s uncontested victory. Eight seats in all The outcome in Sikkim leaves six seats in Assam and Meghalaya, where the byelections will be held on November 13. The election of the MLAs to the Lok Sabha necessitated the bypolls in five Assembly seats — Behali, Bongaigaon, Dholai, Samaguri, and Sidli — in Assam and the Gambegre constituency in Meghalaya. In Sikkim, the Chief Minister gave up Soreng Chakung, one of two seats …

Father’s passion, Pullela Gopichand’s support to the fore as Jyothika helps India book 4x400m Olympics berth | Sport-others News

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Before the second-round heats, India’s last chance to qualify for the Paris Olympics from the World Relays, Jyothika Sri Dandi made a call to her biggest supporter, father Srinivasa Rao. The shaky wifi forced the conversation to be brief, but the instructions were effectively conveyed. “I told him that the wifi connection was weak, and he replied, ‘forget the wifi connection, get connected to the race’. He asked me to give my best and that’s what I tried,” Jyothika, who ran the second leg in the 4x400m in the Bahamas, told The Indian Express. It may have been a short, routine conversation but that was more than enough to motivate Jyothika, who ran the fastest split (51.36s) in the 3:29.35s team timing that earned them the second spot in the race and a ticket to Paris. The 23-year-old from Tanuku town in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, took to running when she was 13. For initial training and diet, she didn’t have to look too far as her father, a bodybuilder himself, took charge. …