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India produced a clinical all-round performance to thrash Pakistan by 88 runs in a crucial ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 match at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday.  With the victory, India extended their perfect record against Pakistan to 12-0 and secured their second successive win of the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025. Chasing a challenging total of 248 runs for victory, Sidra Amin played a fine knock of 81 runs. However, Sidra didn’t get enough support from the other end as Pakistan were eventually bowled out for 159 in 43 overs. With this, Pakistan slumped to their…

Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh blasted former Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman and commissioner Lalit Modi for releasing a video clip of the infamous slapgate incident involving the off-spinner and pacer S. Sreesanth from 2008, saying he “must have been under the influence” while doing so.   On August 29, Modi, who was the chairman and commissioner of the IPL at that time, shared the clip of the incident from IPL 2008 between Harbhajan Singh and S Sreesanth during an interview with former Australian captain Michael Clarke on the Beyond23 Cricket Podcast. “I didn’t understand why there was a need to…

Actor Chikkanna is set to play the lead role in a new film titled Jodettu. The project is produced by Somashekar (Kattigenahalli) under the Akash Enterprises banner and directed by S. Mahesh Kumar. The film’s muhurtha was held in a grand manner. Director-producer R. Chandru switched on the camera, while Sandalwood ‘Adhyaksha’ Sharan gave the clap and released the title teaser, extending his wishes to the team. Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda also attended the event. The title teaser, featuring Chikkanna and Telugu actor Sunil, has been released on the D Beats YouTube channel. The film will be made in…

Former Indian wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik has shared an emotional video tribute for Rohit Sharma, honoring his illustrious tenure as India’s ODI skipper. Rohit, who has been replaced by Shubman Gill as India’s new ODI captain, ahead of the upcoming three-match series against Australia, leaves behind a remarkable legacy.   In a video posted on his Instagram account, Karthik, who is the current batting coach and mentor for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), lauded Rohit’s tactical brilliance and ability to inspire under pressure. In the video, which has since gone viral across social media, the RCB mentor also praised Rohit’s approachable demeanor. ALSO READ: India’s…

The 2021 Karnataka State Film Awards have been announced, with senior production manager Shivakumar S (popularly known as Shivarjun) receiving the award for his work in the film Pogaru, starring Dhruva Sarja. Shivarjun began his career about 40 years ago, appearing as an actor in films such as Samsarada Guttu and Prema Parva. Later, he worked as an assistant cinematographer under noted cinematographers Gaurishankar, S. Ramachandra, Madhusudhan, and Sundaranath Suvarna. He subsequently took up work as a production manager and was associated with leading Kannada film production houses such as Vajreshwari, Eshwari, Ramu Films, KCN Movies, and Arjun Sarja’s Shree…

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Paramount Pictures Sports have been a favorite subject for storytellers since a primitive human first told others how much fun it was to whack a round rock with a stick. Author George Plimpton once wrote in the New York Times that “the smaller the ball, the more formidable the literature. There are superb books about golf, very good books about baseball, not many good books about football or soccer, very few good books about basketball and no good books at all about beach balls.” The same parallels to life and American history that…

In a bizarre incident, the high-stakes ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 clash between India and Pakistan was paused for 15 minutes due to a swarm of insects disrupting play at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday. The interruption occurred during India’s innings, specifically at the end of the 34th over, when players from both teams were forced to leave the field for fumigation. Throughout the first 34 overs, players were visibly distracted by buzzing flies and bugs swarming the pitch and outfield. Complaints from batters and fielders mounted, leading umpires to halt proceedings. Ground staff then rushed…

Universal Pictures Based on the 1938 novella “Who Goes There?” by John W. Campbell, John Carpenter’s “The Thing” remains one of the best monster movies ever made. A major reason for the 1982 film’s success is because of its premise where the alien monster shape shifts into its victims. The ending of “The Thing” works as well as it does since the viewer is left unsure if one of the survivors, MacReady (Kurt Russell) and Childs (Keith David), is the imposter in disguise. As it turns out, fans owe Russell a…