The pitch at Kolkata's Eden Gardens is expected to behave like a typical Indian surface -- offering good batting conditions over the first couple of days when the Test begins on Friday before assisting spin from day three. However, the early mornin...

The move came after a court ruled last month that the group's five members must honour their contracts with record label ADOR, whose parent company HYBE is also behind K-pop sensation BTS. NewJeans made headlines in November 2024 when they announce...

Gross domestic product grew 0.1 percent in the July-September period, down on 0.3-percent growth in the second quarter, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said in a statement. Analysts' consensus forecast had been for growth of 0.2 percent in...

The lock missed last week's hard-fought 25-17 win over Scotland at Murrayfield following a cut to his leg, that required a dozen stitches, suffered during the win, the weekend before, over Ireland in Chicago. But Barrett has now been restored to th...

Its net loss stood at £26 million ($34 million) in the six months to the end of September, down on a loss after tax of £74 million one year earlier. Faced with a drop in sales as the luxury sector suffered from weak Chinese demand, Burberry launc...

At least eight players had asked to leave over security fears after Tuesday's suicide bombing in Islamabad that killed 12 people and wounded 27. Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said the decision to stay for next week's tri-series, which also includes Zimba...

Rising ocean temperatures, overfishing, and pollution have steadily degraded marine ecosystems around the island, undermining a key source of income for locals in Jambiani village who long depended on farming seaweed. Instead, they have turned to ...

Nikola Jokic capped the night with a 55-point outburst that propelled the Denver Nuggets to a 130-116 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers. Curry scored 31 of his points in the second half as the Warriors handed the Spurs a first home defeat of th...

Jacquet's start-up company, Permafungi, pitches its fully biodegradable "myco-material" as a sustainable alternative to polystyrene and other polluting plastics. "These ones are designed for hotels," he explained to visitors on a recent tour of the...

"I am supposed to fly to China soon to represent India at the Australian Open Playoff. But my visa was rejected without reason," Nagal said on Tuesday in a post to social media platform X. Nagal, 28, is ranked world number 275. He represented India...

But the forest, the world's largest wild walnut grove, has for years been slowly fading -- hit by the overgrazing of livestock, illegal logging and rising temperatures. "The forest used to be so dense but it has thinned out," said Asel Alisheva, a ...

"Yasmeen! Yasmeen! I have fallen in love..." the 32-year-old actor cried in Bangla, her eyes fixed on the screen playing new episodes of Turkish drama "Kara Sevda", or "Endless Love", which has captivated millions of viewers in the South Asian natio...

France face Ukraine in Paris on Thursday in the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. Kylian Mbappé's side will secure their spot in the tournament with a victory. The match will take place in a significant context, on the tenth anniversary of the Nov...

Boeing's latest offer -- which has been endorsed by IAM District 837 union leaders behind the strike -- includes an upfront "ratification bonus" of $6,000. If accepted, striking workers in the midwestern states of Missouri and Illinois would retur...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's centre-left government has poured billions into solar power, wind turbines and green manufacturing and pledged to make Australia a renewable energy superpower. It has also pledged to slash planet-warming greenhouse...