Ben Stokes said he has no second thoughts about retiring from international cricket, insisting he is “very happy” with his decision despite ending his England career with a Test series defeat to New Zealand.The England captain announced on Sunday, in the middle of the third Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge, that he would…
R-L: Gautam Gambhir and Shreyas Iyer (PTI Photo) India’s disappointing 2-0 T20I series defeat against Ireland has sparked criticism from former batter Manoj Tiwary, who questioned who would take responsibility for the team’s poor performance. Despite entering the series as two-time defending T20 champions, India struggled with the conditions and failed to deliver with the…
Ben Stokes leaves the field after his final innings after announcing his international retirement during day four of the 3rd Test Match between England and New Zealand at Trent Bridge on June 28, 2026 in Nottingham, England. (Photo/Getty Images) There is a particular cruelty in the way Ben Stokes chose to retire. On the fourth…
England captain Ben Stokes during day four of the 3rd Test match between England and New Zealand at Trent Bridge on June 28, 2026 in Nottingham, England. (Photo/Getty Images) England’s hopes of ending Ben Stokes’ captaincy on a winning note faded on the fifth morning at Trent Bridge as New Zealand completed a 160-run victory…
For decades, discussion about California’s next major earthquake has tended to revolve around a single fault. The southern stretch of the San Andreas has long been viewed as the state’s most closely watched geological boundary, largely because it has remained quiet since the mid-19th century despite continuing movement beneath the surface. That long silence has…
International Cricket Council (ICC) Chairman Jay Shah hailed cricket’s return to the Olympic Games at LA28 as a landmark moment for the sport after the ICC and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed the qualification pathway, including the introduction of the inaugural ICC Olympics Qualifier.Jay Shah said the confirmed qualification system gives every member nation…
Far beyond the Milky Way, vast collections of galaxies continue to drift, gather and occasionally collide. One such region has drawn astronomers’ attention for decades. Known as CL0016+1609, this immense galaxy cluster contains hundreds of galaxies bound together by gravity and shines strongly in X-ray light. A newly highlighted image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope…
Mount Etna erupts with incandescent lava fountains and massive ash clouds, illuminating the Mediterranean night. Mount Etna in Italy is one of the most well-studied volcanoes in the world. It has been erupting for thousands of years, and scientists have been observing it closely for decades. But a new study from Cornell University has revealed…
In July 2025, astronomers spotted something remarkable passing through our Solar System, an object that had not come from anywhere nearby. Called 3I/ATLAS, it was travelling so fast and on such an unusual path that scientists quickly confirmed it had originated in another star system entirely. It is only the third object of its kind…
