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Geoffrey Boycott (Getty Images) Before India’s batting maestros Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar stamped their dominance on the list of Test cricket’s top run-getters, West Indies’ legendary all-rounder Garry Sobers held the record for a long time, finishing his career with just over 8,000 runs.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Gavaskar later became the first...

Representative image (AI-generated) An Indian-origin Singaporean man was charged on Monday with making a false terrorist threat at a church, prompting all services to be cancelled on Sunday.Kokulananthan Mohan, 26, was charged under Regulation 8(2)(a) of the United Nations (Anti-terrorism Measures) Regulations after a suspicious item was found at St Joseph's Church in the Upper Bukit Timah area, which...

Step right up to a visual test that will tickle your brain! Imagine a sea of numbers, predominantly '96', but lurking within is a sneaky '98' turned upside down. This playful optical challenge invites you to sharpen your observation skills with a mere 5 seconds on the clock. Ready to challenge your brain and your eyes at the same time? This optical illusion and IQ-style test is designed to check how...

Parliamentary panel recommends pen-and-paper format to improve reliability in national exams The parliamentary standing committee on education, women, children, youth and sports has recommended a stronger focus on pen-and-paper exams for major national tests, highlighting recurring disruptions in computer-based examinations conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). The committee, chaired by...

NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan pacer Wasim Akram came down hard on Babar Azam's men after they suffered an embarrassing seven-wicket defeat at the hands of India in their ICC ODI World Cup match at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Saturday. Akram, who was known as the 'Sultan of Swing' during his playing days, also highlighted poor fitness as the reason behind Pakistan's lacklustre show against the...

VADODARA: It’s been an annual practice for Shardul Patel to collect Navratri-appropriate accessories much before the revelry sets in. Be it the Kediya, the colourful safa pagdis, or polishing his garba steps — Patel never left anything to chance. However, this time, the list started with a caveat — a complete heart check-up before the nine nights of celebrations.“I do my workouts regularly but...

BENGALURU: The crew module — where the astronauts will be contained in a pressurised Earth-like atmospheric condition during Gaganyaan — is under various stages of development.The space agency, which is aiming to conduct the first Test Vehicle abort mission or TV-D1 by the end of this month, will use an unpressurised CM which has completed its integration and testing and is ready to be shipped to...

BENGALURU: Come January, a petite European spacecraft, christened “Bikini,” will hitch a ride aboard India’s trusted PSLV, soaring to a staggering altitude of 500km before making a re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere and plunging into the deep sea.Weighing a mere 40kg, Bikini is the brainchild of The Exploration Company, a European startup aiming to make inroads into the in-space delivery sector....

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin has written to Amit Shah, opposing the non-inclusion of Tamil in the computer test for recruitment to the CRPF, saying the notification mandating only the use of English and Hindi was ‘discriminatory’ and ‘unilateral’. According to a state government release on Sunday, of the 9,212 vacancies in the CRPF, 579 had to be filled from Tamil Nadu, the exam for which...

On Saturday, Ajinkya Rahane showed that class is permanent. Making his debut for the Chennai Super Kings, Rahane smashed the fastest fifty of this IPL season off just 19 balls, which sealed CSK's win over Mumbai Indians. Rahane smashed 61 runs off just 27 balls, including seven fours and three sixes, which helped CSK race past MI's 157/8 for a seven-wicket win."I always enjoy playing at Wankhede. I have...