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The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 witnessed yet another high-octane thriller as fans erupted at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. In the 62nd match of the season on May 17, 2026, the Delhi Capitals (DC) pulled off an emphatic 5-wicket victory over the Rajasthan Royals (RR), boosting their standings in a fiercely contested tournament. Chasing a formidable target of 194, Delhi reached 197/5 with 4 balls to spare, courtesy of a masterclass opening partnership and a clinical finish under pressure.Mitchell Starc derails RR’s batting lineup with a 4-wicket haulElecting to bowl first, Delhi Capitals faced an initial onslaught from…

Coaching candidates for the Toronto Maple Leafs Luke Fox of Sportsnet: Potential Toronto Maple Leafs coaching candidates: Bruce Cassidy (Oilers seem a more likely landing spot), Manny Malhotra (will the Canucks grant anyone permission?), Jack Capuano, David Carle, Mike Yeo, John Gruden (Marlies coach), and Joe Sacco. More candidates to consider: Pascal Vincent, Peter Laviolette, Gerard Gallant, Steve Sullivan, Dean Evason. Matt Larkin of Daily Faceoff: Toronto Maple Leafs potential coaching tiers. Too Late? Bruce Cassidy – The Oilers may be his preferred team. The Veteran Retreads – Bruce Boudreau, Dean Evanson, Peter Laviolette, and Patrick Roy (would be disastrous). The…

“Dried apricots 12 months ago were £35 for a 12kg box, now they’re £100 a box,” says cheesemonger.

Today DMND and RootstockLabs announce a new feature rollout intending to further the decentralization of Bitcoin mining. The new feature uses Stratum V2 to enable miners at the pool engaging in their own block template construction to also handle the selection and inclusion of merge-mined block commitments from the Rootstock (RSK) sidechain as well. Merge-mining is a process by which multiple blockchains can share, or “reuse”, the same POW from the same set of miners. One blockchain, the child chain, structures its block headers to include the headers of the parent chain, i.e. the hash of the child chain’s block…

Amitabh Bachchan recently surprised fans by sharing an intriguing Instagram video about an ancient Hindu Vishnu temple situated in Bandar Abbas. Through the post, the veteran actor shed light on a unique historical connection between India and Iran, drawing attention to the role of Indian traders in the region during the 19th century.The clip focused on the historic Bandar Abbas Vishnu Temple, which was reportedly constructed in 1892 during the Qajar era for members of the Indian Hindu trading community living and working in the city. The post quickly sparked curiosity online, with many social media users appreciating the lesser-known…

Rajasthan Royals’ captain Riyan Parag (AP Photo) Riyan Parag did not hold back after Rajasthan Royals’ five-wicket defeat against Delhi Capitals in a crucial IPL 2026 clash at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, openly admitting that his side let the game slip from a winning position. RR were firmly in control at 160 for 2 in 14 overs, and looked set for a total in the 220–230 range, but a dramatic collapse triggered by Mitchell Starc’s four-wicket burst saw them finish at 193 for 8. Delhi Capitals then chased it down in 19.2 overs. Parag, who led from the front with…

The Bihar Education Department has asked all private and government-aided schools in the state to follow NCERT guidelines so that the weight of school bags does not go beyond 10 per cent of a child’s body weight. The department has also directed schools to install weighing scales on campus so that bag weight can be checked regularly. Officials said any private school found violating the rule will face action.Speaking to PTI on Sunday, Bihar Education Minister Mithlesh Tiwari said, “All private and government-aided schools in the state will have to follow the NCERT School Bag Policy, 2020 and ensure that…

In Ripple news today, the firm’s CTO, David Schwartz, one of the most recognizable figures in the XRP ecosystem, issued a direct warning on May 14, 2026, to his 700,000+ followers on X. Fake airdrop announcements and giveaway schemes targeting XRPL users have escalated sharply, and anyone impersonating him on Instagram, Telegram, or other platforms is, in his words, “likely a scammer.” The warning is blunt, specific, and long overdue for wider amplification. The question isn’t whether XRP-targeted crypto scams are real. They clearly are, and they’ve been growing for years. The question is whether you can reliably tell the…

Risk-adverse emotions certainly appeared to take hold in Forex late this past week and the EUR/USD correlated to the broad market as it went into this weekend around the 1.16250 mark.The high for the EUR/USD was seen early last week, on Monday, when the 1.17890 mark was being challenged. However, from that point onwards the EUR/USD faced headwinds and optimism in the currency pair’s, ability to traverse upwards ran into concerns. Financial institutions are likely starting to become worried that U.S inflation may cause the Federal Reserve to remain rather hawkish regarding its interest rate policy. Day traders who were…

The sto­ries in the Bible have been told in many ways, not least through film. Among the many cin­e­mat­ic adap­ta­tions of Chris­tian­i­ty’s holy book, none comes to mind that ends with freeze-frame title cards explain­ing the lat­er fate of each char­ac­ter, in the man­ner of Ani­mal House, Amer­i­can Graf­fi­ti, or Good­fel­las. This is sur­pris­ing, since that device could do much to sat­is­fy our curios­i­ty about so many sec­ondary Bib­li­cal fig­ures. Take the twelve dis­ci­ples of Jesus Christ, whose lives Hochela­ga cre­ator Tom­mie Trelawny takes as his sub­ject in the new video above. Be warned: things did­n’t end par­tic­u­lar­ly well for most of them.…