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During the India vs England third and final ODI at the Lord’s Cricket Ground, London, Joe Root once again stepped up big for England as he achieved several milestones during the match. After scoring his fifty, he became the first English batter to score six consecutive 50+ scores in ODI cricket.Joe Root has been excellent throughout the series, and in this match he came into bat when the stage was set for him, and he played a beautiful knock, scoring his half-century in 39 balls; he kept the run flow going as England posted a mammoth total of 387/3 in…

The Chicago Blackhawks announced on Saturday afternoon that they had agreed to a new five-year contract worth $75 million with the number one overall pick from the 2023 NHL Draft, Connor Bedard. Bedard’s new contract carries an annual average value of $15 million. BREAKING: #Blackhawks sign Connor Bedard to a 5-year contract extension at a cap hit of $15 million. — Charlie Roumeliotis (@CRoumeliotis) July 18, 2026 Bedard is following in the footsteps of Sidney Crosby when it comes to the number superstition. We know Crosby has an $8.7 million AAV because of his number 87. Well, Bedard, who wears…

The former owner of British Steel has said it will pursue the British government for compensation after the loss-making firm was nationalised.The UK took control of the Scunthorpe steelworks a year ago after China’s Jingye Group said it planned to close the site because it was not financially viable, and fully nationalised the plant on Thursday.In a statement on Sunday, Jingye said it will seek “full compensation through legal means to the very end” over the UK’s move.A government spokesperson said draft compensation regulations due to be released in the autumn will set out a compensation process through which an…

Foundry Digital, the world’s leading Bitcoin mining pool operator, has said it will allow mining clients how the pool should signal on the BIP-110. The Rochester, New York-based firm said Friday in an email to miners that they will be able to vote by using their hashrate — literally computing power — to vote either for or against the proposal.  BIP-110, or the Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 110, is a proposal aimed at temporarily restricting spam on the blockchain. If it goes through, a soft fork — a backward-compatible rule change — would take effect, restricting the amount of non-monetary data…

The show began with a pre-recorded video of Mars praying in a church for a good performance, before he emerged beneath visuals of a stained-glass window in a red suit bejewelled with roses.It was a suitably theatrical opening to a two-hour, 15-minute set. But for those who had avoided spoilers, Risk It All, a slow R&B ballad from Mars’ latest album, The Romantic, was perhaps an unexpected opener. Any surprise was short-lived. Within minutes, Mars sat behind a pair of bright red congas for Cha Cha, signalling the start of a set that moved between R&B, funk, Latin influences and…

India players stand for a minute of silence in tribute to late cricketer Garfield Sobers at the start of the third ODI between England and India, at Lord’s cricket ground (AP photo) Players from India and England paid tribute to cricket legend Sir Gary Sobers by wearing black armbands during the third and final ODI at Lord’s on Sunday, two days after the West Indies great passed away.The gesture came ahead of the series decider between the two sides at the iconic venue, with both teams honouring one of the game’s greatest-ever all-rounders. Sobers, widely regarded as one of cricket’s…

UPTET Result 2026 date update: Scorecards and merit list PDF likely to release shortly The Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission (UPESSC) is expected to announce the Uttar Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (UPTET) 2026 result soon. Lakhs of candidates who appeared for the examination are waiting for the release of their scorecards and merit list PDF.The Commission has not announced the official result declaration date yet. Once released, candidates will be able to check their marks and download the UPTET 2026 merit list through the official website, upessc.up.gov.in.UPTET 2026 result update for teaching aspirantsThe UPTET examination is conducted as an…

In the latest Bitcoin news, Strategy (MSTR) is trading roughly 43% below what a discounted cash flow (DCF) model says it is worth, and it just sold $216 million in Bitcoin to pay preferred dividends. Those two facts sit in direct tension, and resolving that tension is what determines whether MSTR is a bargain or a value trap dressed up in attractive numbers. The central question this analysis unpacks: does the apparent discount in Strategy’s stock analysis reflect a genuine mispricing of its Bitcoin holdings, or is it fair compensation for the capital allocation risk that common shareholders are now…

WTI crude oil surged roughly 11% as escalating conflict and Strait of Hormuz shipping risks created a supply premium that held throughout the week.

Despite hav­ing been com­posed about two and a half mil­len­nia before the inven­tion of cin­e­ma, Home­r’s Odyssey has offered tempt­ing mate­r­i­al to gen­er­a­tion after gen­er­a­tion of film­mak­ers. Part of the appeal is, of course, the work’s age, which obvi­ates the need for poten­tial­ly frus­trat­ing rights nego­ti­a­tions. But what real­ly cap­tures a direc­tor’s imag­i­na­tion about retelling the sto­ry of Odysseus’ long jour­ney back to Itha­ca must have a great deal to do with the host of mon­sters he encoun­ters along the way. The giant can­ni­bal Laestry­go­ni­ans; the sirens, whose call forces Odysseus to lash him­self to the mast of his ship; Scyl­la and Charyb­dis,…