RCB vs KXIP: Royal Challengers Bangalore are third on the IPL 2020 points table.© BCCI/IPL Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) are set to face Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) in their upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 fixture, at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). After seven fixtures,Continue Reading
Reparatory justice: ‘The greatest political movement of the 21st century’ The slave trade triangle; photo by Ben Sutherland on Flickr, CC BY 2.0. The text reads: “During the 1700s Britain was the leading slave-trading nation. A half of all Africans transported across the Atlantic into slavery were carried in BritishContinue Reading
Para-archer Ankit was shifted to the Bhagwan Dass Hospital in Sonepat.© AFP Para-archer Ankit, who is a part of the national camp at Sports Authority of India’s (SAI) Northern Regional Centre Sonepat, was on Wednesday hospitalised after testing positive for coronavirus. “To ensure proper treatment and close monitoring of hisContinue Reading
IPL Points Table: Kagiso Rabada continues to lead Purple Cap race as Delhi Capitals went on top again.© BCCI/IPL Delhi Capitals beat Rajasthan Royals by 13 runs on Wednesday in Dubai to go on top of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 points table. Half-centuries from Shikhar Dhawan and Shreyas IyerContinue Reading
Nigerian youth have birthed a unifying movement Protesters hold up their placards in front of the Lagos State House, October 11, Photo by TobiJamesCandid via Wikimedia CC BY 4.0. This past week, Nigerian youth spearheaded widespread protests demanding an end to police brutality, from Lagos to Enugu, Port-Harcourt to Asaba,Continue Reading
IPL 2020: Virat Kohli loves to put in the hard yards to keep himself in shape.© Instagram Virat Kohli, who is an epitome of fitness, took to Instagram on Wednesday to reveal the timeline that lets him reach “optimum output” on the field. The Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper posted aContinue Reading
Muscle loss might be an inevitable part of ageing, but exercise can slow this process down. belushi/ Shutterstock Here’s a sobering fact: you can lose up to 40% of your muscle mass between your 20s and your 80s. That might sound outlandish, but it’s a natural part of ageing. KnownContinue Reading
BTS became the top search result on Weibo this week Screen shot from BTS ‘Dynamite’ official MV on Youtube China’s online patriots are targeting internationally famous K-pop band BTS after the group’s leader Kim Nan-joon paid tribute South Korea’s and United States’s war veterans on October 8. Nan-joon, also known by his stage nameContinue Reading
Decision to change is based on increase of racist violence worldwide The infamous cynical phrase “Arbeit macht frei” (“Work sets you free” in German) at the entrance of the Auschwitz concentration camp in Oświęcim, Poland, now part of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum. Photo by Meta.mk/Bojan Blazhevski, used with permission.Continue Reading
Premier League clubs have rejected “Project Big Picture” that was mooted by Manchester United, Liverpool.© AFP Premier League clubs unanimously agreed on Wednesday to reject the radical “Project Big Picture” plan to restructure English football. Under the controversial proposals, the number of teams in the Premier League would have beenContinue Reading
