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Directly addressing Epstein’s victims, he said: “I am sorry, sorry for what was done to you, sorry that so many people with power failed you. Sorry for having believed Mandelson’s lies and appointed him and sorry that even now you’re forced to watch this story unfold in public once again.” Source link
“People joke that I only did it because he didn’t do his homework,” says former Premier League referee Jon Moss about the time he sent off James Milner.Twenty-four years after making his debut, Milner, 40, will equal the record for most Premier League appearances if he features for Brighton against Crystal Palace on Sunday.A stellar career spanning more than two decades, six top-flight clubs, 652 Premier League appearances, 61 England caps, three Premier League titles, two FA Cups and one Champions League triumph has also delivered some unexpected moments.Like the time Milner – known as ‘Millie’, external by those close…
Captain Ayush Mhatre with his England counterpart Thomas Rew prior to the men’s Under-19 World Cup final in Harare. | Photo Credit: Getty Images India skipper Ayush Mhatre won the toss and elected to bat against England in the final of the ICC U-19 World Cup in Harare on Friday (February 6, 2026). India are playing an unchanged side, while England replaced Alex French with Alex Green.TeamsIndia: Aaron George, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ayush Mhatre (capt), Vihaan Malhotra, Abhigyan Kundu (wk), Vedant Trivedi, RS Ambrish, Kanishk Chouhan, Khilan Patel, Henil Patel, Deepesh Devendran. England: Ben Dawkins, Joseph Moores, Ben Mayes, Thomas Rew…
Yoshihiro Anai is in charge of Japan’s senior and junior men’s squads. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM In international field hockey, it is generally considered a rule of thumb that senior and junior national teams should have different head coaches.The demands of managing a senior squad — tactics, tournaments and process — rarely allow the same individual to simultaneously oversee a junior programme. The workload is excessive, and the developmental needs of under-21 players are fundamentally different.Two nations competing at the ongoing junior men’s World Cup here have opted for the path less travelled. Japan and Oman have their…
Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka in action during her quarter-final match against Iva Jovic of the U.S. | Photo Credit: Reuters Aryna Sabalenka handed 18-year-old American Iva Jovic a comprehensive 6-3 6-0 defeat at a sweltering Melbourne Park on Tuesday (January 27, 2026) to remain on course for a third Australian Open title in four years.The world number one, champion in 2023 and 2024 and runner-up last year, will meet either Coco Gauff or Elina Svitolina for a place in Saturday’s title match.Sabalenka raced into a 3-0 lead in the opener, and Jovic was made to work by the Belarusian to hold…
Table-topper Haryana Thunders continued its impressive performance in the Pro Wrestling League, winning 5-4 over Punjab Royals in the first semifinal and advancing to the title clash. It now awaits the winner of the other semifinal between Delhi Dangal Warriors and Maharashtra Kesri.Thunders absorbed early pressure, bouncing back from a 1-3 deficit to lead 5-3 and effectively sealing the match before captain Yui Susaki forfeited her final bout. Royals opened the scoring, Chirag Chhikara registering a 2-1 win in the 57kg against Rohit. Haryana levelled through Parvinder (74kg), who beat under-23 World champion Chander Mohan on last point scored after…
Valentine Day 2026 is around the corner, and for many people the problem isn’t the absence of love. It’s repetition. The same kind of attraction. The same emotional patterns. The same people wearing different faces. This usually happens when the memory of an ex hasn’t fully left the system. It doesn’t sit in conscious thought anymore. It hides in the subconscious mind and in the Sukshma sharir, quietly shaping choices, reactions, and attraction. Until that imprint is cleared, new connections tend to mirror the old ones. An emotional reset isn’t about forgetting someone. It’s about releasing the energetic residue they…
Getting citizenship anywhere in the world involves paperwork, background checks, and years of patience. But in some countries, the process is not just rigorous, it is so restrictive that getting through them will need someone to have iron-like patience. They have in place rigid rules like decades-long residency requirements, bans on dual nationality, and discretionary approvals. If you are keen to know more, here are 10 countries where getting citizenship is among the hardest in the world, along with the reasons why. Source link
Budget 2026 positions India to become global supply chain hubIt seems from Union Budget 2026 proposals that India is ready to forgo some revenue now in order to import capital, technology and inventory and secure a cogent role in global manufacturing and supply chains over the medium to long term. Even though efforts have been made through previous budget proposals to make India more supply chain friendly, budget 2026 brings some radical proposals, showing India’s keenness towards becoming a global supply chain hub. Union Budget 2026 has introduced a suite of customs and tax facilitation measures that legal and tax…
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 final at the BCA Stadium in Vadodara, Joint Secretary of BCCI, Prabhtej Singh Bhatia, called the decision “very wrong” and expressed confidence that the International Cricket Council (ICC) would take strict action.“This is against the sportsmanship of any sport. This is a very wrong decision by Pakistan. I am sure the ICC will take very strict action, and we will wait for the ICC’s decision,” Bhatia said.When asked about the possible measures the ICC could take against Pakistan, he added, “We can’t discuss that here, but ICC…