Day: July 23, 2019

Amazon cast first actor in ‘Lord of the Rings’ series

7:50 pm July 23, 2019

Los Angeles: Australian star Markella Kavenagh is the first actor to join the cast of Amazon’s much-awaited “Lord of the Rings” series. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the actor, who has featured in shows such as “Romper Stomper”, “The Cry” and “Picnic at Hanging Rock”, will portray the role of Tyra. Further details of her […]

China lashes ‘clown’ Horton for Sun podium protest

7:40 pm July 23, 2019

Shanghai: Australian swimmer Mack Horton was slammed as “arrogant” and “rude” by Chinese media as his feud with China’s Sun Yang accelerated at the world championships. After Horton snubbed Sun for a photo-call on the podium, as a doping controversy rages around the Chinese star, the China Daily said the Aussie “humiliated himself with his […]

World Cup final best and worst day of my cricketing career: Guptill

7:37 pm July 23, 2019

Auckland: A week after New Zealand’s heartbreaking World Cup loss, a gutted Martin Guptill on Tuesday said the summit clash against England at the Lord’s was both the “best and worst day” of his cricketing career. Hosts England lifted their maiden World Cup owing to a superior boundary count after Guptill was run-out off the […]

SC cancels Amrapali group’s registration and leases, directs NBCC to complete its pending projects

7:31 pm July 23, 2019

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday cancelled the registration of the Amrapali group and appointed the state-run National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) to complete all its pending projects, bringing great relief to thousands of home buyers who had invested their money with it. A bench of Justices Arun Mishra and U U Lalit also […]

Olympian boxer Sakti Mazumdar dies of heart attack

India continue good run at Thailand Open boxing

7:25 pm July 23, 2019

New Delhi: Bhagyabati Kachari (75kg) assured India of at least a bronze medal at the Thailand International Boxing Tournament by advancing to the semifinals in Bangkok on Tuesday. Bhagyabati, who won a gold at the India Open earlier this year, defeated Vietnam’s Nguyen Huong 5-0 to make the medal rounds. In the men’s draw Ashish […]