Salman Ali Agha sacked; PCB names Asian Games silver-medalist captain as Pakistan’s new T20I skipper | Cricket News

Sahibzada Farhan and Salman Ali Agha (Agency Photos) Pakistan have made a change to their T20I leadership, with Sahibzada Farhan named the new captain for the upcoming three-match series against Sri Lanka after leading the country to a silver medal at the 2026 Asian Games.The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced the squads for the Sri…

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In 1985, Bill Freeman’s three-sided zipper was rejected and left in his garage; 40 years later, MIT revived it as a shape-shifting fastener |

In 1985, electrical engineer Bill Freeman imagined a zipper that could do more than join two pieces of material. His three-sided design used a slider to bring three strips together, potentially changing the shape and stiffness of objects. The idea was rejected by an innovation fund, but Freeman patented the mechanism and kept his prototype…

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Robert De Niro hosts Anupam Kher for lunch in US with partner Tiffany Chen; Bollywood actor says, ‘Fortunate to call you my friend’ |

Robert De Niro hosts Anupam Kher for lunch in US with partner Tiffany Chen; Bollywood actor says, ‘Fortunate to call you my friend’ Anupam Kher met Hollywood star Robert De Niro during his recent trip to the US. The veteran actor shared pictures and videos from the lunch hosted by De Niro and his partner…

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In 1974, Houston replaced most of an asphalt road base with incinerator ash; 3 years later, the 89% waste mix was performing almost like conventional pavement | World News

Representative image of workers laying a road base made with recycled incinerator ash. Image Credits: ChatGPT. In 1974, Houston, Texas, tried an unusual material for road construction: ash left behind after municipal waste was burned. Instead of sending the residue to landfill, engineers used it in an asphalt concrete base course on a city street….

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In 2012, a retired FBI agent began searching for ‘lost’ apples; more than a decade later, his mission has helped rediscover 30 forgotten varieties across the Pacific Northwest

Retired FBI agent Dave Benscoter turned his retirement into a mission to find ‘lost’ apples. (Photo: Dave Benscoter) Retirement from the FBI gave Washington native Dave Benscoter plenty of time on his hands in 2012. Little did he know that a routine day of yard work would eventually lead him on a more than decade-long…

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‘Country moving in a democratic way’: BJP on SC notice to poll body, Centre on pleas against CEC | India News

The SC however refused to pass any interim direction in the matter NEW DELHI: The ruling BJP on Monday said the Supreme Court’s decision to issue notices to the Election Commission (EC) and the Centre on pleas seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar showed that all institutions in the country were…

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‘Even if he’s not getting game time, he’s still in the dugout’: Morne Morkel’s big message for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: India bowling coach Morne Morkel believes teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi can benefit immensely from spending more time around experienced players, even if he does not get a game in the upcoming T20I series against the West Indies.The 15-year-old was part of India’s Asian Games gold-medal winning squad and played all the matches in…

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Daniil Medvedev disqualified from China Open after hitting spectator with ball; Novak Djokovic says ‘I was shocked’ – Watch | Tennis News

L-R: Officials assist the injured man; and Daniil Medvedev speaks with officials. (AP/Reuters Photos) Daniil Medvedev’s China Open campaign ended in extraordinary fashion on Monday when the Russian was disqualified from his semifinal against Novak Djokovic after hitting a rebounding ball into the crowd that struck a spectator in the eye.Medvedev was trailing Djokovic 5-7,…

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Scientists develop a living building material for Mars using engineered yeast; it uses far less energy and can be recycled into new bricks |

Scientists have developed a living building material designed for construction on Mars, combining inert sand with a gelatin-based hydrogel and engineered yeast cells. According to the research published in Chem Circularity titled ‘Engineered living building material for low-energy construction on Mars’, the material can be processed and printed under simulated Martian conditions while requiring far…

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