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Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) are hosting Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Match 49 of the ongoing Indian Premier League 2026 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.Both teams are placed in the top four of the competition but are coming off the back of losses in their last game. The Sunrisers were beaten by the Kolkata Knight Riders after a five-game winning streak. The Kings started their season unbeaten with six wins and a washout in seven games but have lost their last two games, against the Rajasthan Royals and the Gujarat Titans.SRH vs PBKS: Toss UpdateThe Punjab Kings won the…

May 2, 2026; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Twins shortstop Brooks Lee (22) hits an RBI infield single with an error allowing another run against the Toronto Blue Jays in the second inning at Target Field. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Kluckhohn-Imagn Images The Minnesota Twins will look to build on their offensive explosion in the series opener when they visit the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night. After losing 13 of 16 games to fall into last place in the American League Central, the Twins have won two in a row for the first time since a four-game run from April 11-14. Minnesota…

Albert Einstein was chosen by Time magazine as the Person of the Twentieth Century.  It was a good choice (and now is a good time to read Einstein more than seventy years after his death in April 1955, here and here).  As noted by Thomas Plümper and Eric Neumayer in their newly published book, The Credibility Crisis in Science: Tweakers, Fraudsters, and the Manipulation of Empirical Results, Einstein finished ahead of the runners-up Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who saved capitalism from itself during the Great Depression, and Mohandas Gandhi, who showed the world that, despite the iron will of Winston Churchill,…

ZENICA, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA – MARCH 31: Ermedin Demirovic and Benjamin Tahirovic of Bosnia and Herzegovina competes for the ball with Nicolò Barella of Italy during the FIFA World Cup 2026 European Qualifiers KO play-offs match between Bosnia & Herzegovina and Italy at Stadion Bilino Polje on March 31, 2026 in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. (Photo by Getty Images/Getty Images) Donald Trump’s Envoy Paolo Zampolli insists it’s ‘very difficult to trust Iranians’, suggesting that Italy still have a chance to replace their national team at the World Cup, even though ‘time is running out.’Trump’s Special Envoy Zampolli insists Italy still…

Reporting Highlights An Essential Shot: Vitamin K shots, which help the blood to clot, are one of three key interventions for newborns, along with an antibiotic eye ointment and the hepatitis B vaccine.  Increasing Rejections: The government doesn’t track vitamin K rejections, but hospitals have seen a rise in parents opting out of the shots for their newborns, often driven by unfounded fears.  Troubling Data: Hundreds of children die each year from spontaneous bleeding in the brain, a common result of vitamin K deficiency, suggesting that many related deaths go unreported. These highlights were written by the reporters and editors…

As the administration continues its efforts to ramp up international support for opening the Strait of Hormuz, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the U.S. would put a new draft resolution before the United Nations Security Council to “defend freedom of navigation” in the waterway.”The draft resolution requires Iran to cease attacks, mining, and tolling,” Rubio said in a statement. “It demands that Iran disclose the number and location of the sea mines it has laid and cooperate with efforts to remove them, while also supporting the establishment of a humanitarian corridor.”Vessels are pictured anchored in the Strait of…

Lebanese soldiers entered Beirut’s southern suburbs and detained suspected gunmen after celebratory fire and rocket-propelled grenades were discharged during a Hezbollah funeral, an unusual assertion of state authority inside one of the group’s most sensitive urban strongholds.The operation in Kafaat followed gunfire during a procession for Hezbollah supporters killed in Israeli strikes, with residents reporting panic as bullets rang out across densely populated neighbourhoods. Army units deployed armoured patrols, set up temporary checkpoints, searched homes and seized weapons and ammunition. By Tuesday, at least three suspects had been detained, including one arrested during the first phase of the raid.The intervention…

By Joshua Tyler | Published 19 seconds ago Robert A. Heinlein is, without question, one of the greatest science fiction writers of all time. That’s especially evident when you look at his earlier work. Heinlein changed as he aged. His work became more pointed, more bitter, and the sexual freedom he espoused in his work turned into something more libidinous. He never stopped creating great works, though, and he never stopped coming up with innovative ideas. Author Robert A. Heinlein Heinlein’s early and mid-career work is regarded as genius, and he’s one of the original fathers of meaningful, modern science…

Who Has Taken the Most Hat-Tricks in IPL History?Amit Mishra has taken the most hat-tricks in IPL history with 3 hat-tricks. He achieved this feat for three different franchises — Delhi Daredevils (2008), Deccan Chargers (2011), and Sunrisers Hyderabad (2013). No other bowler has matched this number. Yuvraj Singh and Yuzvendra Chahal are tied for second with 2 hat-tricks each. Full List of Hat-Tricks in IPL History (2008–2026)Here’s the complete list of every hat-trick recorded in the IPL so far, in chronological order. No.BowlerTeamAgainstYear1Lakshmipathy BalajiCSKKXIP20082Amit MishraDelhi DaredevilsDeccan Chargers20083Makhaya NtiniCSKKKR20084Yuvraj SinghKXIPRCB20095Rohit SharmaDeccan ChargersMumbai Indians20096Yuvraj SinghKXIPDeccan Chargers20097Praveen KumarRCBRajasthan Royals20108Amit MishraDeccan ChargersKXIP20119Ajit ChandilaRajasthan RoyalsPune Warriors201210Sunil NarineKKRKXIP201311Amit…

The battle for Lord Stanley is on. The 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs have already seen some incredible moments and nail-biting finishes as the second round begins. There are eight teams left and only four spots in the conference finals. Who will get one step closer to the Cup?Out West, the Avalanche made quick work of the Kings in the first round, and they will get a much bigger challenge as they face the Minnesota Wild in the second round. The Wild just won a playoff series for the first time since 2015, and that sets up a matchup between the…