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https://ift.tt/punTvHV Lionel Messi's father, Jorge Messi, is currently going through a health-related situation and is under medical supervision, recovering and progressing well, informed the football icon's family on Thursday. During his side's FIFA World Cup campaign opener for defending Argentina against Algeria on Wednesday, Messi was seen in tears after scoring, which he later said was because of "something unrelated to the game". "It was something totally unrelated to sport. I had some difficult, complicated days. I am grateful to the whole delegation, to all my teammates, because they were always by my side, as always, giving me a lot of strength," Messi said after the game. Messi's family has clarified that Messi's father is not in good health, but is "recovering and progressing well" under medical supervision. A statement from the family, according to 433, read, "The Messi family informs that Jorge Messi is currently go...

https://ift.tt/CAb1zna Glenn Phillips slammed his first Test century for New Zealand against England on Day 2 of the 2nd Test at The Oval on Thursday. Archer's duel with Phillips on Wednesday night was the highlight of the first day. Archer's barrage of bouncers landed Phillips frequently on his back, along with blows to a finger and two to the shoulder. But by the time Archer reappeared on Thursday, Phillips was on 97. Maybe fittingly, Phillips hit two runs and a single off Archer to reach his first Test hundred. Archer gave Phillips a congratulatory tap on the back. Before that, however, Phillips faced Archer with goggles on!  Jofra Archer unleashed a huge, deadly bouncer at Glenn Phillips in the 2nd Test against New Zealand - Look at Phillips' reaction pic.twitter.com/3cldPx2SG5 — T-Celebs (@t_celebs) June 18, 2026 New Zealand was bowled out for 391 after resuming on 291-7, and Phillips was the last man out for an even 100 on a warm, sunny morning. The Black...

https://ift.tt/FH5Au3D Veteran paparazzo Ramakant Munde shared inside details of how photographers accessed celebrities before paparazzi culture and social media began. Recalling an unwritten rule from that era, Munde said they were told not to photograph Dimple Kapadia and Sunny Deol together. Dimple Kapadia and Sunny Deol were rumoured to be in a relationship, though they never acknowledged it publicly. "Sometimes they would be together on a film set, at an event, or during a function. But they didn't like getting photographed together. Everyone in the media knew this," Ramakant Munde told Hindi Rush. Munde recalled that instructions would come whenever the two were present at the same location. "There was a message among photographers that if they were together, we shouldn't take pictures. Usually someone from their team would come and tell us, or there would be a signal indicating that photographs were not wanted," he said. In an era before omn...

https://ift.tt/Ye9u7pV Defence stocks rallied sharply on June 17, with broad-based gains across the sector as India's defence production reached an all-time high of Rs 1.78 lakh crore in the Financial Year (FY) 2025-26, marking a significant milestone in the country's push towards self-reliance in defence manufacturing. Paras Defence emerged as the top gainer, surging 12.89%, followed by Astra Microwave Products, which advanced 7.72%, and MTAR Technologies, up 6.99%. Data Patterns gained 4.81%, while Bharat Dynamics rose 4.39%. Among the public sector defence names, Garden Reach Shipbuilders climbed 3.67%, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) added 3.51%, and Cochin Shipyard gained 3.39%. Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders rose 2.43%, while Mishra Dhatu Nigam and DCX Systems advanced 2.14% and 1.84%, respectively. Bharat Electronics Ltd. (BEL) gained 1.58%, and IdeaForge Technology rose 1.29%. Bharat Forge was the laggard within the pack, up 0.46%. The record output represents a 1...

https://ift.tt/RYaO8S7 The NHL has confirmed it is launching a formal investigation into the circumstances surrounding Mike Babcock's resignation from the Columbus Blue Jackets in September 2023, a process triggered by the Edmonton Oilers' pursuit of Babcock as their next head coach and a direct demand from the NHL Players' Association that the league conduct a thorough review before any hiring goes ahead. Babcock was brought to Columbus in July 2023 on what appeared to be one of the more high-profile coaching hires of the summer. He resigned before coaching a single regular-season game after the Spittin' Chiclets podcast reported that he had asked players to show him personal photos stored on their mobile phones as part of a getting-to-know-you exercise. The NHLPA reviewed the situation at the time, but no formal NHL investigation was completed because Babcock voluntarily resigned. That unfinished process has now returned. The NHLPA informed the Oilers last week that...

https://ift.tt/XlhE4JL The Indian selectors have started looking at the next generation of spinners but Ajit Agarkar and his team have discovered a distinct lack of desired quality in wrist spinners who can be Kuldeep Yadav's understudy in the coming years. In white ball, there is Ravi Bishnoi who plays on and off for India in T20Is while Vipraj Nigam is a part of India A set-up in List A games. However there aren't too many on the horizon when it comes to red ball cricket. As a result, 26-year-old former India U-19 leg-spinner Zeeshan Ansari has been fast-tracked into the India A team for the two 'Tests' against Sri Lanka A later this month. But what has surprised many in the Indian cricketing circle is the fact that although Ansari took 21 wickets in the Vijay Hazare Trophy last season, he has last played a Ranji Trophy match back in 2020. For the past six years, the various selection committees of Uttar Pradesh never found him good enough to add to his five Ranji...