Former batsman VVS Laxman believes 2019 was a "very good year" for Virat Kohli and his boys during which they fulfilled his dream of the Indian team registering a Test series win in Australia.
Danish Kaneria has said that whatever Shoaib Akhtar has spoken about the leg-spinner -- being discriminated within the Pakistan cricket team during their playing days because of his Hindu faith -- is true. He, however, has urged people not to politicise the issue.
Australia captain Tim Paine blasted cricket's Decision Review System Friday, saying it left him "disappointed and angry" after he was dismissed controversially in the second Test against New Zealand.
Australia snatched two early wickets to leave New Zealand facing an uphill battle to stay in the second Test Friday as they chase the home team's 467, built on the back of a gritty 114 from Travis Head.
Former Australia captain Mark Waugh has lashed out at New Zealand spinner Mitchell Santner for his lacklustre performance in the ongoing Boxing Day Test being played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
One of the most famous fixtures in world cricket, the Boxing Day Test played in Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, could soon be under threat from climate change, a new report has suggested.
Catch all the live action from the Boxing Day Test match between South Africa and England through our live commentary.
LG’s vegetable cultivator alongside a full-sized fridge. | Image: LG
There’s no surer sign that CES is near than the announcement of a massive home appliance of dubious merit. Joining the tradition of giant laundry folders and wardrobe sanitizers is this new indoor vegetable cultivator from LG. It controls light, temperature, and water to grow your own garden from up to 24 “all-in-one seed packages” that LG will happily sell you. The modular packages contain the seeds, peat moss, and fertilizer, and come in 20 varieties of lettuces and herbs including romaine, arugula, chicory, and basil. Growth can be managed from the accompanying app. And from the looks of the supplied press images, the gardening column is designed to slot into kitchens next to full-sized refrigerators.
No prices are given for the...
LG’s vegetable cultivator alongside a full-sized fridge. | Image: LG
There’s no surer sign that CES is near than the announcement of a massive home appliance of dubious merit. Joining the tradition of giant laundry folders and wardrobe sanitizers is this new indoor vegetable cultivator from LG. It controls light, temperature, and water to grow your own garden from up to 24 “all-in-one seed packages” that LG will happily sell you. The modular packages contain the seeds, peat moss, and fertilizer, and come in 20 varieties of lettuces and herbs including romaine, arugula, chicory, and basil. Growth can be managed from the accompanying app. And from the looks of the supplied press images, the gardening column is designed to slot into kitchens next to full-sized refrigerators.
No prices are given for the...
It’s Holiday season and brands all across the board are coming up with offers to entice you. Especially, if you’re out looking for a new high-end premium smartphone, the LG G8X ThinQ might be worth a look. The South Korean brand launched this phone a week back in India. It’s a flagship-grade device that flaunts […]
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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has said the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is giving a false and misleading impression about Pakistan players being ignored for the T20 games between the Asia XI and World XI, being organised by Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to celebrate the birth centenary of 'Bongobondhu' Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founder of Bangladesh.
Cricket Australia chief executive Kevin Roberts has termed BCCI President Sourav Ganguly's idea for a four-nation 'ODI Super Series' as "innovative" but stopped short of giving any commitment.
India under-19 team produced an impressive all-round performance to begin its tour of South Africa with a comfortable nine-wicket win in the first Youth ODI at the Buffalo Park in East London.
Australia on Thursday added Queensland’s Mitchell Swepson to their squad for the third and final Test against New Zealand in Sydney, raising the prospect of playing two specialist spinners.
President Sourav Ganguly and Head of Cricket at the National Cricket Academy Rahul Dravid met at the Board's headquarter in Mumbai on Thursday and discussed at length matters related to the NCA.
Catch all the live action from the Boxing Day Test between Australia and New Zealand through our live commentary.Sega’s blue-skinned icon has been running circles around the gaming world at blistering speed for decades now, earning himself a legion of dedicated fans in the process. So dedicated, in fact, that the collective uproar over Sonic’s design for his upcoming feature film from Paramount led to the studio delaying the movie and fast-tracking a redesign that stayed more true to his original appearance. Now, million dollars and many sleepless nights later, the iconic speedster looks a lot more like his usual self.
Indeed, you’d be hard-pressed to find a character more immediately recognizable than Sonic The Hedgehog, but just wait till you get a look at Baby Sonic. Yes, this new TV spot for the movie introduces us to possibly the cutest little thing since Baby Yoda swept the internet.
Sure, it might not be in English, but you don’t need to understand what’s being said here to realize that Baby Sonic is absolutely adorable. And understandably, folks on social media are already going crazy for him. In fact, we imagine it’s just a matter of time now before Sega announces some plush toys.
But while cute looking characters are great and all, can we count on the film itself being any good? That remains to be seen, but at the very least, it looks like it’ll be easy on the eyes. Unlike that first trailer which gave us all nightmares.
Sonic The Hedgehog speeds into theaters on February 14th, 2020 and early reactions to test screenings seem to paint a promising picture. An awards darling this won’t be, but for a couple hours of fun, Jeff Fowler’s adaptation looks to be hitting all the right notes and we can’t wait for it to race into cinemas next year.
If the movie Cats had 9 lives, it’s probably lost almost all of them by this point. The big screen adaptation of the beloved Broadway musical pulled in a measly $6.5 million against a budget of nearly $100 million over its opening weekend and its current score on Rotten Tomatoes is 18% at the time of writing. Ouch!
Any semblance of life for Cats is all but gone, then, but the internet continues to pile on the hate, refusing to leave the poor movie alone. The latest big name to speak up is Frozen II and Westworld star Evan Rachel Wood, who tore into Cats earlier today on social media. In a now-deleted Tweet, she wrote:
“……..#cats is actually worse than I thought it would be, And I already thought it would be horrible. But….I am actually speechless. Why would you change the choreography? I…am SPEECHLESS,”
Refusing to let up, she continued to voice her thoughts on Instagram, telling her followers:
“I have to have an actual live reaction of this. What the f—, what the f—, what the f—? What? What? What… the f—? What the f—? Oh my god! They changed all the iconic choreography. Took out 70% of the main characters. Changed the plot. I grew up in theatre. I was married to a dancer. I have massive respect for what they do, which is why this was such a letdown and missed opportunity for that community.”
Harsh, but not unjustified. After all, Cats is a spectacular failure on every single level and will no doubt go down as a massive blunder on the CV of many esteemed talents. Don’t forget, “Academy Award winner Judi Dench, six-time Olivier Award winner Ian McKellen, Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson and four-time Grammy Award winner Taylor Swift” were all involved in the proejct, among many others.
And while Universal is now playing the desperation card, trying to convince audiences that Cats isn’t actually a bad movie and telling us that the critics are wrong, we’ve still yet to find one person who genuinely enjoyed this absolute mess of a film. But maybe you can prove otherwise.
Tell us, did you happen to dig the pic? Or did you think it was a complete trainwreck like almost everyone else who’s seen it? Sound off down below and let us know.
In the lead-up to the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, director J.J. Abrams offered repeated hints that his film was going to serve as a “course correction” of sorts in the wake of 2017’s divisive The Last Jedi, and sure enough, once the Skywalker Saga finale reached theaters, the movie was every bit as apologetic as fans either dreaded or hoped.
We can see Abrams’ attempts to reach out to the detractors in the way his flick essentially undoes one of the boldest twists of The Last Jedi. But more controversial still is how the new movie reduces Rose Tico to a minor supporting player after her major role in the previous film.
After the release of The Last Jedi, actress Kelly Marie Tran was subject to vicious online abuse, ultimately prompting the star to seek therapy and leave social media with no intention of returning. With this backlash in mind, it feels like no coincidence that the theatrical cut of The Rise of Skywalker gives Rose just 76 seconds of screen time, and many fans have started accusing Abrams and Disney of pandering to the trolls and bullies who harassed their actress.
Now, with the trending hashtag #RoseTicoDeservedBetter, Twitter users are calling out the Mouse House for failing to stick up for Tran, with some even pushing for Rose to be given her own spinoff show:
Give Rose her own series, you cowards. #RoseTicoDeservedBetter pic.twitter.com/bR3ImJkWWm
— 𝙽. 𝚃𝚑𝚘𝚖𝚊𝚜 𝚁𝚒𝚘𝚜 (@nthomasrios) December 26, 2019
The fact that Rose Tico's entire screentime officially clocks in at 76 seconds including background appearances… oof. https://t.co/x5NDrwT9Wo
— Gavia Baker-Whitelaw (@Hello_Tailor) December 26, 2019
The amount of people who think that nothing actually happened in The Last Jedi is astounding. Every single character had an arc, like it or not, and the movie challenged a lot of what was previously held sacred by the most indentured fanboys. Yes… boys. #RoseTicoDeservedBetter
— Jimmy Wong (@jfwong) December 26, 2019
If you watch this gif 10 times it probably is about as long as her total scenes were in the film. KMT did a great job in TLJ and got shelved to please bitchy fanboys for one more film. Fuck that shit and give her a damn show
#RoseTicoDeservedBetter pic.twitter.com/VfpQVp5xRm— Brian Hall (@BrianHall1988) December 26, 2019
Disney, the solution is simple:
Give Rose Tico her own Disney+ show. Eight episodes. New adventure. Love interest. Story fleshed out.
From the perspective Star Wars needs: the working-class everyperson winning by saving what we love. pic.twitter.com/735snv3p2X
— Hector Navarro (@Hectorisfunny) December 26, 2019
ROSE TICO (Disney+ Series 2021)
After leaving an ungrateful Resistance behind, Rose Tico sets out on a personal journey to liberate every slave in the galaxy with sass, blasters & space horses. #RoseTicoDeservedBetter pic.twitter.com/uHpyLdJaBZ
— Rob (@RobCabrera) December 26, 2019
I support this. Though I think I'd rather a TV show — the ongoing adventures of Rose Tico, please and thank you. https://t.co/wHvJ0xWHP7
— Chuck Wendig (@ChuckWendig) December 26, 2019
What #StarWarsRiseofSkywalker did to Rose Tico is unconscionable. Kelly Marie Tran got less screen time than Dominic Monaghan’s random new character. They Jar Jar Binks-ed her because trolls bullied her off the Internet. Kelly deserved better.
— Terri Schwartz (@Terri_Schwartz) December 22, 2019
JJ Abrams thanking rian Johnson for casting Kelly marie Tran only to give her less screen time than his white additionals is disgusting and gross #RoseTicoDeservedBetter
— lue @ trosspoilers (@i_amthe_senate) December 26, 2019
all the headasses going through the #RoseTicoDeservedBetter tag going "she was annoying" like… do you ever feel overcome by the realization that she, a fictional character, will have spread more positivity and love and joy than you ever will in your lifetime?
— shooter for kelly marie tran / watched tros (@prcserpinas) December 26, 2019
Once again, JJ said at celebration "I was grateful to Rian Johnson for so many things, the greatest for me was casting Kelly Marie" all while knowing that he threw out her character and Kelly had to sit on stage and smile throughout it. JJ is shit and #RoseTicoDeservedBetter
— Krylorenandrey (@krylorenandrey) December 26, 2019
Every asshole in the #RoseTicoDeservedBetter tag just proves how true the sentiment is. You’re actions only make us stronger.
—
Bisexual Disaster Ghost of SW Past (@jakkugerblin) December 26, 2019
Rose Tico got 1 minute and 16 seconds of screen time in TROS. After punching her fist through Canto Bight, saving what she loves, and being a spark of hope… she got 1 minutes and 16 seconds. #RoseTicoDeservedBetter
— 𝒶𝓂𝒶𝓃𝒹𝒶 𝓃𝑜𝒷𝑜𝒹𝓎 | sᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴇ ʟᴏᴠᴇ (@womp_rat_fever) December 26, 2019
— Rian Johnson (@rianjohnson) December 21, 2019
While Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker may have been an attempt to reunite the fanbase by giving the detractors what they wanted, it seems that things are as tense as they’ve ever been, suggesting that the time is probably right for the franchise to take a break from the big screen.
Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn was one of the few aspects of David Ayer’s Suicide Squad that received anything resembling universal praise, with both critics and fans in agreement that the Australian actress’ performance was one of the movie’s undoubted highlights. The character proved so popular, in fact, that a spinoff was announced soon after, with Robbie also stepping into the role of producer on director Cathy Yan’s upcoming Birds of Prey.
While the movie will only tangentially link to the larger DCEU, there’s one major character that won’t feature in Birds of Prey, and that’s the Joker. The future of the Clown Prince of Crime is a little murky at the moment, with Jared Leto’s unpopular portrayal seemingly making him persona non grata with DC and Warner Bros., while Joaquin Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck led the standalone Joker to billion-dollar success and a major awards season push.
In a recent interview, Robbie went into more detail about how Mr. J, or a lack thereof, factors into Birds of Prey. And the Academy Award nominee seems keen to explore what happens to a character like Harley Quinn without having the Joker constantly be at her side.
“The first film, her relationship with Joker always did confuse me the most. That was the thing that took me the longest to get my head around. In this film though, we’re exploring her not being with Joker. And I actually understand the break-up. That’s something I feel like everyone can kind of understand and relate to in some ways… I understand the motivation that spurred on that train of thought.”
With Birds of Prey set to be an R-rated caper with a talented ensemble cast, it isn’t as if the movie is going to exclusively focus on Harley’s relationship woes. Without the Joker though, she’s free to act of her own accord, which could be one of the driving forces of the entire narrative. However, Robbie did admit that the green-haired psycho will still hold some sort of power over her.
“I think something I explored a lot in Suicide Squad, the first film, was Harley’s co-dependence with the Joker. And obviously, he has a huge influence on her. But, obviously, she was very much in a relationship with him when we first saw Harley onscreen in Suicide Squad. And I did want to explore what is the version of Harley out of a relationship, and whether she’s out of a relationship on her own accord or he’s kind of kicked her to the curb. But it still affects her, but in a very different way. And I thought we’d see a very different facet of her personalities. Personalities, I would say. Because I would say she has multiple.”
Following some behind-the-scenes trouble, that saw John Wick’s Chad Stahelski direct extensive reshoots after the studio was reportedly unhappy with an early version of the movie, Birds of Prey has now won DC and Warner Bros. back over, with the latest installment in the resurgent DCEU being predicted by many to be one of 2020’s first breakout hits.
