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England succumbed to their test through spin while India won the fourth Test by 192 runs, with Dhruv Jurel’s game-turning knock of 90 and Ravichandran Ashwin’s another five-wicket haul taking the series Also follows. India reduced their first-innings deficit to 46 runs overnight as they turned 219 for 7 to 307 with Ashwin taking 5 for 51 and Kuldeep Yadav for 4 for 22 to finish with 145. Defeat England.Zak Crawley top-scored with 60 but his dismissal marked the beginning of England’s collapse from 110 for three, with the pitch turning and bouncing unevenly.England trailed 2-1 in the five-match series…

Let’s play it as a game. Two-player, ideally lovers. You could play with a friend, but for real spice – to truly scope out the game’s gnarly potential – it’s best with a partner or spouse, someone you have pledged to love and cherish for the rest of your days.The set-up is simple. You’re in a boat in the middle of an ocean. You have no radio. Oh, and one of you can’t swim. That’s key. A whale collides with your boat and as it fills with water you salvage a few tins of food and containers of fresh water,…

SWearing a baseball cap, arina Wiegman sat relaxedly in the stands of the Marbella Football Center, her feet resting on the back of the plastic chair in front of her, studying team information. The England manager sits next to her 23 players, many of whom are Champions League and Champions League winners, as well as numerous domestic trophies. This time, they were watching rather than playing, lounging in the sun after morning training ahead of Friday night’s game against Austria.They are keeping an eye on England’s Under-23s, who started well against Spain but ended up losing 3-1. There are a…

Bollywood sirens are the gold standard for smouldering Indian beauty. Their glowing skin and silken tresses are often down to brightening face masks or nourishing hair conditioners whipped up at home using recipes passed down the generations. My own grandmother’s recipe for brightening skin is a mix of yoghurt, gram flour and turmeric stirred into a paste and applied over the face for 20 minutes before washing off. These ready-made potions from a hydrating face serum with saffron to a brow oil that has cult status are inspired by the wisdom of the founders’ mothers and grandmothers.1. Kama Ayurveda Kumkumadi…

F1 Racing Confidential: Inside Stories from the World of Formula 1, The figures who shine a light on the sport, from big names like Toto Wolff and Lando Norris to the unsung engineers and strategists who keep it going”One of the strengths (and perhaps weaknesses) of my character is that I take everything personally,” Toto Wolff said. “When I joined, the team became my tribe; it was all-encompassing. Every day, from the moment I wake up to the moment I go to sleep, that’s all I do. Care about the people, care about how we can succeed .”Wolff, 52, oversees…

Rishi Sunak attended a protest alongside a group which has posted conspiracy theories about climate change, and which campaigns against net zero, the Observer can reveal.The prime minister has been accused of “pandering to extremists” by farmers and wildlife groups, who have asked him to “listen to reason and logic” rather than conspiracy theories.Sunak has been making a concerted effort to improve his party’s standing in rural areas after polling showed the majority of countryside seats are likely to be lost to Labour and the Liberal Democrats at the next general election. Last week, he gave the keynote address at…

A 120-year-old mystery surrounding the disappearance of a coal ship off the coast of New South Wales has been solved after a commercial company searching for lost cargo accidentally discovered the wreckage of a coal ship on the seabed.The SS Nemesis and its crew of 32, which included Australian, British and Canadian members, set out from Newcastle on 9 July 1904, loaded with coal.The 73-metre long ship was originally bound for Melbourne but never arrived.The ship was last seen in rough seas near the town of Wollongong, south of Sydney, where it was spotted by another ship also caught in…

Margaret on DeeWhat were you hoping for?Congenial company and the possibility of romance.First impressions?Welcoming, enthusiastic, good conversationalist, eager to launch herself into the champagne.What did you talk about?We had a wide-ranging conversation as befits two lives lived, the rough and the smooth, and how we became what we are today. We also talked about how we both enjoy a multitude of activities available to us in retirement.Most awkward moment?Feeling my age when I couldn’t bring to mind the authors of a couple of books I had recently enjoyed.Good table manners?She knows how to handle a luscious-looking steak.Best thing about Dee?She…

Australia endured three rain delays in their T20I series against New Zealand and registered a 27-run victory in Auckland.However, former captain Steve Smith suffered another setback on Sunday in his attempt to be named in the T20 World Cup squad for June, failing to deliver once again.Australia were 118-4 in 10.4 overs, an innings interrupted twice by showers in Auckland.A third spell of heavy rain delayed their innings and the Black Caps posted a total of 126 in 10 overs, but the hosts were beaten to 98-3 by the Australian bowlers at the Eden Gardens.With little danger from dead rubber,…

The dilemma My partner and I, both in our early 60s, have been together for 20 years.He does thoughtful things for me every day, but is never generous or complimentary. When we used to have sex, it was always me who made the first move, but since the menopause I’m not interested.Until now our relationship has been easy if passionless: we’ve had plenty of adventures together and are fond of each other. Two months ago, I picked up his phone to look for a photograph and saw a WhatsApp message notification ending with a kiss. Perhaps wrongly, I went to…