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The Hindu
a day ago
- Entertainment
- The Hindu
Watch: Suparn Verma on wokeness, dark stories and quiet dissent
Watch: Suparn Verma on wokeness, dark stories and quiet dissent: Inside Man Bollywood's genre-chameleon speaks! From Rana Naidu and The Trial to Banda and The Family Man, Suparn Verma has become a defining voice in Indian streaming. In this exclusive interview with Sudhish Kamath for The Hindu, Suparn opens up on Inside Man Episode 2: The creative grind: From journalist to screenwriter to showrunner The woke lens vs. storytelling freedom: Can gray characters still survive cancel culture? The identity of Indian cinema: Why it's NOT fair to compare it to Hollywood The future of OTT: How success has let him stop chasing validation Dark characters & moral responsibility: Why showing consequences matters more than appeasing critics Working across LA, Telugu industry & Hindi cinema: A truly pan-Indian (and global) creator Cinema as history: Why understanding society is essential to telling real stories Against flag-waving, for quiet rebellion: How he navigates censorship with craft 'We are not idols. We're craftsmen.' And much more. Presentation and editing: Sudhish Kamath
Indianapolis Star
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Indianapolis Star
'A lot of beer': Trash cleanup crews descend on IMS after Indianapolis 500
The gravel below the grandstands of turn 4 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Memorial Day morning showed the aftermath of the more than 300,000 people that attended the Greatest Spectacle in Racing the day before. Hot dog buns and half-eaten fried chicken pieces were scattered between crinkled bags of chips, candy wrappers and paper plates. Empty cans that fell from the bleachers to the rocks indicated the beer preferences of Indianapolis 500 race fans, including Bud Light, Busch Light and Miller Lite to name a few. But in the H and J stands of turn 4, members of Frankton High School's Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Anderson University football team spent the morning cleaning up the remnants of race day, starting in the bleachers and working their way to the gravel below. 'A lot of beer,' Frankton High School junior Hadely Walls said of what she saw at IMS. 'It's crazy to see how many people don't throw away their trash.' The Memorial Day cleanup, which happens every year after the Indy 500, is a fundraising opportunity for the Frankton and Anderson groups. With every chicken bone and beer can picked up from their portion of the massive track, they earn money to support their organizations, advisers said. Jonathan Coddington, the head football coach for Anderson, said his team has tackled similar cleanups before, including after Indianapolis Colts games and big concerts. The groups took on the cleanup challenge with the help of Jim Hostettler, who said he has assisted post-race trash pickups since 1998. Hostettler said IMS can pay about $4,000 for the cleanup of stands H and J, but he enjoys seeing different groups, especially younger kids, get out and work. 'It's good to let the kids know they're doing it for the environment,' he said. Kaydence Banda, a freshman at Frankton, said she saw the packed grandstands on TV during the race on May 25 and was struck by how quiet IMS was just a day later, as she stood in the same bleachers and carried down trash bags of garbage from race day. Memorial Day was Banda's first time helping clean up after the Indy 500. 'It's crazy big,' Banda said of IMS. 'I don't think I really knew what to expect.' While fundraising was one perk of cleaning up after the Indy 500, the morning at IMS was also a chance to connect with other Frankton FCA members, Walls said. The group began just after 6 a.m. on May 26, riding in white "Frankton Eagles" buses to Indianapolis. "It's a great time to bond," she said. After tackling the bleachers, Hostettler directed the Frankton students and Anderson football players on how to clear the trash under the grandstands. Cans would go in one container and trash in another, he told the groups. They got to work immediately with rakes, recycle boxes and buckets with "Keep Indy Clean" printed in bold letters on the side and the clink of the cans hitting the containers a sign of their progress toward a cleaner section of the track.
Fox Sports
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
Barbra Banda's record-breaking hat trick powers Orlando to 3-1 victory over Utah
Associated Press Barbra Banda scored the fastest hat trick in National Women's Soccer League history on Friday night and the Orlando Pride snapped a three-game winless streak with a 3-1 victory over the Utah Royals. The Zambian national scored three goals in the first 38 minutes of the match for the first hat trick in team history and also the first by an African player in the NWSL. In Friday's other game, the Washington Spirit beat the Seattle Reign 2-1. Banda scored her first goal at America First Field in Sandy, Utah in the sixth minute with a close-range finish from Ally Watt's pass. After Utah's Brecken Mozingo tied the game in the 14th minute, Banda put the Pride (6-3-1) back in front 2-1 when she intercepted a pass, dribbled beyond Royals goalkeeper Mandy McGlynn and slotted the ball into the open net in the 37th minute. Banda made it 3-1 a minute later with a well-struck low shot that skipped off the grass and past McGlynn from 14 yards out. Banda is tied for the most goals in the NWSL this season with seven. Utah (1-7-2) now has one draw and four defeats in its last five games. Ashley Hatch scores winner in 2-1 win for Spirit over Reign Ashely Hatch scored her fifth goal of the season in the 35th minute and the Washington Spirit beat the Seattle Reign 2-1. It is the first road win for Washington (6-3-1) against Seattle since 2021 and also the Spirit's first at Lumen Field, the permanent home of the Reign since 2022. The Spirit have now won all five of their road games this season. Spirit midfielder Croix Bethune got her first goal since June 2023 when she scored on Casey Krueger's cross in the 11th minute to make it 1-0. The Reign (4-4-2) equalized on Shae Holmes' goal in the 17th minute, the first of the 25-year-old defender's professional career. Veteran Reign midfielder Jess Fishlock returned from injury to make her 201st NWSL regular-season appearance off the bench in the 61st minute. Washington outshot Seattle 17-7, while also having more possession (53%). ___ AP soccer:
24-05-2025
- Sport
Barbra Banda's record-breaking hat trick powers Orlando to 3-1 victory over Utah
Barbra Banda scored the fastest hat trick in National Women's Soccer League history on Friday night and the Orlando Pride snapped a three-game winless streak with a 3-1 victory over the Utah Royals. The Zambian national scored three goals in the first 38 minutes of the match for the first hat trick in team history and also the first by an African player in the NWSL. In Friday's other game, the Washington Spirit beat the Seattle Reign 2-1. Banda scored her first goal at America First Field in Sandy, Utah in the sixth minute with a close-range finish from Ally Watt's pass. After Utah's Brecken Mozingo tied the game in the 14th minute, Banda put the Pride (6-3-1) back in front 2-1 when she intercepted a pass, dribbled beyond Royals goalkeeper Mandy McGlynn and slotted the ball into the open net in the 37th minute. Banda made it 3-1 a minute later with a well-struck low shot that skipped off the grass and past McGlynn from 14 yards out. Banda is tied for the most goals in the NWSL this season with seven. Utah (1-7-2) now has one draw and four defeats in its last five games. Ashely Hatch scored her fifth goal of the season in the 35th minute and the Washington Spirit beat the Seattle Reign 2-1. It is the first road win for Washington (6-3-1) against Seattle since 2021 and also the Spirit's first at Lumen Field, the permanent home of the Reign since 2022. The Spirit have now won all five of their road games this season. Spirit midfielder Croix Bethune got her first goal since June 2023 when she scored on Casey Krueger's cross in the 11th minute to make it 1-0. The Reign (4-4-2) equalized on Shae Holmes' goal in the 17th minute, the first of the 25-year-old defender's professional career. Veteran Reign midfielder Jess Fishlock returned from injury to make her 201st NWSL regular-season appearance off the bench in the 61st minute. Washington outshot Seattle 17-7, while also having more possession (53%). ___
Hindustan Times
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
Barbra Banda's record-breaking hat trick powers Orlando to 3-1 victory over Utah
Barbra Banda scored the fastest hat trick in National Women's Soccer League history on Friday night and the Orlando Pride snapped a three-game winless streak with a 3-1 victory over the Utah Royals. The Zambian national scored three goals in the first 38 minutes of the match for the first hat trick in team history and also the first by an African player in the NWSL. In Friday's other game, the Washington Spirit beat the Seattle Reign 2-1. Banda scored her first goal at America First Field in Sandy, Utah in the sixth minute with a close-range finish from Ally Watt's pass. After Utah's Brecken Mozingo tied the game in the 14th minute, Banda put the Pride back in front 2-1 when she intercepted a pass, dribbled beyond Royals goalkeeper Mandy McGlynn and slotted the ball into the open net in the 37th minute. Banda made it 3-1 a minute later with a well-struck low shot that skipped off the grass and past McGlynn from 14 yards out. Banda is tied for the most goals in the NWSL this season with seven. Utah now has one draw and four defeats in its last five games. Ashely Hatch scored her fifth goal of the season in the 35th minute and the Washington Spirit beat the Seattle Reign 2-1. It is the first road win for Washington against Seattle since 2021 and also the Spirit's first at Lumen Field, the permanent home of the Reign since 2022. The Spirit have now won all five of their road games this season. Spirit midfielder Croix Bethune got her first goal since June 2023 when she scored on Casey Krueger's cross in the 11th minute to make it 1-0. The Reign equalized on Shae Holmes' goal in the 17th minute, the first of the 25-year-old defender's professional career. Veteran Reign midfielder Jess Fishlock returned from injury to make her 201st NWSL regular-season appearance off the bench in the 61st minute. Washington outshot Seattle 17-7, while also having more possession . soccer: /hub/soccer
