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Time of India
21 minutes ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
The iconic AEW legend Sting shares incredible news about his family
Image via AEW The wrestling veteran Sting shared some beautiful news regarding his family recently. Sting has been one of the most recognized figures in the history of professional wrestling. The Franchise of WCW has carved out a remarkable in-ring career that spanned over three decades. He took the final bow from in-ring competition last year and is now spending his life outside the squared circle. Recently, The Icon shared some good news about his family life, which has brought immense happiness to him and the other members of his clan. Sting's family announced the arrival of a new family member to their clan In a recent tweet on X, Sting announced that he is set to become a grandfather. His son, Garrett Borden, and his wife are set to become parents to a beautiful baby. The former WCW Champion tweeted, "Old Man Sting is one happy grandpa!" This comes as great news for him and his family to get set and welcome the next generation to the world. Sting's illustrious legacy will add a new member later this year. The Icon has been a renowned superstar in the industry who started coming to prominence in his career in World Championship Wrestling back in the 1990s. He started out as a colorful surfer character and made an impact upon winning his first WCW World Heavyweight Championship from none other than The Nature Boy, Ric Flair. In his later years, Sting transitioned into his famous Black and White crow character which became highly popular. Following WCW's closure in 2001, he wrestled for other promotions like TNA Wrestling before finally making his debut in WWE in 2014. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch vàng CFDs với mức chênh lệch giá thấp nhất IC Markets Đăng ký Undo He was a part of the company until 2016 before announcing his first retirement. However, The Vigilante came out of it and made his debut for All Elite Wrestling in 2020. He was an occasional performer and top attraction for the company, mainly being paired with Darby Allin. After a spectacular four-year tenure, Sting retired for good last year at the AEW Revolution pay-per-view. With Sting's family set to grow this year, it will be great to see him embrace the blessing of being a grandfather. Also read: A Twist of Fate: How John Cena nearly missed his WWE destiny Get IPL 2025 match schedules , squads , points table , and live scores for CSK , MI , RCB , KKR , SRH , LSG , DC , GT , PBKS , and RR . Check the latest IPL Orange Cap and Purple Cap standings.
India Today
26 minutes ago
- Sport
- India Today
IPL 2025, Qualifier 1 Weather Report: Will rain play spoilsport in Mullanpur?
Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) are set to face off in Qualifier 1 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 on Thursday, May 29, at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, both teams finishing in the top two during the league stage, an exciting contest is on the cards. But before the high-stakes clash, let's take a look at the weather to Accuweather, there is no rain expected throughout the day. Temperatures will hover around 32C, with humidity levels in the high 30s to low 40s. Wind speeds are expected to reach up to 20 km/h, which should provide some comfort to the players. Also Read: IPL 2025 Qualifier 1 preview: PBKS, RCB chase final spot and a break from heartbreakThe skies will remain mostly clear with minimal cloud cover, suggesting a full, uninterrupted if rain plays spoilsport?In the unlikely event that rain does disrupt proceedings and the match is called off, PBKS will advance to the final. This is because they finished higher than RCB in the league Kings topped the table with 19 points and a net run rate (NRR) of +0.372 after winning nine of their 14 matches. RCB also ended with 19 points but had a lower NRR of + will be without Lungi Ngidi and Jacob Bethell, both unavailable due to national duties. They've been replaced by Blessing Muzarabani and Tim Seifert for the will miss Marco Jansen, who is with the South African squad for the World Test Championship final. As of now, they haven't announced a updated on IPL 2025 with India Today! Get match schedules, team squads, live score, and the latest IPL points table for CSK, MI, RCB, KKR, SRH, LSG, DC, GT, PBKS, and RR. Plus, keep track of the top contenders for the IPL Orange Cap and Purple Cap. Don't miss a moment!Tune InMust Watch IN THIS STORY#IPL 2025
Time of India
28 minutes ago
- Sport
- Time of India
WNBA legend Candace Parker's legacy soars high as the Chicago Sky decides to retire her jersey and raise it to the rafters
Candace Parker. Image byCandace Parker's WNBA career arc is one for the books, as she played for and led teams like the Chicago Sky, the Los Angeles Sparks, and the Las Vegas Aces to championship titles. Honoring her legacy, on Wednesday, May 28, the Chicago Sky decided to retire her jersey and raise it to the rafters on August 25, 2025. The date has been fixed ahead of their match against the Las Vegas Aces, with whom Parker played the final match of her career. Candace Parker despite a short tenure of 2 years with the Chicago Sky led the team to its glorious championship victory in 2021 On April 28, 2024, Candace Parker, after spending the final days of her career with Las Vegas Aces and winning the championship trophy in 2023, announced her retirement via a post on Instagram. Despite the short tenure with the Chicago Sky and the Aces, Parker left a rather lasting impression. The Sky will be facing the Aces on August 25 at the Wintrust Arena, and on the same day, as an honor to the legendary player, the Sky will be raising Parker's jersey number 3 to the rafters alongside the team's 2021 championship banner. On an emotional note, Parker, via a press release statement by the team, stated, 'Growing up in Naperville, playing on courts around here with my brothers, and watching Chicago teams like the Bulls, who became synonymous with winning, I never imagined one day my jersey would hang in the rafters of my hometown team. Coming home to Chicago and helping bring the city its first WNBA championship here—it was personal. I'm beyond grateful to the city, the fans, and everyone who's been part of my journey. Chicago raised me, and this will always be home. The announcement stirred some major throwback moments for the fans of the athlete, who have adored her legacy and performance in the court throughout her career. One of the fans wrote, 'Still remember seeing Parker dunk' Another one wrote, 'Well-deserved honor for Candace Parker, Sky legend forever' 'Congratulations @Candace_Parker well deserved' Also read: Oklahoma City Thunder are about to deliver Shai Gilgeous-Alexander a whole bank, says NBA veteran Parker's number 3 jersey of the Los Angeles Sparks will also be retired this season on June 29 during the team's match against the Sky. During her tenure with the Sparks, the player secured multiple honors like WNBA Finals MVP, WNBA MVP, WNBA Defensive Player of the Year, and five-time WNBA All-Star. Even though her tenure with the Sky was just for two years, her effective game play garnered accolades for the team. Get IPL 2025 match schedules , squads , points table , and live scores for CSK , MI , RCB , KKR , SRH , LSG , DC , GT , PBKS , and RR . Check the latest IPL Orange Cap and Purple Cap standings.
Indian Express
28 minutes ago
- Sport
- Indian Express
An IPL 2025 survey: Madhya Pradesh emerges as a new T20 factory; Priyansh Arya to Digvesh Rathi illustrate scouting from local leagues
Three cricketers from Madhya Pradesh, a cricketing outlier for much of its existence, could produce the star turn in the 2025 Indian Premier League playoffs that begin on Thursday. Rajat Patidar, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain, has a shot at landing the franchise's maiden title. Shashank Singh, the swashbuckling Punjab Kings lower-middle-order lynchpin, could feature prominently in his team's quest for its first piece of silverware. Left-arm seamer Arshad Khan, in his maiden IPL season, could provide the impetus for Gujarat Titans' second trophy pursuit. Once irrelevant on India's cricketing map, Madhya Pradesh has transformed into a thriving nursery of IPL talents. Eleven cricketers from the state have appeared in this edition, placing them joint-fifth with Uttar Pradesh in terms of supplying players. The four states above them — Karnataka (16), Mumbai and Delhi (both 14) and Punjab (12) — have been traditional cradles of the game for decades, consistently churning out stars for Team India. In a survey of the 249 cricketers who feature across the 10 teams in IPL 2025 – 163 of those Indians – The Indian Express takes a look at the geographical distribution of the domestic sides the homegrown players play for. For the purpose of the survey, players who were drafted in as replacements during the course of the season have also been considered. And where players have featured for more than one domestic team, the side they made their debut for first was counted. While there is no surprise in seeing Karnataka, Mumbai (plus Maharashtra) and Delhi dominate the list, Punjab's recent rise as a T20 powerhouse is also evident, along with Madhya Pradesh's rise. And, with head coach Ricky Ponting using extensive video scouting, Punjab Kings has also invested heavily in uncapped domestic talent, using overseas players tactically to complement the Indians, and not vice versa. Another evident pattern was the variety of players being scouted from domestic leagues, even without first-class or senior white-ball experience. Why focus on MP The size of Madhya Pradesh, the second-largest state in the country in terms of area after Chhattisgarh was carved out of it, has not corresponded in its output of quality cricketers. In the post-independence era after the merger of scattered princely states at the heart of India, only four from the state have featured in Tests; five have played limited-overs international cricket. At the heart of their emergence was systematic planning and a visionary administrator in Sanjay Jagdale, a former first-class player and ex-secretary of the Indian cricket board. 'At the start of the century, we chalked out a blueprint to make the state a powerhouse in India. We had the history, culture, talent and resources. All we wanted was a place where we could mix all these and produce quality cricketers. So we set up an academy in Indore, where we handpicked the best young cricketers from the state, and provided them with high-class coaching,' he tells The Indian Express. If the institute nurtures them, the rigorous year-long grind in local tournaments toughen them. More academies have sprung across the state. The Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association itself has sub-academies in Gwalior, Sagar, Bhopal, Hoshangabad, Rewa and Jabalpur. Private ones too have mushroomed. Unifying the scattered talent is the Madhya Pradesh Cricket League, started in 2024, which, from this year, has a franchise from the Chambal region as well as a three-team league for women too. 'It has been a great platform to give opportunities and exposure to young cricketers. It's highly competitive and if you do well, IPL scouts will notice. More cricketers could emerge from the state,' says former cricketer Ishwar Pandey, who coaches at the Faith Club in Bhopal. Domestic T20 leagues 'I guarantee he's going to make a serious mark on this IPL.' This was former Australian captain and new Punjab Kings head coach Ricky Ponting's assertion at the The Indian Express' Idea Exchange at the start of the season. Ponting wasn't giddy about a seasoned Indian player or a star from overseas. He was referring to Priyansh Arya, a left-handed batter from Delhi who had played a handful of List A and domestic T20 matches before being picked up by the franchise at the auction. 'We had many spots to fill, building from the ground up with the best experienced Indian players,' Ponting explained. 'I watched many videos of young players. What I look for is ball-striking talent, like Priyansh Arya. He's an out-and-out clean ball striker. Our scouts did a terrific job finding these guys and sending videos to me.' One of those videos is likely to have been Arya smashing six sixes in an over for South Delhi Superstarz in the Delhi Premier League (DPL). This has been one of the trends of the IPL season, as players like Arya, Digvesh Rathi and Aniket Verma have made their mark on the league, after exploits in domestic T20 leagues. In IPL 2025, as many as 29 Indian cricketers have been picked up for the first time. Nine of them didn't make their first-class or List A debuts before being picked up by an IPL franchise. Manvanth Kumar came through the Maharaja T20 Trophy in Karnataka, the MP T20 league provided Madhav Tiwari, Shivam Shukla and Aniket Verma. In Tiwari (Delhi Capitals), Vignesh Puthur (Mumbai Indians) and Abhinandan Singh (Royal Challengers Bengaluru), three players were picked in the auction without having made their debuts in any of the three premier domestic tournaments. A majority of the 29 have had some level of success in T20 leagues around the country. Arya and Rathi were teammates in the DPL, with the latter emerging as one of the few positives for Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in an otherwise subpar season. Other talents to have come up through the DPL include Vansh Bedi (Chennai Super Kings) and Prince Yadav (LSG). Ashwani Kumar is another instance of MI's scouts unearthing a talent, as he was noticed for his death bowling in the Sher-e-Punjab T20. Vipraj Nigam and Zeeshan Ansari, leg-spinners who have impressed for DC and Sunrisers Hyderabad respectively, came through the UP T20 league, with the latter a unique story as he hadn't managed to make a breakthrough despite being part of the same under-19 batch as Rishabh Pant and Ishan Kishan. 'Arya was given a platform, and so was Rathi. No one had heard of Puthur when he took three wickets against CSK on IPL debut,' former India cricketer Abhinav Mukund wrote for ESPNCricinfo. 'If it weren't for these leagues, it's likely these players would not have made it to the IPL. Add to them cricketers who were lost in the domestic structure, like Karun Nair and Zeeshan Ansari, who got a new lease of life thanks to these tournaments,' Mukund, who has been part of the Tamil Nadu Premier League in the early stages (another league that has contributed players to IPL in numbers), said. But he stressed on the need to ensure solid finances of these leagues so that they don't end up collapsing in a heap. Home players Fans of European football clubs take a lot of pride in players coming through the clubs' academies and representing their home teams. A La Masia graduate playing for Barcelona. Hale End products shining for Arsenal. But for a league like IPL that is run on mega auctions every three years, and the talent pool being open to all, it is not always easy to have a strong home representation. Only 7 out of the 10 teams have players from the state they represent, with PBKS, CSK, MI and RCB topping this list. PBKS have built a good core of local talent, led by Arshdeep Singh. MI have always had a strong local connection in terms of star power (given they had Sachin Tendulkar at the start and Rohit Sharma ever since). Vinayakk Mohanarangan is Senior Assistant Editor and is based in New Delhi. ... Read More
Time of India
28 minutes ago
- Sport
- Time of India
Caitlin Clark's hidden passion may have been revealed during Indiana Fever's loss to Washington Mystics in Baltimore
Caitlin Clark. Image via: WNBA/X Caitlin Clark takes on a new role amid injury absence. The Indiana Fever took the court Wednesday night without their star guard, Caitlin Clark, and the void was felt immediately. Playing against the struggling Washington Mystics, who had lost three straight before the matchup, the Fever fell 83-77 in a game marked by offensive struggles and missed leadership. While Clark sat out due to a left quad strain, she didn't retreat to the background, instead, she emerged in a surprising new role that had fans buzzing both in the arena and online. 'Camera girl' Caitlin Clark shows another side on the sidelines Caitlin Clark, who will miss at least two weeks with her quad injury, found a different way to impact the game. Prior to tip-off at Baltimore's CFG Bank Arena, the Fever posted a clip on X, showing Clark mingling with fans for nearly twelve minutes, signing autographs, taking selfies, and even chatting with young supporters. But what caught everyone's attention was a video shared by the WNBA, which humorously captioned her as 'Caitlin Clark, the camera girl. ' In the footage, Clark can be seen with a wide grin, camera in hand, snapping pictures of her teammates as they warmed up. The Indiana Fever's official account added, 'Caitlin Clark is behind the camera for tonight's game in Baltimore,' revealing a hidden creative side to the All-Star point guard. Throughout the game, she was animated on the bench, offering guidance, clapping for good plays, and visibly reacting to key moments. Her energy was evident, but so was her frustration. She was caught on video heading into the locker room at halftime clearly irritated with the officiating after what was a tough first half, with the Fever trailing 44-40. Clark's injury, a new quad strain, was first reported earlier this week after she logged 37 minutes in a loss to the New York Liberty. There were no immediate signs of injury during that game, making the news even more surprising. According to the Fever, she's expected to be sidelined for at least three more games, and if her recovery stays on track, she may return against the Atlanta Dream on June 10. The 22-year-old phenom has been putting up MVP-caliber numbers, averaging 19 points, 9.3 assists, and six rebounds per game. Her absence leaves a glaring hole, not just in production, but in spirit and leadership. Still, through a camera lens and on the bench, Caitlin Clark continues to find ways to lead. Get IPL 2025 match schedules , squads , points table , and live scores for CSK , MI , RCB , KKR , SRH , LSG , DC , GT , PBKS , and RR . Check the latest IPL Orange Cap and Purple Cap standings.
