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Time of India
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Wes Anderson, Sharmila Tagore to present Ray's restored classic at Cannes
Sharmila Tagore In a cinematic crossover that no one could have anticipated, Sharmila Tagore will be joining acclaimed filmmaker Wes Anderson in presenting the restored version of her 1970 film Aranyer Din Ratri ( Days and Nights in the Forest ) at the 78th Cannes Film Festival . The idea to restore the Satyajit Ray classic, which has been selected for a premiere in the Cannes Classics Section, came from Anderson. Operation Sindoor 'Pakistan army moving its troops in forward areas': Key takeaways from govt briefing 'Pak used drones, long-range weapons, jets to attack India's military sites' 'Attempted malicious misinformation campaign': Govt calls out Pakistan's propaganda He has always acknowledged the late filmmaker's influence on his cinematic oeuvre. In fact, Anderson's last film, Asteroid City , starring Tom Hanks, features an entire segment on stargazing that was inspired by Ray's film. In an interview, Anderson was quoted saying, 'We stole that (segment) absolutely wholesale from Satyajit Ray's Days and Nights in the Forest. It's a great movie. If that movie had a genre, it would be whatever genre The Darjeeling Limited is in. These guys (characters) get in a car and go off somewhere together, and they discover things.' So, when Anderson who is also a board member of Martin Scorsese 's The Film Foundation (TFF) suggested restoring the film in 2019, the journey began with Shivendra Singh Dungarpur and his Film Heritage Foundation , who stepped in to access the original camera and sound negatives and initiate the restoration process. The project was hindered by the pandemic, and after four years of back and forth between Mumbai, Calcutta, and Italy, the film was finally restored in 4K at the L'Immagine Ritrovata laboratory. The primary elements used for the restoration were the original camera and sound negatives. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Click Here - This Might Save You From Losing Money Expertinspector Click Here Undo Aranyer Din Ratri is a film about four young men from Calcutta, driving together for a few days in the country, and the women they meet. Talking about the film, she says,"I remember I was shooting for Aradhana when Manikda approached me to shoot for this film for a month in a stretch. It was incredibly hot during the shoot and we could only shoot in the mornings and late afternoons. I have wonderful memories of the time spent with my co-actors and Manikda's precision, especially in the way he shot the memory game sequence, was incredible. I can't wait to watch the restored film. Aranyer Din Ratri is such a contemporary film that I know it will resonate with new audiences across the world even today." Anything signed by Satyajit Ray must be cherished and preserved: Wes Anderson 'Anything signed by Satyajit Ray must be cherished and preserved; but the nearly-forgotten Days and Nights in the Forest is a special/particular in 1970. Modern and novelistic. Ray worked in terrain perhaps more familiar to Cassavetes. A clash/negotiation between castes and sexes. Urbans and rurals. Selfish men and their hopes and cruelties and spectacular lack of wisdom. Women who see through them. The great Soumitra Chatterjee: lost but searching. The great Sharmila Tagore: mysterious, cerebral, mesmerizing. From the master, another masterpiece.' Fourth year in a row when an Indian film is selected in Cannes Classics This is the fourth year in a row when an Indian film restored by efforts of the Film Heritage Foundation is returning to Cannes Classic. Film Heritage Foundation's earlier restorations – Aravindan Govindan's 'Thamp', Aribam Syam Sharma's 'Ishanou' and Shyam Benegal's 'Manthan' had red-carpet world premieres at the Cannes Film Festival in 2022, 2023 and 2024. I am so happy that I will be in Cannes to present Manikda's film at the premiere: Sharmila Tagore It's wonderful that Manik Da's 'Aranyer Din Ratri' has been restored and will have its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival this year. This is a very special moment for me and I am so happy that I will be in Cannes to present the film at the premiere. Satyajit Ray's Aranyer Din Ratri has inspired a generation of filmmakers: Shivendra Singh Dungarpur From the title sequence, the haunting score, the chemistry of the four actors, the unforgettable grace and beauty of Sharmila Tagore, the way he captured the Santhal tribals, the iconic memory game sequence that has inspired generations of was an incredible experience to work on the restoration of one of my favourite Satyajit Ray films – 'Aranyer Din Ratri' (Days and Nights in the Forest) and see the beauty of the film come to life again after 56 years. I'm amazed by the meticulous approach that was taken to restoration process: Sandip Ray (son of Satyajit Ray) Aranyer Din Ratri' is, still today, one of my favourite films and the restoration work that has been done to it is absolutely stunning. I worked closely with Shivendra Singh Dungarpur through the whole restoration process and was quite amazed by the meticulous approach that was taken to the restoration. Working with Satyajit Ray was like stepping into the mind of a quiet genius: Simi Garewal quote "I still remember the silence of the forests, the rhythm of the shoot. Working with Satyajit Ray was like stepping into the mind of a quiet genius - every word, every gesture mattered, and he had this rare ability to make you discover depths in yourself you didn't know existed.' 4K restoration completed using the original camera and sound negative preserved by Purnima Dutta, and magnetic track preserved at the BFI National Archive. Restoration credits - The film was restored by Martin Scorsese's The Film Foundation's World Cinema Project at L'Immagine Ritrovata in collaboration with Film Heritage Foundation, Janus Films, and the Criterion Collection for which funding was provided by the Golden Globe Foundation. The restoration began with the suggestion of Wes Anderson.
Time of India
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Delhi youngsters rock at Fresh Face finale
Winners Abhiraj Singh and Riya Sharma strike a pose with Delhi Times Fresh Face Season 16 celebrity judge Ashi Khanna The city finale of JOY presents Delhi Times Fresh Face Season 16, powered by AcneStar, was high on fun, talent and entertainment. The evening, graced by content creator Ashi Khanna as the celebrity judge, was held at Omaxe Mall, Chandni Chowk. TFF 16 contestants Neeti Rana and Manak Malhotra After competing with contestants from different colleges, 24 contestants made it to the city finale. The evening began with a ramp walk and introduction round where contestants impressed the judges and the audience with their confidence. Operation Sindoor 'Pakistan army moving its troops in forward areas': Key takeaways from govt briefing 'Pak used drones, long-range weapons, jets to attack India's military sites' 'Attempted malicious misinformation campaign': Govt calls out Pakistan's propaganda This was followed by the talent round where the contestants showcased dance moves, vocal prowess, acting skills and even magic tricks. SAY HEY TO DELHI'S FRESHEST YOUNGSTERS by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Invest $200 in Amazon without buying stocks to earn a second salary Marketsall Sign Up Undo Celebrity judge and content creator Ashi Khanna, said, 'I had a lot of fun being here. I had always seen the coverage dedicated to Times Fresh Face in Delhi Times and followed the buzz around it on social media, but seeing so much talent live, that too by being on the judging panel, was an exciting experience. My motto in life is staying authentic, being real and that's my message to all the youngsters too.' Celebrity judge Ashi Khanna Spotlight on the freshest faces After the ramp walk, intro and talent rounds, five girls and five boys made it to the final Q&A round. The contestants tackled questions like, 'What's the one product that the world can live without' to 'What's the one theme song to describe you' with spontaneity and wit. TFF contestants during the talent round Having impressed the judges with their personality and prompt answers, Riya Sharma from Kamala Nehru College and Abhiraj Singh from Bharati Vidyapeeth were announced as the winners of the city finale. Arpita Das from Kirori Mal College and Bennett University's Bhumanyu Mishra were selected as the first runners-up and Dev Kishorre from Bennett University and Sanjana Sood from Mata Sundari College for Women were chosen as the second runners-up. Miss & Mr Youniquely You was presented to Bhavini Rana and Adhyay Bansal Check out our list of the latest Hindi , English , Tamil , Telugu , Malayalam , and Kannada movies . And don't miss our picks for the best Hindi movies , best Tamil movies, and best Telugu films .
Sydney Morning Herald
09-05-2025
- Sport
- Sydney Morning Herald
Earth to Bleak City: There's more to life than the ‘Brodes and Bucks journey'
TFF attended something called a High Performance Breakfast at Rugby Australia on Friday morning, and was disappointed. There were no cordon bleu eggs over-easy for everyone, as I had hoped, nor coffees so good they would make a Chilean barista weep. Rather, it was just stand around and chat, with some apple tarts from the local bakery. But I digress. One of the attendees was Zach Fittler, son of former rugby league legend Brad, and who, I am reliably informed, is a serious Wallaby prospect in future years. Right now, Zach is with the NSW Waratahs development squad – all while tearing them up with Easts Colts, in the backline. A Scots graduate last year, there was a tussle for his services between league and union, and after the breakfast I asked him what had finally convinced him to come to union. Softly spoken and exceedingly polite – his mother Marie and father Brad have clearly done an outstanding job in raising him – he told me. Late last season, while playing both union for Scots and league for the Roosters' SG Ball (Under-19s) team, the word had spread that he was thinking of committing to rugby union. 'As I ran out with the Roosters, all the crowd was shouting things at me,' he recounted with a smile. 'Someone threw a beer can at me. Someone else called me a traitor. Afterwards, in the sheds, I told my father and mother I was going to stick with rugby union. They were very supportive.' Onya, Zach. And we of the union are proud to have you. Is it me, or is there a lot of kissing in rugby league lately? And while in a whimsical mood, making mountains of molecules, here's another thing. There's a lot of male kissing going on in rugby league lately ... and it's kinda nice. See, back in the day, any kind of physical affection displayed between footballers would be guaranteed, guaranteed, to draw a cry from the stands and from your team-mates, unleashing some homophobic slur or other. The most allowable physical contact, beyond breaking another bloke in two, was a firm handshake and maybe a pat on the back to a teammate if he scored a try. That has morphed in recent years of course, to mass high-fives, leaping on each other in momentary human pyramid with the scorer as King Cheops, the nearest to the scorer as base, and the late arrivals as the peak. But just in the last year or two, one sometimes sees – nay, frequently – the scorer even receiving a kiss on the cheek or forehead or behind the ear by some of the first men there. Is this the Pasifika influence? I don't know. But it is now all through league and a lot of union. On Thursday night's Channel Nine News, Danny Weidler had a piece on that most curmudgeonly of all league identities, Phil Gould, being surprised with a party celebrating his 50 years in rugby league. Gould teared up, and kissed the first male he came to, Freddy Fittler; and the second, David Gyngell; and the third, Ricky Stuart! It was warm, intimate, and a long way removed from our previously stilted all-Anglo stiff-upper-lip and keep-your-hands-to-yourselves ways. Rugby league! Leading the way in touchy-feely-niceness! Who'da thunk it? Cauliflower power This year's Cauliflower Club lunch? I thought you'd never ask. In the first instance, we are expanding to Melbourne and doing a lunch in celebration of the 2025 British & Irish Lions Tour to Australia, with the Celtic Club. It'll be on Friday, July 25 at 12pm at Zinc, Federation Square, and it will boast John Eales, among other distinguished guests! Come! That's gold, Jerry As discussed, the best sports story of the week was NBA superstar Josh Giddey dropping by to play a game at community level in Melbourne, with some old mates. TFF ran a piece about it on Thursday, which included a story about the great All Black No.8, Jerry Collins, which got a lot of attention. See, my favourite of the genre, was back in 2007, when Collins played a game of reserve grade for a village team in Britain, the Barnstaple Seconds, simply because he had been taking some R&R nearby, had been asked, and wanted to help out in their match against Newton Abbott. Of course Collins dropped back four gears so as not to destroy the game, and yet at one point, when the Newton Abbot wing Aidan Tolley was about to score, the ball tucked under his left arm and his right arm raised in celebration, Collins's killer instinct was too strong. Loading 'He didn't see me coming,' Collins told the Sunday Times. 'I caught him in the air, faced him the other way and carried him back a few yards. He said, 'Damn, it, you could have let me score that.' 'I couldn't help myself,' I said.' Late in the game, it was one of Barnstaple's props who couldn't help himself. The prop was injured and waiting for a stretcher to remove him, when he noted a concerned Collins standing over him. 'Any chance of a photo, Jerry?' he said. Collins obliged, lying on the ground by the prop so the photo could be taken. Once the game was over, Collins didn't just leave, but went back to the clubhouse and got to know his fellow reserve-graders. They bonded further. And Collins took a decision. 'I have asked the Barnstaple guys,' Collins told the Sunday Times, 'if it would be OK for me to wear their socks when I play for the Barbarians against South Africa at Twickenham. I have played for the club and it's something I would like to do.' When Collins and his wife were killed in a tragic car accident in 2015, the Barnstaple Club sent a couple of blokes across the world to represent them at the funeral in NZ. * You Know Who Yes, I know you are wondering who 'You Know Who' is, above. Stop worrying. I just made it up for fun. But I do reckon about ten blokes around this town were shifting uncomfortably, thinking, 'I've been a fool, and they're on to me.' Give yourselves an uppercut. What they said North Sydney Bears fan, Dave 'Pizza' Kerslake, on confirmation that the Bears will ride again in Perth, tells the SMH: 'It's the biggest thing to happen in sport worldwide. We've been out of this competition for 26 years, and we have risen again like Lazarus.' Ange Postecoglou, on his second-season trophy-winning streak: 'It's just stating a fact. We'll just keep doing what we're doing.' Indiana Pacer Tyrese Haliburton: 'Being the point guard is like being the mom, trying to take care of everybody. I guess if we win the game, it means I'm a good mom.' Swans chairman Andrew Pridham about issues with the SCG re drop-in wickets: 'I wasn't born yesterday. I don't accept the argument. In fact, I know it's not correct that you couldn't do a drop-in wicket. There is sufficient technology today. I mean, we landed on the moon in 1969, so they can put a drop-in wicket in the SCG tomorrow.' Jarome Luai on Lachlan Galvin: 'We're not going to get results if we don't have connection as a team. We don't have to all be best mates, but we need to have a connection.' Denver Nugget Russell Westbrook after they eliminated the Houston Rockets: 'I'm always prepared and I'll be prepared for anything because I prepare myself for everything.' Dr Christian Krekel of the London School of Economics on impact of the Olympics on people's health: 'We always hear these grand claims from politicians about how the Olympics has a lasting impact on healthy behaviours, but this does not hold up to reality. Our research shows that London 2012 nudged some previously inactive people to engage in physical activity. But once the event ends, it fades quite quickly.' Geelong's Bailey Smith on Jack Crisp's shot for goal after the siren: 'I thought he was going to have a fairytale ending. My heart was in my mouth, I was so scared.' Crisp says he was emotional after being embraced by his teammates following the miss: 'I definitely felt a lot of love with everyone getting around me, especially the Geelong players as well. It nearly brought a tear to my eye to be fair.' Carlton coach Michael Voss after a poor start to the match: 'So immediately you're thinking: 'Jeez, that's not us'.' Maybe not. But given the number of times he has said that this year, you have to wonder if it might be precisely them? Tyrese Haliburton again, after leading the Pacers to a second miracle win in a week: 'I'm at peace with my game. I understand that I'm trusted in these moments. ... It's a special feeling. I get paid a lot of money to play a kids' game and I'm having a lot of fun doing it.' Refreshing! The legendary NBA coach Gregg Popovich announced his retirement this week, heading to a front-office job instead. A fantastic man, he was always fearless, calling out Donald Trump's inanities and insanities in equal measure. Going into the 2024 election, Popovich noted of Trump: 'He's pathetic. He's small. He's a whiner . . . He's a damaged man.' Trump on perhaps unbanning Russia from FIFA World Cup over Ukraine: 'That's possible. Hey, that could be a good incentive, right?' No, he's not a KGB operative. But if he was, he would have peak position in their Hall of Fame. Loading Team of the Week Ange Postecoglou. Led Tottenham into the Europa League final where they will take on Manchester United. So Yah-boo sucks to the lot of you doubters! Seriously, great win for him. Gregg Popovich. Five-time NBA winning coach is retiring after 2291 regular season games and 284 playoff games. Wallaroos. Defeated Fijiana 43-7 in a women's rugby union international. Fine effort, that. Tahli Gill and Dean Hewitt. Aussie pair won Australia's first World Curling Championships medal, a bronze. I think curling is the furious broom-sweeping thing on ice. Oscar Piastri. Australia's No.1 global sports star right now. Discuss. Adam Lang and Sean Aylmer. The two well-known denizens of the corporate media world are taking part in the 380 km Royal Far West – Ride for Country Kids. Donations can be made online to the Fear & Greed team, or on their website to raise money for country children with developmental needs.
The Age
09-05-2025
- Sport
- The Age
Earth to Bleak City: There's more to life than the ‘Brodes and Bucks journey'
TFF attended something called a High Performance Breakfast at Rugby Australia on Friday morning, and was disappointed. There were no cordon bleu eggs over-easy for everyone, as I had hoped, nor coffees so good they would make a Chilean barista weep. Rather, it was just stand around and chat, with some apple tarts from the local bakery. But I digress. One of the attendees was Zach Fittler, son of former rugby league legend Brad, and who, I am reliably informed, is a serious Wallaby prospect in future years. Right now, Zach is with the NSW Waratahs development squad – all while tearing them up with Easts Colts, in the backline. A Scots graduate last year, there was a tussle for his services between league and union, and after the breakfast I asked him what had finally convinced him to come to union. Softly spoken and exceedingly polite – his mother Marie and father Brad have clearly done an outstanding job in raising him – he told me. Late last season, while playing both union for Scots and league for the Roosters' SG Ball (Under-19s) team, the word had spread that he was thinking of committing to rugby union. 'As I ran out with the Roosters, all the crowd was shouting things at me,' he recounted with a smile. 'Someone threw a beer can at me. Someone else called me a traitor. Afterwards, in the sheds, I told my father and mother I was going to stick with rugby union. They were very supportive.' Onya, Zach. And we of the union are proud to have you. Is it me, or is there a lot of kissing in rugby league lately? And while in a whimsical mood, making mountains of molecules, here's another thing. There's a lot of male kissing going on in rugby league lately ... and it's kinda nice. See, back in the day, any kind of physical affection displayed between footballers would be guaranteed, guaranteed, to draw a cry from the stands and from your team-mates, unleashing some homophobic slur or other. The most allowable physical contact, beyond breaking another bloke in two, was a firm handshake and maybe a pat on the back to a teammate if he scored a try. That has morphed in recent years of course, to mass high-fives, leaping on each other in momentary human pyramid with the scorer as King Cheops, the nearest to the scorer as base, and the late arrivals as the peak. But just in the last year or two, one sometimes sees – nay, frequently – the scorer even receiving a kiss on the cheek or forehead or behind the ear by some of the first men there. Is this the Pasifika influence? I don't know. But it is now all through league and a lot of union. On Thursday night's Channel Nine News, Danny Weidler had a piece on that most curmudgeonly of all league identities, Phil Gould, being surprised with a party celebrating his 50 years in rugby league. Gould teared up, and kissed the first male he came to, Freddy Fittler; and the second, David Gyngell; and the third, Ricky Stuart! It was warm, intimate, and a long way removed from our previously stilted all-Anglo stiff-upper-lip and keep-your-hands-to-yourselves ways. Rugby league! Leading the way in touchy-feely-niceness! Who'da thunk it? Cauliflower power This year's Cauliflower Club lunch? I thought you'd never ask. In the first instance, we are expanding to Melbourne and doing a lunch in celebration of the 2025 British & Irish Lions Tour to Australia, with the Celtic Club. It'll be on Friday, July 25 at 12pm at Zinc, Federation Square, and it will boast John Eales, among other distinguished guests! Come! That's gold, Jerry As discussed, the best sports story of the week was NBA superstar Josh Giddey dropping by to play a game at community level in Melbourne, with some old mates. TFF ran a piece about it on Thursday, which included a story about the great All Black No.8, Jerry Collins, which got a lot of attention. See, my favourite of the genre, was back in 2007, when Collins played a game of reserve grade for a village team in Britain, the Barnstaple Seconds, simply because he had been taking some R&R nearby, had been asked, and wanted to help out in their match against Newton Abbott. Of course Collins dropped back four gears so as not to destroy the game, and yet at one point, when the Newton Abbot wing Aidan Tolley was about to score, the ball tucked under his left arm and his right arm raised in celebration, Collins's killer instinct was too strong. Loading 'He didn't see me coming,' Collins told the Sunday Times. 'I caught him in the air, faced him the other way and carried him back a few yards. He said, 'Damn, it, you could have let me score that.' 'I couldn't help myself,' I said.' Late in the game, it was one of Barnstaple's props who couldn't help himself. The prop was injured and waiting for a stretcher to remove him, when he noted a concerned Collins standing over him. 'Any chance of a photo, Jerry?' he said. Collins obliged, lying on the ground by the prop so the photo could be taken. Once the game was over, Collins didn't just leave, but went back to the clubhouse and got to know his fellow reserve-graders. They bonded further. And Collins took a decision. 'I have asked the Barnstaple guys,' Collins told the Sunday Times, 'if it would be OK for me to wear their socks when I play for the Barbarians against South Africa at Twickenham. I have played for the club and it's something I would like to do.' When Collins and his wife were killed in a tragic car accident in 2015, the Barnstaple Club sent a couple of blokes across the world to represent them at the funeral in NZ. * You Know Who Yes, I know you are wondering who 'You Know Who' is, above. Stop worrying. I just made it up for fun. But I do reckon about ten blokes around this town were shifting uncomfortably, thinking, 'I've been a fool, and they're on to me.' Give yourselves an uppercut. What they said North Sydney Bears fan, Dave 'Pizza' Kerslake, on confirmation that the Bears will ride again in Perth, tells the SMH: 'It's the biggest thing to happen in sport worldwide. We've been out of this competition for 26 years, and we have risen again like Lazarus.' Ange Postecoglou, on his second-season trophy-winning streak: 'It's just stating a fact. We'll just keep doing what we're doing.' Indiana Pacer Tyrese Haliburton: 'Being the point guard is like being the mom, trying to take care of everybody. I guess if we win the game, it means I'm a good mom.' Swans chairman Andrew Pridham about issues with the SCG re drop-in wickets: 'I wasn't born yesterday. I don't accept the argument. In fact, I know it's not correct that you couldn't do a drop-in wicket. There is sufficient technology today. I mean, we landed on the moon in 1969, so they can put a drop-in wicket in the SCG tomorrow.' Jarome Luai on Lachlan Galvin: 'We're not going to get results if we don't have connection as a team. We don't have to all be best mates, but we need to have a connection.' Denver Nugget Russell Westbrook after they eliminated the Houston Rockets: 'I'm always prepared and I'll be prepared for anything because I prepare myself for everything.' Dr Christian Krekel of the London School of Economics on impact of the Olympics on people's health: 'We always hear these grand claims from politicians about how the Olympics has a lasting impact on healthy behaviours, but this does not hold up to reality. Our research shows that London 2012 nudged some previously inactive people to engage in physical activity. But once the event ends, it fades quite quickly.' Geelong's Bailey Smith on Jack Crisp's shot for goal after the siren: 'I thought he was going to have a fairytale ending. My heart was in my mouth, I was so scared.' Crisp says he was emotional after being embraced by his teammates following the miss: 'I definitely felt a lot of love with everyone getting around me, especially the Geelong players as well. It nearly brought a tear to my eye to be fair.' Carlton coach Michael Voss after a poor start to the match: 'So immediately you're thinking: 'Jeez, that's not us'.' Maybe not. But given the number of times he has said that this year, you have to wonder if it might be precisely them? Tyrese Haliburton again, after leading the Pacers to a second miracle win in a week: 'I'm at peace with my game. I understand that I'm trusted in these moments. ... It's a special feeling. I get paid a lot of money to play a kids' game and I'm having a lot of fun doing it.' Refreshing! The legendary NBA coach Gregg Popovich announced his retirement this week, heading to a front-office job instead. A fantastic man, he was always fearless, calling out Donald Trump's inanities and insanities in equal measure. Going into the 2024 election, Popovich noted of Trump: 'He's pathetic. He's small. He's a whiner . . . He's a damaged man.' Trump on perhaps unbanning Russia from FIFA World Cup over Ukraine: 'That's possible. Hey, that could be a good incentive, right?' No, he's not a KGB operative. But if he was, he would have peak position in their Hall of Fame. Loading Team of the Week Ange Postecoglou. Led Tottenham into the Europa League final where they will take on Manchester United. So Yah-boo sucks to the lot of you doubters! Seriously, great win for him. Gregg Popovich. Five-time NBA winning coach is retiring after 2291 regular season games and 284 playoff games. Wallaroos. Defeated Fijiana 43-7 in a women's rugby union international. Fine effort, that. Tahli Gill and Dean Hewitt. Aussie pair won Australia's first World Curling Championships medal, a bronze. I think curling is the furious broom-sweeping thing on ice. Oscar Piastri. Australia's No.1 global sports star right now. Discuss. Adam Lang and Sean Aylmer. The two well-known denizens of the corporate media world are taking part in the 380 km Royal Far West – Ride for Country Kids. Donations can be made online to the Fear & Greed team, or on their website to raise money for country children with developmental needs.
Daily Tribune
07-04-2025
- Sport
- Daily Tribune
Mourinho Hit with Three-Match Ban After Nose-Pinch Incident in Istanbul Derby
Fenerbahce manager José Mourinho has been handed a three-match touchline ban and fined over £6,000 after grabbing the nose of Galatasaray coach Okan Buruk during a fiery Turkish Cup quarter-final earlier this week. The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) confirmed the punishment on Saturday, three days after Galatasaray claimed a 2-1 win at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium—a match that ended in chaos both on and off the pitch. Tensions boiled over in the closing moments, with a mass scuffle erupting involving players and staff from both sides. The referee issued three red cards—two to Galatasaray players—before full-time. But the incident drawing the most attention came after the whistle, when Mourinho approached Buruk and appeared to pinch the Galatasaray manager's nose. Buruk then dramatically fell to the ground, sparking further outrage. In a statement, the TFF said Mourinho would be suspended from the touchline and the dressing room for three official matches. The Portuguese manager will now be absent for Fenerbahce's upcoming league fixtures against Trabzonspor, Sivasspor, and Kayserispor. Fenerbahce currently sit second in the Turkish Super Lig, six points behind leaders Galatasaray but with a game in hand. The latest drama adds to Mourinho's growing list of controversies since arriving in Turkey—but with the title race heating up, his absence from the sidelines could prove costly in the weeks ahead.
