‘A gangster threw acid in my face on my own doorstep in front of my daughter. Now I’m under threat again. But I won’t back down’ – Russell Findlay on the thugs who tried to destroy his life

Two days before Christmas in 2015 Russell Findlay went to answer his door in his pyjamas and found a postman asking him to sign for a delivery. He took the chit to scribble his name and suddenly felt cold liquid splash on his face. Its sharp sting told him it was acid. This was no…

Michael Jung makes Olympic eventing dressage phase tight at the top

Michael Jung wowed the judges during his Olympic eventing dressage test at the Paris Games aboard the impressive Chipmunk FRH, scoring 17.8 to go into provisional second. It’s nip tuck at the top of the leaderboard, with the German rider just .3 of a penalty behind Britain’s Laura Collett and London 52, who hold the…

Of sport coaches and their influence

Ashok SinghThe Government of India has initiated the establishment of SAI Sports training centres, Centres of Excellence, Sports Academies, and Khelo India sports centres nationwide. Specifically, they aim to create 100 Khelo India centres in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir (UT J&K). These centres aim to engage youth, improve their skills, and promote…

Renewed appeal issued on 26th anniversary of disappearance and murder of Deirdre Jacob

The murder investigation continues to be conducted by gardaí from the Kildare Garda District Deirdre who was only 18-years-old in 1998, was last seen on Tuesday, 28 July of that year near her home in Roseberry, Newbridge, County Kildare, at approximately 3pm. “She was a young woman starting off her life, who had just completed…

A Call For Regulatory Shift & Invoking No Fault Liability

In the digital age, the security and resilience of critical infrastructure has become a paramount concern for nations worldwide. The recent Microsoft cloud outage, which caused widespread disruptions to various services and applications, has highlighted the world’s uninhibited dependency on private companies and the urgent need for policymakers to mitigate the risks of such data…

Sri Lanka vs India, 1st T20I, Jul 27, India tour of Sri Lanka, 2024

A 43-run win to kickoff the new era under SKY & Gambhir. The Indian bowlers were put under some pressure by the Lankan top-order but they came back strongly in latter part of the innings. Hasaranga was economical and Pathirana picked four wickets but the hosts were very sloppy in the field. Can they come…