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Indian Express
30-06-2025
- Sport
- Indian Express
When a 17-year-old Sachin Tendulkar took his 10th standard school text books on 1st England tour
A first-time series against England in England can be a daunting tour for any cricketer, the kind that can forge a career or shatter confidence. But for Sachin Tendulkar, it was the first tour of England at the tender age of 17 where he gave the world a glimpse of what the next decades were going to look like. Cricket fans might recollect that Tendulkar scored a match-saving century at Old Trafford in the second Test of the 1990 Tour of England. In fact, Tendulkar had scored 68 in the first innings before an unbeaten knock of 119 in the second innings had helped the visitors stave off defeat. This was Tendulkar's maiden Test century, one which made him the second youngest player back then to score a Test hundred. But what was even more remarkable was that the teenaged Tendulkar had reportedly carried his school textbooks to England to study for his class X exams. 'He (Tendulkar) was very quiet. On that first tour he was carrying his school books to study in tenth grade. He was shy, did not talk too much and he was just a normal kid. He did not involve himself in topics. He used to observe,' cricket legend Kapil Dev had revealed in a 2013 interview with the BBC Radio 5 Live show. Kapil went on to add how he was also surprised by a few aspects of Tendulkar's batting and his personality on that tour. 'Two things were very different about him at that age. His balance was so good… unbelievable! And he did not hit the ball, he pushed the ball! He had a heavy bat. During that period I had never seen someone using that heavy bat and he held the bat low down,' Kapil added. 'With his left hand, he did writing and eating. But batting, bowling was with right hand. Later on, I realised he must be a genius who has power in both hands. That is the future of cricket. If you can have balanced power you can control the ball and balance of your body.'
Daily Mirror
22-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Dame Deborah James' husband 'finds love' three years after her death
Dame Deborah James' husband Sebastien Bowen has reportedly found love with a mystery woman, three years after the campaigner's tragic death from bowel cancer Dame Deborah James' widower is said to have found love again, three years after the death of his wife. Prior to her sad death in June 2022, the podcast host and campaigner had encouraged Sebastien Bowen to "move on." Now, it's claimed that he has found love with a mystery woman and was seen enjoying a loved-up date in the scorching weather as the UK experienced a heatwave, with temperatures hitting over 30 degrees. Deborah, who was just 40 at the time of her death from incurable bowel cancer, made it no secret that she wanted her husband to start dating again. Sebastian was seen last week walking hand in hand with a mystery woman along the River Thames in London. The pair are said to have dined at The River Cafe in the swanky area of Hammersmith, west London, during their romantic day out. As the temperatures across the country reached new highs, Sebastian kept his look very casual in a blue shirt, with his top buttons undone, while rocking a pair of chino trousers and trainers. Meanwhile, his new love interest looked sensational in a striking red dress, which was cut off above the knee. Her brunette hair flowed freely in the gentle waterfront breeze as she wore a pair of sunglasses to protect her eyes from the blistering sun. The pair were seen walking with their arms wrapped around one another while gazing lovingly at each other. "They looked like they were very much in love," a source told the Daily Mail. They went on to add: "It was very sweet. For anyone who was inspired by Dame Deborah's attitude to life, it was really heartening to see her husband looking happy again." Last year, it was reported that Sebastian had started looking for love again, with sources saying he was taking things "very slowly." An insider went on to say: "Deborah is going to be a tough act to follow, as they had a fantastic marriage and made a great couple. But Seb feels the time has come for him to move on, as Deborah wanted him to." Deborah, who was known to millions as Bowelbabe on social media, raised over £11million for cancer research and documented her journey with her online followers. The campaigner, who was known for her honesty while battling the heartbreaking disease, spoke openly about her husband moving on. Speaking on the BBC Radio 5 Live show, You, Me And The Big C, she described her widower as a "very eligible bachelor" and knew he would have attention from other women following her death. "I have given him strict instructions," Dame Deborah said. She went on to add: "I want him to move on. He's a handsome man, I'm like, 'Don't be taken for a ride, don't marry a bimbo, find someone else who can make you laugh like we did." But Dame Deborah also joked that she had a list of people she didn't want Sebastian to date. "I would do my damned hardest to haunt him," she joked. Sebastian and Deborah met in 2005 before going on to marry three years later in 2008 and welcomed two children. And it appears that he has the blessing from her family when it comes to finding love again. "Deborah will be a hard act to follow but he has our blessing," her mum Heather said in 2023.
Economic Times
14-06-2025
- Business
- Economic Times
AI cannot replace all jobs, says expert: 3 types of careers that could survive the automation era
As artificial intelligence continues to reshape the global job market, experts are urging young people to focus on careers that are less likely to be automated. According to PwC's latest report, roles in manual trades, creative fields, and AI-related sectors are expected to remain in demand. While AI is boosting productivity and offering higher salaries in tech-savvy industries, it's also reducing reliance on traditional degrees. Instead, employers are placing more value on practical skills and continuous learning. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads AI's Growing Influence on the Job Market Three Career Paths That Remain Resilient Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads As artificial intelligence continues to reshape industries across the globe, young people preparing for their careers are being advised to take a closer look at job roles that are likely to thrive in an AI-dominated future. With automation on the rise and traditional roles evolving rapidly, the nature of work is shifting—and understanding where human skills still outmatch machine capabilities is becoming to a global report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the integration of AI into the workplace is accelerating across industries, especially in IT, financial services, and professional services. These sectors are not only adapting to AI but also reaping benefits from it, with professionals in AI-skilled jobs witnessing a 56% increase in average wages in 2024—up from a 25% jump the year Chief Economist, Barret Kupelian, explained in a BBC Radio 5 Live interview that AI is already impacting working lives across the board. He noted a significant and consistent rise in the demand for AI-related skills, particularly in industries that have welcomed the technology. However, he emphasized that AI is more likely to augment rather than entirely replace many job functions, particularly those requiring human highlighted three types of roles young people should consider to remain valuable in the job market:Traditional manual roles—such as plumbers, electricians, and decorators—remain difficult for AI to replicate due to their reliance on physical labor and problem-solving in dynamic environments. Kupelian remarked that current AI technologies are not advanced enough to replace jobs involving intensive manual that rely on creativity and complex decision-making—such as designers, artists, strategists, and writers—are also less susceptible to automation. According to Kupelian, these roles require 'a high degree of judgement and creativity' and involve 'bespoke skills' that digital tools struggle to some jobs are being displaced, others are being created. Positions in AI development, data science, machine learning, and ethical AI oversight are gaining traction. These roles not only offer higher salaries but are also essential in shaping how AI is applied across sectors. PwC's findings show that businesses integrating AI see faster revenue growth, signaling demand for professionals who understand and work with the distinguishes the jobs most vulnerable to automation is their reliance on repetition, structured input, and limited decision-making. Positions that do not require empathy, intuition, manual labour or complex human judgment are at greater risk of being this shift is also opening up new opportunities. As basic tasks are automated, professionals can focus more on strategy, innovation, and human-centered problem solving. The key to staying ahead in this changing job market lies in developing the ability to work alongside AI—leveraging its strengths while applying uniquely human skills that machines still can't replicate.
Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Should McLaren focus on one driver in title battle?
Canadian Grand Prix Venue: Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal Dates: 13-15 June Race start: 19:00 BST on Sunday Coverage: Live commentary of first practice, third practice and qualifying on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 2, with FP2 on Sports Extra. Race is on BBC Radio 5 Live; live text updates on BBC Sport website and app Advertisement Formula 1 heads back to North America this weekend for the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal. There is now some daylight at the top of the drivers' standings between the McLaren drivers and the rest with Oscar Piastri 10 points ahead of team-mate Lando Norris, and Red Bull's Max Verstappen a further 39 points behind Norris. Before the race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your latest questions. Should McLaren be focusing on one driver for the title? We have seen other teams be dominant at the beginning of a season and slip back later on. - Luke This debate is an interesting one. Advertisement On one side, teams often receive criticism when they impose team orders and favour one driver over another. On another, the same can happen when they have two evenly matched drivers, both in a title fight, and they split the points between them against a rival who is the only driver challenging from another team. The second is clearly the case this year. For parallels in history, one can look back, for example, to 1986, when the Williams was the fastest car but Nigel Mansell and Nelson Piquet made a pair of warring team-mates and McLaren's Alain Prost drove a wonderful season to slip through the middle and claim the title in a dramatic final race in Australia. Advertisement Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri are - so far - very much not Mansell and Piquet. Relations between them are good and the intra-team battle is being conducted in a way for which all teams would wish. McLaren don't really have a choice at the moment but to conduct this season as they are so far doing. Norris and Piastri have contracts that guarantee them equal treatment, and as a team McLaren's philosophy is to allow free competition between their drivers. The one proviso is that they remember they are driving for a team and that, from time to time, they may be asked to do something that maximises the team's interests but perhaps not their own. Advertisement McLaren are approaching this with a philosophy of openness. Keep talking. Don't let anything go unsaid. Be honest. If an issue comes up, it'll because no one had thought of it. Not because of any attempt to conceal. They accept that the drivers are likely to clash, but they believe that, because of their approach, they will be able to handle that, too. So far, it's working. They accept that Max Verstappen is a real threat, even that there is a risk he could 'do a Prost'. But as Piastri put it in a BBC Sport interview in Monaco: "It is a possibility, yes. But, on both sides of the garage here, we want to win because we've been the best driver, the best team, including against the other car in the team. You always want to earn things on merit and you want to be able to beat everyone, including your team-mates. Advertisement "So that gives Lando and I the best chance of our personal goals of trying to become drivers' world champion, while also achieving the main result for the team, which is the constructors' championship. "If we do get beaten by Max, of course that would hurt, but we would know that we both had the same opportunity, we were racing everybody out there and that's just how it panned out. "For us it's the most straightforward, the fairest way of going racing and that's what we've asked for." Has the Franco Colapinto swap at Alpine backfired? He does not seem to have been much of a step over the less experienced Jack Doohan. - Tim It would be going quite far to say that it has backfired after just three races, but it's true to say that it's hard to discern any major difference between Colapinto's performance and Doohan's before him. Advertisement When executive adviser - and de facto team boss - Flavio Briatore brought Colapinto in, he said he wanted him to "be fast, not crash and score points". So far, the Argentine has failed to meet that target on every level. Colapinto had a significant crash on his debut weekend at Imola. In his three qualifying sessions so far, he is 0.392 seconds on average slower than team-mate Pierre Gasly, compared with Doohan's 0.366secs over the first six races. And, like Doohan, he has scored no points. Colapinto has another couple of races before he reaches the five Alpine's statement announcing his elevation to the race seat said he would have before the situation was reassessed - a deadline Briatore immediately rejected as soon as he spoke in public about the swap. Advertisement What happens next is anyone's guess. Why is the last chicane in the Canadian Grand Prix so difficult, causing many drivers to hit the 'Wall of Champions'? - Christopher The concrete wall on the exit of Turns 12 and 13 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve earned its nickname after Damon Hill, Michael Schumacher and Jacques Villeneuve all crashed there in 1999. Many others - including Sebastian Vettel and Jenson Button - have since followed suit. It's tricky because it is approached from very high speed, drivers have to bounce over the kerbs to be fast, and if they misjudge that, there is a wall waiting to collect them on the outside, with no run-off area. Advertisement Put that combination together, and it's no wonder drivers crash there. Donington Park hosted the 1993 European Grand Prix, a race won by Ayrton Senna in one of his greatest performances. It was the last time a circuit other than Silverstone staged an F1 race in the UK [Getty Images] With Spain likely having two races next season and Italy having had two for the last few years, I find it odd that the UK hasn't had more than one at different tracks in a season since 1993. Considering the majority of the teams are based here, the massive F1 fanbase that Britain has and the very good attendances Silverstone gets every year, why do you think the UK has not been considered to host more than one? - James Two reasons - money and circuit specification. Imola returned to the calendar in the pandemic year of 2020, and a way was found to keep it on afterwards because the local region of Emilia-Romagna and the Italian government saw its promotional value and found the sanctioning fee. Hence the event's rather convoluted and inelegant official title. Advertisement Of course, it didn't hurt that F1 chairman Stefano Domenicali is from Imola and was keen for the race to continue. In Spain, Barcelona has kept its place next year because it has a contract through 2026, while Madrid is entering the first year of its new contract. Again, state funding is involved in both events. Britain has two issues. One, while the country has many terrific race tracks, only Silverstone meets modern F1 standards. And there is no money for any of them to pay F1 to host a race. Making the British Grand Prix work on a financial basis is difficult enough for Silverstone as it is. On top of that, slowly but surely the idea of countries hosting more than one race is likely to die away, so it's highly unlikely there would be any appetite for another country to have two. Advertisement Apart, that is, from the USA, where there are three races, in Austin, Miami and Las Vegas, because it is such a large and important marketplace for the sport's commercial rights holders, Liberty Media. Would competition be more level across all teams, and expenditure lower if rules existed for longer periods without change? - Matthew Expenditure is set by the budget cap. It makes no difference what the rules are, teams will spend to that limit and no more. As for keeping the rules in place for a longer period, yes, everyone accepts that the field closes up the longer a set of regulations remains in place. You can see that this year, when the field is probably more compact in terms of time from front to back than it has ever been. Advertisement But it is part of the DNA of F1 to change the rules every few years. Often it's because there is a feeling the cars need to be slowed down, or changed in character in some ways; sometimes it's because it has been perceived that the engine formula needs to change. For 2026, it's all of those reasons. The new power-unit rules were conceived as a way of simplifying the engines and attracting the VW Group into F1. After Audi committed, Ford and General Motors followed suit. Having created a new power-unit design, with a much greater proportion of its performance derived from the electrical part of the engine, the chassis rules needed to be changed to ensure the cars worked holistically with that engine, and also to iron out some issues that were perceived to have arisen with the existing ones. Advertisement The process of refining the 2026 chassis regulations has not been without its difficulties, to say the least, and there are questions as to how successful the new rules will be. But that at least is why they're being introduced.
Metro
08-06-2025
- Sport
- Metro
Carlos Alcaraz stuns tennis legends with historic French Open final win
Tennis icons were quick to hail champion Carlos Alcaraz and runner-up Jannik Sinner after their historic French Open final. The 22-year-old Spaniard fought back from two sets down to win 4-6 6-7 (4-7) 6-4 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (10-2), saving three championship points in the fourth set. The epic contest lastet five hours and 29 minutes, making it the longest final ever at Roland Garros. The Italian will have to wait for a first French Open title while Alcaraz defended the trophy in Paris to win his second and take his Grand Slam tally to five. Unsurprisingly his legendary compatriot and the former King of Clay, Rafael Nadal, was quick to congratulate the winner but also hail the brilliant runner-up. Nadal posted on X: 'What an incredible @rolandgarros final! 🔥. Congratulations @carlosalcaraz! 🏆💪🏼. Congrats also @janniksin for the great battle 👏🏻.' Three-time French Open champ Mats Wilander said on TNT Sports: 'Absolutely incredible. The expectations are really high when these guys face off because they've played some incredible matches 'Every match they play is so brutally physical, it's emotional, the tennis they're playing is unbelievable. 'The fact they can keep going for 5-and-a-half hours on a clay court at this level, because the level at the end was absolutely ridiculous. I cannot believe how lucky we are that we're going to have this rivalry. 'These guys have taken our sport to another level. I never thought I would say that after the big three of Rafa, Roger and Novak, it's hard to believe they can do this.' Greg Rusedski declared the match the greatest Grand Slam final he has ever witnessed, saying on BBC Radio 5: 'We said it was going to be a classic – and it really was. 'It is the greatest Grand Slam final I've ever seen. 'The emotion from Carlos Alcaraz is just unbelievable. He is down there hugging his mum, his dad and his brother. 'Let's spare a thought for Jannik Sinner though. This must be immensely painful, having had those three championship points. He is handling the situation very well but this must be a bitter disappointment for him.' More Trending Former US Open champion Marin Cilic praised the immense standard on show, posting on social media: 'One of the best 5th sets ever alongside Federer vs Nadal '08 Wimbledon + Djok vs Nadal AO 2012? Unbelievable level.' Speaking on court after his immense triumph, Alcaraz said: 'I want to start with Jannik. It is amazing the level you have, congratulations for an amazing tournament to you and your team. 'I know the hard work you put in. I know how hard you are chasing every tournament. I am sure you will be champion many, many times and it is a privilege to share the court with you and making history with you. 'I'm just really happy to be able to make history with you in this tournament, in other tournaments, you are a huge inspiration for everyone and myself. Good luck and all the best for what is coming.' MORE: Jannik Sinner reacts to heartbreaking French Open final defeat to Carlos Alcaraz MORE: England v Senegal odds: Three Lions must respond to Thomas Tuchel's criticism after poor show against Andorra MORE: Coco Gauff secures French Open title with epic comeback win over Aryna Sabalenka
