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Time of India
4 days ago
- Sport
- Time of India
'He'll break Sachin Tendulkar's record in 2027' — Michael Vaughan's bold prediction for Joe Root
Joe Root (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Joe Root 's majestic 150 at Old Trafford in the fourth Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy not only put England in the driver's seat against India but also saw him leapfrog Rahul Dravid , Jacques Kallis, and Ricky Ponting to become the second-highest run-scorer in Test cricket history. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW! Root, now on 13,409 runs from 157 Tests, is within 2,500 runs of Sachin Tendulkar 's legendary mark of 15,921. While tributes poured in for the 34-year-old Englishman, it was former England captain Michael Vaughan who grabbed attention with a bold prediction. Poll Will Joe Root surpass Sachin Tendulkar's Test run record? Yes, definitely! No, not likely. Maybe, depends on his form. Speaking on Cricbuzz alongside Dinesh Karthik , Vaughan said: 'Sachin is a God. We know that. But I absolutely believe Joe Root will go past Tendulkar. I've looked into my crystal ball… I think it'll be the fourth Test in 2027 against Australia. Pat Cummins will bowl one on his hip, Root will glance it, and he'll go past Sachin. That's the dream. That's the crystal ball.' Karthik, amused but respectful, replied, 'Let's start by saying Sachin Tendulkar is not a Yorkie, even though he played one season there. But jokes apart, I think Root will get within touching distance. Whether he goes past it...' Australia legend Ricky Ponting, whom Root overtook on the list, also backed the Yorkshireman to surpass the Master Blaster. 'Just the one more to go now,' Ponting said on Sky Sports. 'He's about 2,500 runs behind, but the way he's been batting the last few years, there's absolutely no reason why he can't become No. 1.' Ponting lauded Root's appetite post-30, highlighting his 25 centuries since then, and added: 'He's not someone obsessed with stats, but when he's done, he'll look back and be proud. If he plays another 20-30 Tests and keeps scoring the way he is — 85 per game — Tendulkar's record is definitely in reach.' Root's latest hundred — his 38th — also ties him with Kumar Sangakkara on the all-time century list, and could very well shape the outcome of this series. For real-time updates, scores, and highlights, follow our live coverage of the India vs England Test match here. Catch Rani Rampal's inspiring story on Game On, Episode 4. Watch Here!
Newsweek
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
Golden Retriever's Excitement at Having House Guests Is Too Cute To Handle
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Hearts have melted at a very friendly golden retriever eager for the visitors to his home to wake up and give him attention. Magen Doerner, 27, and Tucker Jeneroue, 28, are the proud owners of golden retriever Tobi, who Doerner described to Newsweek as "very social, and gets very over excited about people, and other dogs especially." "He will greet you like he hasn't seen you in years, even if it's been five minutes, and wiggle his entire body in excitement nonstop," Doerner said. Recently, the Chicago-based couple had guests over to visit, including an overnight stay. And, needless to say, Tobi was enjoying every second. Doerner explained: "My fiancé's brother and his wife were visiting us with their three dogs—a Yorkie, one yellow, and one black Labrador. He waited all night by our bedroom door while they slept, wanting to go see them." When the morning came, Tobi couldn't take anymore, and his insistence that his owners take him to see the visitors "at the crack of dawn" has gone viral. Tobi wakes his owners to bring him to the house guests. Tobi wakes his owners to bring him to the house guests. TikTok @tobiandace A video posted to Doerner's TikTok account, @tobiandace, on July 22, viewed more than 3 million times, sees Tobi standing at the foot of the couple's bed, grumbling and howling as he makes his demands. Tobi then stands by the bedroom door, making it clear he wants to go out, by looking at the door, then the camera, yawning and shuffling in anticipation. Doerner wrote over the video: "POV: You have guests over and your dog wakes up at the crack of dawn begging to see them," and added in a caption: "What do you mean everyone's still sleeping?" She told Newsweek: "He started getting a bit antsy as the sun started to come up, and made it clear it was time for us to get up and say good morning to our guests." Golden retrievers are known for being an extremely friendly breed of dog, noted for being affectionate towards family, young children, and other dogs, according to the American Kennel Club. The breed regularly lands near the top of the AKC's list of the most popular breeds in the U.S., and in 2024 was awarded third place. Tobi grumbles, growls and whines to make his demands. Tobi grumbles, growls and whines to make his demands. TikTok @tobiandace TikTok users loved the sweet video, one making a joke about Tobi's grumbling noises: "Who keeps their motorcycle in their room?" "He was revving his engines, he's ready to goooo," another laughed. Another declared that if they were a guest in Doerner's home, "that dog is sleeping by me." "And he was only using 30 percent volume so he didn't disturb them, what a great host," another wrote. And yet another agreed: "As a guest, I would be so upset if you kept that pup from being my alarm clock." Do you have funny and adorable videos or pictures of your pet you want to share? Send them to life@ with some details about your best friend and they could appear in our Pet of the Week lineup.
Newsweek
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
No One Prepared for How 50-Pound Dog Rides Subway: 'So Many Questions'
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. A New Yorker has gone viral for showing how she brings her enormous dog on the subway while sticking to the rules of public transport. Jackie Jacob and her husband, Ben—who were married this month—are the proud owners of Samoyed dog, Lumi, who is an expert at getting around the Big Apple. As she explained to Newsweek: "We moved to NYC when Lumi was just six months old. "I had found out about the Metropolitan Transport Authority (MTA) rule that all dogs had to be in bags [on the subway], but by that point he was already over 30 pounds." Determined to stick to the rules, however, Jacob thought outside of the box: she got a large bag from IKEA and cut four leg holes out, allowing Lumi to travel with her on the subway while still, technically, being in a bag. "We used that for a while, and then I found a backpack I thought would be better," she said. So, for the past three years, Lumi has been riding the subway with his owner carrying him on her back, in a giant backpack. Lumi has gone viral over years for how he travels in style, and on July 10, Jacob shared a video to her TikTok account, @littlebearlumi, of herself carrying the 50-pound dog through the subway, speaking to the camera as he relaxes casually in the bag over her shoulder. She carries him through the concourse and down the stairs, waits on the platform with him before finally settling into a seat—and all the while, Lumi is simply looking around him. Jackie Jacob takes her dog Lumi on the subway in a backpack. Jackie Jacob takes her dog Lumi on the subway in a backpack. TikTok @littlebearlumi Needless to say, they get a lot of attention on their travels, with Jacob explaining to Newsweek: "He does like the backpack, largely because of all the attention and pets he gets from people! "He absolutely loves people and always loves getting to say hi on the subway. We always get tons of comments, people absolutely love seeing a giant 50-pounds cloud in a backpack on the subway! It brightens up their day which also makes me so happy." On TikTok, too, users had a huge reaction, awarding the video more than 120,000 likes and 1.2 million views, as one commenter asked: "How do you even fit that polar bear in a backpack?" "I get the feeling he really likes it in there," another said, as one sympathized with Jacob: "Your poor back! But so cute!" One declared: "I have so many questions like did he voluntarily get in? How long did it take to get him in the backpack? How did you trick him?" "I would simply cry tears of joy if I saw this in person," another admitted, as another said: "Lumi is living his great life while you break your back for him." And another compared her dog to Lumi, writing: "Meanwhile my Yorkie is a complete menace that could never ride in any form of public transportation." Jacob carries Lumi through the concourse and down the stairs to the subway platform. Jacob carries Lumi through the concourse and down the stairs to the subway platform. TikTok @littlebearlumi According to the MTA website, pets are welcome to ride the subway and the bus, but must be put in a "bag or other container," and carried for the entire journey in a way that doesn't annoy other commuters. On the Long Island Rail Road, the pet must be in a container that fits on your lap, and the Metro-North Railroad requires the pet to be carried in a container or securely controlled on a leash. Jacob said: "Of course, this started because we wanted to follow the MTA rule, but now it's grown to be so much more than that. We love bringing a smile to people's faces." Lumi is an important part of Jacob's life, and he recently traveled with her to something major: her wedding to her husband, Ben, where he was the guest of honor—performing as their "ring bear," and bringing the rings down the aisle to them. "For him to be a part of our wedding after all he has done with us just seemed right," she said. "It was a magical day—and to think his backpack adventures started all of this, and now people got to see him in our wedding, is wild and all the more beautiful." Do you have funny and adorable videos or pictures of your pet you want to share? Send them to life@ with some details about your best friend and they could appear in our Pet of the Week lineup.
Spectator
21-07-2025
- General
- Spectator
Let's slash the school summer holiday
There are three little words that strike horror into the heart of every parent of school-age children. They are the words that cause you to break out in a cold sweat or let out a moan in your sleep in the dead of night – even in the middle of winter. They are 'school summer holidays'. Hear those three words and you may very well envisage jubilant children spewing from the school gates and then remember the dim, distant sun-kissed summers of your own youth. But mention them within earshot of a parent of appropriately aged offspring and you'll see the light go out in their eyes. Oh yes, the kids are happy – just like the waving teachers who weep with joy to see their charges depart. But now it's time for the parents to weep. Were you fortunate enough to be able to take the whole of the month of August off to 'summer' somewhere – perhaps a holiday home near Padstow in Cornwall or an Italianate villa in some dreamy olive-grove in Tuscany – then it would be a different story. Similarly, if you're one of the privileged few who enjoy a '1950s settlement' – where one spouse does not work (for money) – then I'm sure everything would be rosy or rather, rosé. But if, like most of us, you are a 'hard-working family' as Gordon Brown liked to put it, then the six-week school summer holidays are a living hell, one which makes August feel like a Godot-esque month without end. Six weeks. I would rather run the London marathon backwards dressed in a chicken suit in a heatwave than do it all again. And yet here it is. For working parents this is the ultimate test in work-life-imbalance. It's six weeks of ferrying your children between endless camps, time-absorbing playdates, sailing lessons, swimming lessons and multifarious 'multi-sports' activities – none of which seem to start before nine or ten in the morning and all of which then finish in the middle of the afternoon – all while trying to fit in actual work and things like meetings and conference calls, while also remembering which child has which packed lunch or what snack, and repeatedly re-coating them in sunblock because despite the usually crapness of the British summer, the sun's lethal rays will still zap the little dears' flesh to pieces even when it's overcast. So as well as doing enough mileage to qualify for a free Yorkie and forking out a fortune on childcare activities – £75 a day for two would seem the going rate – you'll end up working your evenings to catch up, which is incredibly sustainable as anyone knows, particularly resident (or should that be hesitant?) doctors. Six weeks. I would rather run the London marathon backwards dressed in a chicken suit in a heatwave than do it all again. And yet here it is Now, this would all be fine if it was just for a few weeks. But it's not, is it? It's for six weeks. It's 40 days and 40 nights of planning, remembering, logistics, lunches, clothing, kit, bags, shoes, trainers, flippers, the wheres, the whens, the with-whoms, all the while maintaining the verisimilitude of professional life. Sooner or later, no matter how good you are at juggling, you end up delivering one 12-year-old dressed in a wetsuit to the toddler's party at a village hall and the toddler who can't swim 15 miles away to a reservoir for capsize training. That's if you can still actually drive at all because your hands are so permanently slimy from all the sun cream. Unsurprisingly come the first week of September (south of the border, anyway – the Scots go back earlier) you can usually spot the parents of school-age children. They have ghostly, withdrawn faces and move around the around the Lidl car park with a stooped Morlockian gait. Do not cross these men and women. They are teetering on the edge of breaking point. Is the six-week school summer holiday a species of psychological torture? Quite possibly. What I can say is that once upon a time the smell of sun cream made me think of happy times – now the odour is enough to give me a mild panic attack. And it shouldn't be this way. Because let's face it, we only have long summer holidays because that's the way it's always been. It's not through design. It emerged this way, it is believed, so that kids could be off school to help with the harvest. Now, if the children were still in the fields helping to gather up wheat and barley, then it wouldn't be such a waste of time. I'd approve of that – better than Fortnite on Nintendo or the brain rot on YouTube – particularly if someone else was watching them so I could get on with some work. But the fact is they're not – and they haven't been for about a hundred years, not since Laurie Lee had his last sip of cider with Rosie. So, I say, let's move with the times. Let's still have a whopping end of year break, but how about we make it feasible? How about we shave a fortnight off the six weeks and make it a neat month, and distribute that lost time between the holidays at Christmas and Easter or the half terms to spread out the pain? More than half of parents would support this, according to research by charity Parentkind. I'm not surprised. It would reduce parental breakdowns. It would spread out the exorbitant expense of the summer childcare bill – not unimportant when it can easily run to hundreds of pounds per child. And rather more importantly it would be better for the children because shorter holidays would give their little brains less time to forget absolutely everything that they learned the academic year before. Studies have shown that pupils regress during the long break as they get out of practice with reading and writing. Shorter holidays would mean a less rude awakening for them when they are required to go back to the daily rigours of school life, with fewer tantrums and tears at drop off. Academic standards would rise accordingly, as each year benefited from the reduced wastage of each summer before. But we know that the teaching unions would never tolerate it. And can you blame them? If you were in a highly unionised industry and were lucky enough to be in a job where you had six full weeks off in a row each and every summer, would your union agree? Not a chance. So we're stuck with it. But it would kinder and better all round for the vast majority if it were reformed. Meanwhile, ask yourself this: is it any wonder that Britons are choosing to have smaller families than ever – with about 1.7 kids per family, down from 2.4 40 years ago? No, I thought not.
Newsweek
19-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
Dog Who Acts Disgusted Every Time Owner Sneezes Wins Pet of the Week
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. This week's headlines brought us heartwarming stories—from a puppy getting saved after being used as bait in dog fights to a dog claiming the baby's bouncer—but the week wouldn't be complete without a few highlights from our readers. Follow the instructions at the end of the article to see how you can submit your pet to be featured in Newsweek's Pet of the Week. Winner Photos of a golden retriever looking at her owner in disgust after hearing her sneeze. Photos of a golden retriever looking at her owner in disgust after hearing her sneeze. Peggy McMaster This week's Pet of the Week winner couldn't be any more relatable. Many people will shudder in disgust at the sound of another person sneezing and coughing. And as one owner learned, dogs aren't fans of germs either. Owner Peggy McMaster began noticing her dog becoming a bit annoyed whenever she sneezed, coughed or cleared her throat. McMaster shared a video with Newsweek that shows her golden retriever giving her the biggest side-eye as she coughed. Grossed out by the sounds, the dog looked at her with disapproval. "My dog acts like I have the plague!" she said. Finalists Photo of two cat siblings touching paws in a precious brotherly moment. Photo of two cat siblings touching paws in a precious brotherly moment. Yash Mehta Our first finalist for this week comes from Yash Mehta, as Mehta's two pet cats, Coco Junior and Muffy, captured our hearts during their precious bonding moment. In Mehta's photo, Muffy, the white cat, was lounging on the couch with his head on the armrest. Down on the ground was the orange cat, Coco Junior. Mehta happened to catch the moment these two cats were looking longingly at each other, which ended with a gentle tap of each other's paws. Mehta called it a "brotherhood scene." Photo of a 3-month-old Yorkie rocking two blue bow ties in her hair. Photo of a 3-month-old Yorkie rocking two blue bow ties in her hair. Leticia Fernandez With the pet industry booming, there is no shortage of opportunities to buy toys, treats and even outfits for your fur babies to rock. And with her 3-month-old pup, Leticia Fernandez couldn't resist dressing her up. Fernandez decided to buy her Yorkshire terrier, Zoe, bow ties to put in her long fur. She pulled the fur up, out of her eyes and separated them into parts. She placed the blue hair clips on each section and snapped a picture. "Funny, it seemed like she stuck her tongue at me after putting the hair clips on her," she told Newsweek. Zoe beamed with pride as she rocked her new accessories. A photo of a dog named Kimbell holding a Frisbee, his favorite toy. A photo of a dog named Kimbell holding a Frisbee, his favorite toy. April G. Van Es Finally, what is a dog without their favorite toy? April G. Van Es shared a photo of the family's beloved dog, Kimball. In the picture, Kimball is sitting on a chair, enjoying the outside with his toy in his mouth. But it's not a soft, plush toy he can snuggle. Instead, he's head over paws for the Frisbee. The orange Frisbee is bigger than his face, but he holds onto it for dear life. The edges push out his lip flaps, almost appearing uncomfortable. But Kimball doesn't mind. It's his favorite. If you think your pet could be next week's Newsweek "Pet of the Week," send us your funny and heartwarming videos and pictures of your pet, along with a bit about them to life@ and they could appear in our "Pet of the Week" lineup.
