Asia Cup: Dubai’s ‘ring of fire’ poses a challenge, says India’s fielding coach

September 18, 2025 1:21 PM

Asia Cup: Dubai’s ‘ring of fire’ poses a challenge, says India’s fielding coach

India are tailoring their fielding drills to cope with the unconventional floodlight system at Dubai International Stadium, where lights are mounted on the circular roof rather than traditional poles, fielding coach T. Dilip said. “One of the challenges we encounter in Dubai Stadium is the lights are slightly different. It's more of a ring of fire … rather than on the poles, which we usually come across,” Dilip said in a video posted by the BCCI on X. He said the biggest difficulty comes...

Indonesia’s Ibu volcano erupts twice, spewing red-hot lava

June 6, 2024 10:27 AM

Indonesia’s Ibu volcano erupts twice, spewing red-hot lava

Indonesia's Mount Ibu volcano erupted again on Thursday, firing red bright lava and rocks into the night sky and triggering a spectacular display of volcanic lightning, the country's volcanology agency PVMBG said. The 1,325 metre-high (4,347 ft) volcano on the eastern island of Halmahera erupted twice on Thursday, Heruningtyas Desi Purnamasari an official at PVMBG told Reuters. The first eruption was at 1:30 a.m. local time, spewing incandescent lava and rocks as lightning flashes lit up its c...