The fourth season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds continues its tradition of uneven quality and tonal shifts, featuring bold risks like a puppet episode and increased gore, alongside a perceived overuse of Jim Kirk. Despite these flaws, the season includes a standout episode hailed as one of Trek's best, maintaining its charm for fans.
The Global Chess League's Season 4 draft saw Indian GM Nihal Sarin drafted by American Gambits amidst a bidding war, while defending champs Alpine APL Pipers retained Magnus Carlsen and added Divya Deshmukh and Koneru Humpy. Chess legend Viswanathan Anand made a historic team switch to PBG Alaskan Knights.
The Global Chess League's Season 4 Player Draft is set for June 29 in Mumbai, featuring 36 Grandmasters. Magnus Carlsen returns, and Divya Deshmukh makes her debut. The main tournament runs September 3-13 in Bengaluru.
The trailer for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 4, premiering July 23, reveals connections to The Original Series and its movies, including Spock and Kirk's friendship and a Scotty/Uhura kiss. Showrunners promise a more serious tone, but with medieval planets and a puppet episode.
The International League T20 (ILT20) has advanced its Season 5 schedule to November-December 2026, aiming for a cleaner global T20 window. This strategic shift, building on Season 4's success, promises improved player availability and commercial metrics. The league also emphasised its regional identity and commitment to developing Associate nation players.
Laura Dern has joined the cast of The White Lotus season 4, replacing Helena Bonham Carter who departed due to creative differences. Filming is underway in the south of France with the new season set during the Cannes Film Festival (May 13-24). Dern, an Oscar winner for Marriage Story, previously worked with creator Mike White on Year of the Fish and Enlightened.
