A third of people living in England have rejected Scottish bank notes as fake, a survey found. A total of 33% of the 1,710 people surveyed said they thought the notes were counterfeit. Market research firm Censuswide Scotland showed participants images of notes from the Bank of Scotland, Royal Bank of Scotland and Clydesdale Bank. […]
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Shadab Khan ruled out of series against England
Wrist spinner Shadab Khan has been ruled out of the series against England after tests revealed a virus that will require treatment and rest for, at least, four weeks. Leg spinner Yasir Shah has been named as Shadab’s replacement. Yasir has taken 23 wickets in 24 ODIs, while on his last tour to England in […]
England batsman Hales takes break for ‘personal reasons’
LONDON: England batsman Alex Hales, who was named in their provisional squad for the Cricket World Cup, has taken an indefinite break from the game due to personal reasons, his club Nottinghamshire have said. “Alex Hales has made himself unavailable for selection for personal reasons and no timetable has been set for his return to […]
Archer misses provisional World Cup squad but still on England radar
England has not picked uncapped all-rounder Jofra Archer in a preliminary 15-man World Cup squad but have named him in squads for the warm-up games against Pakistan and Ireland. Barbados-born Archer, who shone for Sussex last season and in Australia’s Big Bash Twenty20 competition for Hobart Hurricanes, is eligible for national selection under new England […]
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc wins 1000th F1 race
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc is rooting for his win in China after missing out in Bahrain. The 21-year-old Leclerc beat the five-time world champion Lewis Hamilton in Bahrain but ultimately limped home third when his Ferrari lost power with 10 laps left. The focus in Shanghai will be on Leclerc, the Ferrari rookie from Monaco who […]
India, Pakistan and England are favourites for World Cup: Hafeez
KARACHI: Senior Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez believes India and England along with his own nation are the top three favourite teams to win the upcoming ICC ODI World Cup. Brushing aside the recent run of defeats to New Zealand, South Africa and Australia in ODIs, Hafeez, who is hoping to play in his third World […]
BCCI could face a ban if boycott World Cup match against Pakistan
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) can be banned if India boycott World Cup match against Pakistan, scheduled in June this year. According to the sources, BCCI can face a ban if it boycott World Cup match against Pakistan, which is schedule on June 16 this year in Manchester, England. If India don’t […]
England wraps up the series against India
Experiments are not working for India as they were all over the place against England in the fourth test. The Englishmen were already two-one up against India and people were expecting a comeback from Virat and Co. But things didn’t go according to plan. Even after securing a lead in the first innings the Indian […]
Virat Kohli, James Anderson top ICC rankings
India captain Virat Kohli has returned to the top of the International Cricket Council’s Test batting rankings following his man-of-the-match effort against England at Trent Bridge. The 29-year-old scored 97 and 103 and saw India beat England by 203 runs in the third Test at Nottingham’s Trent Bridge on Wednesday as they reduced the hosts’ […]
Transgender referee takes charge in England
A transgender referee was to set to take charge of a football match in England on Sunday in what was hailed by the British press as a first. “People will be a bit shocked when I run on to the pitch,” Lucy Clark, 46, formerly known as Nick, told the Sunday Mirror. “But I’m the […]