Australia were teetering on the brink of defeat in the third Test on Saturday despite a battling unbeaten half century from tailender Pat Cummins after being set a massive 399 to win by India. After early morning drizzle, India started an overcast fourth day in Melbourne with a 346-run lead and with five wickets in […]
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Mushfiqur steers Bangladesh to easy win against Windies
Mushfiqur Rahim top scored with an unbeaten 55 as Bangladesh defeated West Indies by five wickets in the first one-day international in Dhaka on Sunday. Set a modest target after three wickets each from Mashrafe Mortaza and Mustafizur Rahman helped Bangladesh restrict West Indies to 195-9, the hosts sailed to 196-5 in 35.1 overs for […]
Modi declares victory for ruling party in state elections
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared victory Monday in two state elections, including a closely-fought race in his stronghold of Gujarat where the charismatic leader fronted the campaign. Modi thanked voters in Gujarat, his home state in India’s west, and the northern Himalayan region of Himachal Pradesh, for backing the ruling Hindu national party in […]