Ton-up Saud and spinners put Pakistan in charge on October 26, 2024Saud Shakeel’s crafty 134 fetched Pakistan a handy first-innings lead before their spinners blew away England’s top order to boost their hopes of a memorable series victory on day two of the deciding third test in Rawalpindi on Friday. Pakistan had slumped to 46-3 but Saud stitched four 50-plus partnerships, including with tailenders Noman Ali […]
Santner sparkles with seven wickets as NZ skittle India for 156 on October 26, 2024A spectacular seven-wicket haul by Mitchell Santner helped New Zealand dismiss India for 156 before the tourists reached 198-5 at stumps on day two of the second test in Pune on Friday to tighten their grip on the three-match series. Tom Blundell was unbeaten on 30 and Glenn Phillips was batting on nine and as […]
South Africa confident of chasing down World Test Championship final place on October 26, 2024South Africa are confident they can chase down a spot in next year´s World Test Championship final, even if they must win four of their remaining five tests in the current two-year cycle, coach Shukri Conrad said on Friday. South Africa moved up to fourth in the 2023-25 WTC standings after beating Bangladesh by seven […]
Warner’s lifetime leadership ban rescinded by Cricket Australia on October 26, 2024The lifetime ban from holding leadership positions in Australian cricket imposed on David Warner for his part in the 2018 ball-tampering scandal has been lifted, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Friday. The prolific opening batsman, who retired from international cricket earlier this year, was branded the ringleader of the plot to tamper with the ball […]
South Africa captain Bavuma to miss second Bangladesh test on October 26, 2024South Africa are delaying the return of captain Temba Bavuma from injury and he will sit out the second test against Bangladesh next week, coach Shukri Conrad said on Friday. Bavuma missed this week´s seven wicket win over Bangladesh in the first test in Dhaka but had travelled with the team looking to continue his […]
Nobel physics prize goes to machine learning pioneers on October 9, 2024US scientist John Hopfield and British-Canadian Geoffrey Hinton won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics for discoveries and inventions that laid the foundation for machine learning, the award-giving body said on Tuesday. “This year’s two Nobel Laureates in physics have used tools from physics to develop methods that are the foundation of today’s powerful machine […]
Son of Osama bin Laden deported from France on October 9, 2024A son of Al Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden has been deported from France, where he lived for years painting landscapes in a Normandy village, and barred from returning after posting comments on social media deemed to have glorified terrorism. Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said he had signed an order banning Omar Binladin from France, […]
Italian banned for 10 matches for racist abuse of Wolves striker Hwang on October 9, 2024Italian defender Marco Curto has been banned for 10 matches for racially abusing South Korean forward Hwang Hee-chan while playing for Como against Wolverhampton Wanderers in a pre-season friendly in July. Curto, who is currently on loan from Como to Serie B club Cesena, will serve half of the punishment immediately with the other half […]
India’s ruling party set to lose two state elections, exit polls show on October 7, 2024India’s ruling party is projected to have lost two key provincial elections to the main opposition Congress party and its allies, exit polls showed, suggesting another setback after the party fared poorly in national elections. Local media reported that Congress had a clear advantage in exit polls in the northern state of Haryana, indicating an […]
Long-time deputy Latham under pressure to lift New Zealand on October 4, 2024A sombre leadership handover decided half a world from home marked Tom Latham’s rise to the New Zealand captaincy and provided a stark reminder of the funk the team finds itself in ahead of a daunting assignment in India. Following a stinging 2-0 series loss away to Sri Lanka, out-of-form paceman Tim Southee decided he […]