[ad_1] THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: His teammate Mitchell Marsh last week called David Warner one of the GOATs of modern-day one-day cricket. Here’s the reason why. Warner was the player of the tournament when Australia lifted the ICC T20 World Cup in UAE in 2021 and was the tournament’s second-highest run-getter. He averaged close to 50 and was…
[ad_1] About three hours before a midnight deadline, the Senate overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan bill Saturday evening to keep the government funded for 45 days, on a vote of 88 to 9, just before a government shutdown was to go into effect. The bill, which funds the government through Nov. 17, was signed into law…
[ad_1] GUWAHATI: Pleasantly surprised to get a last-minute call-up to the squad, Ravichandran Ashwin said on Saturday that this could well be his last World Cup.Asked if he thought, even a few months back, that he would be playing in this home World Cup, the veteran off-spinner said to the official broadcaster, “I would have…
[ad_1] The 50-over format is no more a cosy fit in cricket’s lucrative T20 ecosystem. Come World Cup time, however, the one-day game can again be king. At least for a few days. At least for one more edition…“When the World Cup rolls around, it’ll be bigger than Ben Hur again.” This was the astute…
[ad_1] NASHIK: Nashik District Onion Traders’ Association has decided to continue its boycott of onion trade at the agriculture produce marketing committees till the Centre considers its demand for the withdrawal of 40% export duty.The association’s other demand is that government agencies like the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation (Nafed) and the National Cooperative Consumers…
[ad_1] Scientists recently discovered a new continent that had been missing from our knowledge for 375 years. This continent, called Zealandia, is mostly underwater but consists of a group of islands, similar to New Zealand. Zealandia was originally part of the ancient supercontinent Gondwana, which existed about 1 billion to 542 million years ago.Geoscientists found…
[ad_1] The House passed a bill 335-91 Saturday afternoon to fund the government for 45 days, hours before a government shutdown was to go into effect. The bill House Speaker Kevin McCarthy put to a vote ultimately won support from more Democrats than Republicans. Ninety Republicans voted no, and just a single Democrat voted against the short-term…
[ad_1] Last-gasp moves to prevent a US government shutdown took a dramatic step forward Saturday, as Democrats overwhelmingly backed an eleventh-hour Republican measure to keep federal funding going for 45 days, albeit with a freeze on aid to Ukraine. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks with members of the media following a meeting of the…
[ad_1] Mohamed Muizzu played a pivotal role in an earlier government’s development programme Male: Pro-China candidate Mohamed Muizzu won Saturday’s presidential election in the Maldives, a result set to once again upend the archipelago’s relationship with traditional benefactor India. Muizzu, 45, helms a party that presided over an influx of Chinese loans when it last…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Australian batsman Steve Smith showcased his prowess by scoring a half-century in a rain-affected warm-up match held in Thiruvananthapuram on a Saturday. However, it was the fiery pacer Mitchell Starc who stole the spotlight, claiming a remarkable hat-trick that dismantled the Netherlands‘ top-order batting lineup ahead of the 50-overs World Cup.The game…
