LONDON: England’s Jofra Archer is likely to miss the Indian Premier League (IPL) as national team coach Chris Silverwood wants the fast bowler to play cricket with Sussex to get up to speed before the home Test series against West Indies in June. Archer, who has a contract with the Rajasthan Royals franchise in the […]
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LONDON: Five nations sealed their debuts in the revamped Davis Cup Finals in the weekend’s qualifiers while heavyweights Germany, Australia, United States and Croatia also booked their places in Madrid. Ecuador, Sweden, Hungary, Czech Republic and Austria will all be in next week’s draw for the 18-nation showdown at La Caja Magica in the Spanish […]
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GREATER NOIDA: Teenage spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman took three wickets to help Afghanistan beat Ireland by 21 runs and claim an unassailable 2-0 series lead in the second Twenty20 international in India on Sunday. Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat, but started sluggishly before skipper Asghar Afghan’s 49 off 28 balls lifted the […]
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NEW DELHI: Fit-again all-rounder Hardik Pandya returned to India’s one-day squad on Sunday but opener Rohit Sharma, who is recovering from a calf injury, was left out of the three-match series against South Africa beginning next week. The 26-year-old Pandya underwent back surgery in October last year and was in fine form on his return […]
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Four men accused of murder over the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in 2014 went on trial in the Netherlands on Monday, with families of the 298 victims calling for justice. The suspects — three Russians and a Ukrainian — were not present in the dock, but judges ruled that the hearing could continue […]
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Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok survived an assassination attempt early on Monday targeting his convoy in the capital Khartoum, state television and a cabinet source said. Hamdok, who was appointed to head a transitional government after the overthrow last year of long-time president Omar al-Bashir, was well and had been moved to a safe location, […]
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At least 27 people died from methanol poisoning in Iran after rumours that drinking alcohol can help cure the novel coronavirus infection, state news agency IRNA reported on Monday. The outbreak of the virus in the country is one of the deadliest outside of China, where the disease originated. At least 20 have died in the southwestern […]
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Afghanistan lurched deeper into political crisis Monday as the rivals for the country’s leadership had themselves sworn in at simultaneous ceremonies that were interrupted by at least two blasts. The bitter feud between President Ashraf Ghani and his former chief executive Abdullah Abdullah has raised fears for Afghanistan’s fragile democracy as the United States prepares […]
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A mechanism for the release of Taliban prisoners has been reached and a presidential decree will be issued in this regard on Tuesday, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Monday. Ghani’s remarks came after he took an oath as president for another five-year term while, at a distance of a few metres, his electoral rival […]
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Prime minister’s assistant Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Friday promised to extend complete support for the upcoming Aurat March provided it “does not trample on Pakistan’s honour”. While addressing an event in Islamabad, Awan, special assistant to the prime minister on information and broadcasting, said strengthening women was the government’s “most important mission”. But, she […]
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