England fast bowler Stuart Broad has been fined 15 percent of his match fee for “use of an audible obscenity” during the fourth Test against South Africa. Broad was cited by the match officials after Monday’s incident in Johannesburg, when he approached South Africa captain Faf du Plessis and used “inappropriate language”. He was found […]
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NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is clear that while it has no problem with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) hosting the 2020 edition of the Asia Cup — set to be a preparatory ground for the World T20 in Australia — the venue needs to be a neutral one […]
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Rohit Sharma belted two sixes off the final two deliveries of a Super Over to give India victory in the third Twenty20 international against New Zealand at Seddon Park in Hamilton on Wednesday and clinch the series with two games to spare. Sharma finished on 15 not out after he hit two sixes off Tim […]
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Deaths from a new viral disease that is causing mounting global concern rose by 25 to at least 106 in China on Tuesday as the United States and other governments prepared to fly their citizens out of the locked-down city at centre of the outbreak. The total includes the first death in Beijing, the Chinese […]
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A correspondent for National Public Radio in the United States has been excluded from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s plane for a trip this week, after a tense exchange between him and another NPR journalist. The association that represents correspondents covering the State Department reported on Monday that Pompeo, the top US diplomat, had removed NPR’s Michele Kelemen from his trip […]
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Qatar’s ruler has appointed a new prime minister, the office of Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani said on Tuesday, choosing a close associate for an influential role that seeks to ensure the emir’s writ runs throughout the Gulf State’s administration. Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdelaziz Al Thani will take on the role […]
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Britain decided Tuesday to allow Chinese tech giant Huawei to supply new high-speed network equipment, ignoring the US government’s warnings that it would sever intelligence cooperation if the company was not banned. Britain’s decision is the first by a major US ally in Europe, and follows intense lobbying from the Trump administration and China as […]
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A lawmaker from India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday, while vying for votes in the upcoming Delhi election, resorted to hateful comments about Indian citizens protesting against the government’s controversial citizenship law. In an interview with Asian News International, Parvesh Verma said the protesters gathering at New Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh to demonstrate against the […]
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PARIS: The Olympic women’s basketball qualifying tournament was on Monday moved out of China because of the coronavirus outbreak while cycling’s Tour of Hainan was cancelled. That follows the announcements on Sunday that women’s Olympic football qualifiers and Fed Cup tennis were being shifted out of China while an indoor athletics event was scrapped. The […]
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HARARE: A fine second Test century by Sean Williams enabled Zimbabwe to dominate the opening day of the second Test against Sri Lanka at the Harare Sports Club on Monday, as they reached 352 for six at the close. The Zimbabwe captain, who won the toss and chose to bat first, made 107 from 137 […]
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