West Indies called up uncapped Sunil Ambris for their two-Test series against New Zealand in place of Kyle Hope who was dropped from the squad which defeated Zimbabwe earlier this month. Hope had innings of 16 and 43 in the first Test win over Zimbabwe but managed just one in the laboured second Test draw in Bulawayo. Ambris, 24, has […]
» Read morePrime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday assured Tamil Nadu of full assistance from the Centre to handle the situation arising out of heavy rains and floods in Chennai and in other parts of the State. “On landing in Chennai, PM Narendra Modi discussed the situation arising due to heavy rains and floods in Chennai and other parts… with the Chief […]
» Read moreA man wearing all black and a ballistic vest opened fire outside a small Baptist church in a tiny town in Texas, killing at least 26 people and injuring 20 others in the country’s most recent mass horror. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday that he would like to express “our sincerest solidarity with the American people at […]
» Read moreA helicopter carrying a high-ranking Saudi prince and other government officials crashed Sunday in the kingdom’s south near the border with Yemen, reportedly killing all eight people aboard. The Saudi Interior Ministry said early on Monday that the crash happened in Saudi Arabia’s Asir province as the official took part in a tour of local projects near Abha, some 840 […]
» Read moreIndia edged past China 5-4 via shootout to win the women’s Asia Cup hockey title here on Sunday. With this, India also qualified for next year’s World Cup as Continental champion. It was skipper Rani Rampal who scored the winning goal while Savita Punia made a great save in sudden death. In the penalty shootout Rani scored twice, while Monica, […]
» Read moreShiv Kapur’s articulate assessment of the triumph matched his golfing eloquence as he celebrated the $400,000 Panasonic Open Golf crown on Sunday. It has taken Kapur long to make a mark at the DGC. There have been wins earlier too, but this one stays special. “I have waited a long time to win here. I don’t think I played my […]
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