Sydney, Jan 7 (UNI) Ravi Shastri and Ricky Ponting have queried the decision not to fly Mohammed Shami over for the Border-Gavaskar series, in the hope the fast bowler could have boosted the tourists’ chances in Australia. Despite not playing international cricket since the 2023 Cricket World Cup Final, sidelined by an ankle for which…
Cape Town, Jan 7 (UNI) Pakistan players have been fined 25 percent of their match fee owing to a slow-over rate from the recently concluded second Test against South Africa in Newlands, here. Furthermore, five World Test Championships points have been deducted from the team’s account after they were ruled to be five overs short…
Sydney, Jan 7 (UNI) Ricky Ponting and Ravi Shastri have shared their thoughts on where Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are at in their Test careers following a further downturn in form for the superstar pair in India’s Border-Gavaskar Trophy loss to Australia. Once the linchpin of India’s batting, Kohli suffered a torrid time Down…
Cartagena (Spain), Jan 7 (UNI) Teenager Arda Guler scored twice as Real Madrid cruised past fourth-tier Deportiva Minera to reach the last 16 of the Copa del Rey. Federico Valverde netted a volley after just five minutes before Eduardo Camavinga doubled Real’s lead eight minutes later, heading home from Fran Garcia’s cross. Valverde then turned…
London, Jan 7 (UNI) Chelsea is interested in re-signing Crystal Palace and England defender Marc Guehi. The Blues are understood to have Guehi, 24, on a list of defensive targets, despite selling him to Palace for £18m in 2021 – before Chelsea were taken over by current owners Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital. Palace have…
Moscow, Jan 7 (UNI) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday sent his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, a letter of condolences over the tragic consequences of the earthquake in the Tibet Autonomous Region. The earthquake occurred on Tuesday morning in Dingri County in the city of Xigaze, a rural area popular with tourists due to its…
Kiev, Jan 7 (UNI) Ukrainian forces lost up to 325 soldiers and 10 tanks in and around Russia’s Kursk Region over the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. “Over the past day, Ukrainian losses in the Kursk direction amounted to more than 325 soldiers, 10 tanks, an infantry fighting vehicle, an armored…
Beijing, Jan 7 (UNI) The death toll from the magnitude 6.8 earthquake in the Tibet Autonomous Region in southwestern Chine has increased to 95, with 130 people injured, the China Central Television reported on Tuesday, citing local authorities. The earthquake occurred on Tuesday morning in Dingri County in the city of Xigaze, with its epicenter…
New Delhi, Jan 7 (UNI) India on Tuesday expressed condolences on the deaths of over 100 people caused by a massive 7.1 magnitude earthquake that struck the Tibet Autonomous Region. In a post on X, the Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said: “Government and people of India express condolences on the tragic loss…
New Delhi, Jan 7 (UNI) After the announcement of the Delhi General Assembly elections by the Election Commission on Tuesday, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal and other senior leaders urged party workers to prepare for the elections with full vigour. Taking to social media platform X, Arvind Kejriwal said, “The dates for…
