Rugby player Scarratt retires on own terms

London, Oct 23 (UNI) England great Emily Scarratt says she could have prolonged her playing career, but that winning a second Rugby World Cup felt like the perfect conclusion to 17 years in the Test game. “I probably could have done a bit more, but I don’t think I needed to,” the 35-year-old told Rugby…

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Australia elect to bowl against India in 2nd ODI

Adelaide, Oct 23 (UNI) Australia captain Mitchell Marsh won the toss and opted to bowl first against India in the second One-Day International (ODI) of the ongoing bilateral series at the Adelaide Oval here today. The hosts made two changes from their previous game, bringing in wicketkeeper Alex Carey in place of Josh Philippe, and…

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Man seriously injured in stabbing on Sydney bus

Sydney, Oct. 23 (UNI) A man has been hospitalised with serious injuries after being stabbed on a bus in Sydney’s inner-west suburbs in the early hours of Thursday morning. Police in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) said in a statement that emergency services were called to reports of a stabbing in the…

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2 dead after small plane crashes in western Venezuela

Caracas, Oct. 23 (UNI) Two people were killed on Wednesday after their small plane crashed at Paramillo Airport in the western Venezuelan state of Tachira, according to the National Institute of Civil Aviation (INAC). “The corresponding protocols were immediately activated and the airport’s aviation firefighters took action to respond to the accident,” the INAC posted…

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