Wellington: New Zealand is struggling to follow on in the second cricket test against England. Score: England declared 435 for eight in the first innings. New Zealand 1st innings 209, follow on 202 for three. Kane Williamson (25) and Henty Nicholls (18) are at the crease when play is stopped on the third day. Openers … Read more
Cape Town: England beat Pakistan by 114 runs in the Women’s Twenty20 Cricket World Cup. Batting first in the Group 2 match, England scored 213 runs for five wickets. In reply, Pakistan were 99 for nine when they bowled the last ball. Pakistan were facing an impossible target of 122 when Sophie Exelstone came to … Read more
The following is about a phenomenon that has been seen in schools in Kerala for some time now. The folk art form of Gang War or Thallumala has become a matter of pride for every school child. There are few schools where this is not staged. In many places, the public took to the streets … Read more
Antakya/Iskenderun: Following last week’s earthquake in Turkey, Erdem Avsaroglu’s sister, husband and two children are among the ruins of a collapsed apartment block in Antakya (Old Antokhya). Yet there was life left in them. And for them to talk to the rescue workers. But after a day and a half everything was washed away. The … Read more
Chennai: Chennaiyin FC beat East Bengal 2-0 in Indian Super League football. Qami Karikari and Rahim Ali scored for Chennai in the match at their home ground, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. Chennaiyin is at the eighth position with 21 points from 18 games and East Bengal is at the ninth position with 16 points. Both the … Read more
London: A bomb believed to be from the Second World War has been found in the British town of Great Yarmouth. The bomb accidentally exploded while trying to defuse it. No casualties were reported. The incident started on Tuesday when a contractor engaged in dredging work in the Yare River found 250 kg of explosives. … Read more
Islamabad: Pakistan to increase taxes following pressure from International Monetary Fund. The effort is to find 17,000 rupees through tax increase. 10 negotiations with the IMF have been completed so far. No final decision. However, the IMF wants to cut subsidies and increase tax revenue. Pakistan’s decision is to implement the proposal. As part of … Read more
London: Former champion Manchester United escaped defeat in English Premier League football. They drew 2-2 with Leeds United at Old Trafford. Erik ten Haah’s men staged a classic comeback from two goals down. Leeds took the lead in the first minute of the match with Wilfred Gnonto’s goal. United tried their best to fight back … Read more
Virat Kohli 65 Virat Kohli needs only 65 more runs to reach 25,000 runs in international cricket. Kohli’s position is sixth among the all-time run chasers. Kohli has played 490 matches for India across all formats. Kohli has 74 centuries and 129 fifties in his account. Cheteshwar Pujara 107 If he scores 107 more runs, … Read more
Imphal: Srinidhi Deccan remained at the top position in I League football. Srinidhi’s progress was made by defeating Trau 2-1 in the away match. Ashir Akhtar and Falguni Singh scored for Srinidhi in the match at Khuman Lampak Main Stadium. Pritam Singh pulled a goal back in second half injury time for Trau. Srinidhi scored … Read more