- Wednesday, February 26, 2025
PRIME Minister Rishi Sunak has sacked home secretary Suella Braverman, one of his administration's senior ministers, a government source said on Monday (13), following remarks the latter made last week about the police's handling of a pro-Palestinian march in London. Foreign secretary James Cleverly was appointed as the new home…
CENTURIES from Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul powered India to a 160-run World Cup win over the Netherlands on Sunday as they completed the group stage with a perfect nine wins in nine games. Iyer (128 not out) and Rahul (102) put on 208 runs to guide India to 410-4.…
PRIME minister Rishi Sunak on Saturday (11) slammed the "violent, wholly unacceptable" scenes by far-right groups who tried to attack a pro-Palestine rally in central London, saying the "despicable actions of a minority of people undermine those who have chosen to express their views peacefully". The Conservative leader also criticised…
NETHERLANDS' Ryan Cook on Saturday said fellow coaches of other teams have approached him to fit the Dutch into their cricket schedule after an eye-catching show in the World Cup. The Netherlands play table-toppers India in the tournament's last league match in Bengaluru on Sunday. The Dutch made an early…
HERE are the semi-final line-ups at the ICC Men's cricket World Cup 2023: First semi-final: India v New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on November 15 (0830 GMT) Second semi-final: South Africa v Australia at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on November 16 (0830 GMT) Final: Winners of…
ENGLAND sent Pakistan crashing out of the World Cup with a convincing 93-run win as Ben Stokes and David Willey helped their team end their miserable title defence on a high in Kolkata on Saturday. Stokes, who came out of ODI retirement for the World Cup, scored 84 while Joe…
MITCHELL Marsh's career-best 177 not out was labelled "scary" by skipper Pat Cummins as Australia headed into next week's World Cup semi-finals with a convincing eight-wicket win over Bangladesh in Pune on Saturday (11). Marsh's second hundred of the World Cup ensured Australia, already guaranteed a last-four clash with South…
BIRYANI and a veg-meat delicacy known in Singapore as Indian Rojak were among the 12 winners of the Southeast Asian city-state's Favourite Hawker Food competition, promoting piped gas for cooking and a lower carbon footprint. Haji Haniffa M-Ansari Eating House for cooking and selling Biryani and Fazil Muslim Food Stall…
A HUGE protest took place on Saturday (11) outside a police station in Dausa district of the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan after a four-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a policeman, who was beaten up by local villagers who turned up in large numbers to condemn the incident. It…
WHILE India have won all their matches in the ICC Men's World Cup 2023 at home so far, their fans are still filled with an apprehension over the outcome of the semi-final stage as the country has been knocked out of big tournaments in the semi-finals in the past despite…
