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Cricket Association Of Pondicherry Suspends T20 Tournament | Cricket News
Under fire after Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi pulled them up over alleged illegal stadium construction, the Cricket Association of Pondicherry (CAP) management on Saturday decided to temporarily suspend the Siechem Pondicherry T20 tournament. The CAP took the decision based on the report submitted by A.G.Shanmugavel, Estate Manager-cum-Facility In-charge, according toContinue Reading
Virat Kohli Will Be “Extra Motivated” For Australia Tour, Says Marcus Stoinis | Cricket News
Australia all-rounder Marcus Stoinis said that India skipper Virat Kohli will be “extra motivated” for a truncated tour Down Under as the batsman is always up to give his “110 per cent” in every game he plays. Kohli will return after the first Test in Adelaide after the BCCI grantedContinue Reading
South Africa vs England: One More South Africa Cricketer Tests COVID-19 Positive | Cricket News
England and South Africa are slated to lock horns in three ODIs and three T20Is.© Twitter Cricket South Africa has confirmed that one more player has tested positive for COVID-19, after the second mandatory round of testing ahead of the limited-overs tour against England. The player has now been isolatedContinue Reading
Novak Djokovic Beats Alexander Zverev To Reach Semis ATP Finals | Tennis News
Novak Djokovic out-battled Alexander Zverev to qualify for the last four at the ATP Finals on Friday, staying on track to match Roger Federer’s record of six titles at the end-of-season event. The Serbian top seed, who was beaten comprehensively by Daniil Medvedev in his second round-robin match, was againContinue Reading
Lessons from around the world on fighting COVID’s second wave
As the northern hemisphere moves into winter, coronavirus rates are rising in parts of Europe and the USA. Experts are warning of a long winter ahead as COVID-19 and influenza put the squeeze on hospitals and other healthcare facilities. In response to the threat presented by the second wave, EuropeanContinue Reading
France’s laïcité: why the rest of the world struggles to understand it
A wave of knife attacks in France has come amid a government crackdown on what President Emmanuel Macron has described as “Islamist separatism”. The killings, in particular the killing of history teacher Samuel Paty in the Paris suburbs, sparked demonstrations in France, but in some Muslim countries, there have beenContinue Reading
How Native Americans shaped Trump’s presidency – and helped bring him down
When Fox News called the state of Arizona for Joe Biden, it sent shockwaves through Donald Trump’s campaign team. Since 1952, the state had only voted for a Democrat nominee once before. But as the counting in the state moved into its final stage the narrow nature of Joe Biden’sContinue Reading
Lightning bolts, abortion bans and the glorious history of women going on strike
During the COVID-19 emergency, contact with others for many of us is conducted through windows. We talk through them but also use them to display our hopes, emotions and frustrations. The windows on my own terraced street have become a gallery of rainbows, thank-yous to diverse workers, climate worries, BlackContinue Reading
G20: led by Russia and China, world’s ’emerging powers’ look to push unified agenda
One thing the coronavirus pandemic has meant for world leaders is that it has simplified their international calendars somewhat. Take the week ending November 22: Russia hosted the BRICS summit on Tuesday November 20, Malaysia held the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting on Friday November 20 and the weekend of NovemberContinue Reading
Led by Russia and China, world’s ’emerging powers’ look to push unified agenda at G20
One thing the coronavirus pandemic has meant for world leaders is that it has simplified their international calendars somewhat. Take the week ending November 22: Russia hosted the BRICS summit on Tuesday November 20, Malaysia held the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting on Friday November 20 and the weekend of NovemberContinue Reading