Sylhet: New Zealand Test skipper Tim Southee is excited to kick off the new cycle of the World Test Championship with a two-match series against Bangladesh on Tuesday at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. “The guys have a great desire for Test cricket. They say it is the pinnacle of the game. Whenever we do…
JEDDAH: Spanish legend David Villa and Italian legend Paolo Maldini visited Saudi Arabia on Sunday to promote FIFA Club World Cup 2023, which will be hosted by Jeddah for the first time from December 12-22 this year. Villa and Maldini met with sports fans at the promotional tour site for the Club World Cup on…
GAZA/JERUSALEM: A senior Egyptian official said on Monday that Egypt and Qatar were close to reaching a deal to extend a truce between Israeli and Hamas forces in Gaza by two days, continuing a pause in seven weeks of warfare that has killed thousands and laid waste to the Palestinian enclave.Diaa Rashwan, the head of…
Washington DC: NASA Administrator Bill Nelson is set to travel to India and the UAE beginning Monday for a series of meetings with key government officials. Nelson will also meet with space officials in both countries to deepen bilateral cooperation across a broad range of innovation and research-related areas, especially in human exploration and Earth science,…
Manchester : Manchester City’s ace striker Erling Haaland broke the record of the fastest 50 goals in the Premier League with his 27th minute of the mark against Liverpool on Saturday at the Etihad Stadium. Haaland became the fastest player to reach 50 goals in just 48 games in the Premier League during City’s 1-1 draw…
Islamabad : The annual short-term inflation in Pakistan remained above 40 per cent for the second week in a row, mainly driven by a massive increase in gas prices, official data showed on Friday, Dawn newspaper reported. Dawn is a Pakistani English-language newspaper. The inflation reading was 41.13 per cent for the week ending November 23,…
Muscat: Five planes, carrying 100 tonnes of various foodstuffs for the people of Gaza from Oman, arrived on Thursday in Egypt. The Omani Charitable Organisation (OCO) said: “The Omani Charitable Organisation, in coordination with the Embassy of the Sultanate of Oman in Cairo, and the Egyptian Red Crescent, conducted an air bridge consisting of 5…
New Delhi: Star all-rounder Hardik Pandya is set to cut ties with his current team, Gujarat Titans (GT), and return to his former franchise, Mumbai Indians for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), as per ESPNcricinfo. The trade is an all-cash deal comprising the Mumbai-based franchise paying 15 crore rupees as the 30-year-old’s…
New Delhi: Mark Zuckerberg announced that WhatsApp Channels had crossed 500 million monthly active users on Wednesday. Channels are a new way to obtain information from individuals, organisations, and teams you follow on WhatsApp. Channels are distinct from private chats, and who you choose to follow is not visible to other followers. Mark Zuckerberg said, “500…
New Delhi: The auction for the Women’s Premier League (WPL) season two is set to take place on December 9 in Mumbai. WPL on Friday took to X to announce the official date of the second season of the WPL and wrote, “Mark your Calendars! #TATAWPL Auction 9th December 2023 Mumbai.” This time an additional purse…
