Former India skipper Kapil Dev has has called upon the cricket team to ‘wholeheartedly commit’ to giving their absolute best, as the country marked the 40th anniversary since India won the 1983 World Cup in England. India clinched its first-ever Cricket World Cup title by defeating a dominant West Indies by 43 runs in a…
At least 31 people are believed to have died in a methane explosion at an abandoned gold mine in South Africa last month, officials said on Friday. The incident occurred on May 18 in a ventilation shaft at the Virginia gold mine outside Welkom, some 260 kilometers (160 miles) from Johannesburg. But the details of…
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Ganges Grandmasters still hold on to lead World No.1 Grandmaster (GM) Magnus Carlsen prevailed over Indian legend GM Viswanathan Anand in the battle of icons, but the Norwegian’s heroics was not enough to dislodge the Ganges Grandmasters from the pole position after two rounds of play in the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League at the…
Former world champions Grandmaster (GM) Viswananthan Anand and GM Hou Yifan scored crucial wins on Thursday to propel the Ganges Grandmasters to the top of the leaderboard after the first day of action in the Global Chess League. With the rest of the games in the six-board match ending in draws, Ganges cruised to a…
All five passengers on board the Titanic sub — including Dubai-based billionaire Hamish Harding – are believed to be dead, according to the US Coast Guard and a statement that the the vessel’s operator OceanGate released on Thursday. “We now believe that our CEO Stockton Rush, Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman Dawood, Hamish Harding,…
Expert says yellow metal has softened after hawkish remarks from Fed Chair Jerome Powell, is beginning to look vulnerable to a break below key support Gold prices were steady in the UAE on Thursday morning after hitting a three-month low on Wednesday. According to Dubai Jewellery Group data, the 24K was trading at Dh233.75 per…
The team dove into the depths of the ocean with oxygen supply for for days – which runs out in a few hours Former US Navy nuclear submarine commander David Marquet has warned that the sounds heard in the recent few hours, which signalled hope for many that the missing Titanic expedition submersible could be…
Muscat: Oman veteran and skipper Zeeshan Maqsood, who in May had entered the top-five rankings of ICC ODI all-rounders, moved into the exclusive top-three club on Wednesday. According to latest rankings from world cricket body (ICC), Maqsood achieved a career-best No.3 rankings for ODI all-rounders following his half-century and a wicket in the opening match of…
Australia won a thrilling Ashes opener by two wickets at Edgbaston on Tuesday as captain Pat Cummins’ six-smashing 44 not out and Usman Khawaja’s patient 65 combined to give England’s “Bazball” cricket revolution a lesson from Down Under. Cummins hit two sixes and four fours, and he shared a match-winning ninth-wicket partnership of 55 with…
