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Ashes Diplomacy: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Raises Travel Concerns With Scott Morrison
With England set to tour Australia for the traditional Ashes series in December there are concerns in England over the impact of the lengthy bio-bubble on the health of the players as the team will be going Down Under soon after the T20 World Cup. To lessen the mental stress, England players have sought to travel with their families for the Ashes, a move opposed by the Australian government which has imposed strict travel restrictions on visitors due to the Covid-19 pandemic. ....
T20 World Cup: Buttler, Jordan Star As England Thrash Australia By 8 Wickets
Jos Buttler's quickfire fifty (71 off 32) and Chris Jordan's sensational bowling (3/17) powered England to a convincing eight-wicket win over Australia in a Super-12 match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, here on Saturday. ....
Travis Scott Concert Tragedy: 8 Including 14-year-old Die, 11 Suffer Cardiac Arrest, More Than 300 Injured; Drugs Suspected
Two children, aged 14 and 16, were among the eight people who died at American rapper Travis Scott's Astroworld music festival in Houston on Friday night (U.S Central Time), the city's mayor said. ....
BWF World Championships: Kidambi Srikanth Bags Historic Silver, Loses To Loh In Final
Former world No. 1 and ace Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth clinched a historic silver medal at the 2021 BWF World Championships after losing 15-21, 20-22 to Singapore's Loh Kean Yew in the men's singles final, here on Sunday. ....
'State Of The World' Address: PM Modi Showcases India As Future Tech & Economic Powerhouse
Virtually delivering the 'State of the World' special address to the World Economic Forum's (WEF) Davos Agenda, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday underlined the role played by India in handling the Covid-triggered crisis and managing the vaccination drive, while touching upon the need to reshape and restructure international organisations. ....
Miss World 2021 Is Karolina Bielawska From Poland
Karolina Bielawska of Poland has been crowned Miss World 2021, which was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The 70th edition of the event was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico at the Coca-Cola Music Hall. While Karolina is the winner, Indian-American Shree Saini of the US is the first runner-up, and Olivia Yace of Côte d'Ivoire is the second.....
Archery World Cup: Indian Men's Compound Team Cliches Gold After Beating France
The Indian mens compound team of Abhishek Verma, Rajat Chauhan and Aman Saini defeated France to win the gold medal at the Archery World Cup 2022 stage 2, here on Saturday. ....
Russian PM Authorises Russia's Withdrawal From UNWTO
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed an order authorising the country's withdrawal from the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO).....
Once Known As Asia's World City, Hong Kong Seen As Just Another Chinese City Now
Just 25 years after the handover, Hong Kong is no longer the world's freest economy and has plummeted in global press freedom rankings following a citywide crackdown on dissent under the national security law, RFA reported.....
International Yoga Day: Yoga Day Event In Surat Sets Guinness World Record
The International Day of Yoga witnessed a remarkable achievement on Wednesday as the city of Surat set a new Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of people for a yoga session at one place.....
