[ad_1] LONDON: After an unprecedented mid-season shutdown because of the Qatar World Cup, the Premier League burst back to life over the festive holiday with a bumper fixture package.The 44-day stoppage allowed top-flight managers time to gather their thoughts while those players not involved in Qatar could re-charge their batteries.Monday’s …

[ad_1] CNN  —  It was November 2010 and a platoon of Marines was patrolling outside of a village in Helmand Province, Afghanistan – slowly, and carefully, to avoid accidentally stepping on hidden improvised explosive devices. They walked in a single file line meant to reduce the risk of multiple Marines …

[ad_1] KARACHI: Tom Latham and Kane Williamson smashed hundreds to help New Zealand eclipse Pakistan’s first-innings 438 in the opening Test in Karachi’s National Stadium on Wednesday.Middle order batters Daryl Mitchell (42) and Tom Blundell (47) fell short of half-centuries but New Zealand still ended day three on a commanding …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Young Delhi all-rounder Pranshu Vijayaran put up a gutsy show before twins Aparajith and Indrajith were dismissed in identical fashion by speedster Harshit Rana as Tamil Nadu reached 214 for five at stumps on day two in a Ranji Trophy game here on Wednesday.Vijayaran, playing his second …

[ad_1] CNN  —  From a small island in Polynesia to the white-sand beaches of Florida, the planet experienced a dizzying number of climate and extreme weather disasters in 2022. Blistering summer heat broke records in drought-stricken China, threatening lives and food production. In the United States, drought and sea level …

[ad_1] MELBOURNE: Injured Australian all-rounder Cameron Green has said he will do everything possible to be fit for the gruelling four-Test series against India, beginning in early February next year, as it was a massive assignment.While the 23-year-old, who emerged the second-highest earner ever in the history of the IPL …

[ad_1] DUBAI: India left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh was on Wednesday nominated for the ICC Emerging Cricketer of the Year honour alongside Marco Jansen, Finn Allen and Ibrahim Zadran.Voting for the award will begin in January, said the ICC in a release.Arshdeep has made the shortlist less than six months after …

[ad_1] Nala the dog went missing after she was separated from her owner during a Christmas Eve hike in the snowy mountains near Waterfall Canyon, Utah. She spent the night of Christmas Eve alone after her owner failed to find her. When her owner eventually did find Nala she was …

[ad_1] Rome CNN  —  Pope Francis has said that his predecessor Pope Benedict, the 95-year-old former pontiff who resigned from the post nine years ago, is “very sick” after a deterioration in his health on Wednesday. “I want to ask you all for a special prayer for Pope Emeritus Benedict …

[ad_1] Japan and India have already announced tighter measures as China finally reopens its borders. [ad_2] Source link