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IBSA World Games: India women's blind cricket team beat Australia, men's side loses to Pakistan Indian men's blind cricket team suffered a heartbreaking defeat against Pakistan in their opening match of the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) World Games 2023 in Birmingham on Sunday. Pakistan defeated India by 18 runs to begin their IBSA World Games 2023 campaign with a resounding victory over the Men In Blue. However, the Indian women's blind cricket team thrashed Australia in their opening match by eight wickets. In the men's game, India needed 34 runs in th...
IBSA World Games: India women's blind cricket team beat Australia, men's side loses to Pakistan
IBSA World Games: India women's blind cricket team beat Australia, men's side loses to Pakistan
Source: IANS
21/08/2023 4:49:42 PM
Pakistan to tour England in May 2024 in preparation for Men`s T20 World Cup Pakistan men's team will tour England to play a four-match T20I series in May next year in the build-up to the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 in the West Indies and the United States of America (USA), the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed on Tuesday. The finalists from the last edition in Australia will play games in Leeds (May 22), Birmingham (May 25), Cardiff (May 28) and London (Oval, May 30) before flying out for the marquee ICC event. Notably, England had defeated Pakist...
Pakistan to tour England in May 2024 in preparation for Men`s T20 World Cup
Pakistan to tour England in May 2024 in preparation for Men`s T20 World Cup
Source: IANS
4/07/2023 5:56:25 PM
Asia Cup 2023 to be played in Pakistan and Sri Lanka: Report The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) is likely to approve Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) proposed hybrid model for the Asia Cup 2023, which includes Sri Lanka as the neutral venue where India can play their games. According to an ESPNcricinfo report, the PCB's model sees four -- and possibly five -- of the tournament's 13 games being played in Pakistan. All the India-Pakistan games will be played in Sri Lanka, as will the final if India is involved. The window reserved for the to...
Asia Cup 2023 to be played in Pakistan and Sri Lanka: Report
Asia Cup 2023 to be played in Pakistan and Sri Lanka: Report
Source: IANS
11/06/2023 3:38:21 PM
Athletics rankings: Neeraj Chopra rises to world No. 1 in men's javelin throw India's Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra on Monday surged to the top of the latest men's javelin throw and is the new World No.1 in the rankings issued by the World Athletics. Chopra was leading the ranking with 1455 points, 22 ahead of Grena'a's Anderson Peters. Chopra had been at the No.2 position since August 30, 2022, but overtook Peters, the reigning world champion, this week. Czech Republic's Jakub Vadlejch is placed third with 1410 points with Julia...
Athletics rankings: Neeraj Chopra rises to world No. 1 in men's javelin throw
Athletics rankings: Neeraj Chopra rises to world No. 1 in men's javelin throw
Source: IANS
23/05/2023 9:56:22 AM
ICC picks Jemimah Rodrigues in next crop for 100% Cricket Superstars squad India's Jemimah Rodrigues along with Thailand's pioneer batter Nattakan Chantam, Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana along with Alana King (Australia) and Lara Goodall (South Africa) have been included in the next crop of players for a 100% Cricket Superstars squad that fans can pick from to decide on a final XI. Jemimah joins her India teammates Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma as the third Indian to be included in the shortlist for the contest being conducted by the International C...
ICC picks Jemimah Rodrigues in next crop for 100% Cricket Superstars squad
ICC picks Jemimah Rodrigues in next crop for 100% Cricket Superstars squad
Source: IANS
13/12/2022 5:17:44 PM
T20 World Cup: Ben Stokes slams unbeaten 52 as England beat Pakistan, become white-ball kings All-rounder Ben Stokes showed calmness and poise in his typical gritty style to slam an unbeaten 52 in guiding England to the Men's T20 World Cup title with a five-wicket win over Pakistan in the final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground here on Sunday. Six years after Stokes was left heartbroken in the 2016 final at Kolkata when Carlos Brathwaite hit him for four consecutive sixes in the final over, Stokes finally found redemption by rising to the occasion in a big match and sealing Engla...
T20 World Cup: Ben Stokes slams unbeaten 52 as England beat Pakistan, become white-ball kings
T20 World Cup: Ben Stokes slams unbeaten 52 as England beat Pakistan, become white-ball kings
Source: IANS
13/11/2022 6:00:54 PM
Talks likely underway for India-Pakistan Test in Australia, says former cricketer Simon O'Donnell Former Australia allrounder Simon O'Donnell has indicated talks are likely underway for India and Pakistan to play a Test match Down Under, following the grand success of the clash between the arch-rivals in the ICC T20 World Cup at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on October 23. More than 90,000 spectators witnessed India's thrilling last-ball T20 World Cup Super-12 win against Pakistan at MCG, while millions across the world watched the match on television, resulting in a reven...
Talks likely underway for India-Pakistan Test in Australia, says former cricketer Simon O'Donnell
Talks likely underway for India-Pakistan Test in Australia, says former cricketer Simon O'Donnell
Source: IANS
31/10/2022 2:47:39 PM
T20 World Cup: Arshdeep's ability to handle pressure is phenomenal, says Paras Mhambrey  India bowling coach Paras Mhambrey on Wednesday admitted that he was impressed with young left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh's ability to handle pressure in crunch moments of the game, terming it "phenomenal". In India's T20 World Cup opener against Pakistan at a sell-out Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Sunday, Arshdeep took 3/32 in his four overs, including trapping the opposition captain Babar Azam lbw on his first ball of the match, followed by taking out Mohammad R...
T20 World Cup: Arshdeep's ability to handle pressure is phenomenal, says Paras Mhambrey
T20 World Cup: Arshdeep's ability to handle pressure is phenomenal, says Paras Mhambrey
Source: IANS
26/10/2022 10:24:15 AM
WhatsApp apologises, fixes 2-hour outage issue Meta-owned WhatsApp, which suffered a global outage including in India that lasted for over two hours, on Tuesday said it has fixed the issue and the services were back for its users. Millions of Indians were unable to share videos and photos after celebrating a cracker of a Diwali as the popular messasing platform suffered a major outage. "We know people had trouble sending messages on WhatsApp today. We've fixed the issue and apologise for any inconvenience," a Meta spok...
WhatsApp apologises, fixes 2-hour outage issue
WhatsApp apologises, fixes 2-hour outage issue
Source: IANS
25/10/2022 2:03:05 PM
T20 World Cup: Hardik, Arshdeep pick three wickets each as Pakistan post 159/8 against India The fast-bowling duo of Hardik Pandya and Arshdeep Singh picked three wickets each as Pakistan posted 159/8 in a topsy-turvy innings against India in a Super 12 match of the Men's T20 World Cup at a sell-out Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday. It was an innings where momentum oscillated between the two teams constantly. If India were good in the start thanks to Arshdeep's new-ball burst, then Pakistan made a fightback with a 76-run partnership between Shan Masood (52 not out) and I...
T20 World Cup: Hardik, Arshdeep pick three wickets each as Pakistan post 159/8 against India
T20 World Cup: Hardik, Arshdeep pick three wickets each as Pakistan post 159/8 against India
Source: IANS
23/10/2022 5:40:34 PM
T20 World Cup: Shami, Ashwin in playing eleven as India win toss, elect to bowl first against Pakistan  India captain Rohit Sharma has won the toss and elected to bowl first against Pakistan in their first match of Super 12 in the Men's T20 World Cup at a sell-out Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Sunday. In head-to-head encounters in T20Is, India lead Pakistan 8-3, including their bowl-out victory in the 2007 T20 World Cup in South Africa. Interestingly, the last six T20Is between these two teams have been won by the chasing side, with India winning four times and Pakistan twice...
T20 World Cup: Shami, Ashwin in playing eleven as India win toss, elect to bowl first against Pakistan
T20 World Cup: Shami, Ashwin in playing eleven as India win toss, elect to bowl first against Pakistan
Source: IANS
23/10/2022 3:32:55 PM
Analysis-India rice export curbs to end a decade of price stability India's recent curbs on rice exports could trigger a rally in global prices after more than a decade of stability, traders said, as New Delhi's protectionist move coincides with falling output in other major producers and rising global demand. Uneven monsoon rains hit rice planting in India, prompting the export restrictions in September, and floods have cut output in Pakistan even as consumption has grown in top importers such as Bangladesh and the Philippines. That's why fore...
Analysis-India rice export curbs to end a decade of price stability
Analysis-India rice export curbs to end a decade of price stability
Source: IANS
21/10/2022 2:57:19 PM
Antonio Guterres visiting India from Tuesday, to commemorate 75th anniversary of India at UN, pay tribute to 26/11 victims UN General Secretary Antonio Guterres is to visit India starting Tuesday to commemorate India's 75-year partnership with the UN during which India's contribution to fighting climate change by advocating lifestyle changes will be highlighted, his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric announced on Monday. India's Ministry of External Affairs said in New Delhi that Guterres will start his visit by paying tributes at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai to the victims of the 26/11 terror ...
Antonio Guterres visiting India from Tuesday, to commemorate 75th anniversary of India at UN, pay tribute to 26/11 victims
Antonio Guterres visiting India from Tuesday, to commemorate 75th anniversary of India at UN, pay tribute to 26/11 victims
Source: IANS
18/10/2022 11:36:03 AM
Ample world rice supplies to cushion impact of Pakistan, China crop losses  Abundant rice supplies in key exporters may largely offset an expected drop in output after floods in Pakistan and severe heatwave in China damaged crops, capping any gains in prices from steady Asian demand. Pakistan, the world's fourth-largest rice exporter, suffered extensive damage to agriculture, including rice, as floods ravaged large swathes of its farmland, while extremely high temperatures in parts of China at the end of August have taken a toll on rice output in the wor...
Ample world rice supplies to cushion impact of Pakistan, China crop losses
Ample world rice supplies to cushion impact of Pakistan, China crop losses
Source: Accord Fintech
6/09/2022 2:20:23 PM
India has the ability to squash everybody in the Asia Cup, including Pakistan: Scott Styris Former New Zealand cricketer Scott Styris believes India have the ability to impose and win over every team in the upcoming Asia Cup, including arch-rivals Pakistan. The 2022 Asia Cup, in 20-over format, will see India entering the competition as defending champions, having won the competition in the 50-over format in 2018 in the UAE as well as in the T20I format in 2016 in Bangladesh. Styris pointed out that not imposing themselves in the start of Men's T20 World Cup last year was ...
India has the ability to squash everybody in the Asia Cup, including Pakistan: Scott Styris
India has the ability to squash everybody in the Asia Cup, including Pakistan: Scott Styris
Source: IANS
25/08/2022 2:23:46 PM
The big default? The dozen countries in the danger zone  Traditional debt crisis signs of crashing currencies, 1,000 basis point bond spreads and burned FX reserves point to a record number of developing nations now in trouble. Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Russia, Suriname and Zambia are already in default, Belarus is on the brink and at least another dozen are in the danger zone as rising borrowing costs, inflation and debt all stoke fears of economic collapse. Totting up the cost is eyewatering. Using 1,000 basis point bond spreads as a pain t...
The big default? The dozen countries in the danger zone
The big default? The dozen countries in the danger zone
Source: Reuters
16/07/2022 9:25:21 AM
Debt payment to exports ratio highest in Pakistan, Sri Lanka The World Bank (WB) has warned that Pakistan and Sri Lanka are the highest on account of external debt repayment ratio to exports and remittances in the South Asian region, The News reported. The World Bank also improved Pakistan's GDP growth prospects up to 4.3 per cent from the earlier projection of 3.4 for the current fiscal year and 4 per cent for the next fiscal year 2022-23. "Indicators of ability to pay, such as the ratio of public external debt service to exports and re...
Debt payment to exports ratio highest in Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Debt payment to exports ratio highest in Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Source: IANS
14/04/2022 2:11:52 PM
Pakistani rupee breaks all previous records  There seems to be no respite for the falling Pakistani currency as the rupee continued to decline against the US dollar, amid the ongoing political uncertainty and delays in economic decisions, especially the lingering talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Geo News reported. The currency surpassed the Rs 183-mark for the first time in the history of Pakistan, shedding over Rs 25 since the start of the ongoing fiscal (2021-22). The rupee closed at Rs 183.48 against the ...
Pakistani rupee breaks all previous records
Pakistani rupee breaks all previous records
Source: IANS
31/03/2022 8:42:59 PM
Breaking News; Missile from India entered Pakistan airspace accidentally, inquiry launched: Defence Ministry  An unarmed supersonic missile "accidentally" took off from Sirsa and landed at a place 124 km within Pakistani territory on Wednesday evening, the Indian Defence Ministry said on Friday, "regretfully" explaining it was "a technical malfunction". The ministry in a statement said: "On March 9, 2022, in the course of a routine maintenance, a technical malfunction led to the accidental firing of a missile." The Indian government has taken a seri...
Breaking News; Missile from India entered Pakistan airspace accidentally, inquiry launched: Defence Ministry
Breaking News; Missile from India entered Pakistan airspace accidentally, inquiry launched: Defence Ministry
Source: Reuters
11/03/2022 7:42:29 PM