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They’ve lost Kane Williamson and Martin Guptill in the Power Play. The required run rate has zinged up to more than 10 runs per over. Daryl Mitchell and Devon Conway are struggling to time the ball. And England, in their inimitable manner, have turned the screw. In the background, the demons of the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup final are also lurking. They aren’t yet in a position to influence the outcome but they keep reminding New Zealand how things can turn pear-shaped, especially on the world stage and against England....

Otherwise, there are no major surprises in the side with Rishabh Pant taking care of the wicketkeeping duties while KL Rahul and Murali Vijay will open the innings. Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane will make up the middle-order while the only other question mark in the batting line-up will be the sixth batsman as it will be a toss-up between Rohit Sharma and Hanuma Vihari. As far as bowling is concerned, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Ishant Sharma will be the three pace bowlers while Ravichandran Ashwin was picked as the solitary spinner for the first Test match....

Arie joins other artists, including Neil Young and Joni Mitchell, who have removed their music from the streaming platform over concerns regarding alleged COVID misinformation being conveyed by guests on Rogan’s podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience. Arie announced her decision on Instagram late Monday night with a post that also called out Spotify for the disparity between what Spotify reportedly pays Rogan and what it pays musicians. “I have decided to pull my music and podcast from Spotify....

Soon after that meeting, Franklin Roosevelt sent a special envoy to help unite the communists and the rival Nationalists against the Japanese. Mao and other communist leaders rushed to the airstrip in their only motor vehicle, a battle-scarred ambulance. The Chinese and Maj. Gen. Patrick Hurley shared warm talks and toasts of homemade pear wine. Mao confided he had once herded sheep; Hurley said he had once been a cowboy....

I can’t recall any that struck me as being more curious than this: “Where do you fall on K-State right now?” MARCH MADNESS: Latest bubble watch | Seed scramble: Zags’ loss opens up No. 1 seed Given that it was posed by my good friend Seth Davis, the terrific college basketball writer for Sports Illustrated and analyst at CBS Sports, the context was obvious. He was wondering what I thought of Kansas State as an NCAA Tournament team....

If it is fair to call these times in the NBA the era of the superteam, in which the collective-bargaining agreement is sidestepped in order to hastily slap together groups of stars, then it is fair to say that most of the teams that qualify have encountered some growing pains early on. Miami was slow out of the gate in 2010, and last year’s Lakers stumbled through the preseason and kept bumbling in the early season....

Her father, then took the throne in 1936 becoming George VI and going on to reign throughout Britain’s involvement in World War Two. Elizabeth, his eldest daughter, was on a visit to Kenya when he died at Sandringham, Norfolk, on February 6, 1952. Her coronation (pictured below) was on June 2, 1953, and was the first to be broadcast live to a television audience. It was watched by more than 27 million people in Britain, and plenty more around the world....

To that point, not much had changed. Paperwork had yet to be completed, so Robert Covington, Dario Saric and Jerryd Bayless hadn’t yet practiced with their new teammates nor been cleared to play. The Wolves had gone through this before — even this year, they had played without Butler, who sat a number of games early in the season due to “general soreness.” Though the on-paper landscape of the team felt the same, the vibe in the arena was different....

When he arrived on the shores of Australia a year later, the brown-haired, blue-eyed Londoner had acquired some interesting tattoos on his long voyage. On his right arm there was a tribute to a girl with the words “love to thy heart” and on his left, images of two men with a bottle and glass, a mermaid, an anchor and the initials “R.R.” Whitton (who was eventually freed at the age of 20) was just one of 58,002 Victorian convicts whose tattoo descriptions we found as we data-mined the judicial archives....

In the briefing, it was reported that two weeks prior, villages in northern Darfur, specifically Anka, had been decimated for the third time by armed groups, women raped and communities displaced. I inquired about what the mission did and was told that continuing security concerns had prevented peacekeepers from traveling to the affected area. To me, this did not make sense and had to change. Peacekeepers are deployed to timely intervene and provide the necessary assistance as soon as possible....

Incredible drone footage has captured the wild celebrations at the Obelisco de Buenos Aires located in the Plaza de la República as hundreds of thousands of Argentines took to the streets of the capital. The video has gone viral as it was widely shared across social media with many posting their congratulations to Argentina following their dramatic win in the soccer showpiece. It was Messi’s final World Cup game for his country and there was much jubilation that the acclaimed G....

In 1843, Ada Lovelace published an algorithm for Charles Babbage’s Analytical Engine – her work is now considered the first software written for a computer, subsequently making Lovelace the first computer programmer in history. The term “computer” didn’t even refer to machines originally. Dating back to the late nineteenth century, computers (or “human computers”) described people who performed long, complex calculations on paper – and this job often fell to women who were less expensive to employ....

Even Australia’s bench is fairly strong, and they will no doubt give India a fight even if they make wholesale changes and rest their key Test players. Australia have a squad packed with in-form quality players, with a number of talented youngsters waiting to get a look in. But two fringe players will finally get their chance on Wednesday against India. Here we take a look at how Australia could line up against India in the third ODI....

Cameron Green was the top-scorer in India’s first warm-up game of the tour against Australia ‘A’. He played a brilliant knock of 125 not-out, studded with 12 fours and one six against Umesh Yadav, Ravichandran Ashwin and Kuldeep Yadav. The 21-year-old also flaunted his all-round skills by taking out both India ‘A’s openers in the second innings. The next three-day warm-up game will begin on 11th December. This match will be played under the lights with the pink ball in preparation for India’s first overseas day-night Test match in Adelaide....

Tim Paine was continuously involved in a verbal banter with the opposition batters, especially Ravichandran Ashwin, and passed some derogatory comments which didn’t go down well with Lloyd. Writing in his column for The Daily Mail, David Lloyd explained how Tim Paine is not setting the right example as Australia’s Test captain through such unacceptable behaviour. What on earth is wrong with Tim Paine and his men?: David Lloyd David Lloyd believes although teams want to be competitive against each other, there is a certain line that should not be crossed....

The 71-year-old believes that it is only the beginning of an illustrious Test career for the youngster. Team India did a fabulous job to restrict Australia to 338 in their first innings when the hosts looked good for more. The visitors, in response, needed a good start from their openers Rohit Sharma and Gill. They got one, as Gill and Sharma blunted the Australian new-ball attack to add 70 runs for the opening wicket....

David Warner managed five off eight balls before being caught at first slip off the bowling of Mohammed Siraj. Warner tried to rotate the strike and took some quick singles in his short stay. He was soon dismissed while playing an expansive drive without much foot movement. It has been speculated that as Warner was starting to feel uneasy with his running, he tried to get out of the jail by playing some aggressive shots....

Almost 19 years have passed since the historic Test series between India and Australia but fans have not forgotten the incident which began one of cricket’s greatest rivalries. Also see – Under 19 world cup winner list The Australian captain was known for encouraging his men to sledge and get under the opposition’s skin, and Ganguly, not the one to back down, had his own way of retaliating. The then-India skipper would repeatedly walk out late for the toss to frustrate Waugh, while also encouraging his boys to have an answer for every sledge....