Tag: CA
Usman Khawaja, Jhye Richardson Return For Ashes; Mitchell Marsh Not Included For First Two Tests
Usman Khawaja and Jhye Richardson both returned to the fold as Australia on Wednesday named a 15-member squad under skipper Tim Paine for the first two Tests of this summer's Ashes, beginning at the Gabba on December 8. ....
To Ensure Absolute Impartiality, SC Appoints Retired HC Judge To Monitor Probe In Lakhimpur Kheri Case
The Supreme Court on Wednesday appointed Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain, a former judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court, to monitor the Lakhimpur Kheri violence probe and to ensure fairness and independence in the investigation. ....
Delta Variant Accounts For 99% Of Global Covid Cases: WHO
The delta variant now represents 99 per cent of all sequenced Covid-19 cases across the globe, making it most prevalent than any other strain, officials from the World Health Organization said. ....
Committee To Probe Manika Batra's Allegation Against Coach
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday decided to constitute a three-member committee to look into Table Tennis player Manika Batra's allegation of a match-fixing attempt by national coach Soumyadeep Roy. ....
Germany's Daily Covid-19 Infections Reach Record High Of 65,000
The number of daily Covid-19 infections in Germany continued to rise strongly, exceeding 65,000 for the first time since the pandemic began, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases has announced ....
Xavi Hernandez's Debut As FC Barcelona Coach Highlights Weekend Football In Spain
Xavi Hernandez's debut as FC Barcelona coach in their city derby at home to Espanyol is, without doubt, the focal point in the 14th round of matches as La Liga returns to action after the international break. Though millions of Barca fans all over the world will be anxiously waiting for the result of the Barca match, there are other key games to be played this weekend. ....
Australia Test Skipper Tim Paine Steps Down Amid Off-field Scandal
With barely three weeks for the Ashes series to start, Tim Paine relinquished Australia's Test captaincy in a bombshell announcement on Friday, which has shaken the Australian cricket establishment to the core. ....
AB De Villiers Announces Retirement From All Formats Of Cricket
Former South Africa captain AB de Villiers on Friday announced his retirement from all formats of cricket. After his international retirement in 2018, de Villiers had continued to play in franchise cricket, notably for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL). ....
Former Australia Captain Kim Hughes Slams CA; Travis Head Insists On Knowing More About Tim Paine's Case
Former Australia captain Kim Hughes has slammed Cricket Australia (CA) for making wicketkeeper-batter Tim Paine the Test skipper despite knowing about the off-field investigation he was in. He also felt that it was staggering that CA appointed Paine as captain in 2018 despite knowing about the texting saga. ....
'Ghostbusters: Afterlife': Lazily Crafted And Mildly Entertaining
Film: 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife' (Showing in Theatres). Duration: 124 minutes. ....
