Tag: CA
The mayor of Canada's capital Ottawa has declared a state of emergency in response to more than a week of truckers' protests against Covid restrictions, BBC reported. ....
New Zealand recalled seasoned Colin de Grandhomme and Hamish Rutherford and called up wicketkeeper Cam Fletcher and pacer Blair Tickner as cover for regulars in an extended squad for the first Test against South Africa, starting February 17 at Christchurchs Hagley Oval. ....
Legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has said that Virat Kohli will continue to score runs despite not being the captain of the team anymore, and rubbished speculation about a rift between Rohit Sharma and the former skipper. ....
The worldwide excitement over the 94th Academy Awards (the Oscars), which will be held on March 27 at Hollywood's iconic Dolby Theatre, acquired a frenzied pitch on Tuesday evening (early morning U.S. Pacific Time) with the live announcement on Twitter of the much-awaited nominations. ....
'Writing With Fire', which was hailed by 'The Washington Post' as the "most inspiring journalism movie" and 'The New York Times' as "nothing short of galvanising", has become the first Indian documentary feature to get an Oscar nomination. ....
Jane Campion's revisionist Western, 'The Power of the Dog', topped the Oscars nominations list with 12 nods, but the helmer of the sci-fi flick, 'Dune', which followed with 10 noms, wasn't as fortunate as the Kiwi director. 'Dune' director Denis Villeneuve did not make the cut for Best Director. ....
Australian Test skipper Pat Cummins has issued a statement clarifying his stand on former head coach Justin Langer, saying the 51-year-old ex-opener's "intensity was not the issue for the players and the support staff", but the cricketers wanted "a new style of coaching and skill set" going forward. ....
West Indies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite and his wife have been blessed with a baby girl, and the former captain has named his daughter after the iconic Eden Gardens, where he hit England's bowler Ben Stokes for four back-to-back sixes to win the T20 World Cup for the West Indies in 2016. ....
The IPL mega auctions to be held here on February 12-13 is going to be highly competitive and the franchises will have to be well-prepared for it, just like they do for high-intensity matches, Delhi Capitals' assistant coach Pravin Amre has said. ....
Criticising the US over its 20-year war in Afghanistan, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that Washington had no clear aims in the war-torn country, The News reported. ....