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Australia may be out of WTC final race after South Africa's complaint
Even if England manage to defeat India in the fourth Test, Australia might still not qualify for the World Test Championship final. If England wins the last Test vs India, then Australia were to qualify for the WTC final. But, the ICC is now looking to bring forward Cricket South Africa's complaint against Cricket Australia, who earlier postponed its three-Test tour, citing Covid-19 pandemic.
Sensex, Nifty firm up gains in early trade; financial stocks shine
Equity benchmarks sensex and Nifty continued their upward journey in the opening session on Wednesday, propped up by significant gains in financial stocks. The BSE barometer sensex was trading higher by 411.23 points or 0.82 per cent at 50,708.12 in early session, and the Nifty was up 124.65 points or 0.84 per cent at 15,043.75.
Uighur author tells of imprisonment & China attacks
Branded "a terrorist," "a separatist" and "a liar" after publishing her book "Survivor of the Chinese Gulag" in France, Haitiwaji told AFP she was surprised that nothing seemed off-limits -- even her personal life, which Chinese officials called "chaotic".
At least 13 dead after SUV, truck collide in California
The accident occurred when the SUV carrying more than two dozen people -- including minors -- and a semi-truck full of gravel crashed near El Centro, California, said Judy Cruz, an official from El Centro Regional Medical Center.
Fly me to the Moon: Japan billionaire offers space seats
It's the sort of chance that comes along just once in a blue Moon: a Japanese billionaire is throwing open a private lunar expedition to eight people from around the world. Yusaku Maezawa, an online fashion tycoon, was announced in 2018 as the first man to book a spot aboard the lunar spaceship being developed by SpaceX.
Kangana reveals ‘Tejas’ director's struggles
Kangana Ranaut started shooting for her action entertainer ‘Tejas’ on Tuesday and today she took to Twitter to narrate an emotional moment from the first day of shoot. While expressing that making it big in Bollywood is not easy for outsiders, Kangana wrote, “Writer Director of #Tejas struggled for more than a decade to get his first break, yesterday on the first day of the shoot his mother broke down, reminded me of my family who hung in there hoping to find a silver lining, not easy for outsiders, Kudos to our chief @sarveshmewara1.”
Serie A faces another fixture farce after Torino no-show for Lazio game
Lazio’s Serie A match against Torino descended into farce on Tuesday as the capital club named a team and turned up at the Stadio Olimpico despite their opponents being stuck in quarantine more than 600km away in Turin following a COVID-19 outbreak.
Did Ileana get a cosmetic surgery done?
Ileana D'Cruz recently indulged in an Ask Me Anything session with her fans on Instagram and made some truly interesting revelations. Ileana, who often treats her followers with stunning pictures, as asked by a curious netizen if she has ever gone under the knife. During the seesion, a user asked Ileana, "Have you had any surgery for aesthetics?", the actress had a straight-forward reply - "Nope".
Protests turn to politics: Farmers to fight BJP in poll-bound states
In a political turn in the farmers’ protest, unions agitating for repeal of the three farm laws on Tuesday said their leaders would visit poll-bound states and seek votes in favour of parties contesting against the BJP.
Barcagate a blow to club's reputation, says La Liga president
Former Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu might have been provisionally released on Tuesday, a day after his arrest as part of an investigation into ‘Barcagate’ at Camp Nou but La Liga president Javier Tebas feels the scandal might damage the reputation of the Catalan club and the league.
Swiss Open: Satwiksairaj, Ashwini progress to second round
Indian mixed doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa started their campaign on a high as they outclassed second-seeded Indonesian pair of Hafiz Faizal and Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja in the first round of the Swiss Open 2021 on Tuesday.
Fit-again pacer Umesh Yadav primed to play fourth Test
With Jasprit Bumrah out of the fourth and final Test that begins on Thursday, fast bowlers Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Siraj will strive to take his slot in the bowling line-up that is likely to see the spinners play an important role once again.
Man who blocked Ajay's car released on bail
Ajay Devgn faced an unexpected situation on Tuesday when a man stopped his car from entering a film studio. The man has been identified as Rajdeep Ramesh Singh and he was reportedly upset with Ajay Devgn for his tweet regarding the farmers' protest in the country. He was soon arrested and according to ANI, Mumbai police confirmed that Rajdeep Ramesh Singh was later released on bail. When arrested, Singh was charged with sections 504 and 506 (ii) of IPC.