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(Photo credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images)Home favorite Katie Boulter continued her run through the HSBC Championships with a pair of wins Friday in London -- including a 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 defeat of No. 1 seed Elena Rybakina to reach the semifinals.The British wild card followed a Tuesday upset of No. 8 seed Leylah Fernandez with a 6-1, 6-3 defeat of Romania's Jaqueline Cristian in her first match of the day. S
Read full story →In an era of naval warfare defined by air superiority, precision missiles and autonomous drones, China’s navy appears to be bringing back the “big guns”. A new naval gun system is said to be in development which takes 155mm, or 6.1-inch, artillery shells. That would make it the largest of its kind in the world today. The naval gun has recently been spotted undergoing sea-based performance testing from an experimental warship, which suggests it is moving closer to being deployed by the People’s...
Read full story →The Philippines’ confrontational approach to maritime territorial disputes, such as its championing of the 2016 South China Sea arbitration ruling, has not only failed to resolve regional tensions, it also risks undermining Asean centrality. In May, addressing Japan’s National Diet, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr announced that Manila would mark the ruling’s 10th anniversary in July, an occasion he said “embodies our determination to resolve disputes through peaceful means”. That is...
Read full story →Inside a sprawling broadcast hub in Dallas, thousands of devices supplied by Lenovo are helping Fifa manage and distribute content from stadiums across the United States, Canada and Mexico, forming part of the technological backbone of the largest World Cup ever staged. The central role played by the Chinese-founded technology company highlights a reality often obscured by geopolitical tensions between Washington and Beijing: while US policymakers have increasingly scrutinised Chinese technology...
Read full story →Dharamsala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], June 13 (ANI): There will be some milestones up for grabs for the skipper Shubman Gill and vice-captain Shreyas Iyer as they take on Afghanistan in the first ODI of the three-match series at Dharamsala on Saturday. The first match of the three-match series between India and Afghanistan will start in Dharamsala on Saturday. The occasion could be a special one for the captain
Read full story →Dharamsala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], June 13 (ANI): There will be some milestones up for grabs for the skipper Shubman Gill and vice-captain Shreyas Iyer as they take on Afghanistan in the first ODI of the three-match series at Dharamsala on Saturday. The first match of the three-match series between India and Afghanistan will start in Dharamsala on Saturday. The occasion could be a special one for the captain
Read full story →Dharamsala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], June 13 (ANI): There will be some milestones up for grabs for the skipper Shubman Gill and vice-captain Shreyas Iyer as they take on Afghanistan in the first ODI of the three-match series at Dharamsala on Saturday. The first match of the three-match series between India and Afghanistan will start in Dharamsala on Saturday. The occasion could be a special one for the captain
Read full story →Dharamsala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], June 13 (ANI): Indian bowling coach Morne Morkel expressed happiness with the presence of uncapped pacers Prince Yadav and Gurnoor Brar in the training session, saying that on his first impression of these two bowlers, he felt as if they both were a part of the team for five years, pointing out that they showed no nervousness. In the absence of workhorses like Jasprit Bumra
Read full story →Dharamsala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], June 13 (ANI): Indian bowling coach Morne Morkel expressed happiness with the presence of uncapped pacers Prince Yadav and Gurnoor Brar in the training session, saying that on his first impression of these two bowlers, he felt as if they both were a part of the team for five years, pointing out that they showed no nervousness. In the absence of workhorses like Jasprit Bumra
Read full story →Dharamsala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], June 13 (ANI): Indian bowling coach Morne Morkel expressed happiness with the presence of uncapped pacers Prince Yadav and Gurnoor Brar in the training session, saying that on his first impression of these two bowlers, he felt as if they both were a part of the team for five years, pointing out that they showed no nervousness. In the absence of workhorses like Jasprit Bumra
Read full story →New Delhi [India], June 13 (ANI): Former Indian cricketer and current coach Gautam Gambhir, batter Rishabh Pant and some Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) teammates congratulated New Zealand batter Kane Williamson on the conclusion of a legendary international cricket career. Williamson brought an end to his 16-year-long career as he announced retirement from international cricket on Friday, leaving behind a plethora of
Read full story →New Delhi [India], June 13 (ANI): Former Indian cricketer and current coach Gautam Gambhir, batter Rishabh Pant and some Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) teammates congratulated New Zealand batter Kane Williamson on the conclusion of a legendary international cricket career. Williamson brought an end to his 16-year-long career as he announced retirement from international cricket on Friday, leaving behind a plethora of
Read full story →New Delhi [India], June 13 (ANI): Former Indian cricketer and current coach Gautam Gambhir, batter Rishabh Pant and some Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) teammates congratulated New Zealand batter Kane Williamson on the conclusion of a legendary international cricket career. Williamson brought an end to his 16-year-long career as he announced retirement from international cricket on Friday, leaving behind a plethora of
Read full story →A shooter who opened fire in the West Texas city of Midland died on Friday after a stand-off with police following an attack that left one person dead and at least nine others injured, city officials said. The suspect, 45-year-old Victor Mata Villarreal, had shot at police just days earlier during a chase and was already being sought by authorities when he began firing at officers and bystanders in Midland, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. Police were called to the area after...
Read full story →Even popes have travel delays. Lucky for Pope Leo, King Felipe VI offered a way out, and a way home. Leo’s Iberia charter, due to take him back to Rome after a week-long visit to Spain, was grounded by a technical problem Friday, prompting Spain’s king to offer his private jet instead. Felipe escorted Leo to his Falcon on the tarmac at the airport in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. Leo and members of his delegation boarded the plane and took off, more than three hours after he was...
Read full story →Catapulted by the market debut of his rocket company SpaceX, Elon Musk is now the world’s first trillionaire. That level of wealth, all owned by just one person, was once unfathomable. Before Friday, the trillion dollar mark was reserved for measures like the GDP (or staggering debt) of a handful of major economies – and, in the last decade alone, the value of some of the biggest companies to ever trade on the stock market. Musk’s new title arrives amid a wider acceleration for the richest of...
Read full story →Dushanbe [Tajikistan], June 12 (ANI): Union Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh on Friday met with Sirojiddin Muhriddin, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan, to discuss the deepening of bilateral ties between the two nations.During the meeting, the two leaders conducted a comprehensive review of the entire spectrum of India-Tajikistan bilateral relations. The discussions focused
Read full story →Dushanbe [Tajikistan], June 12 (ANI): Union Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh on Friday met with Sirojiddin Muhriddin, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan, to discuss the deepening of bilateral ties between the two nations.During the meeting, the two leaders conducted a comprehensive review of the entire spectrum of India-Tajikistan bilateral relations. The discussions focused
Read full story →Dushanbe [Tajikistan], June 12 (ANI): Union Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh on Friday met with Sirojiddin Muhriddin, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan, to discuss the deepening of bilateral ties between the two nations.During the meeting, the two leaders conducted a comprehensive review of the entire spectrum of India-Tajikistan bilateral relations. The discussions focused
Read full story →Dharamsala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], June 12 (ANI): Team India's bowling coach, Morne Morkel, said the Men in Blue will miss the services Virat Kohli in the upcoming three-match ODI series against Afghanistan, after the legendary batter was ruled out of the home series due to a hamstring injury. Furthermore, Morkel welcomed another veteran, Rohit Sharma's comeback to the Indian side, saying that the latter is 'excite
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