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Women’s World Cup: Ellyse Perry to miss Bangladesh clash with back concern
Wellington : Australia will take no risks with star all-rounder Ellyse Perry with the veteran to be sidelined for the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match against Bangladesh on Friday.Perry suffered from back spasms during Australia's…
Osaka defeats Sharma in Miami, sets up clash with Kerber
Miami : Japan's Naomi Osaka delivered a composed and controlled performance to defeat Astra Sharma of Australia 6-3, 6-4 in the first round of the Miami Open, advancing in 1 hour and 20 minutes on Wednesday.It was Osaka's 50th career WTA…
Over 920K foreign tourists visit Tanzania in 2021 amid Covid
Dodoma : At least 922,692 foreign tourists visited Tanzania in 2021 amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism Damas Ndumbaro said.Addressing a press conference in the capital Dodoma, Ndumbaro said 620,867…
Kyrgios, Kokkinakis advance at Miami Open
Miami : After a dominant run to the quarterfinals in Indian Wells, Australia's Nick Kyrgios stayed in Miami with another straight-sets victory on Wednesday.His 7-6(3), 6-3 win did not come easy against the "ridicuously tricky" France's…
34 killed in north Nigeria gunmen attacks
Abuja: At least 34 people were killed following coordinated attacks by gunmen who invaded four villages in Nigeria's northwestern state of Kaduna, the government said.Seven persons were injured while over 200 houses and 32 shops were burned…
WHO launch new child mental health program in Covid-19 recovery
Copenhagen/Athens : A new program launched by the World Health Organization's (WHO) Regional Office for Europe in cooperation with the Greek government will place the support for and promotion of the quality of mental health care for…
Rafael Nadal had ‘problems breathing’, ‘something on the rib’ in Indian…
Indian Wells : Spanish tennis stalwart Rafael Nadal conceded on Monday (IST) that was mesmerised by Taylor Fritz's game in the BNP Paribas Open final, adding that he was having "something on the rib" and "problems breathing", which limited…
Iga Swiatek triumphs at BNP Paribas Open; rises to No.2 in the world
Indian Well : Polish tennis star Iga Swiatek won her 11th straight match on way to defeating Greece's Maria Sakkari 6-4, 6-1 to lift the 2022 BNP Paribas Open trophy at Indian Wells on Monday (IST).The victory in the WTA 1000 event has…
American Taylor Fritz stuns Rafa Nadal to clinch Indian Wells title
Indian Wells : American Taylor Fritz claimed the biggest paycheque of his tennis career, winning his maiden ATP Masters 1000 title by defeating Spanish stalwart Rafael Nadal 6-3, 7-6(5) in the BNP Paribas Open final on Monday (IST).It was…
Kraigg Brathwaite, Joshua Da Silva save the day for West Indies in drawn Test against England
Bridgetown (Barbados) : West Indies skipper Kraigg Brathwaite and wicketkeeper-batter Joshua Da Silva saved the day for the hosts as the second Test against the Joe Root-led England ended in a thrilling draw at the Kensington Oval on Monday…