English cricket has landed a multi-million pound windfall after a Silicon Valley tech consortium won a bidding war with the Sanjiv Goenka-owned RPSG Group for a 49% stake in London Spirit, the Hundred team based at Lord’s. The winning bid made by the consortium, headed by Nikesh Arora of Palo Alto Networks, valued the Spirit…
India beat England by 9 wickets India v England, Scorecard Davina Perrin and skipper Abigale Norgrove forged a quickfire start for England. Perrin smashed 45 off 40 balls, featuring two massive sixes and four boundaries, while Norgrove contributed 30 off 25, including three fours and a six. Their efforts powered England to 73-2 at the…
INDIA V SCOTLAND: MATCH CENTRE Scotland won the toss and chose to field, but were quickly made to regret their decision by India. Openers Kamalini G and Trisha Gongadi unleashed a barrage of boundaries, propelling India to 67-0 at the end of the powerplay. Their attack didn’t stop there; the pair continued to pepper the…
United States President Donald Trump had once again advocated to do away with income tax for Americans, saying that it is “time for the US to return to system that made us richer and powerful”. He added that the US should be enriching itself by “tariffing and taxing foreign nationals”. Donald Trump was speaking at…
Openers Davina Perrin and Jemima Spence – who have the best strike rates in the tournament – then ensured a comfortable chase, despite England losing four wickets. It marked the end of a forgetful campaign for New Zealand, who managed just two wins from their five matches. Only two players got into double-digits on Monday….
Skipper Sumaiya Akter and Jannatul Maoua displayed resilience for Bangladesh, putting together a 31-run partnership before Vaishnavi Sharma made a crucial impact with two wickets in the 17th over. Bangladesh managed to reach 64-8 at the end of their 20 overs. Vaishnavi Sharma was the standout bowler, finishing with impressive figures of 3/15, while Shabnam,…
Gerhard Erasmus produced an impressive level of consistency throughout the calendar year in both One Day International and T20 International cricket, scoring eight half-centuries and frequently delivering in the Namibia middle order with the bat. And the 29-year-old was a constant threat with his steady off-breaks, starting the year with a five-for against Nepal in…
Artificial intelligence (AI) startup Perplexity AI has launched an assistant within its Android app. “This marks the transition for Perplexity from an answer engine to a natively integrated assistant that can call other apps and perform basic tasks for you,” Perplexity Co-founder and CEO Aravind Srinivas said in a Thursday (Jan. 23) post on X….
Panama’s president insists canal ‘was not a gift’ from the US; China declares it does not interfere. Panama and China have pushed back against United States President Donald Trump’s controversial claims regarding the Panama Canal. The Panama Canal “was not a gift” from the US, Panama’s President Jose Raul Mulino said on Wednesday in response…
Alex Hartley, England’s former World Cup-winning spinner, has claimed that Sophie Ecclestone “refused” to be interviewed by her on TV and that she has been “given the cold shoulder” by England players since criticising their fitness following their T20 World Cup exit in October. Hartley, who has worked extensively as a broadcaster and pundit since…
