NAGPUR: Australia’s Cameron Green and Josh Hazlewood have been ruled out of the first Test against India due to injuries, skipper Pat Cummins confirmed on Wednesday. All-rounder Green is struggling with a finger injury while fast bowler Hazlewood is out because of his Achilles tendon. Both will miss the first of the four Tests beginning...
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Warming oceans threaten sea turtle reproduction: study
Rising sea temperatures are threatening sea turtle populations by warming their nesting sites on beaches across the world, a new study found Wednesday. The climate change-fuelled phenomenon could cause local extinctions of the already threatened reptiles, which have a long breeding cycles and are slower to adapt than many other species, such as birds or...
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Pilots walk away from water-bombing plane crash in Australia
Two pilots have made a “miraculous” escape after their Boeing 737 water-bombing plane crashed and burned while fighting a blaze in remote Western Australia. The plane left a long scar in the scrub- and tree-covered landscape when it came down while battling a bushfire in the Fitzgerald National Park about 420 kilometres (260 miles) southeast...
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Police seize enough cocaine to supply New Zealand for 30 years
Police said Wednesday they had seized enough cocaine to supply New Zealand for 30 years, after snaring a massive bundle of drugs floating in the Pacific Ocean. New Zealand police commissioner Andrew Coster told reporters the haul — containing 81 bales of cocaine — weighed 3.2 tonnes and had a street value of around $316...
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Nine global banks invest $45mn in carbon credit platform
LONDON: Nine global banks have invested a total of $45 million in a new platform to help scale up transactions of voluntary carbon credits and make it easier for their customers to participate in the market. Demand for carbon offsets, generated through projects such as tree planting or using cleaner cooking fuel, is expected to...
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England’s Mead not ruled out of World Cup yet, says Wiegman
England head coach Sarina Wiegman said she has not ruled out Beth Mead from playing at the Women’s World Cup this year but will not push the forward as she recovers from a serious knee injury suffered in November. Mead, who was England’s top scorer in their European Championship title win last year, ruptured her...
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UK’s Royal Mail unveils first King Charles stamps
LONDON: Britain’s Royal Mail on Wednesday unveiled the first postage stamps to feature the image of King Charles III, following his ascension to the throne last September. The new so-called “definitive stamp” – intended for everyday use and consisting solely of the monarch’s head, the stamp’s value and a barcode – will go on general...
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Moeen Ali to miss most part of PSL
KARACHI: England’s Moeen Ali will miss most part of the eighth edition of the HBL Pakistan Super League due to national team commitments, the Pakistan Cricket Board said on Tuesday. The all-rounder, who was picked by two-time winners Islamabad United in the initial draft, is a part of the England squad for their white-ball tour...
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Indian cricket board to hold first WPL auction next week
NEW DELHI: Five teams participating in the inaugural Women’s Premier League Twenty20 cricket tournament will bid for 409 cricketers from across the world next week, India’s cricket board announced on Tuesday. The world’s richest and most influential cricket body in January earned $572.5 million from the bids to own five teams in the league, which...
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Zimbabwe’s Ballance second player to score Test centuries for two countries
BULAWAYO: Gary Ballance became only the second Test batsman after Kepler Wessels to score a century for two countries, hitting an unbeaten 137 for Zimbabwe against the West Indies in Bulawayo on Tuesday. Needing at least 248 runs in reply to a West Indies’ declaration of 447-6 to avoid a possible follow-on, Zimbabwe declared on...