– K.R. Nayar, Chief Cricket Writer, Gulf News### ### Thursday, July 5 ### A Bishop hits the heights at Headingley ### A bus-load of journalists make their way down to Leeds ### Leeds: It’s normal that a tall man ahead of you who is nearly 6ft, 5ins catches your attention. But what can be more…
Dubai: Telecom operators in the UAE will have to discontinue their “pay-per-use” data plans – unless the service is explicitly requested by consumers. ### According to the latest statement from the regulator, the Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA), Etisalat and du have been instructed to discontinue such services with immediate effect. The TRA said it has…
Abu Dhabi: After winning the big cash prize of Dh12 million in the latest monthly Big Ticket Draw, Indian expatriate Sapna Nair says she wants to put that money to good use for her family and charitable causes. ### Nair, who is married and has a five-year old daughter, won the jackpot on Wednesday evening…
Abu Dhabi: With big ambitions on contributing to the UAE’s medical sector, five young and bright Emirati female students have been selected for an intensive two-week training programme in the United States which will see them experience the rigours that comes with being a medical practitioner. ### Organised by the Al Bayt Mitwahid Association, the…
Abu Dhabi: There is high prevalence of cardio-metabolic risk factors such as obesity and diabetes in men under 30 in the UAE, according to a study conducted by the Zayed Military Hospital, which was published this week. ### The study, which covered over 33,000 Emirati men aged 18 to 29, was led by Professor Ashraf…
Abu Dhabi: The Abu Dhabi Executive Council on Wednesday announced it was rolling 10 government entities into a single holding company. ### The entities are Abu Dhabi Ports, Abu Dhabi Airports, Musanada and twofour54, Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (Seha), Modon Properties, Daman, Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Company (Adnec), Abu Dhabi Sewerage Services Company (Adssc)…
Sharjah: Rulers of Emirates, shaikhs, top officials, and Emirati and expat well-wishers on Wednesday joined the funeral prayer and burial of Shaikh Khalid Al Qasimi, son of His Highness Dr Shaikh Sultan Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah. ### Shaikh Khalid passed away in London on Monday and…
Leeds: Afghanistan, who gave a strong fight to India and Pakistan, will aim for their first win of the World Cup when they take on West Indies at Headingley on Thursday. Although it is a clash of two teams that failed to make it to the semi-finals, a lot of pride is at stake in…
Mumbai: Former India opener Gautam Gambhir Wednesday blasted the MSK Prasad-led senior selection panel after middle-order batsman Ambati Rayudu decided to retire from all forms of cricket, saying the five selectors combined would not have made the runs Rayudu has scored in his career. ### Ignored for the ongoing ICC World Cup Rayudu announced his…
Sheboygan: A Wisconsin man has been sentenced to 150 days in jail for repeatedly clogging women’s toilets, including at places he worked. ### Thirty-five-year-old Patrick Beeman pleaded no contest to five counts of misdemeanor criminal damage to property. The state recommended a 30-day sentence for the crime, but Sheboygan Press Media reports that Judge Kent…