Worcester: Playing his first Test after the ‘Sandpapergate’ fiasco in Cape Town in 2018, former Australia skipper Steve Smith stunned all when he hit a century in the first innings of the opening Ashes Test against England in Birmingham. What made it all the more impressive was how he single-handedly put Australia in a position…
Kochi/Bengaluru: The death toll from floods in India’s states of Karnataka, Kerala and Maharashtra rose to 95, official figures showed on Saturday, as heavy rain and landslides forced hundreds of thousands to evacuate their homes. ### Seasonal monsoon rains from June to September are a crucial lifeline for agrarian Indian society, delivering 70 per cent…
Dubai: While monsoon wrecks havoc in Mumbai, a 70-year-old man was killed in Mumbai’s Chembur area on August 8, during a fight over honking. ### According to a report by Indian broadcast channel NDTV, Deepak Chawariya, 28, and his brother Manoj, 32, were riding on a motorcycle to work, when they were allegedly abused by…
Cape Town: South Africa have appointed Enoch Nkwe as interim team director for next month’s tour of India, a role which replaces that of head coach after the Proteas opted not to renew Ottis Gibson’s contract in the wake of their dismal Cricket World Cup. ### South Africa won only three of their nine matches…
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan received an honorary doctorate degree from Melbourne’s La Trobe University for his contributions and efforts towards underprivileged children and women’s empowerment through Meer Foundation besides his achievements in the Indian entertainment industry. ### The official Twitter account of the university shared a string of photographs of Khan and excerpts from…
Makkah, Saudi Arabia: More than 2 million pilgrims were gathered in the holy city of Makkah in Saudi Arabia to perform initial rites of the hajj, the Muslim pilgrimage that takes the faithful along a path traversed by the Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him) some 1,400 years ago. ### The hajj in Islam is…
The week passing by would certainly leave the South African cricket fan with a hollow feeling. First Dale Steyn and now Hashim Amla — the news of the duo calling time on their Test careers could not have at a worse time for the Proteas when they are still trying to come to terms with…
Sharjah: Eight groups of three students aged between 11 and 14 were awarded with medals and cash prizes of Dh2,000 each for winning the finals of the third Junior Chef contest organised by the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHaP) on Thursday. ### The two-week contest running from July 22 to August 8 at Sharjah’s…
Dubai: Al Jazira further bared their ambitions for next season with the surprise dual signing of UAE and Al Ain stars Omar Abdul Rahman and Amer Abdul Rahman. ### An announcement from the The Pride of Abu Dhabi disclosed that the two players have moved on a free transfer to the club, and will now…
ride-hailing company failed to show expected benefits of easing price competitionUber Technologies Inc reported lower-than-expected revenue for the second quarter on Thursday, sending shares down 12 per cent as the largest US ride-hailing company failed to show expected benefits of easing price competition. ### Uber’s net loss also widened to $5.24 billion (Dh19.24 billion), or…