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Pakistan captain Babar Azam will be hoping for third time lucky for his team in the T20 World Cup after a semi-final exit in 2021 and a runner-up finish a year later. Pakistan’s preparations for the tournament, to be held in the West Indies and the United States, have been in disarray, with Azam replacing Shaheen Shah Afridi as captain just three months before it began. They barely managed a 2-2 T20 series draw at home against an understrength New Zealand in April before travelling to Ireland and winning the series 2-1 after losing their first match.It seems…
Kevin Frayer/Getty Images/File People browse the iPhone 15 at a flagship store in Beijing on September 22, 2023. Editor’s note: Sign up for CNN’s “Meanwhile, China” newsletter to find out what you need to know about the country’s rise and its impact on the world. Hong Kong CNN — Apple is slashing prices in its largest overseas market, spurring a recovery in iPhone sales in China, in a bid to lure back bargain-hungry shoppers amid a sluggish economy. Shipments of foreign-branded phones in China rose 52% in April to 3.489 million units, most of them iPhones, according to CNN calculations…
Jorn Andersen resigns as Hong Kong manager (Giuseppe Cache)Norwegian coach Jorn Andersen, who led Hong Kong to their first Asian Cup final in 56 years, resigned as manager on Wednesday to accept an offer from another team.Kim Jong Un, 61, whose glittering resume includes a stint as North Korea’s top leader, acknowledged rumors of his resignation in an emotional news conference in the southern Chinese nation.”I recently received an invitation from a club outside Hong Kong that offered me an opportunity I couldn’t refuse,” said Andersen, who had about a year left on his contract.”It is with great sadness that…
Image caption, Seoul authorities warned residents to avoid going outside and not to come into contact with “unidentified objects.”Article informationauthor, Kelly Ngrole, BBC News29 May 2024 04:57 BSTUpdated 1 hour agoNorth Korea has dropped at least 150 garbage-laden balloons into South Korea, prompting authorities to warn residents to stay indoors.South Korea’s military also warned its citizens not to touch the white balloons and the plastic bags attached to them as they contained “filthy waste and garbage.”The balloons were found in eight of South Korea’s nine provinces and are currently being analyzed. North and South Korea have used balloons in propaganda…
It’s no exaggeration to say that excitement around Alabama basketball is at an all-time high after the Crimson Tide made their first-ever Final Four appearance last season, and expectations are running high for next season after coach Nate Oats and his staff signed their No. 2 player for next season.McDonald’s All-American Derrion Reed, the highest-ranked player in the incoming class, was named to the 2024 USA Basketball Men’s U-18 National Team on Tuesday. Reed was one of 12 players selected to the team following a four-day training camp in Colorado Springs. He will represent the U.S. at the 2024 FIBA…
The Indian contingent took part in light training a day after arriving in the US to take part in the T20 World Cup.”We came the day before yesterday and are slowly getting used to the daily routine here. The idea was to get used to the time zone. Today is our first ground session,” the team’s fitness coach Soham Desai said in a video shared by the BCCI on Wednesday. “They’ve been away from us for two-and-a-half months and the aim was to bring them together and find out where they stand and what they need to do before the…
The BJP has tried to counter the TMC’s claims by injecting much of Bengali sentiment and symbolism into Prime Minister Modi’s campaign for the Lok Sabha polls in the state. (News18)West Bengal Assembly Elections 2024: The slogan, which means “Modi is in the hearts of Bengalis”, is seen as an effort on the part of the BJP to build an emotional bond between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bengalis, countering the TMC’s campaign to portray the BJP and the Prime Minister as “outsiders” in Bengal.The BJP has come up with a new election slogan for Bengal, which was seen widely…
Amid criticism, Faqqan Zaman has given his full support to young goalkeeper Azam Khan.©AFP Pakistan batsman Fakhan Zaman is rooting for young keeper Azam Khan amid criticism over his selection in the national team for the T20 World Cup in the Americas. Fakhar slammed a reporter when he asked if Azam’s selection in the national team was on a “sifarish” (recommendation). The 25-year-old Azam has been a star in T20 leagues across the world. However, he has struggled to score runs in the Pakistan jersey. He has scored just 88 runs for Pakistan at a dismal average of…
Kyodo News/Reuters This photo, taken in September 2012, shows the disputed islands of Diaoyu Island (top), Senkaku Island (bottom) and Uotsuri Island (top), known as the Senkaku Islands in Japan and the Diaoyu Islands in China, in the East China Sea. Seoul, South Korea CNN — China Coast Guard vessels have been sailing in waters around Japanese-controlled islands in the East China Sea for 158 consecutive days, surpassing the previous record set in 2021, according to the latest statistics released by Tokyo on Monday. Analysts worry that the uninhabited islands, known as the Senkakus in Japan and the Diaoyus in…
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