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Thursday’s “biggest win in U.S. cricket history” also included a standout performance from Auburn-born bowler Nostash Kensige.The United States recorded a Super Over victory over Pakistan in the International Cricket Council Men’s T20 World Cup at Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium in Grand Prairie, Texas. The United States defeated Pakistan 18-13 in the Super Over, a tiebreaker format with six extra balls for each team, to win by five runs.Pakistan was runner-up to England in the last ICC T20 World Cup, held in Australia in 2022. The country entered the tournament ranked sixth in the world. The United States is ranked…

HONG KONG (AP) — China’s exports grew at the fastest pace in more than a year in May despite trade tensions, but imports fell short of analysts’ expectations, customs data released Friday showed.Exports rose 7.6% in May from a year earlier to $302.35 billion, the fastest growth since April 2023. Imports rose 1.8% to $219.73 billion, below expectations of an increase of about 4%.The increase in exports comes in part from a lower base compared to the same period last year, when exports fell 7.5%.Meanwhile, exports in April increased 1.5% compared to the same month last year, while imports increased…

This article is an onsite edition of the FirstFT newsletter. Subscribers can sign up for the Asia, Europe/Africa or Americas edition to receive the newsletter every weekday morning. See all newsletters here.Good morning. Mike Lynch, once one of the UK’s leading technology entrepreneurs, was acquitted of criminal charges by a jury in San Francisco yesterday, bringing to an end a 12-year legal battle that began in one of Silicon Valley’s biggest fraud cases.The former Autonomy CEO was accused of falsely inflating the company’s revenue before it was sold to Hewlett-Packard for $11 billion in 2011. The verdict marked a vindication…

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s President Xi Jinping Chinese state media said a spokesman for the country’s foreign ministry met with Pakistani Prime Minister Sharif in Beijing on Friday, days before Pakistan is due to submit its annual budget and apply for a new loan from the International Monetary Fund.Pakistan is of strategic importance to China because of its location in the Arabian Sea, providing a land route to the Gulf of Aden and the Suez Canal, allowing Chinese ships to avoid potential chokepoints in the Straits of Malacca.Sharif’s government is expected to seek at least $6 billion in aid under…

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan protested to Beijing on Friday after four Chinese armed coast guard vessels entered what it considers to be Japanese territorial waters.Japan’s government said it was the first time that four Chinese vessels equipped with what appeared to be artillery cannons had entered Japanese territorial waters in the East China Sea surrounding the disputed islands that Tokyo calls the Senkakus and Beijing calls the Diaoyus.”I am not in a position to comment on China’s intentions, but the intrusion of vessels belonging to the China Coast Guard into our territory is a violation of international law,” he said.…

During his nearly 30-year corporate career, Jeff Oker has been deeply involved in public service, most recently serving as a key member of the state’s Workforce Development Council, whose mission is to match jobs with industries that will drive Connecticut’s future economic growth.Now Oker is looking to move into the public sector.Hartford Mayor Arunand Arulampalam this week appointed Oker as director of the City Development Services Agency, responsible for developing the city’s economic development strategy and the new mayoral administration, now in its sixth month.Oker, most recently an executive at downtown Hartford tech giant Infosys, joins City Hall at a…

Layoffs in the tech industry fell slightly in May, according to crowdsourced data from layoffs.fyi, which could be good news for tech professionals worried about the state of the tech industry and the economy as a whole. Other large companies that have laid off tech employees in recent weeks include Microsoft (about 1,000), Google (100), Lucid Motors (400) and Tesla (500). Chart from layoffs.fyiA number of startups are also cutting staff, but taking all of this into account, we’re still a long way from the start of 2023 when the tech giants will be shedding tens of thousands of employees…

Pakistani cricket fans were hurt and angry on Friday after the country’s shock defeat to hosts USA in the T20 World Cup, describing it as a historic nadir for their beloved national sport.”I’m distraught,” said Raju Jameel, a former banker who was near tears after staying up late to watch the match on a big screen in a Karachi shopping district. “This is a painful and shameful defeat and there must be a full investigation into it.” In a thrilling Super Over match in Texas, the USA, competing in the T20 World Cup for the first time, defeated the 2022…

Karachi (AFP) – Pakistani cricket fans were hurt and angry on Friday after the country’s shock defeat to hosts USA in the T20 World Cup, describing it as a historic nadir for their beloved national sport. Issued by: July 6, 2024 – 11:19 2 minutes “I’m distraught,” said Raju Jameel, a former banker who was near tears after staying up late to watch the match on a big screen in a Karachi shopping district.”This is a painful and shameful defeat and there must be a full investigation into it.”In a thrilling Super Over match in Texas, the USA, competing in…

New York Giants running back Devin Singletary just joined the team as a free agent, but he knows head coach Brian Daboll better than most of his teammates. That’s because Singletary was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in 2019 when Daboll was still the offensive coordinator.Singletary played three seasons under Daboll, who was traded to New York after the 2021 season.During that time, Singletary learned who Daboll is, how he calls plays and how to anticipate the unexpected, so when asked to characterize Daboll’s play calling, he knew exactly what to say.”He’s a fearless guy. He has no fear. He’s…