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Sophie Ecclestone could become the fastest woman to take 100 wickets in ODI cricket when England take on Pakistan on Sunday. Sky Sports.Ecclestone took 3-26 in England’s first-ever ODI win over Pakistan and is currently on 98. She needs two wickets in the next match to beat the record set by Australian great Kathleen Fitzpatrick in 64 matches. Australian pace bowler Megan Schutt (66 matches) and left-arm spinner Jess Jonassen (67) currently occupy second and third positions respectively. Sunday, May 26th, 10:30am Reflecting on England’s 37-run win against Pakistan in Derby, man of the match Ecclestone said: “I think we…

CNN — Tornado-packed storms ripped through parts of the central United States, injuring several people, damaging homes, leaving thousands in darkness and prompting calls for overnight evacuations in North Texas and Oklahoma, authorities said. A multi-day storm system disrupted the Memorial Day weekend, with more than 77 million people across a wide swath of the U.S. facing the threat of large hail, damaging winds and violent tornadoes on Sunday, from the central and southern plains to the Mississippi and Ohio river valleys. The storm is expected to strengthen through Sunday and move east into the Mississippi Valley, with the Storm…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The leaders of China and Japan arrived in Seoul for separate talks with the South Korean president on Sunday, a day before their first summit. Trilateral Meeting It’s been more than four years.No big announcements are expected from Monday’s trilateral meeting between South Korea, China and Japan. But just the resumption of top-level trilateral talks is a good sign, as the three Asian neighbors are keen to reach an agreement on the issue. Improve relationships.The tripartite summit was meant to be held annually since the first meeting in 2008. However, the meetings have been stalled…

Jack Catterall improved his record to 29-1. [Getty Images]”I had the same feeling last time,” Chorley’s Jack Catterall said after his highly-anticipated rematch with Josh Taylor in Leeds on Saturday.The light welterweight contender defeated Scotland’s Taylor in February 2022, scoring a knockout defeat.There was a long wait for the judges’ scores to be read out, which ended in heartbreak when Catterall lost a controversial split decision.It was 819 days until the rematch happened and after a fantastic battle at the First Direct Arena, Catterall again raised his hands at the final bell, confident he had done enough to win.This time…

HISTORIC TRIANGLE — Business news and notes from within and outside the HISTORIC TRIANGLE. (Williamsburg Premium Outlets) Williamsburg Premium Outlets is gearing up for National Outlet Shopping Day with great deals, limited-time giveaways and experiences throughout the center. Williamsburg Premium Outlets is one of more than 90 Simon Premium Outlets and The Mills locations across the U.S. and Canada celebrating National Outlet Shopping Day 2024. More than 70 Williamsburg Premium Outlets retailers are participating, including Coach Outlet, Sunglass Hut, Polo Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, American Eagle Outfitters, Under Armour and Levi’s Outlet. The event will take place at the Williamsburg…

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in Seoul on Sunday for a tripartite summit with South Korea and China, amid an uncertain regional security environment fuelled by North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats. At the first three-way summit in more than four years, Prime Minister Kishida, South Korean President Yun Seok-yeo and Chinese Premier Li Qiang are expected to agree to work together to tackle common challenges such as epidemics and an aging population. As tensions rise on the Korean Peninsula, attention is focused on the three leaders’ policies toward North Korea, which is strengthening economic and military cooperation with China.…

Times Insider explains who we are and what we do, and provides behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism is made possible.Molly Mirhashem is used to running around in circles – literally.Mir-Hashem runs six days a week near her home in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Most of her weekly mileage is on the same 3.5-mile loop in a nearby park. The training will help: This weekend, she’s running the Buffalo Marathon in upstate New York, her ninth time completing the 26.2-mile run since first catching marathon fever in 2017.Mir Hashem, fitness editor at Well Desk, came to The New York Times last…

Two years ago, employers and economic development officials were grappling with a “great resignation” as the pandemic reshaped workplaces and workers hopped jobs in search of better opportunities.The post-pandemic economy has seen a surge in resignations as workers and job seekers used the resurgence in business activity as an opportunity to gain more leverage in negotiations as employers compete across sectors for job openings.Federal statistics show that more than 50 million Americans are leaving their jobs in 2022, an average of 4.5 million per month, most of whom did so in search of better wages, benefits, or workplace flexibility.New data…

The Boston Celtics rallied from an 18-point deficit to beat the Indiana Pacers 114-111 and take a 3-0 lead in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals.Game 4 will be played in Indianapolis on Monday, but no NBA team has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit to win a best-of-seven playoff series.Despite missing star guard Tyrese Haliburton with a hamstring injury, the Pacers led 84-66 with six minutes left in the third quarter.They also led 109-101 with 2 minutes, 39 seconds left in the final quarter.But Boston scored 13 of the game’s final 15 points to pull out the win.Jrue Holiday’s…

Image source, Getty ImagesArticle informationauthor, Marc Crusinorole, BBC News6 hours agoComposer Richard M. Sherman, who wrote the songs for classic Disney films such as “Mary Poppins” and “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,” has died in Beverly Hills at the age of 95.Sherman teamed up with her late brother Robert to win two Academy Awards in 1965 for their performance in Mary Poppins.Some of the brothers’ best-known songs include “Trust in Me” from The Jungle Book and “Truly Scrumptious” from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.Disney announced Sherman’s death in a statement, saying he died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles “due to…