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Indian spin great Ravichandran Ashwin on Wednesday announced his retirement from the Indian Premier League and plans to play in other global franchise tournaments. The 38-year-old, a master off-spinner who quit international cricket in December during India’s Test tour of Australia, ends as the fifth-highest wicket-taker in the IPL with 187 scalps. He played for five IPL franchises and won the tournament with Chennai Super Kings in 2010 and 2011, where he also played in this year’s edition. “They say every ending will have a new start,” Ashwin wrote on social media. “My time as an IPL cricketer comes to…
Abercrombie & Fitch sales growth slowed again in its fiscal second quarter as the apparel company struggles to top the surge it enjoyed last fiscal year.During the quarter, sales at the namesake Abercrombie brand fell 5% while comparable sales dropped 11%. But the success of teen-focused Hollister brand helped to salvage the quarter. Overall, Abercrombie & Fitch sales climbed 7%, led by 19% growth at Hollister – the brand’s best-ever second-quarter net sales growth, the company said. Comparable sales across the business rose 3%, led by Hollister, which also saw comparable sales grow 19%.Abercrombie narrowly beat Wall Street expectations on the top…
Pakistan now has access to Google’s newly launched “AI Mode”, which promises to offer users an advanced AI-powered search engine. The tool is a custom version of Gemini 2.5, which allows users to pose longer, more complex, questions that would have previously required several separate searches. Google, in an earlier statement, had said that early tests indicate that searches are already two to three times longer than traditional searches, highlighting the tool’s value for exploratory activities like product comparisons, trip planning, or solving “how-to” queries. “It dives deep to answer multiple questions at once, with helpful links for further exploration,” read the…
Housing block in Warsaw, PolandBusà Photography | Moment | Getty ImagesA version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large public companies. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.After a pullback in commercial real estate activity earlier this year due to broad economic uncertainty, there are new signs that activity is on the move again. Capital is increasing and “bidder dynamics” are stabilizing, according to JLL’s global Bid…
Around 200 to 300 people remained stranded in Kartarpur Corridor on Wednesday morning. The armed forces were called in to assist with rescue efforts. Visuals from the area showed Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Narowal District completely submerged after the Ravi River overflowed its banks. Officials from the Evacuee Trust Property Board confirmed that floodwater had entered the compound, with levels in some sections of the shrine reaching nearly three feet. The inundation drowned the gurdwara’s courtyard and main staircase, forcing pilgrims to a standstill. Authorities said visits would resume only after drainage and cleanup operations are completed. Relief and rescue…
ZURICH: Pole vault world record holder Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis will aim to win a fifth successive Diamond League title on Wednesday in Zurich, the Swiss city hosting the circuit’s finals just two weeks before the world championships in Tokyo. “I have to be focused, I can’t slack,” said the US-born Swede, who has been in electric form, setting a 13th world record, of 6.29 metres, in Budapest earlier this month. “High expectations are better than no expectations. It’s a good problem, honestly,” he said of the public’s perception of the current state of the pole vault competition. “It’s bringing people…
BERLIN: Former Real Madrid right back Lucas Vazquez has joined Bayer Leverkusen until 2027, the German club announced on Tuesday. The five-time Champions League winner joins on a free transfer, having been a free agent since his Real contract expired in the summer. The 34-year-old completed a medical in Real and is in line to play in Leverkusen’s next match, away at Werder Bremen on Saturday. In a statement, Vazquez said he was “looking forward to continuing my career at Leverkusen”. Vazquez revealed former Leverkusen coach and current Real manager Xabi Alonso and one-time Leverkusen player Dani Carvajal, who is…
China is focusing on large language models in the artificial intelligence space.Blackdovfx | Istock | Getty ImagesChinese semiconductor firm Cambricon posted record profit in the first half of the year underscoring how local challengers to Nvidia are gaining traction as Beijing looks to boost its domestic industry.Cambricon is among a plethora of companies in China that are vying to be an alternative to American giant Nvidia when it comes to providing the chips required to train and run artificial intelligence applications and models.In the first half of the year, Cambricon said revenue surged more than 4,000% year-on-year to 2.88 billion…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani and Iranian army chiefs reaffirmed their commitment to eliminating terrorism and strengthening border security, according to a statement issued by the Iranian Embassy in Islamabad on Tuesday. In a phone conversation, Pakistan’s Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, and his Iranian counterpart, Major Gen Abdolrahim Mousavi, discussed bilateral cooperation in an array of fields. The Iranian military chief also praised Pakistan’s support for his country during its 12-day war with Israel. The conversation between the two army chiefs came weeks after Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian visited Islamabad. The two neighbours agreed earlier this month to protect their shared…
India could be banned from world football for the second time in three years after FIFA and the Asian governing body demanded it implement a new constitution by October 30 or risk suspension. World governing body FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) sent a joint letter to the All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Kalyan Chaubey expressing “profound concern” at the continued failure to finalise and adopt the constitution. “Failure to meet this schedule will leave us with no alternative but to refer the matter to the relevant FIFA decision-making body for consideration and decision,” said the letter, seen…