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Pakistan take on England in the second Test match in Multan© AFP Under-pressure Pakistan are set to re-use the controversial Multan pitch used for the first Test against England for the second match starting Tuesday, in a rare move as they seek to level the series. England scored the fourth highest Test score of 823-7 to inflict an…
People visit the mausoleum of Christopher Columbus in the cathedral of Seville, Spain, October 11, 2024. | Photo Credit: Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters The 15th-century explorer Christopher Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe, Spanish scientists said on Saturday, after using DNA analysis to tackle a centuries-old mystery. Several countries have argued over the origins…
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The victim was declared dead upon arrival at hospital. (Representational) Srinagar: A fight over a car parking space resulted in a murder on Sunday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar district, said officials in Srinagar. Police said cognisance of the incident has been taken. An individual, namely Zareef Ahmed Mir, son of Ab Raheem Mir, stabbed…
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Rising Indian all-rounder Washington Sundar clinched the India cricket team’s behind-the-scenes ‘Impact Fielder’ Award for the just-concluded T20I series against Bangladesh. He edged out Hardik Pandya and Riyan Parag, with India’s fielding coach T Dilip hailing Washington’s outstanding improvement and noting that he appeared as a “different” player in terms of his fielding…
Palestinians transport their belongings as they flee areas north of Gaza City in the northern Gaza Strip on October 12, 2024. In recent days, the military has launched an intense ground and air assault in northern Gaza, particularly in and around the city of Jabalia. | Photo Credit: AFP Israeli forces widened their raid into…
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Ben Stokes in action© AFP England captain Ben Stokes looks on course to return for the second Test against Pakistan, starting in Multan on Tuesday. The 33-year-old had missed the first Test which England won under stand-in skipper Ollie Pope by an innings and 47 runs on Friday. An England team spokesman said…
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File image of Cameron Green© AFP Former Australia skipper Mark Taylor feels that all-rounder Cameron Green’s injury could open up the door for Cameron Bancroft’s Test recall in the marquee Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India next month. Green is likely to miss the upcoming five-match Test series against India at home due to a…
The legendary Sachin Tendulkar is set to inspire young athletes during his much-anticipated visit to Texas, where he will lead a special cricket clinic as part of the National Cricket League finals weekend. The clinic, to be hosted at the University of Texas at Dallas, aims to motivate aspiring cricketers and promote the…
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The method is named for a casino in Monaco, where Polish physicist Stanislaw Ulam was inspired by the way his uncle gambled to come up with the idea. | Photo Credit: Jonathan Petersson/Unsplash The Monte Carlo method is a type of algorithm that reveals a distribution by randomly sampling its elements again and again. For…
The maximum decline of average airfare is 38% for a Bengaluru-Kolkata flight to ₹ 6,319 this year from ₹ 10,195 last year, as per ixigo analysis. | Photo Credit: PTI Air passengers might have a reason to smile this Diwali season as average airfares on many domestic routes have dropped 20-25% compared to the year-ago period,…
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