West Indies star Shimron Hetmyer suffers bizarre first-ball dismissal
West Indies star Shimron Hetmyer was bizarrely out for a golden duck after handling the ball in a first-class match for Guayana.
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All members of Afghanistan team return negative for Covid-19
Covid-19, paving the way for the white-ball series against Bangladesh to begin as per schedule. A report on Tuesday had said that eight members of the touring party tested positive for the virus ahead of the series against hosts Bangladesh.
Women’s Test cricket: A statistical look at the game as England host South Africa in June
England Women will play South Africa in a Test match in June as part of a multi-format series.
A statistical look at women’s Test cricket as England host South Africa in June
England Women will play South Africa in a Test match in June as part of a multi-format series.
Afghan basketball star finds hope in Spain after fleeing Taliban
BILBAO, Spain : Six months after fleeing Taliban rule in her homeland, Nilofar Bayat, former captain of the Afghanistan women's wheelchair basketball team, is slowly adjusting to a new life in Spain.
Ex-Afghan president Karzai believes Taliban will allow girls back to school
In an interview with FRANCE 24, former Afghan president Hamid Karzai urged the Biden administration to rescind a decision to allocate half the $7 billion in Afghan assets frozen in the US to families of victims of the 9/11 attacks. He said the money belongs to the Afghan people and that dedicating it to other purposes was "wrong".
Afghan humanitarian crisis: Hospitals face shortages of staff, medicine and funding
Meanwhile, schools and colleges in the southern Indian state of Karnataka recently banned the hijab, or headscarf. Muslim students were outraged, while Hindu nationalists held counter-protests supporting the ban. Secularism is a cornerstone of India's constitution, but in recent years, the line between the state and religion has become blurred under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
IPL 2022: We are not here to just participate, we are here to compete and win, says Gujarat Titans head coach Ashish Nehra
Gujarat Titans is one of the two new entrants to the Indian Premier League. Led by Hardik Pandya, the team had also signed India opener Shubman Gill and Afghanistan's all-rounder Rashid Khan as their three pre-auction signings. Building the team from scratch, Gujarat Titans spent Rs 89.85 crore out of their total kitty of Rs 90 Crore (pre auction and during). Talking to TimesofIndia.com after the auction, Gujarat Titans head coach and former India pacer Ashish Nehra sounded confident ahead of the 15th season of the IPL and the first for the Ahmedabad based franchise. Nehra also sounded a warning to the other teams that they are not here just to participate, but to compete and win.