Two women taken to hospital after Oldham crash
Two women were taken to hospital after a crash in Oldham. Emergency services were called to Ripponden Road at around 6pm on Friday (February 24) following reports of the incident.
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Man kicked stranger's head 'like a football' in brutal attack following row over sharing a spliff
A man kicked a stranger’s head like a football after they’d gotten into a fight over sharing a spliff. Omar Suleiman, 26, was sitting alone on a bench, drinking a can of cider and smoking in Alexandra Park when he was approached by the man.
Boy rushed to hospital after fall onto river bank in Stalybridge
A boy was rushed to hospital after he onto a river bank in Stalybridge. Emergency services were called to Huddersfield Road just after after 5.10pm on Friday (February 24) following reports of the incident.
Behold... Piccadilly Gardens in all its lush glory as grass 'looking like Wimbledon' - for now
Piccadilly Gardens has gone from "mud baths to Wimbledon" thanks to the installation of a lush new turf. The grass at the famous garden has now been replaced after the Christmas markets and other events left it looking like muddied and looking worse for wear.
NASCAR schedule for Auto Club Speedway
Kevin Harvick is scheduled to make his 750th consecutive Cup start in Sunday’s 400-mile race at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California.
Iceland Cricket faces flak for Virat Kohli's century drought tweet
Virat Kohli ended his century drought in international cricket last year by smashing his maiden T20I ton against Afghanistan during an Asia Cup encounter. He followed that up with three more centuries in the ODIs against Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.But Kohli's agonising wait of scoring a hundred in the Test cricket continues with the Indian batter's last ton coming in November 2019 against Bangladesh at Eden Gardens.Kohli also failed to make an impact in the ongoing Test series against Australia with the scores of 12, 44 and 20 so far in the first two Tests.The Iceland Cricket, who are very active on social media, took to Twitter to highlight the fact that Kohli has not scored a century in 23 Tests.
Ranji Trophy triumph is a fitting tribute to Cheteshwar Pujara, says Jaydev Unadkat
Cheteshwar Pujara, calling him one of the region's favourite sons. Saurashtra defeated Bengal by nine wickets at Eden Gardens in Kolkata earlier today to win the premier domestic first-class title.On the other hand, Pujara hit the winning runs against Australia in his milestone 100th Test in Delhi."Like I'd said before, it's a fitting tribute to one of Saurashtra's favourite sons, Chintu (Pujara's nickname). He played his 100th Test for India against Australia in Delhi, but he was equally eager, wishing us all throughout," Unadkat said after the win.
Ranji Trophy: Saurashtra beat Bengal by 9 wickets to bag second title
Bengal by 9 wickets in the Ranji Trophy final at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday as captain Jaydev Unadkat claimed a match haul of nine wickets, including 6/85 in the second innings.Having given away a big first innings lead of 230 runs, Bengal, who were overnight 169/4 in their second essay, folded for 241, handing the visitors a mere 12 runs target to win the final.Saurashtra lost their opening batter Jay Gohil (0) off the bowling of Akash Deep but eventually went past the target, reaching 14 for 1 in 2.4 overs, to wrap up the match with one day and two full sessions to spare.Saurashtra's earlier triumph was in 2019-20 season when they defeated Bengal on the basis of first innings lead. In the last 10 seasons, they have made the final on five occasions, underlining their consistency.