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Ljubljana, July 8 (IANS) China’s Olympic champion Ma Long suffered a shocking exit to 13th seed Zhou Qihao in the men’s singles round of 16 at WTT Star Contender Ljubljana.Looking forward to his first men’s singles title since winning gold at the Tokyo Olympics, Ma opened his campaign with a crushing 3-0 win over Danish player Anders Lind on Thursday, reports Xinhua.However, the “Dragon” was denied by the world No. 24 Zhou who delivered a fantastic play in their first-ever international clash. Zhou celebrates the huge win over his iconic compatriot 4-11, 11-6, 2-11, 11-5, 11-8.Ma started the match brightly,…

St. John’s, Antigua, July 8 (IANS) The Cricket West Indies (CWI) senior men’s selection panel has announced the squad for the first match of the Test series against India.The Panel named 13 squad members and two traveling reserve players for the match which will be played at Windsor Park in Dominica from July 12 to 16.There is a first-time call-up for left-handed batter Kirk McKenzie, while fellow left-hander Alick Athanaze is the other uncapped player in the squad. There are recalls for allrounder Rahkeem Cornwall, who played his last Test in November 2021, and left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican who was…

Tencent, along with its payments subsidiary Tenpay, has been fined approximately 2.99 billion yuan ($410 million) by the People’s Bank of China.Tencent said it has received a notice from the People’s Bank of China regarding its decision to impose a fine in the amount of approximately 2.99 billion yuan “on Tenpay for its past regulatory breaches in relation to the provision of payment services in the mainland of China”.”The company believes the financial regulators will focus on normalised regulation going forward, implementing financial policies and measures to promote the healthy development of the platform economy, and supporting and encouraging platform…

Rayudu , who recently retired from all forms of cricket after winning the 2023 Indian Premier League with Chennai Super Kings, was set to become the first Indian international to play for Texas Super Kings in MLC.Texas Super Kings on Saturday took Twitter to announce that, “Ambati Rayudu will not be available to participate in the first season for the MLC with Texas Super Kings due to personal reasons. He will continue to cheer for the team from India.”Texas Super Kings are owned by the owners of the Chennai Super Kings franchise and they will begin their MLC 2023 campaign…

Grossi was met by a group of angry protesters at Seoul’s Gimpo airport, Yonhap News Agency reported on Saturday.Dozens of protesters gathered in front of the airport’s VIP exit, with some of them loudly chanting slogans like “Grossi, go home”, “Oppose marine dumping” and “Leave Korea, Grossi”.They occasionally clashed physically with the policemen who were positioned in front of the cordoned-off area.After about two hours since his arrival, he successfully left the airport on Saturday, using another passage that went unnoticed by both the protesters and reporters.Grossi flew in from Japan following the agency’s conclusion that Japan’s plan to release…

The minimum temperature also dipped to 25 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season’s average, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. However, the maximum is expected to hover around 36 degrees, it said.The relative humidity at 8.30 a.m. was recorded at 74 per cent.According to the IMD, heavy rains experienced in parts of Delhi and Noida served as a confirmation of the active southwest monsoon prevailing in the area.”Light to moderate intensity intermittent rain and gusty winds with speed of 30-40 Km/h would occur over and adjoining areas of many places of North, South-West Delhi, South Delhi, South-East Delhi, East…

According to the report from career services firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. US-based employers announced 40,709 cuts in June, down 49 per cent from the 80,089 cuts announced in May.It is up 25 per cent from the 32,517 announced in the same month one year prior, according to a report.Despite the drop, June’s total marks the sixth time this year when cuts were higher than the corresponding month a year earlier.”Employers have announced 458,209 cuts so far this year, a 244 per cent increase from the 133,211 cuts announced through June 2022,” the report mentioned.It is the highest first-half total…

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has released $8 million from the South Sudan humanitarian fund to help refugees and returnees from Sudan , Xinhua news agency quoted Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, as saying.The funds will help organisations on the ground provide food, water, shelter and medical care to those affected by the ongoing violence in Sudan.Some 150,000 people have been recorded arriving in South Sudan since the current hostilities in Sudan began on April 15, and that number is expected to increase as the crisis continues, he said.Earlier this week, Undersecretary-General…

Of the six fatalities, two were reported from Murshidabad and one each from Cooch Behar, East Burdwan, Malda and Nadia.Several people have also been injured, some critically, in clashes that have erupted across the state.The number of the injured is yet to be ascertained.Since the polling dates were announced on June 8, at least 25 people have been killed till date in election-related violence.While reports of massive violence, bombing and gun- battle were being reported from different areas, the State Election Commissioner Rajiva Sinha remained missing from his office till 10.20 a.m. as polling began at 7.30 a.m.Following massive criticisms,…

On a chilly winter morning, fans waited at the airport in Adelaide, the capital city of SA, to welcome the Chinese team with flowers as gifts, cheering the players, “Steel Roses, come on China!” reports Xinhua.The 2023 World Cup will be held in Australia and New Zealand between July 20-August 20.Only the top two teams from eight groups will enter the round of 16, as this is the first time that women’s football’s biggest tournament will expand to a 32-team format.China, having clinched the Asian Cup last year, are placed in Group D with England, Denmark and Haiti.”To be frank,…