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Brook was a glaring omission from the preliminary World Cup squad that England named earlier this month and the 24-year-old has reacted well since the news with a string of excellent scores, reports ICC.The right-hander smashed a century in his last match in England’s domestic T20 competition last week and followed that up with an eye-catching 43* from just 27 deliveries against the Kiwis to help his side clinch a comfortable seven-wicket victory.England captain Jos Buttler indicated earlier this month that Brook was still an outside chance of earning a place in the final World Cup squad that must be…

Gyrano Kerk netted the opening goal for Antwerp in the 73rd minute, just seven minutes after coming onto the field at the bustling Arena stadium, reports Xinhua.In the 90th minute, Sergio Araujo managed to level the score for the Greek hosts. However, merely five minutes afterward, Michel-Ange Balikwisha of Antwerp headed in the deciding goal.Earlier, Antwerp had edged out AEK Athens 1-0 in the first leg of the playoffs on August 22.–IANScs

The 57-year-old filmmaker, who helmed the new ‘Equalizer’ movie, told PEOPLE that the 68-year-old actor has a “little bit of a fatherly, mentor relationship” with the actress, reports aceshowbiz.com.The Hollywood veteran and Dakota first worked together on the 2004 action movie ‘Man on Fire’ and their relationship has evolved over time.Antoine added: “As a child her first experience with Denzel Washington is very powerful, emotional. But you can see how she has grown quite a bit. I think it was more fascinating for Denzel than anyone else. Every once in a while when I would yell cut he would just…

Shortly after midnight on Wednesday, thousands of Malaysians marked the occasion through the singing of patriotic songs and other activities, with the festivities culminating in a parade overseen by King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah at the administration centre of Putrajaya on Thursday morning, reports Xinhua news agency.The Malaysian monarch was joined by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, members of the cabinet and other officials, with thousands of military and civilian personnel participating in the parade besides dancers and other performers.In a message to the people, Sultan Abdullah reminded Malaysians that unity is key to harmony, wellbeing of the people and…

The accused will be produced before a Magistrate Court on Thursday.The incident occurred on Monday when the accused, identified as Shafiq Abdulmajid Sheikh, 33, of Chembur allegedly killed the minor, then chopped off his body into three-four pieces.He stuffed these dismembered pieces in three plastic bags and hid them below the kitchen platform of his home, planning to dispose of them later, before going about his routine chores.On Wednesday, his wife came home after visiting her parents’ home in nearby Bharatnagar, and detected a foul smell from the kitchen and even complained to Sheikh who tried to divert her mind.When…

She is currently in Mumbai to take part in the two-day meeting of the INDIA opposition alliance slated to kick start on Thursday.Slamming the saffron party, the Chief Minister said in a lengthy post on X: “My love & respect for the Rajbanshi culture reflects in our vision & work for upliftment of the community. Shame on the traitors of Bengal who inject their hatred into my statements of love, unity, & profound respect for our people. “By deliberately misinterpreting my figure of speech, the BJP has exposed its own casteist mentality and divisive politics. INDIA will teach them a…

Kadu, along with scores of supporters landed outside Tendulkar’s home carrying posters, banners, shouted slogans blasting the master-blaster and called upon him to stop promoting such immoral activities that could impact the young generations.Later, Kadu and at least a dozen of his activists were whisked off from there and detained by the Bandra Police even as other supporters staged a sit-in demonstration outside the police station.The PJP MLA said that if Tendulkar had not been conferred the Bharat Ratna, they would not have targeted him, adding that “money should precede national interest”.“If he wants to earn Rs 300-crore by promoting…

The Department of Justice (DoJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are investigating the use of Tesla funds to bankroll a secret project — known internally at Tesla as ‘Project 42’ — for Musk, reports the Wall Street Journal.“Manhattan federal prosecutors are investigating Tesla’s use of company funds on a secret project that had been described internally as a house for Chief Executive Elon Musk,” the report said late on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.According to the report, Project 42 involves a large glass structure to be built in Austin, Texas, for Musk.The US Attorney’s Office for…

After defeating Greece 109-81 on Monday, the US secured a spot in the round of 16 with a game to spare. They only needed a victory on Wednesday to secure the top spot in Group C, reports Xinhua.Against Jordan, who had suffered back-to-back defeats, the US displayed aggressiveness right from the start, nearly sealing the win with a halftime score of 62-33.”We were looking to experiment with some lineups. The challenge with FIBA is that you have only a few weeks to shape your team compared to an NBA season spanning six to eight months. While the game wasn’t competitive,…

The investigators said that the reason behind the firing which led to the murder of Harpreet Gill (36), and serious injury to Govind Singh (32), was road rage.“Bilal Gani alias Mallu, a resident of Subhash Mohalla, Bhajanpura, was apprehended near Signature Bridge at about 02:00 a.m.,” said a senior police officialWhile a manhunt has been initiated to nab Mohd Sameer a.k.a Maya, Sohail alias Bawarchi, Mohd Junaid alias Mama Biryani and Adnan alias Don, all local gangsters.As per the police, the incident occurred around 11:37 p.m. on Tuesday at Subhash Vihar in Bhajanpura and the police control room call was…