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That’s what the cricket fraternity felt yesterday as the English all-rounder produced an impossible innings to salvage his team’s fortunes both in the match and the Ashes series. It was proof enough that Stokes has Bothamed (oops! I meant blossomed) into the ultimate savior for the English cricket team. The headline today could easily have read “Horror at Headingley”. But Ben Stokes’s series-saving and match-winning 135 runs against Australia have now comprehensively demolished the memories of two other epics played on the same ground – Graham Gooch’s 154 against West Indies in 1991 and Ian Botham’s legendary 149 at the…

After registering a record-breaking win in the first Test against West Indies, Team India members took some time off and went on a cruise on the high sea around the Caribbean Islands. Opening batsman KL Rahul on Tuesday shared a picture on social media in which he can be seen enjoying along with skipper Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarwal, and Ravichandran Ashwin. Kohli’s wife Anushka Sharma was also posing in the picture captioned “Endless blues”. Ashwin also shared the same picture with a caption: “Seaside+sunset+good company.” Meanwhile, left-arm chinaman Kuldeep Yadav also shared a picture on Instagram where he can be…

Serena Williams began her quest for a 24th Grand Slam singles crown by crushing five-time major winner Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-1 Monday to reach the second round of the US Open. Williams dominated from the start in improving to 20-2 all-time against the Russian with her 19th consecutive win over Sharapova in the showcase match at Arthur Ashe Stadium on the first night of the year’s final Grand Slam tennis tournament.

Manama: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi appeared at the Isa Town National stadium to address the Indian Community in Bahrain. https://youtu.be/8ztR-SV3MJc He met the prestigious businessmen like Padmashri Yusuf Ali, Padmashri Ravi Pillai, Padmashri B.R. Shetty, Pravasi Awardee Vargheese Kurian, Rajashekharan Pillai, prominent persons like Mohd Dadabhai, Juzair Rupawal, Alok Gupta and Baburaj was invited as guests at the event. Prime Minister also interacted with people from different culture and community. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/StarvisionN

In a daring attempt, thieves stole an ultra-secure Tesla Model S electric car in London with a key fob attack in less than 30 seconds and the owner did not even get a clue. The car, valued at over 90,000 pounds, was stolen using a keyless hack – now being used frequently to steal vehicles – but Tesla was an exception which has extra layers of security with “improved cryptography” key fob and an optional “PIN to Drive” feature. If an owner activates the “PIN to Drive” function, anyone trying to steal the car will have to first know the…

The situation in Jammu and Kashmir and trade are high on the agenda as Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets US President Donald Trump today on the sidelines of the Group of Seven (G7) summit in France. Mr. Trump has spoken about “mediating” on Jammu and Kashmir and has described the issue as “explosive”. While Washington sees the issue of Article 370 as India’s internal issue, the restrictions, arrests of hundreds of politicians and alleged human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir will come up when PM Modi and Mr. Trump meet. “The President will likely want to hear from Prime Minister Modi…

Riffa Sports Club has produced yet another flawless victory in the closing stages of the preliminary round to progress in the Mohammed VI Cup with a 1-0 score against Al-Zawra’a of Iraq, in the last match of Group A. The only goal of the game was scored by Mahdi Abduljabbar. With the third victory in as many games, the reigning Bahrain Premier League Champions progress to the Round of 32 of the Mohammed VI Cup. The campaign so far has been perfect, with eight goals scored and none conceded in three matches. It is the first tournament for Riffa SC…

His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Representative of His Majesty the King for Charity Works and Youth Affairs and President of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, affirmed that the Royal Directives of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa will surely enable Bahraini sports to compete in international arenas and steadily progress to higher levels among nations, asserting that HM the King is concerned about the Bahraini sports movement and constantly instructs to solve all the issues and challenges facing this important sector in a way that preserves rights and achieves justice among all. This…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held wide-ranging talks with SenegalPresident Macky Sall here and the two leaders discussed ways to strengthen bilateral ties in various sectors, including cooperation in combating terrorism. Modi met Sall on the sidelines of the G-7 Summit in this southwestern French city and stressed upon “strengthening ties with an important African Partner.” “PM @narendramodi met with President Macky Sall of #Senegal on margins of the #G7Biarritz Summit,” Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted.  The two leaders “discussed bilateral ties, including development partnership and cooperation in counter-terrorism and international fora,” he said in the tweet. India and Senegal enjoy warm and friendly…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched the US $4.2 million redevelopment project of the 200-year-old Lord Sri Krishna temple in Manama, the capital city of Bahrain. He offered prayers at the Shreenathji Temple in Manama, the oldest temple in the region, and also the ‘prasad” that he bought with the RuPay card after launching it in the UAE on August 24. UAE is also the first middle eastern country to have the RuPay Card, the Indian equivalent of Mastercard or Visa. Prime Minister then unveiled the plaque, thus officially launching the redevelopment project of the iconic temple. “Thank you, Bahrain for…