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Pune, Nov 2 (IANS) Eoin Morgan, the 2019 Men’s ODI World Cup winning captain, has dismissed ‘far-fetched’ rumours of him being in line to coach England in white-ball cricket. The current coach of the side, Matthew Mott is under pressure to hold on to his role as England have lost five out of six matches and sit at bottom of the points table, with qualification for 2025 Champions Trophy at stake.”It is a bit far-fetched but everyone is entitled to interpret my comments. It might be a cause to the performance the England team have produced throughout this World Cup…

Rio de Janeiro, Nov 2 (IANS) Teenage forward Endrick Felipe scored two second-half goals as Palmeiras rallied from three goals behind to beat leaders Botafogo 4-3 in Brazil’s Serie A championship. Carlos Eduardo gave the hosts the lead when his deflected effort flew into the bottom right corner after Victor Sa’s cross from the left wing, Xinhua reports.Danilo Pinheiro doubled the advantage on the half hour with a dipping 25-yard drive into the top-left corner following Marcal’s corner.Botafogo appeared to be cruising to a comfortable victory when Junior Santos tapped home from close range on the counterattack with 36 minutes…

Mumbai, Nov 2 (IANS) Indian Rugby men’s and women’s team will be competing at the Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy to be held in Doha, Qatar on November 3 and 4 with the women looking to convert their silver medal from last year into gold as they take on top-tier Asian teams in the tournament.On the other hand, the men’s team which finished ninth last year are looking to better their performance this time around.Both the men’s and women’s team flew out to Doha on October 29 at the back of a rigorous training camp held in SAI, Kolkata specially for…

New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) South Asia’s gaming and esports media company NODWIN Gaming on Thursday announced that it has partnered with Intel, Monster, Hyundai, TVS Raider, Opraahfx, BenQ, and ACT for the 4th edition of India’s premier digital festival, DreamHack. The three-day festival will kick off on Friday in Hyderabad for a second consecutive year.”NODWIN Gaming, in collaboration with our esteemed partners, remains dedicated to advancing the esports landscape in India through our collective intellectual properties. Our shared objective is to leverage the unique strengths of each brand to elevate the overall experience for our DreamHack community,” Akshat Rathee,…

New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) The Indian gaming market is likely to hit the $7.5 billion valuation mark by FY28 – a 20 per cent CAGR growth – driven by increasing in-app purchases and advertising revenues in casual and mid-core games, a new report said on Thursday.The Indian gaming industry clocked $3.1 billion in FY23 revenue.Demand for games in India was robust with 15.4 billion gaming downloads in FY23, marking India as one of the largest gaming markets in the world, according to the ‘State of India Gaming’ report by gaming and interactive media fund Lumikai, in collaboration with Google.There…

Bengaluru, Nov 2 (IANS) A disturbing trend of decline in total fertility rates has come to the fore in Karnataka, as per experts.Calling it a concerning development, the experts said that the country is experiencing a population momentum due to a lower fertility rate caused by lifestyle choices linked to economic affluence.Higher education and professional careers are prioritised. Recent trends of reduced fertility are attributed to delayed marriages and higher education levels, they said.Obesity and stress are killers in this regard, they opined.According to Dr Sangeetha Anand, Senior Consultant- Fertility and IVF, Apollo Fertility Brookefield, “There is a decline in…

Moscow, Nov 2 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he expects Western sanctions against Moscow to be intensified, and that his country needs to be ready for acts of sabotage on vital infrastructure.Speaking at a meeting with the heads of economic departments, Putin said that Russia’s economy is developing stably despite the pressure from the West, reports Xinhua news agency.He noted that the GDP for nine months increased by 2.8 per cent compared to the same period last year, while wages in Russia grew by 7.5 per cent in real terms, and unemployment rate remained low at 3 per…

Jakarta, Nov 2 (IANS) A 6.3-magnitude earthquake jolted Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara province on Thursday, but did not have the potential for a tsunami, disaster management agency said.The agency had first released the quake with a magnitude of 6.6 before revising it.The earthquake, which centred on-land, struck at 4.04 a.m., Xinhua news agency reported.The location of the epicentre was at 15 km southeast of Kupang city of the province and a depth of 25 km, it said.The intensity of the quake was felt the hardest at IV to V MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) in Timor Tengah Selatan area, and some…

Beijing, Nov 2 (IANS) The mortal remains of China’s former premier Li Keqiang, who passed away on October 27 in Shanghai, were cremated at the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery in Beijing on Thursday.Li, who was once known as the second most powerful man in the ruling Chinese Communist Party after President Xi Jinping, died of a sudden heart attackin Shanghai after all-out rescue efforts failed, reports Xinhua news agency.He was 68 years old.On Thursday morning, the cemetery’s auditorium was immersed in solemnity, with a mournful dirge playing in the background.At the main hall hung a black banner with white characters that…

Dennis Schroder led the way with a game-high 11 assists and 24 points. Through five games, the 30-year-old German has reached double-digit assists in three games and is averaging a career-best 9.2 assists per game, reports Xinhua.All-Star forward Pascal Siakam drained five 3-pointers to finish with a game-high 26 points. The native of Cameroon eclipsed the 25-point mark for the first time this season after reaching the milestone 35 times last season.”I thought guys responded tonight. 35 assists tonight is definitely something that we’re looking for and want,” said Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic after the victory. “It really feels…