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The left-handed opening batter established himself as an all-time great during a record-breaking England career during which time he played 161 Tests, 59 of those as captain, and scored an England record 12,472 Test runs.”Today I am announcing my retirement and the end of my career as a professional cricketer,” Cook said in a statement on the Essex website.”It is not easy to say goodbye. For more than two decades, cricket has been so much more than my job. It has allowed me to experience places I never dreamed I would go, be part of teams that have achieved things…

The 18th edition of the annual sporting venture coming up this Sunday features some of the top-ranked athletes from around the globe.Here are the excerpts from today’s elite athletes’ press conference held ahead of the annual race.Talking to the media, reigning champion Chala Regasa from Ethiopia said “It feels great to be here and I am very excited to run in the Delhi Half Marathon. I am feeling in good shape”Daniel Ebenyo, the favourite for this year’s race has already proved his mettle with a silver medal in the World Half Marathon championships held at Riga at the beginning of…

The deceased was identified as Areeb, a resident of Gali Kuan Wali Chitli Kabar area. His father works as a scrap dealer.According to police, the incident occurred on the intervening night of Thursday-Friday near Matia Mahal Chowk near Hotel -Al Yameen.”The information regarding admission of Areeb was received at 1.48 a.m from LNJP Hospital. He was declared brought dead by the doctors,” said a senior police official.”An FIR under section 302 (murder) and 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) was registered,” said the official. During the probe, four persons have been arrested and have been identified asShezan…

According to outage monitoring portal Downdetector, the outage started around 7.30 pm before being fixed in about an hour. “Twitter seems utterly broken again. Probably just Musk playing 5D chess and us unable to comprehend the genius of it,” an X user posted. Another posted: “Everyone running to Instagram to find out if Twitter is down”.While 52 per cent users on Downdetector reported issues with X mobile app, around 44 per cent cited problems with the website. X was up again after almost an hour-long outage. –IANS na/vd

In September, the Delhi High Court asked the six PWD officials to approach the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) to challenge the show-cause notices issued to them.The High Court was hearing the appeal moved by the Delhi government against an order passed by a single judge directing that no coercive steps should be taken by any authority against the six PWD officials.Citing a Supreme Court judgment, the High Court ruled that in respect of a service dispute, an application has to be preferred under Section 19 of the Administrative Tribunals Act. Thus, the writ petition by the PWD officials before the…

Kuwait, Kuwaiti Amiri Diwan on Friday mourned demise of Shaikh Khalifa Jassem Mohammad Al Ali Al Sabah who passed away at the age of 67. The deceased will be laid to rest after Asr prayer today, a statement by the Amiri Diwan,.

Manama : The final of the Khalid bin Hamad Gold Generation League in table tennis will be held Saturday between Saar and Tubli clubs at the Bahrain Table Tennis Association (BTTA) Hall at 06:00 pm. The Khalid bin Hamad Gold Generation League is within the framework of the vision of His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, First Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, General Sports Authority Chairman and Bahrain Olympic Committee President, to establish a solid basis of athletes in various games. BTTA, based on the directives of Shaikha Hayat bint Abdulaziz Al Khalifa, BTTA Board…

Hyderabad, Oct 13 (IANS) Badminton Pros, South India’s badminton coaching academy, named Saina Nehwal as a mentor, thus solidifying the academy’s commitment to nurturing the future of Indian badminton. Saina Nehwal, an Olympic Bronze medallist and one of India’s most iconic and accomplished shuttlers, brings her unparalleled experience, dedication, and exemplary achievements to inspire the next generation of Indian badminton talents.”I’ve always wanted to give back to the sport of badminton, which has given me so much. I sought to collaborate with like-minded, passionate individuals who possess a deep understanding of badminton and uphold the highest professional standards. I was…

BJP MP Kirori Lal Meena, while addressing a press conference at the Pink City Press Club, said that ED conducted raids at the residence of Suresh Dhaka’s friend Spardha Choudhary, who is connected to paper leak case.“I have already disclosed the name and have also told media that Ashok Gehlot’s Police does not want to arrest Suresh Dhaka, the main accused in the paper leak case because if Suresh Dhaka is caught then names of dozens of Congress MLAs and half a dozen ministers will come in public. That is why the Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has put this investigation…

Addressing a press conference in Morocco’s Marrakesh on the sidelines of the G20 Finance Ministers Central Bank Governors meeting and the IMF-World Bank annual meeting, she said that the G20 FMCBG meeting was mandated to discuss the roadmap for crypto assets laid by the New Delhi IMF-FSB paper, adding that the members have adopted the G20 roadmap on crypto assets.Global cooperation, information sharing and addressing data gaps are part of the suggested roadmap for crypto assets as laid out by the IMF-FSB paper. Advocating a comprehensive oversight of crypto instead of a blanket ban, its high-level recommendations include cross-border cooperation…