Day 5 Investec Test: England v Pakistan at Birmingham, Aug 3-7, 2016 England 297 ao off 86 ov, AN Cook 45 off 52, 8 fours, GS Balance 70 off 150, 11 fours, MM Ali 63 off 118, 7 fours, Sohali Khan 96-5, Mohammad Amir 53-2, Rahat Ali 83-2, Yasir Shah 64-1 England second Innings 445/6 dec, off 129 ov,…
Month: August 2016
Retirement homes come in all shapes and sizes and this one will have £20 million invested in it together with the use of a subterranean link formerly used to lead to storage areas which will now be a traffic and hazard free connection to people from the new home who wish to shop in Harrods.…
Some tourists like to take home their Oyster cards as a memento of London, others pass them on to friends or anyone who might need one. Either way Transport for London has announced it has nearly a quarter of a billion pounds in unused Oyster money. TFL were criticised for not reminding holders they have…
Tech giant Apple announced its first ever bug bounty programme upto $200,000 will give to researchers who discover vulnerabilities in Apple products. Microsoft, Google and Facebook also have bug bounties to combat android vulnerabilities.
Tech unicorn Airbnb is raising additional late-stage capital adding $850m to its coffers. The company has raised $1.5bn last year in one fo the largest VC rounds in history, to make its potential valuation to $30bn. Recently Airbnb sued The city of San Francisco over a law requiring Airbnb to verify that hosts had filed…
Day 4 Investec Test: England v Pakistan at Birmingham, Aug 3-7, 2016 England 297 ao off 86 ov, AN Cook 45 off 52, 8 fours, GS Balance 70 off 150, 11 fours, MM Ali 63 off 118, 7 fours, Sohali Khan 96-5, Mohammad Amir 53-2, Rahat Ali 83-2, Yasir Shah 64-1 England second Innings 414/5 off 125 ov, AN…
The opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games was held on Friday, August 5th, 2016 at the Maracana Stadium with 12,000 athletes from 207 national delegations attending. Virginia Thrasher won the Women’s 10m Air Rifle gold medal, beating Li Du and Yi sling of China, who won the silver and Bronze respectively,
Investec Test: England v Pakistan at Birmingham, Aug 3-7, 2016 England 297 ao off 86 ov, AN Cook 45 off 52, 8 fours, GS Balance 70 off 150, 11 fours, MM Ali 63 off 118, 7 fours, Sohali Khan 96-5, Mohammad Amir 53-2, Rahat Ali 83-2, Yasir Shah 64-1 England second Innings 120/0 off 35…
There are seven races in the caste system in India, according to Lady Mohini Kent, writer of this novel. They include Aryan, Dravidian and Aborigine. Some of the system is based on the person’s occupation. Most important to a woman of any caste, though, is finding a good husband and Simi – a lively woman…
Investec Test: England v Pakistan at Birmingham, Aug 3-7, 2016 England 297 ao off 86 ov, AN Cook 45 off 52, 8 fours, GS Balance 70 off 150, 11 fours, MM Ali 63 off 118, 7 fours, Sohali Khan 96-5, Mohammad Amir 53-2, Rahat Ali 83-2, Yasir Shah 64-1 Pakistan 257/3 off 90 ov, Sami…