Lewis Hamilton, worth more than £250million, born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire and grew up on a council estate before becoming Grand Prix racing’s first black driver after completing his debut season in 2007, is to be knighted after Boris Johnson ignored rules to place seven-time world champion on diplomatic and overseas list amid tax status concern.…
New Zealand vs Pakistan at Bay Oval, Tauranga, New Zealand. New Zealand 431 ao 155 ov, Williamson 129 off 297, 12 fours, 1 six, Taylor 70 off 151, 10 fours, 1 six, Watling 73 off 145, 8 fours, Shaheen 4-109, Yasir 3-113. New Zealand second Innings 180-5 off 45.3ov Blundell 64 off 107, 7…
The UK approves its second vaccine against Covid-19. Matt Hancock said “the UK order of 100 million does is enough to vaccinate 50 million people and together with Pfizer-BioNTech jab will cover the entire population. This marked a significant moment in the fight against the virus and 2021 can be a year of hope and…
A powerful earthquake hit Croatia, at 11.19 am, the 2nd quake in the past 2 days., killing at least seven people including a 12-year-old girl with several others injured, and caused considerable damage to buildings in Petrinja, a town southeast of the capital Zagreb. The 6.4 magnitude earthquake downed phone lines as the tremor was…
Fashion designer Pierre Cardin has died at the age of 98 in Neuilly Hospital near Paris. Cardin revolutionised fashion with his futuristic designs in the 1960s and 1970s. He was a pioneer in the business, licensing his name to be used on a range of products including sunglasses. He was a supreme innovator for…
South Africa vs Sri Lanka at Supersport Park, Centurion. Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat. Sri Lanka 396 off 96 ov Chandimal 85 off 161, 11 fours, Dhananjaya 79 off 106, 11 fours, 1 six, Shanaka 66 off 87, 3 fours, 5 sixes, Sipamal 4-76, Mulder 3-69 South Africa 621 ao off…
ICC Awards for the decade Sir Garfield Sobers Award for Male Cricketer of the Decade: Virat Kohli (India) Rachael Heyhoe Flint Award for Female Cricketer of the Decade: Ellyse Perry (Australia) Men’s Test Cricketer of the Decade: Steve Smith (Australia) Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Decade: Virat Kohli (India) Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Decade: Ellyse Perry (Australia) Men’s T20I…
New Zealand vs Pakistan at Bay Oval, Tauranga, New Zealand. New Zealand 431 ao 155 ov, Williamson 129 off 297, 12 fours, 1 six, Taylor 70 off 151, 10 fours, 1 six, Watling 73 off 145, 8 fours, Shaheen 4-109, Yasir 3-113. New Zealand second Innings 180-5 off 45.3ov Blundell 64 off 107, 7 fours,…
Second Test Australia vs India at Melbourne. Australia 195ao 72.3ov, Labuschagne 48, 4 fours, Head 38, 4 fours, Burmrah 4-56, Ashwin 3-35 Australia Second Innings 200 ao off 103.1ov, Wade 40 off 137, 3 fours, Green 45 off 146, 5 fours, Labuschagne 28 off 49, 1 four, Jadeja 2-28, Bumrah 2-54, Siraj 3-37, R Ashwin…