Millions of Hindus celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival – victory of good over evil Diwali is being celebrated in India and all over the world with dazzling display of light and colour amid concerns over coronavirus pandemic, global warming, and air pollution. Diwali is a time for fireworks, prayers, feasts and is the most important…
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Scotland Vs New Zealand. New Zealand 172-5, 20 ov, Guptill 93 off 56, 6 fours, 7 sixes, Phillips 33 off 37, 1 six, Sharif 2-28, Wheal 2-40, Watt 1-13. Scotland 156-5, 20 ov, Leask 42* off 20, 3 fours, 3 sixes, Berrington 20 off 17, 1…
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. Pakistan 189-2, 20 ov, Rizwan 79* off 50, 8 fours 4 sixes, Babar 70 off 49, 7 fours, Hafeez 32* off 16 5 fours, Wiese 1-30, Frylinck 1-31. Namibia 144-5, 20 ov, Wiese 43 off 31, 3 fours, 2 sixes, Williams 40 off 37, 5…
Brazil, China, Canada, Russia, Indonesia, the US, the UK and the Democratic Republic of Congo, was among the signatories on Tuesday to reverse deforestation by 2030. The pledge includes almost £14.4 bn ($19.2bn) of public and private funds, although the previous deal in 2014 had “failed to slow deforestation at all”, and in fact deforestation…
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Group 1 in Sharjah. England Vs Sri Lanka England 163-4, 20 ov, Buttler 101* off 67, 6 fours, 6 sixes,Morgan 40 off 36. 1 four, 3 sixes, Hasaranga 3-21, Chameera 1-43. Sri Lanka 137 ao, 19 ov, Asalarika 21 off 16, 3 fours, 1 six, Rajapaksa 26 off 18, 2…
Boris Johnson greeted around 120 world leaders and opened the COP26 conference and has called countries to end the use of coal, phase out petrol-powered cars, and reverse deforestation. He further said the carbon emissions must be halved this decade to keep global warming limited to 1.5°c by the end of the century. David Attenborough…
Jes Staley Barclays boss has quit in a shock exit after a probe into his links with sex offender late Jeffrey Epstein. The City watchdog and Bank of England have been investigating if Mr Staley’s relationship to the dead financier was close than first thought. Regulators began investigating after getting a cache of emails…
Two trains collided injuring 17 people leaving one driver trapped. in Salisbury on Sunday evening. The Great Western and South Western Railway services crashed following a carriage derailment after hitting an object and damaging signals at Fisherton Tunnel close to London Road in the city of Salisbury. The line remains closed and disruption will continue…