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• "Glad I took the brave decision...": SA WTC winning skipper Bavuma on title-sealing knock against Australia despite hamstring injury October 8, 2025
  Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 8 (ANI): South Africa's ICC World Test Championship (WTC) winning skipper Temba Bavuma spoke on winning the title for his side and battling through a hamstring injury to play a match-winning knock of 66 runs and striking a partnership with centurion Aiden Markram. Bavuma's men scripted history in June this year […]
• Arturs Silovs posts shutout in Penguins debut to beat Rangers October 8, 2025
  (Photo credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images)Justin Brazeau scored two goals, and Arturs Silovs finished with 25 saves, lifting the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins to a 3-0 victory over the New York Rangers on Tuesday in the season opener for both teams.Blake Lizotte added an empty-net goal, and Evgeni Malkin notched a pair of assists to help the […]
• Amla said Rabda is at same level as Steyn, arguably even better: SA captain Bavuma October 7, 2025
  Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 8 (ANI): South Africa captain Temba Bavuma revealed that the talismanic batter Hashim Amla has put Kagiso Rabada in the same bracket as the legendary Proteas tearaway Dale Steyn and is willing to take it one further. Rabada spearheaded South Africa's pace attack during the World Test Championship final against Australia […]
• WTO raises 2025 global trade growth forecast to 2.4 pct October 7, 2025
  The volume of world merchandise trade, as measured by the average of exports and imports, expanded by 4.9 percent year-on-year in the first half of this year.GENEVA, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- The World Trade Organization (WTO) on Tuesday raised its forecast for global merchandise trade growth in 2025 to 2.4 percent, up from its previous […]
• Future lies in sovereign worldview Putin October 7, 2025
  The Russian president has welcomed participants of the Inventing the Future forum in MoscowNations need to rely on their own historical and spiritual experiences as well as a "sovereign worldview" as they build their futures, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said in a written address to the participants of the II International Symposium 'Inventing the […]
• Abhishek, Kuldeep named in ICC Men's Player of the Month nominees for September October 7, 2025
  Dubai [UAE], October 7 (ANI): The International Cricket Council (ICC) unveiled the nominees for the Player of the Month award for September on Tuesday, with two Indian T20I mainstays featured in the three-player list. India's flamboyant opener Abhishek Sharma, premier wicket-taking spinner Kuldeep Yadav and Zimbabwe's Brian Bennett will fight for the personal accolade. Abhishek […]
• African abuse victims sue Church of England October 7, 2025
  Seven Zimbabweans have accused senior Anglican officials of concealing abuse by youth pastor John SmythSeven Zimbabwean victims of a deceased pedophile British youth pastor have launched a legal claim against the Church of England, stating that it concealed abuse and enabled continued sexual assaults in Africa.John Smyth, a Canadian-born British former attorney and church worker, […]
• Three more nations are ditching the ICC heres why October 7, 2025
  When leaders of Sahel states speak of foreign sponsors of destabilization, they are referring directly to France, the UK, the US, and NATOLate last month, Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso jointlyannouncedtheir withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC). United under the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), these three countries, which before had distanced themselves from […]
• South Africa warns of vulture population crisis October 7, 2025
  Minister Dion George has said that the collapse of scavenger species could have devastating consequencesSouth Africa's government has sounded the alarm over a sharp decline in vulture populations, saying continued losses could have serious environmental impacts.Delivering remarks on Monday, Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Dion George stated that two mass poisoning inci
• WC centurions Gardner, Brits, Devine receive ranking boost, Mandhana still at top despite slow start October 7, 2025
  New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI): Centurions Tazmin Brits, Sophie Devine and Ashleigh Gardner in the ongoing ICC Women's World Cup secured a significant boost to their ICC Women's ODI Rankings, while Indian batter Smriti Mandhana's stronghold at the top has reduced following a slow start in the tournament. Mandhana still maintains a healthy advantage […]
• Wider Europe Briefing: The Many Ways The EU Can Sanction Georgia October 7, 2025
  Welcome to Wider Europe, RFE/RL's newsletter focusing on the key issues concerning the European Union, NATO, and other institutions and their relationships with the Western Balkans and Europe's Eastern neighborhoods.I'm RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak, and this week it's a Georgia double bill: Will the EU finally withdraw visa liberalization for Tbilisi, and can Brussels […]
• Rajat Patidar to captain Madhya Pradesh across all formats following IPL, Duleep Trophy title wins October 7, 2025
  Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], October 7 (ANI): Indian batter Rajat Patidar will take over Madhya Pradesh's all-format captaincy ahead of the 2025-26 domestic season which will begin for the side with Ranji Trophy from October 15 onwards, reported ESPNCricinfo on Tuesday. Rajat has replaced Shubham Sharma, and it is understood that Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association […]
• African state receives new deportees from US October 7, 2025
  A group including Vietnamese, Filipino, and Cambodian nationals has arrived in EswatiniTen more migrants expelled from the US landed in Eswatini on Monday under Washington's controversial deportation program, the government of the southern African nation has said.The Eswatini authorities said in a Facebook post that the deportees would be held in a secured facility while […]
• Rishabh Pant likely to play for Delhi in second round of Ranji Trophy as build-up for international return October 7, 2025
  New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI): Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant could feature for Delhi in the second round of Ranji Trophy, starting from October 25 onwards to start his journey back into the Indian Test side for the two-Tests against South Africa in November after being ruled out due to a foot injury sustained during […]
• "Not the one for records, glad to be above Lanning": SA's Brits after historic ton against NZ in Women's WC October 7, 2025
  Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], October 7 (ANI): South Africa batter Tazmin Brits, who broke the record for most ODI centuries in a calendar year by a women's cricketer during the ICC Women's World Cup clash against New Zealand, said that she feels glad to have overtaken Australia great Meg Lanning in the record books and […]
• 'Women are indispensable agents of peace': Ambassador Harish highlights legacy of Indian peacekeepers October 7, 2025
  New York [US], October 7 (ANI): India's envoy to the United Nations has highlighted the stellar role of the country's women peacekeepers who continue to lead by example and noted the diverse roles played by personalities ranging from Kiran Bedi to Major Suman Gawani that has helped inspire women in conflict zones. Permanent Representative of […]
• Australia announce squads for ODIs, first 2 T20Is at home against India, Starc among several returning stars October 7, 2025
  Melbourne [Australia], October 7 (ANI): Cricket Australia (CA) announced the squads for the home white-ball series against India on Tuesday, with pacer Mitchell Starc and opener Matt Short among the inclusions in the 50-over side for the three matches starting from October 19. Starc, who announced his T20I retirement last month as the countdown to […]
• Skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt 10 runs short of becoming England's 3rd-highest run-getter in women's ODIs October 7, 2025
  Guwahati (Assam) [India], October 7 (ANI): England skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt is just 10 runs short of overtaking compatriot and former wicketkeeper-batter Claire Taylor to become her team's third-highest run-getter in women's ODIs. Sciver-Brunt could achieve this upward movement in charts during England's ICC Women's Cricket World Cup game against Bangladesh on Tuesday at Guwahati. Currently […]
• "Such an amazing turnaround": Laura Wolvaardt sums up South Africa's thrilling 6-wicket win over New Zealand in Women's ODI World Cup October 6, 2025
  Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], October 7 (ANI): South Africa's captain expressed delight and relief after her team's six-wicket victory over New Zealand in the ongoing Women's ODI World Cup on Monday. Wolvaardt described the win as an 'amazing turnaround,' highlighting that it showcased her team's capabilities, which were evident despite a poor start to the […]
• South Africa expect spin-slaught in Pakistan, simulate Pakistan's home advantage in High Performance Centre October 6, 2025
  Johannesburg [South Africa], October 6 (ANI): South African batter Aiden Markram said that ahead of their side's Test series against Pakistan away from home, the Proteas team tried to practice in spin-heavy conditions at the High Performance Centre through simulation. South Africa's all-format tour to Pakistan, consisting of two Tests, will start from October 12 […]