India’s seam-bowling all-rounder Hardik Pandya is set to feature in two of Baroda’s final three Vijay Hazare Trophy league matches in January, before being rested for the three-match ODI series against New Zealand starting on January 11.
Archer named in England’s squad for T20 World Cup
Injured fast bowler Jofra Archer was on Tuesday named in England’s provisional squad of 15 players for the T20 World Cup to be held in India and Sri Lanka in February, despite nursing a left side strain which he sustained during the third Ashes Test in Adelaide.
PCB parts ways with Test coach Azhar Mahmood
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has parted ways with the national Test team head coach Azhar Mahmood three months before the expiry of his contract, according to sources.
Shaheen Afridi exits BBL early
A knee injury has forced fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi to return home after playing four games for Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash League.
Another Hindu man killed in B’desh
In Mymensingh district, Bangladesh, 40-year-old Hindu Ansar member Bajendra Biswas was shot dead by colleague Noman Mia at Sultana Sweaters Limited factory in Bhaluka upazila.
Saudi Arabia bombs Yemen port over arms shipment
Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday, carried out airstrikes on Yemen’s port city of Mukalla after weapons shipments from the United Arab Emirates arrived for the UAE-backed separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC), issuing a warning that Emirati actions were “extremely dangerous.”
US man charged with international terrorism for supporting ISIS
An alleged ISIS sympathiser from Midlothian, Texas, has been charged with international terrorism after he allegedly provided money and explosive materials to an undercover FBI agent whom he believed to be associated with the terror group.
Japan confirms season’s first bird flu outbreak
Japan’s agriculture ministry said on Tuesday that it has confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza at a poultry farm in Saitama Prefecture, marking the country’s 12th outbreak this season and the first case in the greater Tokyo area.
‘A profound loss’: Hasina pays tribute to Zia
Bangladesh’s deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday expressed condolences over the death of her archrival Khaleda Zia, who dominated the country’s politics alongside her for decades.
Sabarimala gold theft: Arrested Vijayakumar’s statement puts CPI(M) in tight spot
The statement given by senior CPI(M) activist and former Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) member N. Vijayakumar, soon after his arrest by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) in the Sabarimala gold heist case, has placed the ruling party in an increasingly uncomfortable position.
