New Zealand captain Tom Latham offered no excuses as a career-best performance from Haris Rauf
‘BCCI won’t change its policy over player availability’
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will stick to its policy and won’t release its players for the reported Twenty20 league in Saudi Arabia, a report said on Friday. A report in the Australian newspaper ‘The Sydney Morning Herald’ said that the Saudi Arabian government is planning to set up the world’s richest T20 league in the Gulf region and they have proposed plans regarding the same to the owners of the IPL teams.
Top seeds collapse at ATP Monte-Carlo Masters
Second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas and third-seeded Daniil Medvedev were upset by their opponents in the ATP Monte-Carlo Masters quarterfinals, as all the top four seeds had failed to reach the last four at the first clay-court Masters tournament of the season.
SRH beats KKR by 23 runs
Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 23 runs in the IPL here on Friday. Harry Brook smashed an unbeaten 100 off 55 balls as SRH made 228 for 4 in 20 overs. SRH captain Aiden Markram struck 50 off 26 balls.
Global oil demand on course for a record high
Global demand for oil this year is on track to rise to a record 101.9m barrels per day as China leads an economic surge among developing nations, the world’s leading energy body has forecast, a media report said.
Retail giant Best Buy to lay off hundreds of employees
US retail giant Best Buy is laying off hundreds of employees amid high inflation and global economic meltdown. Although the exact number of employees being laid off is now known yet, according to Wall Street Journal, the company informed hundreds of employees at more than 900 US stores that their positions had been eliminated.
Crypto issue requires immediate attention, says FM
Issues related to crypto assets require immediate attention and the response of the G20 has to ensure that they do not lose any potential benefits while protecting economies from harm, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said.
Easily spread virus exploits genomic weaknesses: Study
Researchers have described in a study how the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), the ubiquitous virus easily spread through bodily fluids, not only exploits genomic weaknesses to cause cancer, but also reduces the body’s ability to suppress it.
Elon Musk plans AI startup to rival OpenAI: Reports
Billionaire Elon Musk is working on launching an artificial intelligence start-up that will rival ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, the Financial Times reported on Friday citing people familiar with his plans. Twitter-owner Musk is assembling a team of AI researchers and engineers, according to the FT report
Twitter to allow users trade stocks, crypto
Twitter has partnered with Israel-based social trading company eToro, which will allow users to access stocks, cryptocurrencies and other financial asset
