insert_link Sport S.Africa into T20 Super Eights after Sri Lanka v Nepal rained out Heavy rain and a waterlogged outfield led to the abandonment of the T20 World Cup match between Sri Lanka and Nepal on Tuesday in Florida. The result meant that Group D leaders South Africa, who have won all three of their games, become the first team to qualify for the Super Eight stage of the tournament. Rain had poured down for most of the day, with flood warnings in […] todayJune 12, 2024 4
insert_link Namibia Australia into Super Eights with nine-wicket crushing of Namibia Australia marched into the Super Eights phase of the T20 World Cup with a nine-wicket demolition of Namibia at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Tuesday. Adam Zampa led the rout with figures of 4-12 as the outclassed Namibians were bundled out for just 72 off 17 overs. Australia then sped to their target in just 5.4 overs for the loss of one wicket, Travis Head finishing […] todayJune 12, 2024 10
insert_link World Israel parliament revives bill on ultra-Orthodox conscription Israel's parliament voted Tuesday to revive a controversial bill to conscript ultra-Orthodox Jews, which is backed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but has been criticised by his defence minister. Lawmakers voted 63 to 57 to press ahead with the draft law, which foresees a gradual but limited increase in the number of ultra-Orthodox Jews doing military service. The majority of Israeli Jewish men must serve in […] todayJune 11, 2024 10
insert_link World Traumatised Indians recount deadly Kashmir attack on Hindu pilgrims Gunmen in Indian-administered Kashmir who ambushed a bus of Hindu pilgrims continued firing for several minutes even after it tumbled into a ravine, killing nine, survivors said Tuesday. The brutal attack on Sunday evening was one of the deadliest attacks in years, and the first on Hindu pilgrims in the disputed Muslim-majority since 2017, when gunmen killed seven people in the Kashmir valley in another ambush on […] todayJune 11, 2024 10
insert_link Africa No survivors in Malawi VP’s plane crash: president Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera said Tuesday there had been no survivors when a plane carrying Vice President Saulos Chilima and nine others crashed into a forest. "The plane has been found and I am deeply saddened and sorry to inform you all, it has turned out to be a terrible tragedy," he said, in a televised address. str-dc/kjm AFP (NAMPA / AFP) todayJune 11, 2024 9
insert_link Africa Wreck of missing Malawi VP’s plane found: military source Malawian searchers have found the wreckage of a plane that was carrying Vice President Saulos Chilima, a military source said Tuesday, a day after the aircraft went missing in bad weather. The military plane carrying Chilima, 51, and nine others disappeared on Monday after it failed to land in the northern city of Mzuzu due to poor visibility and was told to return to the capital, Lilongwe. […] todayJune 11, 2024 7
insert_link World French bosses fear far right’s vague economic plans By Katia Dolmadjian French business leaders have been pitched into fresh uncertainty by snap elections called by President Emmanuel Macron that risk strengthening the far right. Federations are treading lightly with their public comments, aware that they could be sitting across the table from National Rally (RN) ministers if the party scores a major breakthrough in the June 30 and July 7 ballots. […] todayJune 11, 2024 14
insert_link Namibia The annual Standard Bank Winter Xtrail Series kicks off with the K-H Xtrail The Standard Bank Winter Xtrail Series kicked off this Sunday, 9 June, in the stunning mountains of the Khomas Hochland, at Farm Godeis. This is the 9th year that Standard Bank has been sponsoring the event and OTB SPort have hosted the event. More than 380 people entered to test their mettle on the rough and tough trails of the Khomas Hochland. #1 in the Standard Bank Series, the K-H Xtrail, consists of single track, steep climbs and […] todayJune 11, 2024 22
insert_link Sport Ireland’s Harrington among World Golf Hall of Fame inductees Irish golfer Padraig Harrington, a three-time major champion, was among the inductees into the World Golf Hall of Fame on Monday. Also entering the new Hall, which opens this week at Pinehurst after a move from Florida, were Sandra Palmer, the late Tom Weiskopf, Johnny Farrell and Beverly Hanson plus the 13 LPGA Founders. Harrington, a 52-year-old from Dublin, won the 2007 and 2008 British Opens and the […] todayJune 11, 2024 6
