WI vs PAK: Replaced 1 Test With 2 T20Is As World Cup Near, Says PCB Chief

Pakistan Cricket Board CEO Wasim Khan said that the PCB governing body replaced one Test in the upcoming Pakistan tour of the West Indies with two T20Is keeping in mind the T20 World Cup to be held in...

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Harry Gurney Retires, Says Playing In IPL "Exceeded My Wildest Dreams"

England pacer Harry Gurney announced his retirement from all cricket on Friday after suffering a shoulder injury.

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UN chief: Foreign fighters in Libya are violating cease-fire

The U.N. chief says foreign fighters and mercenaries remain in Libya in violation of last October’s cease-fire agreement

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England's IPL Players Likely To Miss Tests Against New Zealand: Report

England players who competed in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 are unlikely to feature in the two-match Test series against New Zealand starting June 2.

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Today in History

Today in History Today is Saturday, May 15, the 135th day of 2021. There are 230 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 15, 1970, just after midnight, Phillip Lafayette Gibbs and James Earl Green, two Black students at Jackson State College in Mississippi, were killed as police opened fire during student protests. On this date: In 1602, English navigator Bartholomew Gosnold and his ship, the Concord, arrived at present-day Cape Cod, which he’s credited with naming. In 1918, U.S. airmail began service between Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and New York. In 1948, hours after declaring its independence, the new state of Israel was attacked by Transjordan, Egypt, Syria, Iraq and Lebanon. In 1954, the Fender Stratocaster guitar, created by Leo Fender, was officially released. In 1963, Weight Watchers was incorporated in New York. In 1967, the U.S. Supreme Court, in its unanimous In re Gault decision, ruled that juveniles accused of crimes were...

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University of California drops SAT scores for admission

The University of California won’t consider SAT and ACT scores that are submitted with admission and scholarship applications under a settlement of a student lawsuit

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Search for tiger continues as alleged owner returns to jail

While a Texas man who police allege is the owner of a tiger that frightened residents after it was seen briefly wandering around a Houston neighborhood was ordered back behind bars, the animal’s whereabouts remain a mystery

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Scuba divers begin 6-month effort to rid Lake Tahoe of trash

A team of scuba divers on Friday completed the first dive of a massive, six-month effort to rid the popular Lake Tahoe of fishing rods, tires, aluminum cans, beer bottles and other trash accumulating underwater

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JioPhone Users To Get 300 Minutes Of Free Outgoing Calls Per Month

JioPhone customers will get 300 free minutes of outgoing calls per month (10 minutes per day) for the entire period of the pandemic.

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Here's How You Can Buy Digital Gold On Akshaya Tritiya

Akshaya Tritiya 2021: Several platforms such as Upstox, Airtel DigiGold, and PayTM offer ways in which customers can easily buy digital gold.

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Shane Bond Played A Major Role In Shaping My Career: Jasprit Bumrah

Jasprit Bumrah said he was always fascinated by how Shane Bond bowled in his playing days and tries speaking to the MI bowling coach even when he is on India duty.

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Asian Paints Shares Surge After March Quarter Profit Rises 80%

Shares of leading paint maker Asian Paints rose as much as 11 per cent to hit an intraday high of Rs 2,839 on the BSE.

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Apollo Tyres Shares Fall Despite March Quarter Profit Rising 270%

Apollo Tyres operating profit or earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) advanced 70 per cent to Rs 815 crore.

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