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Bangladesh will request their matches at next month’s T20 World Cup be played in Sri Lanka, after India forced a Bangladeshi player to quit the Indian Premier League.”We will not accept any insult to Bangladeshi cricket, cricketers and Bangladesh under any circumstances,” said Asif Nazrul, Youth and Sports Adviser in the interim government, in a statement carried by the state-run BSS news agency Sunday.Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman was on Saturday released by the Kolkata Knight Riders after the IPL team were “advised” by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to do so, following tensions between the neighbouring nations.”I have also instructed the board to request that Bangladesh’s World Cup matches should be held in Sri Lanka.” The T20 World Cup begins on February 7, co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka. Bangladesh are scheduled to play their four group matches in India. Pakistan will play all their matches in Sri Lanka, part of a deal that allows both India and Pakistan to play at neutral venues in multi-nation tournaments.On Friday, the BCB announced that India would go to Bangladesh for six white-ball matches in September. Bangladesh will hold its first elections since the uprising on February 12. Source link
US President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States will “run” Venezuela and tap its huge oil reserves after snatching leftist leader Nicolas Maduro out of the country during a bombing raid on Caracas.Trump’s announcement came hours after a lightning attack in which special forces grabbed Maduro and his wife, while airstrikes pounded multiple sites, stunning the capital city.Trump did not go into detail what he meant but told a press conference in Florida: “We’re going to be running it with a group.””We’re designating people,” he said, mentioning that cabinet officials standing with him would be in charge.In another surprise, Trump indicated that US troops could be deployed in Venezuela.The US is “not afraid of boots on the ground,” he said. U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference following a U.S. strike on Venezuela where President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were…
Italian singer and songwriter Laura Pausini will be among the headline performers at the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, organisers said .Pausini, one of Italy’s most internationally acclaimed artists, is credited with helping to bring the country’s music to a global audience.She has won a Grammy, five Latin Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe and earned an Oscar nomination during a career spanning more than three decades.The Milano Cortina Games opening ceremony will take place on February 6 at Milan’s San Siro Stadium.Created and produced by Balich Wonder Studio, the event will feature performances by international artists like American pop superstar Mariah Carey alongside elements celebrating Italian culture and innovation.Pausini “embodies the concept of Harmony”, the central theme of the ceremony, and her music represents a meeting point between tradition and modernity, between Italian roots and an international outlook, organisers said in a statement.The Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics will be staged across northern Italy, with events hosted in Milan, Cortina d’Ampezzo and other venues in Lombardy, Veneto and Trentino-Alto Adige.The Games will run from February 6 to 22. Source link
A makeshift memorial outside Le Constellation in the upscale ski resort of Crans-Montana, southwestern Switzerland. – Reuters Two people who ran a Swiss club that burst into flames during a New Year’s Eve party, killing 40, have been placed under criminal investigation on suspicion of offences including homicide by negligence, prosecutors said Saturday.Two days after the fire, in which 119 people suffered injuries including severe burns, officials were still trying to identify many of those killed and attention turned to how one of Switzerland’s worst tragedies could have occurred.The club’s two operators are suspected of offences including homicide by negligence, causing bodily harm by negligence and arson by negligence, prosecutors in Valais, the canton that is home to the club in the upscale ski resort of Crans-Montana, said in a statement, without naming them. A photo shows the Swiss flag flying at…
Saud al-Marri, runner-up in the first and second rounds, emerged as the winner of the third and penultimate round of Qatar Freestyle Championship.Rashed al-Banna secured his first podium finish of the season by taking second place, while Abdullah al-Qahtani, winner of the previous two rounds, settled for third place in this round. Ahmed al-Musned, who had finished third in the previous two rounds, missed out on the podium this time after finishing fourth, while fifth place went to competitor Ahmed al-Banna.The third and penultimate round of championship, held under the patronage of chairman of Qatar Racing Club (QRC) His Excellency Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad al-Thani, witnessed intense competition amid a large crowd that filled the grandstands. Registration and technical inspection were conducted last Thursday to ensure the cars’ readiness to compete in accordance with a number of criteria and conditions adopted by the championship’s organizing committee, which all competitors are required to meet. These included vehicle-related requirements such as equipping the car with a roll cage, securely fixing the battery, and having an effective safety belt, among other points, as well as competitor-related requirements centered on safety elements such as racing attire, helmet, and the like.According to the competition format, each competitor is given a single opportunity to enter the track and perform exhibition maneuvers, including drifting, reverse driving, the knot maneuver, and the “rios” maneuver, within a total time not exceeding four minutes. There is also a dedicated score for the overall style of the competitor’s performance.The championship will now enter a relatively long break before returning for its final round at the end of next April. Related Story Source link
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to the media after a telephone call with US President Donald Trump, at her residence in Tokyo. President Donald Trump invited Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to the United States during a phone call late on Friday and they agreed to work towards a meeting early this year, officials said.Trump has already said he will visit China in April, with Tokyo and Beijing in dispute over Takaichi’s suggestion in November that Japan could intervene militarily in case of any attack on self-ruled Taiwan.China claims the democratic island as part of its territory and has threatened to use force to bring it under its control.Takaichi’s comments triggered a sharp diplomatic backlash from China, which has urged its citizens to avoid travelling to Japan and suspended Japanese seafood imports.She and Trump spoke for 25 minutes, agreeing to further strengthen economic and security cooperation, the foreign ministry in Tokyo said in a statement.Trump invited Takaichi to visit the United States and “the two leaders concurred to coordinate in detail to realise the visit to the United States this spring”, it said.The statement did not make clear whether they talked about China, but Trump and Takaichi also “exchanged views mainly on the Indo-Pacific region and confirmed the close cooperation between Japan and the United States”, it said.China launched missiles and deployed dozens of fighter jets, navy ships and coastguard vessels around Taiwan in live-fire drills last week.The drills drew a chorus of international criticism, including from Japan, Australia and European countries.Trump advised Takaichi not to provoke China over Taiwan in their previous phone call on November 25, the Wall Street Journal reported, but Tokyo denied the report. Related Story…
Italy’s Emanuele Gaudiano won the CSI4 Faults & Time (1.45m) on Vasco 118. Saudi Arabia’s Abdullah Alsharbatly continued his dominant run at the inaugural HH The Father Amir’s Prix, adding two more victories Saturday after claiming two wins on the opening day, including the feature event at Al Shaqab. Alsharbatly secured top honours in the CSI4 Jump-Off (1.50m), delivering a faultless double-clear round aboard Boeckmanns Lord Pezi Junio. He topped a field of 33 starters, stopping the clock at 39.95 seconds in the jump-off to pocket the winner’s prize of €26,500. Austria’s Max Kuhner finished second on Eic Quantum Robin V after another clear jump-off in 40.73 seconds, earning €21,200, while Britain’s Sienna Charles completed the podium in third place aboard Stardust with a clear round in 41.04 seconds to take home €15,900. Britain’s Millie Allen topped the CSI2 Faults & Time (1.45m) on Quick…
An employee works next to a reel of copper flat wire on the production line at the Wellascent factory in Ganzhou, Jiangxi province, China. Asia’s factory…
The Southern Transitional Council (STC) said in a statement Saturday the Saudi initiative was a “genuine opportunity for serious dialogue” that could safeguard “the aspirations of the southern people”. The STC’s statement came hours after Yemen’s internationally recognised government said it had retaken control of Mukalla, the key eastern port and capital of Hadramout province, from the southern separatists who seized it last month. Rapid government gains since Friday have reversed many of the STC gains last month. Meanwhile, the Saudi Foreign Ministry also said Saturday it was “keen to strengthen and preserve relations with the UAE”. Related Story Source link
Dacia Sandriders’ Qatari driver Nasser al-Attiyah and his Belgian co-driver Fabian Lurquin compete in the prologue stage of the 48th Dakar Rally in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia.…