Williamson 3rd captain to record back-to-back tons in World Cup
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has become the third captain after Australia’s Ricky Ponting and Zimbabwe’s Brendan Taylor to register back-to-back centuries in World Cup. Williamson, who scored 106* against South Africa, slammed 148(154) against West Indies on Saturday. Ponting had achieved the feat in 2003/2007 World Cups, while Taylor had slammed two straight tons in 2015 World Cup.
Shami 2nd Indian bowler to take a hat-trick in World Cup history
Pacer Mohammad Shami has become the second Indian bowler to take a hat-trick in World Cup, achieving the feat in the last over of India-Afghanistan match. The 28-year-old dismissed Mohammad Nabi, Aftab Alam and Mujeeb Ur Rahman in consecutive balls and finished with figures of 9.5-1-40-4. Ex-India pacer Chetan Sharma had taken the first-ever World Cup hat-trick in 1987 edition.
Hard-fought win over Afghanistan important for us: Virat Kohli
After defeating Afghanistan by 11 runs, India captain Virat Kohli said the hard-fought win was important for the team. “This game was way more important for us…because things didn’t go as planned. That’s when you need to show character and bounce back,” he said. “At the halfway stage…we had our doubts in minds, but we also had self-belief,” he added.
India women’s rugby team record their 1st ever international 15s win
The Indian women’s rugby team claimed their first-ever international 15s victory on Saturday by defeating Singapore 21-19 in the Asia Rugby Women’s Championship Division 1. India’s scrum-half Sumitra Nayak handed India the win after kicking a penalty in the dying minutes of the match. The victory helped India finish third in the tournament.
Facebook’s crypto is brilliant & frightening: Co-founder Hughes
Facebook Co-founder Chris Hughes said the platform’s cryptocurrency Libra has a long way to go before being successful, but in theory, it’s “brilliant and frightening”. Hughes said he initially thought it’d reinforce Facebook’s corporate power, which would be a problem. He added the bigger problem is a new layer of monetary control between central banks and individuals, mediated by corporations.
China supercomputer firms, institute banned from buying US parts
After Huawei, the US has decided to put Chinese companies and a government-owned institute involved in supercomputing with military applications on its ‘Entity List’. This effectively bars them from buying US parts and components without government approval. Notably, the US had put the world’s largest telecoms equipment maker Huawei on the list last month over alleged espionage concerns.
Telangana Prison Dept holds job fest for ex-inmates, 81 recruited
As many as 81 released prisoners were recruited in a job fest organised by the Telangana Prison Department on Saturday. This was the fifth time the fest was organised in the state by the Prison Department. Some of the released prisoners have been hired as computer operators, marketing executives and carpenters, among others, in a similar job fest organised earlier.
India gets new centralised air traffic flow management system
Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday inaugurated the Central Command Centre for Air Traffic Flow Management (ATFM) in Delhi. Countries including the US, Australia and Japan have a centralised air traffic flow management system. The system will help balance capacity against demand for optimum utilisation of resources like airspace and aircraft at capacity-constrained airports.
Dream11 doesn’t amount to gambling, is game of skill: Bombay HC
The Bombay High Court has held that fantasy sports offered by Dream 11 “is undoubtedly a game of skill and not a game of chance” and therefore doesn’t amount to gambling. The observation was made while dismissing a petition to initiate criminal proceedings against Dream 11. The court also found no merit in allegations of GST evasion by the company.
FedEx rejects package with Huawei phone sent to US from UK
FedEx rejected a package containing a used Huawei phone being sent from the UK to the US. The phone was being sent to a PCMag.com phone analyst, who posted a tweet about the package being sent back to London. “The package in question was mistakenly returned to the shipper, and we apologize for this operational error,” FedEx said.
West Indies’ Cottrell dismisses both NZ openers for golden duck
West Indies’ pacer Sheldon Cottrell dismissed both New Zealand openers for a golden duck in 2019 World Cup on Saturday. The 29-year-old dismissed Martin Guptill LBW off the first ball of his first over and bowled Colin Munro off the over’s fifth ball. It was the third time in ODI history that both openers departed for a golden duck.
Roger Federer reaches Halle Open final for the 13th time
World number three Roger Federer defeated Frenchman Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-3, 6-3 on Saturday to reach Halle Open final for the 13th time. The 37-year-old will face David Goffin in the final on Sunday. If Federer wins the final, it will be the first time that he has lifted 10 trophies at a single tournament.
Pankaj Advani completes ‘career grand slam’ in cue sports
Indian cueist Pankaj Advani has completed his ‘career grand slam’ in cue sports after winning the 35th men’s Asian Snooker Championship. With his win, Advani has now won the ACBS Asian Snooker events, 6-red (short format) and 15-red (long format), along with the IBSF World Championships in both formats too.
‘Halwa Ceremony’ held ahead of printing of Budget documents
The ‘Halwa Ceremony’ was held at the Finance Ministry on Saturday to mark the beginning of the printing of the Union Budget 2019-20 documents. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also participated in the ceremony. After the ceremony, the concerned officials will be locked up in the basement of the Ministry until the presentation of the Budget in the Lok Sabha.
Staff leaves unconscious patient inside clinic as duty ends
The staff of a community healthcare centre allegedly locked up and left after their duty got over with an unconscious female patient still inside in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar. The 30-year-old regained consciousness a few hours later and cried for help, following which locals informed officials who rushed to the spot. A panel has been set up to investigate the incident.
MP man declared dead found alive in morgue; dies later
A 72-year-old man, who was declared dead by a doctor in a Madhya Pradesh district hospital, was found alive when his body was being taken for postmortem after spending a night in the morgue. However, he could not be revived and died 90 minutes later. The hospital has initiated an investigation against the doctor who ordered the autopsy.
Spotify claims it overpaid songwriters, asks for money back
Music streaming platform Spotify has claimed it overpaid reportedly “millions of dollars” to US songwriters and publishers as per new US Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) regulations in 2018. The platform is now asking for the overpaid money back. “Rather than [collecting] the 2018 overpayment immediately, we have offered to extend the recoupment period through the end of 2019,” Spotify said.
Indian airlines to avoid flying over some Iran-controlled airspace
Aviation regulator DGCA on Saturday said that all Indian airlines have decided to avoid “the affected part of Iranian airspace to ensure safe travel for the passengers”. The decision comes after Iran shot down a high-altitude US drone with a surface-to-air missile, raising fears of a military confrontation between the two countries. Indian carriers will re-route flights suitably, DGCA added.
Woman named Marijuana Pepsi gets PhD by dissertation on black names
A woman named Marijuana Pepsi in the US has earned a PhD in higher education leadership with a dissertation on “Black names in white classrooms”. The 46-year-old said that throughout her life she was made fun of because of her name. Her mother picked out her name and said that it would “take her around the world”, she added.
