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Stokes to miss three months with torn hamstring

LONDON: England Test captain Ben Stokes faces at least three months out after tearing his left hamstring during the tour of New Zealand, team management announced on Monday. The 33-year-old all-rounder had already been ruled out of next year’s Cha...

BRISBANE: India’s Jasprit Bumrah ( C ) appeals unsuccessfully for LBW for Australia’s Nathan McSweeney ( R ) on day five of the third cricket Test match between Australia and India at The Gabba in Brisbane on December 18, 2024. – AFP

Jasprit Bumrah: India sling king who’s reveling in Australia

NEW DELHI: With his “slingshot” delivery and ability to unsettle the world’s best batsmen, India’s Jasprit Bumrah is widely regarded as one of cricket’s greatest fast bowlers. The 31-year-old has defied career-threatening back problems and...

PAARL: South Africa’s wicketkeeper Heinrich Klaasen ® reacts as Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi is bowled during the first one day international (ODI) cricket match between South Africa and Pakistan at The Boland Oval in Paarl. – AFP

Ayub, Agha steer Pakistan to victory in first ODI

PAARL: Saim Ayub hit a superb 109 and Salman Agha starred with bat and ball as Pakistan beat South Africa by three wickets in the first one-day international at Boland Park on Tuesday. The left-handed Ayub and Salman (82 not out) shared a fifth wick...

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Ravichandran Ashwin: Accidental spinner who became India great

NEW DELHI: Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin will go down as one of India’s greatest players after retiring from international cricket on Wednesday aged 38. India’s go-to bowler was central to their Test dominance in the last decade with his ability t...

THE GABBA: Australia’s captain Pat Cummins (C) leads his team off the ground due to a rain delay on day five of the third cricket Test match between Australia and India at The Gabba in Brisbane on December 18, 2024. -- AFP

Third Australia-India Test ends in draw after bad weather strikes

BRISBANE: The third Test between Australia and India in Brisbane ended in a draw after storms halted the hosts’ bid for an unlikely win Wednesday to leave the series locked 1-1. Early tea was taken on the final day at the Gabba because of bad ligh...

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Kuwait nationality law amended

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Kuwaiti pastor Emmanuel Gharib, Chairman of the National Evangelical Church Kuwait and Pastor of the Kuwait Presbyterian Church, leads a Christmas mass at a church in Kuwait City on December 24, 2018. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Kuwait’s unity seen through the eyes of its first pastor

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Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in this file photo.

Bangladesh tells India it wants Hasina back for ‘judicial process’

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RIYADH: Minister of Interior Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Saud Al-Sabah tours key security facilities accompanied by officials during an official visit to Saudi Arabia on Monday, December 23, 2024. — KUNA photos

Deputy Prime Minister visits key security facilities in Saudi Arabia

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Wissam Fattouh

UAB: 7 Kuwaiti banks among top 100 banks