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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...

HAMILTON: New Zealand’s Tim Southee gestures to the crowd as he leaves the field in his final test after victory during day four of the third cricket test match between New Zealand and England at Seddon Park in Hamilton on December 17, 2024. – AFP

NZ crush England to send Southee out on a high

HAMILTON: New Zealand tore through England’s batting Tuesday to crush the visitors by 423 runs in the third Test and send Tim Southee into retirement on a triumphant note. It was New Zealand’s equal-highest victory by runs and a complete reversa...

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KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the opening ceremony of Khaleeji Zain 26 at Sheikh Jaber International Stadium on Dec 21, 2024.

Modi on landmark visit to Kuwait, hails Indian expats’ contributions

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KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah attends the inauguration ceremony of Khaleeji Zain 26, along with HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, FIFA President Gianni Infantino, HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah, HH Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah and senior sheikhs at Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium on Dec 21, 2024. - Amiri Diwan photos

Amir launches Khaleeji Zain 26

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KUWAIT: Healthcare professionals who were part of the medical team participating in the surgery in Kuwait pose for a group photo. — KUNA

Kuwaiti doctor performs region’s first remote robotic prostatectomy

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Kuwait's Deputy Prime Minister, Defense Minister, and Interior Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Saud Al-Sabah (right) welcomes India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) upon his arrival. — KUNA

Trade, commerce key pillars of strong Kuwait-India ties: Modi

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MAGDEBURG, Germany: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks to the press during a visit to the site of a car-ramming attack on a Christmas market on Dec 21, 2024. - AFP

Deadly attack on German Xmas market