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England’s Sarah Taylor quits international cricket due to anxiety

6:57 pm September 27, 2019

London: Battling anxiety, England wicketkeeper Sarah Taylor has announced her retirement from international cricket. The 30-year-old made her England debut in 2006, and has gone on to make 226 appearances across the three formats, becoming one of the top players in the women’s game globally. Taylor’s anxiety has affected her ability to enjoy the […]

Paine proud of Australia despite defeat in fifth Test

3:20 pm September 16, 2019

London: Australia captain Tim Paine said it was mission accomplished even though his team lost the fifth and final Ashes Test against England to draw the series 2-2. The tourists came into the match at the Oval seeking their first series victory in England since 2001 but came up short, losing by 135 runs on […]

England close in on Ashes-levelling win after Broad double

8:29 pm September 15, 2019

London: England closed in on a series-levelling victory in the fifth Test at the Oval on Sunday as Australia slipped to 68-3 at lunch on the fourth day. Joe Root’s side set the tourists an unlikely 399 to win in London after adding just 16 runs to their overnight total. Paceman Broad pounded in, roared […]

Solid gold toilet stolen from Winston Churchill’s birthplace

4:14 am September 15, 2019

LONDON: A unique solid gold toilet that was part of an art exhibit was stolen early Saturday from the magnificent home in England where British wartime leader Winston Churchill was born. The toilet, valued at roughly 1 million pounds ($1.25 million), was the work of Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan. It had been installed only two […]

UK teen arrested in US-led music hacking probe

8:49 pm September 13, 2019

London: British police said Friday they had arrested a 19-year-old man for stealing unreleased songs from musicians’ websites and cloud-based accounts, as part of a US-led investigation. The teenager, who was arrested in Ipswich in eastern England, is also suspected of selling the stolen music in exchange for cryptocurrency, according to a statement from the […]