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Mooney’s 74* leads clinical Australia to sixth T20 World Cup title

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1 month ago

2023/02/26

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The Australian team celebrates after sealing victory (PIC BBC)

In a high-pressure game which saw nerves from both sides, South Africa fell short by 19 runs.

Truth be told, this was a game of high-intensity cricket, fitting of a grand finale. The pressure was immense, and Australia, more skilled and adept at handling big-match temperament – this was their seventh straight final – came up triumphs to clinch their sixth T20 World Cup title and their third in a row.

If anyone needed more validation that this is the best women’s cricket team in the planet, it couldn’t have been delivered more convincingly. Australia made 156 seem like 180, before their bowlers stood tall on the face of a late assault from Laura Wolvaardt that threatened to take the game away.

South Africa needed 59 off 30 balls at one stage, with Woolvardt pumping a packed Newlands crowd with some of the most aesthetically-pleasing shots. Then, much to their agony, she swiped across the line to a full delivery from Megan Schutt and was trapped lbw. South African hearts sank, a teary Woolvardt trudged off slowly, and boisterous applause gave way to stunned silence.

Brief scores:

Australia 156 for 6 (Beth Mooney 74*, Shabnim Ismail 2-26, Marizzane Kapp 2-35) beat South Africa 137 for 6 (Laura Wolvaardt 61, Chloe Tryon 25, Ashleigh Gardner 1-20) by 19 runs

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Donald Trump to be charged over hush money

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2 hours ago

2023/03/31

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BBC reported that former US President Donald Trump will be charged over hush money payments made to a porn star just before the 2016 presidential election.

The details of the case against him have not yet been released. A grand jury has voted to indict him after investigating a $130,000 pay-out to Stormy Daniels in an attempt to buy her silence over an alleged affair.

Trump, 76, denies wrongdoing. He is the first serving or former US president to face a criminal charge.

The office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who has been pursuing the investigation, confirmed that it had contacted Trump’s attorney to “co-ordinate his surrender” on unspecified charges.

The ex-president lives in Florida and is expected to travel to New York City for his formal arrest and first hearing in court. Trump is expected to fly to New York on Monday and be arraigned in court on Tuesday, two sources familiar with the matter told CBS News, the BBC’s US partner. The charges in the indictment will be read to him at the hearing, which is set to last about 10-15 minutes.

The United States Secret Service – which is tasked with protecting serving and former US presidents – will be in charge of security for the court appearance.

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Property tax to be replaced with Wealth Tax, Gift Tax and Estate Tax – President

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1 week ago

2023/03/22

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President Ranil Wickremasinghe while tabling the IMF agreement in Parliament today (22) in his capacity as the Minister of Finance said that he would introduce Wealth Tax, Gift Tax and Estate Tax in lieu of the existing Property tax.

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Two dead after quake rattles Pakistan, Afghanistan, India

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1 week ago

2023/03/22

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Aljazeera reported that a magnitude 6.5 earthquake has rattled Afghanistan and northern Pakistan, and tremors were felt as far away as India.

The quake epicentre is 40km (25 miles) south-southeast of the Afghan town of Jurm, near the borders with Pakistan and Tajikistan, according to the United States Geological Survey.

Rezcue officials have confirmed that two persons had died in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.