ICC rankings – Chamari Athapaththu is the new top-ranked batter in women’s ODI rankings
Following that effort, Athapaththu achieved her highest-ever rating of 773 on the ICC table, and moved past Nat Sciver-Brunt, who has 764 points. Wolvaardt, who had entered the top five in the last update of the rankings, moved up two…
Kamasi Washington Wants to Remain Unstoppable
“He came with all the thunder and all the heart and all the thoughtfulness that’s part of his playing,” Flea said in a phone interview. “It was phenomenal how much power he gets out of that woodwind instrument, and sensitivity…
Peter Gordon, Music’s Mr. Adjacent, Is Starting His Own Record Label
Gordon spent a summer at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, studying Webern scores and playing sax in a funk band. “It became clear to me that I wasn’t going to be a jazz cat,” he said. “I couldn’t…
Trump Set to Receive $1 Billion Extra Trump Media Shares
Former President Donald J. Trump’s already sizable stake in his social media company is set to jump by more than $1 billion, as he’s rewarded with additional shares in the parent of Truth Social — the result of its stock…
T20 World Cup – West Indies – Roston Chase to lead side filled with T20 specialists on West Indies A’s tour of Nepal
Cricket West Indies have named a number of strong list of T20 specialists in their 15-member ‘A’ squad that will tour Nepal for five T20s later this month. Fabian Allen, Johnson Charles, Mark Deyal, Andre Fletcher, Obed McCoy and Hayden…
SoftBank to invest millions in AI push, tapping Nvidia’s chips: Nikkei
Signage at a SoftBank Corp. store in the Ginza district of Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japanese tech conglomerate SoftBank is looking to develop a “world-class” Japanese-language-specific generative artificial intelligence model, and plans to invest $960…
Australia news – Matthew Kuhnemann joins Tasmania to push for a Test return
Three-Test spinner Matthew Kuhnemann has signed with Tasmania in a bid for red-ball game time ahead of Australia’s tour of Sri Lanka next summer. The 27-year-old didn’t play for his home state of Queensland in last season’s Sheffield Shield and…
Malaysian Navy Helicopters Collide Midair, Killing 10
Two Malaysian Navy helicopters collided midair during a training session in the northwestern state of Perak on Tuesday, killing all 10 people on board, at least the second accident involving government aircraft in the Southeast Asian country in as many…
Jon Stewart Slams the Media for Coverage of Trump Trial
“He arrived at the intersection of American history, where he put a quarter in the parking meter of destiny, leaving the car, looking to avoid stepping in the urine puddle of jurisprudence.” — JON STEWART, mocking the media’s coverage of…
BBL news – Wes Agar traded to Sydney Thunder as Adelaide Strikers
Wes Agar has become the first player in the BBL to be traded as part of a pick exchange in the overseas draft. Agar joins Sydney Thunder after leaving Adelaide Strikers, who have improved their draft position in the second…