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The leaders of Britain and South Korea are seeking to strengthen trade and defense ties between their countries during a state visit to the U.K. by President Yoon Suk Yeol

A New Zealand dollar-pegged stablecoin has gone live through a partnership with New Zealand crypto exchange Easy Crypto and Australian blockchain development firm Labrys.

Reskilling and upskilling are not only turning out to be effective talent retention tools but also helping companies boost revenue, according to a joint report by EY and iMocha. According to the report, more than 50% of the enterprises which participated in the global survey are undergoing “skills-first transformation” (SFT) and clocking two times growth in revenue compared with their peers. The report was released on Tuesday. Companies adopting SFT saw 61% of human resources department leaders reporting better outcomes for talent retention in 2023 and 58% reporting a boost in employee performance. The report is based on primary research via interviews and surveys with 560 HR leaders and employees across BFSI (banking, financial services and insurance), information technology, telecom and other industries across the US, EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa), India, Southeast Asia and the Australia-New Zealand region. More than half of the companies that participated in the survey are embracing SFT, as per the report.

With all the focus at Rugby Australia on the boardroom politics which ended the chairmanship of Hamish McLennan, it would be easy to forget the sport is in the midst of a long-running debt process.

SG Fleet Group’s second-largest shareholder, LeasePlan Corporation, was looking to trim its 13 per cent stake after market close on Monday.

Satya Nadella who was expected to deliver the keyn... moreSatya Nadella who was expected to deliver the keynote at Microsoft's annual developer event, Ignite in Seattle, mentioned that he stayed awake throughout the night to catch the World Cup match between India and New Zealand.

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Citi’s Australian workforce are bracing for layoffs as the US bank rolls out a global restructuring that will involve thousands of job losses.

Macquarie’s green investments arm has backed a $10 billion initiative for a fast-tracked expansion into Australia’s renewables sector, building on the bank’s long-standing presence in clean energy and appetite for returns linked to decarbonisation.

World Cup 2023's top wicket taker Mohammed Shami had to sit out for the first four matches of the tournament. Then he made a big comeback. The veteran Shami, 33, came into the side after an injury to all-rounder Hardik Pandya and soon made an impact with a five-wicket haul against New Zealand in Dharamsala. Later in the semifinal he took 7-57 in the semi-final against New Zealand in Mumbai. «It was tough for him to not play the initial part of the World Cup, looking at him being one of the senior bowlers for us,» said Rohit. «But he was there for the team. He was there to help Siraj, he was there to help Bumrah in whatever way he could. And that shows the quality of him, being the team man that he is.» «The results are there for everyone to see how he has come back from that. That shows the kind of mental space that Shami had before the World Cup and now.» Shami has claimed close to 200 wickets in 100 ODIs for India since his debut in 2013.

Virat Kohli signed off World Cup 2023 on a high. He made 54 in the finals off 63 balls against Australia in the finals in Ahmedabad. The star batsman reached 50 landmark in 56 balls. In 11 innings, Kohli scored 765 runs at an average 95.62 — the highest ever runs in a single edition of a World Cup. He hit 3 hundreds and 6 fifties during World Cup 2023. With 765 runs, he broke Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar's earlier record of 2003 edition of the World Cup. Sachin had scored 673 runs in the 2003 edition or the World Cup, a record that the Master Blaster held for almost 20 years. Virat Kohli also broke Sachin's record of most number of ODI centuries during this World Cup. He scrred a record-breaking 50th one-day international hundred in unbeaten hosts India's 70-run semi-final win over New Zealand. That innings saw Kohli surpass the mark of 49 centuries he had shared with retired India great Sachin Tendulkar. During this World Cup, Virat Kohli also leapfrogged for Australian skipper Ricky Ponting to be the third highest scorer in ODIs. In 292 matches, Kohli has scored 13848 runs vs Ponting's 13704 runs in 375 matches. Sachin Tendulkar (18426 runs) holds the record for most runs in ODIs, followed by Kumar Sangakkara (14234 runs)

Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday, Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar gifted Virat Kohli his number '10' jersey, which Tendulkar wore in his last ODI match against Pakistan in 2012. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) took to their official X (formerly Twitter) account and shared pictures of the moment when Kohli received the legendary jersey. «A special occasion & a special pre-match moment. Sachin Tendulkar 2011 and Virat Kohli 2023,» BCCI wrote on X. In this World Cup, in the semi-final against New Zealand in Mumbai, Kohli broke Sachin Tendulkar's record of 49 ODI centuries to become the first player in the history of ODI cricket to score 50 centuries.

Narendra Modi on Sunday sent his best wishes to the Indian cricket team as they gear up for the highly anticipated World Cup final against Australia. PM Modi through his official X handle, conveyed that the entire nation, with its 140 crore citizens, stands united in support of the 'Men in Blue' as they face the five-time world champions. «All the best Team India! 140 crore Indians are cheering for you.

India has been unbeaten so far in the tournament. India beat Australia by six wickets in its first match on October 8, 2023, in Chennai.

Rohit Sharma-led India will take on five-time champions Australia in the final of the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 at the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad today. The Men in Blue have lifted the coveted trophy twice, in 1983 and 2011, while the Aussies' dominance in the tournament over the years has earned them the moniker 'World Cup royalty'. Rohit Sharma's side have been the standout team of the tournament, winning all their matches in the league stage and then convincingly beating New Zealand to reach the ICC World Cup 2023 final.

World Cup final on November 19. Since Hardik Pandya’s injury in the Bangladesh match a month back, India have played with the same team, with Suryakumar Yadav and Mohammed Shami in and Pandya and Shardul Thakur out. At the Narendra Modi Stadium, the final will be on the same pitch where Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja took four wickets each against Pakistan.

World Cup final in Ahmedabad. A showpiece match at the 130,000 capacity Narendra Modi Stadium — named after the Indian Prime Minister, who is expected to attend the game — will also feature a pre-match fly-past by the Indian Air Force as well as choreographed displays featuring dozens of dancers and light shows during the innings breaks. Everything promises to be on a suitably grand scale given India is the economic powerhouse of the game. But the cricket too could well live up to the occasion. Unbeaten hosts India have won 10 games in a row on their way to the finish of the tournament as they seek a third World Cup title to follow their stunning victory over the West Indies in a 1983 final at Lord's and a 2011 home triumph sealed with victory against Sri Lanka in Mumbai. Virat Kohli goes into the game as the tournament's leading batsman with 711 runs and having set a new record of 50 ODI hundreds in a 70-run semi-final win over New Zealand in Mumbai. That innings saw the star batsman break the mark of 49 ODI centuries he had shared with retired India great Sachin Tendulkar — a childhood hero of Kohli before the duo both featured in India's victorious 2011 side. Mohammed Shami, meanwhile, tops the tournament bowling charts with 23 wickets at just 9.13 apiece, despite being left out of the side for the first four games before an injury to Hardik Pandya paved the way for the paceman's dramatic return.

World Cups, they have faced off 13 times as of now. Australia won 8 of those and India 5. In the last 5 World Cup encounters between these two teams, India have won thrice and Australia twice.

World Cup reaches its highly awaited climax. All eyes are set on the epic match between cricket powerhouses – India and Australia – as they go head-to-head in the ICC World Cup 2023 final on Sunday, November 19. Ten national teams participated in the ICC World Cup 2023 tournament, each competing fiercely for ultimate glory, hosted by India.

World Cup 2023 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on November 19. Ahead of the mega encounter, all eyes are set on the predicted playing XI of both sides, the pitch report and where the match could be watched live. The India vs Australia final will be a day-night match, with a reserve day listed on November 20 if the match cannot be played or completed on November 19.

World Cup and Champions Trophy, what still makes 50-over cricket relevant is the rivalry between top cricket-playing nations. If the India versus Pakistan rivalry set the temperature soaring because of the troubled histories of both nations, India versus Australia is another rivalry that is being fuelled by the quest to achieve excellence by both cricketing giants, especially in Test and ODI formats.