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arrest warrants for Russia's chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov, and former defence minister Sergei Shoigu. Warrants were issued for the alleged war crimes of directing attacks at civilian objects and causing excessive incidental harm to civilians, as well as the crime against humanity of «inhumane acts» in Ukraine, the ICC said in a statement. ICC judges said there were «reasonable grounds to believe that the two suspects bear responsibility for missile strikes carried out by the Russian armed forces against the Ukrainian electric infrastructure from at least 10 October 2022 until at least 9 March 2023.»

The matches will be streamed live for free on Disney+ Hotstar. Live coverage will also be available on Star Sports Network.

South Africa qualified for the semifinals of the T20 World Cup with a three-wicket win via the Duckworth Lewis method over hosts West Indies in a rain-truncated Super Eights match here. Put in to bat, West Indies rode on Roston Chase's 52 off 42 balls to post 135 for 8. In reply, South Africa were 15/2 in two overs when rain stopped play. The match was truncated by three overs with South Africa being set with a revised target of 123 in 17 overs.

South Africa left-arm seamer Tabraiz Shamsi's magnificent bowling performance of 3/27 restricted West Indies to 135/8 in 20 overs at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium on Monday. Proteas skipper Aiden Markram won the toss and opted to bowl first in an all-important Super 8 clash. The winner of this game will qualify for the semifinals of the ongoing marquee event. Batters Kyle Mayers and Shai Hope came out in the middle to open the innings for the hosts.

Modi government in its third term might harden its posture against the neighbour with which relations have been hostage to heightened border disputes ever since skirmishes between Indian and Chinese forces along the border in 2020. PM Modi is likely to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Kazakhstan in the first week of July where he might run into China’s President Xi Jinping. Shortly before a possible meeting between the two leaders, India seems to be hardening its posture against China. The two meetings between Modi and Xi after the Galwan clashes at the G20 Summit at Bali in 2022 and the BRICS Summit in South Africa a year later failed to yield any positive results. Thousands of troops remain deployed on either side of the Sino-india border .

India were able to tame varied challenges thrown at them by South Africa so far, and they will be eager to take the series to its fitting conclusion of a 3-0 margin during the third and final ODI in Bengaluru on Sunday. Currently, the margin stands 2-0 in favour of India but that insuperable position has not come without its own trials by fire. In the first match, the Indian batters had to come back from a perilous 99 for five before making a 260-plus total. The home side bowlers defended the target well too.

Mohammad Hafeez has defended his criticism of Virat Kohli for labeling him «selfish» during a ICC ODI World Cup last year. In a recent episode of the Club Prairie Fire podcast with Australian legend Adam Gilchrist and former England captain Michael Vaughan, Hafeez stood by his controversial remarks about Kohli. In the World Cup match against South Africa, Kohli scored 101 runs off 121 balls, leading India to a formidable total of 326 for 5. Despite India thrashing South Africa by 243 runs, Hafeez criticized Kohli's performance, arguing that his cautious approach, particularly as he neared his century, was detrimental to the team. The Proteas were bowled out for a mere 83 in just 27.1 overs. After that match, Kohli defended his approach, stating that the team management had instructed him to bat deep on a tricky wicket. Hafeez contended, «I think I was correct at that time. No matter who is batting, your intention should always be to win for the team. If someone is stopping himself from playing big shots especially in the nineties, I don't find it right. If you are on 95 and you take more than five deliveries to get to the century and not going for the big shot, it's really sad.»

South Africa for a short four-match T20I series in November this year, CSA and the BCCI announced in a joint statement on Friday. As per the itinerary released by Cricket South Africa (CSA), the series will begin on November 8 at the Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadium in Durban, followed by matches in Gqeberha on November 10, Cenution on December 13 and Johannesburg on November 15. «I would like to thank the BCCI for their continued support to South Africa's cricket, and world cricket in general,» CSA chairperson Lawson Naidoo said in the statement. «Any tour by the Indian cricket team to our shores is filled with amazing camaraderie and exciting cricket, and I know our fans will be eagerly awaiting this series which will showcase the exceptional talent from both teams,» he added.

IndiGo on Thursday said it has partnered with Garuda Aviation Academy to train fresh pilots as future junior first officers, under the airline's Cadet Pilot Program. The 21-month course includes a three-month ground schooling at Garuda Aviation Academy training centre in Gurugram, followed by 12 months of training at 43 Air School in South Africa, which has a track record of training over 6,000 ab-initio pilots over the years, IndiGo said. Over the last 13 years, the airline said, it has formed eight such partnerships and inducted over 1,000 pilots through these full training programmes, including commercial pilot licence and A320 type rating, the airline said. These courses start right from cadet selection to induction into the airline as a pilot, according to the airline.

Indian Express.Though the 52-year-old pacer was rushed to the nearby hospital, he succumbed to injuries.After his death, the Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary – Jay Shah – expressed his condolences. He took to X and wrote, “Deepest condolences to family and friends of our former Indian fast bowler David Johnson. His contributions to the game will always be remembered (sic)."Even former Indian legendary bowler Anil Kumble took to X and expressed his condolences.

French President Emmanuel Macron is joining African leaders to kick off a planned $1 billion project to accelerate the rollout of vaccines in Africa

Venue : M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru India Women squad - Dayalan Hemalatha, Jemimah Rodrigues, Priya Punia, Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma, Harmanpreet Kaur, Pooja Vastrakar, Richa Ghosh, Uma Chetry, Arundhati Reddy, Asha Sobhana, Radha Yadav, Renuka Singh, Saika Ishaque, Shreyanka Patil South Africa Women squad - Anneke Bosch, Laura Wolvaardt, Sune Luus, Tazmin Brits, Annerie Dercksen, Delmi Tucker, Marizanne Kapp, Nadine de Klerk, Meike De Ridder, Sinalo Jafta, Ayabonga Khaka, Eliz-Mari Marx, Masabata Klaas, Nondumiso Shangase, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Tumi Sekhukhune India Women vs South Africa Women Live Score: South Africa Women (Playing XI) - Laura Wolvaardt(C), Tazmin Brits, Anneke Bosch, Sune Luus, Marizanne Kapp, Nadine de Klerk, Nondumiso Shangase, Meike De Ridder(WK), Masabata Klaas, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Ayabonga Khaka. India Women vs South Africa Women Live Score: India Women (Playing XI) - Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harmanpreet Kaur(C), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh(WK), Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, Radha Yadav, Asha Sobhana.

In the crypto space, South African investors and traders are faced with a big choice difference between two comparable heavy-hitter exchanges: VALR and Luno. Both crypto exchanges provide users with a plethora of unique features tailored to both newcomers and veterans, but yet, each has its advantages and downsides.

cricket team a “team".The former South African cricketer, now the coach of Babar Azam’s squad, coached India during the Men in Blue’s successful ODI World Cup campaign in 2011. Harbhajan was a part of that champion team, led by MS Dhoni.Singh called Kirsten “one of the rare gems, a great coach, mentor and honest" and said he was a “special man". According to the Turbanator, Kirsten is a “very dear friend" to all members of India’s World Cup 2011 team.Harbhajan’s comments come at a time when the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is looking for someone to replace Rahul Dravid as India’s Head Coach.

ALSO READ: Captain Babar Azam on Pakistan's T20 World Cup 2024 exit, 'cannot play in every player's place, there are 11 players...Lamicchane made his return in the Nepal cricket team against South Africa last week. He was not playing international cricket for over a year, reason being he was facing an eight-year prison sentence before his rape conviction, reported NDTV Sports.Report says that he had been training regularly at Kathmandu's TU Ground after he was cleared of charges.Despite Nepal's cricket board and multiple agencies made efforts, Lamicchane's arrival in the USA was delayed by two months, as he ailed to obtain a US visa twice in May.ALSO READ: Babar Azam is given enough chances to improve as Pakistan captain, but…: Shahid AfridiFollowing this, Nepal requested the ICC to allow Lamichhane as a late addition to their World Cup squad, which was later approved."We, along with Nepal government, had tried hard to secure a US visa for Lamichhane but that didn't work out.

The year 2024 is notable for the large number of elections being held—in well over 60 countries, representing nearly half of the world’s population. Of course, there are myriad systems and we are only halfway through the year, but as a generalization, it is turning out to be a year of strong majorities for presidential forms of government and coalitions for parliamentary democracies. Indonesia and Mexico returned strong majorities for their presidential winners, with Mexico electing its first ever woman to its top office.

He was talking about Encephalartos woodii (E. woodii), a plant from South Africa. E. woodii is a member of the cycad family, heavy plants with thick trunks and large stiff leaves that form a majestic crown. These resilient survivors have outlasted dinosaurs and multiple mass extinctions. Once widespread, they are today one of the most threatened species on the planet. The only known wild E. Woodii was discovered in 1895 by the botanist John Medley Wood while he was on a botanical expedition in the Ngoye Forest in South Africa. He searched the vicinity for others, but none could be found. Over the next couple of decades, botanists removed stems and offshoots and cultivated them in gardens.

territorial integrity" of Ukraine to be the basis for any peace agreement to end Russia's two-year war, though some key developing nations at a Swiss conference did not join in. The joint communique capped a two-day conference at the Burgenstock resort in Switzerland marked by the absence of Russia, which was not invited, but that many attendees hoped could join in on a roadmap to peace. About 100 delegations, mostly Western countries but also some key developing nations, were on hand for the conference — and experts were on watch to see how and if at all they might line up behind the outcome document. Participants India, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates — which were represented by foreign ministers or lower-level envoys — were among those that did not sign onto the final document, which focused on issues of nuclear safety, food security and the exchange of prisoners.

Bengaluru: A resolute hundred by vice-captain Smriti Mandhana helped India survive a top-order wobble and post a competitive 265 for eight against South Africa in the first women's ODI here on Sunday. Mandhana (117, 127b, 12x4, 1x6), who made her sixth ODI ton, and Deepti Sharma (37, 48b, 3x4) added 81 runs (92b) for the sixth wicket. Pooja Vastrakar (31 not out) assisted Mandhana to make 58 runs (54b) for the seventh wicket as India got out of a shaky 99 for five after electing to bat first. Mandhana has a lot of flair in her batting but here she was forced to eschew that because of the team situation and the sluggish nature of the pitch at the Chinnaswamy to which India top-order batters like Shafali Verma (7), captain Harmanpreet Kaur (10) and Jemimah Rodrigues (17) failed to adapt, leading to their soft dismissals.

Saudi Arabia, India, South Africa, Thailand, Indonesia, Mexico and the United Arab Emirates were among countries participating at a summit on peace for Ukraine that did not sign a final communique, the Swiss government said on Sunday. Switzerland, which hosted the summit, said over 90 countries took part in the talks, and the vast majority of them signed up to the communique, according to a list which the Swiss organizers posted at the close of proceedings. Brazil, which was listed as an «observer» on the list of attendees, also did not feature as a signatory.

T20 World Cup has progressed to its Super Eight stage after an intense round of preliminary matches across various venues. The Super Eight phase of the 2024 T20 World Cup is scheduled to commence on June 19, Wednesday, with seven out of the eight teams already confirmed. Anticipation mounts for the June 24 clash between India and Australia, a rematch of the 2023 World Cup Final. India secured their spot by topping Group A with three wins, while their last match was affected by rain. Bangladesh is expected to join as the eighth team in the Super Eight, while the Netherlands remains a distant contender.