VIDEO: Hayley Matthews stretchered off, returns to hit WWC qualifier century
- 11-Apr-2025
West Indies captain Hayley Matthews produced a stunning all-round display in Match 2 of the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier 2025 in Lahore, but her efforts were not enough to secure victory, as Scotland triumphed by 11 runs in a tense finish. Batting first, Scotland posted a challenging total of 244 runs in 45 overs […]
World Cup: Fakhar Zaman bags multiple records with ton against New Zealand
- 04-Nov-2023
BANGALORE: Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman has bagged multiple records with his quickfire century against New Zealand in the World Cup 2023 clash. The left-handed batter, who played a match-winning 81-run knock against Bangladesh, scored a sensational century in a daunting 402-run pursuit against New Zealand. Despite losing his opening partner Abdullah Shafique early, the Fakhar […]
Russia pitches into first major external bond default in century
- 27-Jun-2022
Russia defaulted on its foreign sovereign bonds for the first time since the Bolshevik revolution, as sweeping sanctions effectively cut the country off from the global financial system and rendered its assets untouchable to many investors. A U.S. official said on Monday the default showed how dramatically the sanctions were impacting Russia’s economy. The official […]
#LQvIU: Harry Brook revive Lahore Qalandars with blistering century
- 19-Feb-2022
LAHORE: Hary Brooks has scored his maiden T20 century off 49 balls, reviving Lahore Qalandars against Islamabad United after his side lose wickets early on Thursday. Lahore Qalandars successfully recovered the fall of wickets after an outstanding over of Islamabad United’s Faheem Ashraf who took two wickets in an over and later Mohammad Hafeez was […]
Man reunites with wallet he lost in Antarctica over half a century ago
- 05-Feb-2021
The wallet contained his Navy ID, his driver’s license, and several other items. but no cash, as there was nothing to buy there
Pelosi gives longest US House speech in more than a century
- 08-Feb-2018
WASHINGTON: Top US House Democrat Nancy Pelosi made history Wednesday by delivering the longest address to the chamber in at least 108 years, speaking for more than eight hours about protecting young undocumented migrants from deportation. The veteran California Democrat, who turns 78 next month, took the floor at 10:04 am (1504 GMT) and began […]
Maxwell century powers Australia to T20 win over England
- 07-Feb-2018
HOBART: Glenn Maxwell slammed a last-ball six to score a masterful century and lead Australia to a five-wicket victory over England in the second tri-series Twenty20 international in Hobart on Wednesday. Maxwell, who earlier took three wickets in two overs, was man of the match with an unbeaten 103 as the Australians chased down England’s […]
Khawaja achieves his Ashes century dream
- 06-Jan-2018
SYDNEY: Usman Khawaja is relieved he finally has an Ashes Test century to savour after a “lot of carry-on” over his debut against England in Sydney seven years ago. The elegant Pakistan-born left-hander soaked up the acclaim from his home fans after scoring 171 in the final Ashes Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on […]
Rohit Sharma equals record for fastest T20 century
- 22-Dec-2017
Rohit Sharma scored the joint-fastest century in Twenty20 International cricket when he hammered his way to the landmark from only 35 balls against Sri Lanka in Indore on Friday. Opening batsman Rohit matched the record South Africa’s David Miller set against Bangladesh in October. Read More: Records of Younis Khan Rohit smashed 10 sixes and […]
A century ago people predicted future like this
- 04-Nov-2017
In 1900, a German chocolate company predicted lifestyle of inhabitants of 21st century through a series of postcards. It was part of a marketing campaign that Theodore Hildebrand and Son chocolate company slipped colorful cards into chocolate boxes. The cards envisioned people enjoying boundless leisure and comfort after undergoing technological advancement of a century. The […]