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Skipper Steve Smith and Alex Carey hit half-centuries as Australia made 264 all out against India in the first semi-final of the Champions Trophy in Dubai on Tuesday. ” sandbox=”allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms”> After choosing to bat, Smith hit 73, and the left-handed Carey smashed 61 to put on the highest total at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in the ongoing 50-over tournament. India pace spearhead Mohammed Shami stood out with figures of 3-48 as Australia’s innings lasted 49.3 overs. Spinners Varun Chakravarthy and Ravindra Jadeja took two wickets each. India’s new-ball bowlers tested the Australian openers with a disciplined…

Australia skipper Steve Smith won the toss and chose to bat against India in the first semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy in Dubai on Tuesday. The winner faces South Africa or New Zealand in Sunday’s final of the eight-nation 50-over tournament. Australia made two changes with batting all-rounder Cooper Connolly and leg-spinner Tanveer Sangha coming in for Matthew Short and Spencer Johnson. Connolly, who bowls left-arm spin, joined the squad as a replacement for Short, who was ruled out of the rest of the tournament with a thigh injury. However, the onus will be on Adam Zampa to lead…

Taiwanese Defense Minister Wellington Koo says it’s in the US’s ‘national interest’ to maintain the status quo in Asia.Taiwan has said it’s “impossible” for the United States to retreat from the Asia Pacific, despite growing doubts about US President Donald Trump’s willingness to uphold Washington’s security commitments. “We indeed noticed the fast-changing and tricky international situation and deeply understand that we can’t just talk about values but not national interests,” Taiwanese Defense Minister Wellington Koo told reporters on Monday. “So we must ask: Keeping the peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region, including the status quo in the Taiwan Strait…

Health savings accounts can be valuable components of individuals’ savings toolkits, especially for those who can afford to pay their actual healthcare expenses out of pocket while leaving their health savings account assets in place to grow.If investors are able to pay out of pocket for healthcare costs and allow their HSA accounts to grow, the HSA assets can better harness the power of compounding, and the tax benefits are also more valuable when stretched over a longer period of time.Before they employ an HSA as a long-term investment vehicle, though, investors need to do their due diligence.Let your HSA…

The Trump Administration has fired a number of National Science Foundation employees who had been handpicked for their expertise in AI, threatening the agency’s ability to sustain key AI research, Bloomberg reported. One of the affected departments inside NSF, called the Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships, was instrumental in funneling government grants focused on AI. Many review panels have been postponed or canceled as a result of the layoffs, stalling funding for some AI projects, according to Bloomberg. AI experts have criticized the Trump Administration’s recent cuts to scientific grant-making, and in particular, reductions championed by billionaire Elon Musk’s…

NUUK, Greenland (AP) — On a boat, surrounded by snow-covered mountains and icebergs in shades of blue, Qooqu Berthelsen points to the breaking sea ice as a worrisome sign. Now, though, something is worrying him and many Greenlanders as much as the retreating ice that endangers their livelihood.“My concern,” says the 23-year-old hunter, fisher and tour company owner, “is that Trump will come and take Greenland.”He then repeats what has become a mantra for Greenlanders in the weeks since U.S. President Donald Trump pushed their Arctic homeland into the spotlight by threatening to take it over. That has ignited unprecedented…

LAHORE: It was a quiet Sunday, the buzz of the Champions Trophy conspicuous by its absence in Lahore. The last-four lineup had been confirmed; the stage reached at which any tournament across any sport builds towards its crescendo. Any excitement, if there was any, was discreet, unnoticeable. India’s takeover of the first International Cricket Council tournament in Pakistan in nearly three decades was complete. Pakistan was left picking the pieces, it now has to start afresh in its bid to inject enthusiasm back into the tournament. On Sunday, none of the semi-finalist teams were in the country. They were all…

DUBAI: New Zealand go into their Champions Trophy semi-final against South Africa in Lahore on Wednesday buoyed by beating the Proteas at the same venue in a tri-series last month. The Black Caps lost to India in their final Group ‘A’ match on Sunday in Dubai but Tom Latham said it would have no bearing on the encounter for a place in the final. More relevant is that New Zealand chased down 305 against South Africa in Lahore after Kane Williamson scored 133 and also beat hosts Pakistan in the tri-series. “We’re fortunate that we had a tri-series in Pakistan…

BARCELONA: Barcelona returned to the top of the La Liga table and wrested back control of the title race with a comfortable 4-0 home victory over 10-man Real Sociedad on Sunday. Barcelona’s sixth straight league win moved them into first place with 57 points from 26 games, one ahead of Atletico Madrid. Defending champions Real Madrid are third with 54 points after a 2-1 defeat at Real Betis on Saturday. “We’re happy about the way we played. It was important to win today, to go first in the table. We’re happy and we feel that we’re working really well,” said…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — At a classical orchestra, a conductor’s raised hands often means the start of a performance. Tracing shapes in the air could point to how each beat must come. And one’s free fingers can often signal a shift in dynamics.Subtle hand signs likewise coordinate the hundreds of pounding drummers in each of the glitzy Carnival parades in Rio de Janeiro.The roughly 70,000 spectators filling the bleachers each of the three nights of parades will be eager to see flamboyant costumes, towering floats and jaw-dropping dancers passing by. But for many samba fanatics, drums are the beating…