WI vs SL, 1st Test: Holder takes five as visitors’ first innings end on 169

March 22, 2021

Antigua [Antigua and Barbuda], March 22 (ANI): West Indies' Jason Holder took five wickets to help his side end Sri Lanka's first innings on 169 runs on day 1 of the first Test here on Sunday. At stumps, the West Indies' score read 13/0, with John Campbell and Kraigg Brathwaite...

Road Safety World Series: India Legends defeat Sri Lanka Legends by 14 runs to lift the title

March 21, 2021

Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], March 21 (ANI): India Legends emerged champions in the first edition of the Road Safety World Series T20 after beating Sri Lanka Legends by 14 runs in the final at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium on Sunday night.A repeat of the World Cup 2011 final...

Worked on playing grounded shots during lockdown to prepare for ODIs: Shafali

March 21, 2021

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 21 (ANI): After suffering a six-wicket loss in the second T20I of the three-match series against South Africa, India opening batter Shafali Verma said that she worked on every aspect of batting during the one year off she got due to coronavirus-induced lockdown.Lizelle Lee and...

Spanish-speaking children face higher obesity rate than english-speaking ones

March 21, 2021

Washington [US], March 21 (ANI): The findings of the annual Endocrine Society's meeting suggests that Spanish as a family's primary language is a predictor of childhood obesity, regardless of ethnicity.Nearly one in five U.S. children and teenagers has obesity, and statistics show a higher prevalence of obesity in certain ethnicities,...

Research finds easier way to reduce socioeconomic disparities

March 21, 2021

Washington [US], March 21 (ANI): Researchers during a recent study from Columbia University and Temple University examined how choice architecture can reduce socioeconomic disparities.The study, forthcoming in the Journal of Marketing, is titled "Do Nudges Reduce Disparities? Choice Architecture Compensates for Low Consumer Knowledge" and is authored by Kellen Mrkva,...

Halliday and Jonas to face Australia as Tahuhu returns

March 21, 2021

Christchurch [New Zealand], March 21 (ANI): New Zealand Women on Sunday announced the squad for the upcoming T20I and ODI series against Australia.Brooke Halliday and Fran Jonas are set to face Australia for the first time while Lea Tahuhu returns from injury and was named for the ODI side.Halliday scored...

Lee Zii Jia wins All England Open men’s title

March 21, 2021

Birmingham [UK], March 21 (ANI): Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia on Sunday won the All England Open men's title as he defeated Denmark's Viktor Axelsen in the summit clash.The 22-year-old defeated Axelsen 30-29, 20-22, 21-9 in the summit clash which lasted for one hour and 14 minutes.With this win, Malaysia's title...

Lee, Wolvaardt star as SA W register first T20I series win over IND W

March 21, 2021

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 21 (ANI): Lizelle Lee and Laura Wolvaardt played knocks of 70 and 53 respectively as South Africa defeated India by six wickets in the second T20I of the three-match series on Sunday here at the Ekana Cricket Ground.With this win, the Proteas have sealed the...

Justin Bieber’s new album ‘Justice’ faces backlash for including Martin Luther King Jr. quotes

March 21, 2021

Washington [US], March 21 (ANI): Canadian singer and songwriter Justin Bieber faced some backlash after using the words and speeches of Martin Luther King Jr. in his latest album 'Justice'.According to Fox News, Bieber released his sixth studio album titled "Justice" on Friday and after eager fans listened to the...

My aim was to qualify for finals: Ganemat Sekhon after winning historic medal

March 21, 2021

New Delhi [India], March 21 (ANI): After becoming the first-ever medalist of skeet event in the women's category, India shooter Ganemat Sekhon on Sunday said that she was targeting the finals of the ISSF Shooting World Cup.She won bronze, finishing with a score of 40 in the final. Earlier, she...