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When Rajasthan Royals took on the Chennai Super Kings in the final of inaugural season of IPL, everyone wanted them to win the match and take the trophy home. Super Kings high on star value stormed into the finals while Royals did the unthinkable under the charismatic leadership of Shane Warne. Before the start of tournament no one, absolutely no one would have put their money on the Royals. As the tournament progressed Royal went on a rampage, stunned one and all by astonishingly making their way into the finals and then ultimately emerging as the deserving winners....

“The amount of such cash remaining is close to zero due a stoppage of shipments as the security situation deteriorated, especially during the last few days,” Ajmal Ahmady, Economic Advisor to the Afghanistan president, tweeted. The next shipment of cash was not delivered, likely because Afghanistan’s partners “had good intelligence as to what was going to happen,” according to Ahmady. He said the lack of physical cash could lead to the depreciation of the afghani, Afghanistan’s currency....

In response, Afghan people across the diaspora are calling on the international community to increase its support, and asking that it prioritize the protection of their family members who are still living in the country. Nilofar Ayoubi is a journalist, activist and entrepreneur who spent most of her life in Afghanistan. As the Taliban took control of the country last year she was forced to evacuate. Now a refugee, she continues to advocate for her people, despite the trauma and pain she’s experienced after being targeted by its members and violently separated from her loved ones....

Atlanta finished the group stage atop the Group A Atlantic Conference points table. They beat New Jersey Stallions by 96 runs in the second semifinal. Meanwhile, Seattle finished second in the Group B Pacific Conference points table. They grabbed their berth in the final with a six-run victory over Silicon Valley Strikers in the first semifinal. AFI vs SET Match Details, Minor League T20. Final The final of the Minor League T20 will be played on August 28 at the Church Street Park in Morrisville....

This time, however, the fighting was brief, and by Somali standards relatively bloodless (400 died). Afterward, for the first time, the warlords who had been running amok were chased from Mogadishu. A visitor last week was able to spend five days in the capital without hearing a single gunshot or negotiating a militia roadblock (there used to be 10 just on the road to the airport). The Islamic Courts Union (ICU), a popular movement built around traditional Islamic Sharia courts and financed by fed-up businessmen, collected the militiamen’s guns and rounded up their “technicals”–jeeps with gun mounts in the back....

Afridi, who played the last of his 27 tests in 2010, announced last year that he planned to bow out of international cricket after the World Twenty20 in India. “Today I wish to inform my fans in Pakistan and all over the world that I am relinquishing the captaincy of the T20 Pakistani team of my own volition,” the cricketer said in a statement. “I intend to continue to play the game for my country and league cricket....

Only one man has ever played more games in the G League than Ingram, who has spent 10 of the last 11 years of his life grinding in the NBA’s minor league system. But Ingram — who has played six seasons for the South Bay Lakers — is getting his opportunity at last, as the Los Angeles Lakers signed him for the final two games of the season. The 6-foot-3, 184-pound shooting guard’s career has been about much more than just longevity....

This season’s Week 2 rating, 8.7, was down 4.4 percent from the 9.1 for the second week of the 2017 season, according to Nielsen numbers obtained by Sporting News. This season’s average Week 2 audience, 15 million viewers, was off by 4.7 percent from 15.8 million during the same week last season. As for the comparison between Weeks 1 and 2 this season, the numbers were down 7.4 percent and 8 percent, respectively, from Week 1’s 9....

“If you want to vote the way I’m voting, rank Maya Wiley number one,” Ocasio-Cortez said in an interview with Hot 97 on Tuesday. But she added that she also voted for other mayoral candidates using the city’s new ranked-choice voting, which allows voters to rank candidates by preference rather than just selecting their top choice. “Here’s the deal. This race, I think, has been really all over the place for a lot of people, to say the least....

The 25-year-old is still basking in the glory of her victory over Italy’s Sara Errani at Roland Garros this month. But she is aware there is serious work ahead. “I understand this victory will be with me forever,” said Sharapova. “But, of course, when you come here, after a couple of days’ rest, it starts all over again.” For the second successive year, Sharapova is skipping warm up tournaments at Eastbourne, Birmingham and the Netherlands to play at SW19 in her first grass-court event of the season....

After six consecutive monthly increases in gross domestic product (GDP) as the U.K. economy began to recover from the hit of the first wave, November GDP fell back to 8.5 percent below pre-pandemic levels in February 2020, compared with 6.1 percent below in October 2020, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. Pubs and hairdressers were particularly badly hit as the service sector shut down when Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a second nationwide lockdown in England, alongside further restrictions in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales....

The court threw out Governor Kathy Hochul’s statewide order that required New Yorkers to wear masks in all indoor public spaces, except in businesses that implemented a vaccine requirement. Hochul has said she will seek to reverse the decision “immediately” but in the meantime, the court’s action means that just a handful of states now have stringent mask mandates. Eleven states other than New York had mask mandates of varying degrees as of January, 2022....

Newsom, fresh off a victory in his state’s gubernatorial recall election last week, is expected to run for reelection in California next fall. The fundraising email from Newsom’s reelection campaign suggested voters share a portion of their contributions to his reelection bid with McAuliffe’s campaign in Virginia, where Newsom’s campaign said a “critical election” is taking place. “In our recall, there were Virginians who donated and sent texts to keep California blue....

On Thursday, Narine had undergone the test at the International Cricket Council accredited centre Sri Ramachandra University for his suspect action. “On Thursday itself, he checked into the city. But he did not come for the practice session,” said a KKR official, as the Knights had their maiden nets for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League at the Eden Gardens. The Narine issue The West Indies cricketer was banned during 2014 Champions League Twenty20 for suspect bowling action....

Official answer: “the country.” Go figure. Final Pre-Primary Polling Average: Fourth Place, 14.6 percent Current National Polling AverageFifth Place. 9.3 percent Thompson has staked his entire bid on South Carolina, so the only thing that keeps him in contention is a win. It would revive his moribund campaign and send him into Florida with unrivaled momentum. But it probably won’t happen. Thompson has only topped 20 percent in one recent poll–and it still showed him trailing Huckabee and McCain by five to 12 points....

Nearly a year into the AEW Tag Team Championship reign of Matt and Nick Jackson, the cornerstone members of The Elite haven’t really been in trouble — yet. On Sunday, that could change. The red-hot Lucha Brothers take on the Bucks for the tag-team gold at All Out, one match out of a stacked nine-match card coming to you live from the NOW Arena just outside of Chicago, Ill. on Sunday....

With such a huge number of matches announced, many big names were part of the card. Eddie Kingston headlined the show while Lance Archer destroyed another opponent. Santana and Ortiz and FTR picked up big wins. With 14 matches to look ahead to, let’s see what happened on AEW Dark in detail. Wardlow vs JDX on AEW Dark Wardlow delivered a short promo before the match. JDX threw some arms and got in a superkick as he made a quick start but Wardlow kicked him in the midsection to stop his opponent’s charge....

The main event will see “Hangman” Adam Page defend his AEW World Title against CM Punk. Thunder Rosa defends the AEW Women’s World Title against Serena Deeb, and the finals of the men’s and women’s Owen Hart Cup Tournament will take place at Double or Nothing. Looking to watch AEW Double or Nothing? Here’s all the information you need, including the price of the event. MORE: AEW’s Tony Khan has purchased Ring of Honor Wrestling: Details of blockbuster deal revealed...

Despite its main event between CM Punk and MJF receiving critical acclaim from fans and wrestlers, AEW Dynamite dropped below one million viewers. The February 2nd edition of Dynamite drew a total of 954,000 viewers and a 0.35 number in the 18-49 key demographic. The key demo number is the lowest since the “Winter is Coming” edition of Dynamite that took place on December 15th. That show was headlined by a match between MJF and Dante Martin, however it also featured the highly praised 60 minute world championship draw between Hangman Page and Bryan Danielson....