KOLKATA (Reuters) – When India last hosted the World Cup in 2011, the only team to beat them was South Africa. As it was, that three wicket group-stage win failed to stop MS Dhoni’s men from lifting the World Cup on home soil and 12 years on, the 2023 edition …

MADRID (Reuters) – Nearly 32,000 migrants have reached Spain’s Canary Islands on fragile boats from west Africa this year, passing a previous record posted in 2006, regional authorities said on Sunday. So far this year, 31,933 people have reached the islands, compared with the 2006 small boats crisis when 31,678 …

KUALA LUMPUR: Former transport minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong has questioned the differing security protocols at Senai Airport and Kuala Lumpur International Airport after an elderly man was initially not allowed to board a flight at the airport in Johor. According to Dr Wee, the man’s daughter had …

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Asthmatic Bangladesh cricketers remained indoors ahead of their World Cup clash against Sri Lanka, with coach Chandika Hathurusinghe citing the air quality in smog-shrouded New Delhi on Sunday. Both teams had already cancelled one practice session in the build up to Monday’s match between eliminated Bangladesh …

GUA MUSANG: The Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Ministry will hold a meeting with stakeholders in the next two weeks to discuss and examine the proposals to modify the Environmentally Sensitive Areas (KSAS) in Kelantan. Its minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad (pic) said the meeting to be held in …

Jayson Tatum scored 32 points on Saturday night as the Boston Celtics pulled away midway through the fourth quarter to remain unbeaten with a 124-114 victory over the Brooklyn Nets in New York. The Celtics did not lead by more than 14 and appeared sluggish at times before improving to …

SUNGAI PETANI: The government is doing its utmost to rescue all Malaysian human trafficking victims trapped abroad based on ‘the right to return’ principle, says Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. The Home Minister said under this principle, the government will use whatever method needed to save Malaysians in trouble abroad …

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Rassie Erasmus is to return as head coach of South Africa for the foreseeable future, he confirmed to local media on Sunday, reprising the position he held when the side lifted the World Cup in 2019. Jacques Nienaber guided the Springboks to their second successive World …

(Reuters) – Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino said he remains on good terms with former boss and Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy, despite being sacked by the north London side three years ago. The Argentine was in charge of Spurs from 2014 to 2019, transforming them into perennial top-four Premier League …

KUALA LUMPUR: Breast cancer remains one of the deadliest silent killers around the world, and it is the most prevalent type of cancer in Malaysia. However, with the help of the National Cancer Society Malaysia (NCSM), Malaysia has made a historical milestone after successfully conducting 6,600 breast cancer screenings within …