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More than 120,000 people have been seriously injured by tear gas and rubber bullets at protests around the world since 2015, according to a major investigation published today.Violent crackdowns by governments and security forces have become “increasingly common” in recent years and indicates an “alarming trend” in policing, the ...

Ahmed says he wants to bowl more like Rashid, but the senior man “tells me I’m my own bowler and to focus on what I do well”. So Ahmed’s mantra is simple: “Whether it's a red ball or a white ball, I just want to keep the stumps in ...

Is it a year in the 21st century? Yes? Well then of course there's cricket world cup taking place. In fact 2023 is a bumper year for international limited-overs cup competitions, given that the women's 20-over World Cup finished in March. England's defence of the men's 50-over World Cup ...

India’s largest-ever dementia study shows that residents of conflict-ridden Jammu and Kashmir have the highest prevalence of the condition, in what is the latest body of research to show a possible association between the disease and exposure to trauma.Some 11 per cent of the region’s over-60 population have developed ...

A financial contribution from the England and Wales Cricket Board is set to help ensure Jos Buttler’s white-ball team’s tour of Bangladesh would be broadcast in the UK – and it means that it will also be streamed for free.Sky are set to secure the TV rights for the tour, which comprises three ODIs and ...

England will face South Africa in the semi-finals of the Women's T20 World Cup after both sides won their final group matches. Heather Knight's side made it four wins from as many matches in South Africa after a resounding 114-run triumph over Pakistan at Newlands before South Africa recorded an ...

England's passage to the semi-finals of the Women's T20 World Cup is now guaranteed after the West Indies edged out Pakistan by just three runs in an exciting ending at Paarl.Heather Knight's side made it three wins from as many matches in South Africa after an 11-run triumph over ...

England's passage to the semi-finals of the Women's T20 World Cup is now guaranteed after the West Indies edged out Pakistan by just three runs in an exciting ending at Paarl.Heather Knight's side made it three wins from as many matches in South Africa after an 11-run triumph over ...

England's impressive start to the T20 World Cup continued as they beat Ireland by four wickets behind a superb fifty from 18-year-old Alice Capsey. Good work with the ball saw Ireland bowled out for just 105 in the 19th over of their innings, with Sophie Ecclestone and Sarah Glenn chipping ...

The war in Ukraine, which sent the price of commodities spiralling worldwide, has also pushed Pakistan’s economy to the brink.The monthly cost of importing food and fuel had already increased by 60 per cent in March 2022, for example, when compared to the previous year.Certainly, gross macroeconomic mismanagement and ...