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BBC News
08-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Scotland suffer heavy WCL2 defeat by UAE
WCL2, AmstelveenUnited Arab Emirates 296-6 (50 overs): Chopra 101, Sharma 56, Wassem 41Scotland 199 (43.3 overs): Munsey 43, McCreath 33; Singh 4-30, Khan 3-41UAE win by 97 runsScorecard Scotland slumped to a disappointing 97-run defeat by the United Arab Emirates, damaging their faltering defence of the World Cup League 2 crown. The Scots made heavy weather of a three-wicket win over the same opponents on Sunday and on this occasion were comprehensively beaten by the lowest-ranked team in the captain Rahul Chopra made his first one day international century (101) to help steer his side to Aryansh Sharma contributed 56 and Muhammad Waseem (41) added some late fireworks with his skipper, who made the most of his escape from a big lbw claim on response was lacklustre, losing a succession of batters to poor Munsey was out for 43 in the 19th opener shortly after the departure of fellow opener Charlie Tear (27).Richie Berrington and Finlay McCreath threatened to drag Scotland back into the contest but fell in quick succession for 32 and 33 left them on 164-5 at the end of the 35th over and from there the challenge quickly fizzled out as Simranjeet Singh finished with four wickets and Aayan Khan claimed three."Credit to UAE," Berrington told "It wasn't our best day. At this level, you need to be a lot more consistent." It is just a third win from 14 competition outings for UAE, while Scotland sit mid-table with seven victories from their 13 the Netherlands hosting this tri-nation sequence, Scotland meet the hosts next on Saturday.
Int'l Cricket Council
07-05-2025
- Sport
- Int'l Cricket Council
UAE fined for slow over-rate against Netherlands
The United Arab Emirates have been fined five per cent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate against the Netherlands in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 match played in Amstelveen on Tuesday. Phil Thompson of the Emirates ICC International Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanction after the UAE were ruled to be one over short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration. In accordance with Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to minimum over-rate offences, players are fined five per cent of their match fee for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time. The UAE captain Rahul Chopra pled guilty to the offence and accepted the proposed sanction, so there was no need for a formal hearing. On-field umpires Nitin Bathi and Roland Black leveled the charge.
Time of India
27-04-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
With demonstrations & candlelight vigils, Indians living abroad protest Pahalgam attack
1 2 Bhubaneswar: The terror attack in Pahalgam has sent shockwaves across the globe with Indians living in Auckland (New Zealand), London and Swindon (United Kingdom) and Brampton (Canada) organising marches and candlelight vigils in protest against the heinous act. Holding placards with messages like 'In memory of the Kashmir victims gone but never forgotten', 'We stand for peace' and 'Stop the violence against innocents', the Indian diaspora waved the national flag, shouted slogans like 'Bharat Mata ki Jai', and carried the photographs of the victims along with their names to express solidarity with people back home. "The incident has left us all shell-shocked. It felt that the victims were one of us. It could have happened to us as my family was planning to visit Ladakh and Jammu & Kashmir. Did not expect this to happen in new India," said Rahul Chopra, head of the department of commerce at Lynfield College, Auckland. Chopra, a second generation Indian living in New Zealand, attended the hour-long candlelight vigil organised by the Indian diaspora at Aotea Square, Auckland. Like him, most members of the diaspora feel it is important to stand with India in this hour of crisis. "It is very important to show our strength and raise our voice, otherwise the world will not listen to us," said Sukant Sahu, a member of Odisha Society of the United Kingdom, who took part in a solemn commemorative ceremony organised at the Indian High Commission in London in memory of those killed. There were at least 250 people inside the hall with many standing outside, said Sahu. Also present at the ceremony were minister of state for parliamentary affairs L Murugan, UK minister Catherine West, Conservative MP Bob Blackman and Indian high commissioner to UK, Vikram K Doraiswami, along with members of the Jewish community. Protests were also organised in Swindon, Reading and Bournemouth in the UK that saw a sizeable gathering. "All those who died had gone to Kashmir to spend quality time with their families, but were killed by terrorists. This is injustice," said Gayatri Lokhande nee Panigrahi, who participated in the Swindon protest and the Indian High Commission memorial service. Indians across the world feel that "difficult times require difficult decisions" and in this case silence is not an option. A protester at Bournemouth said, "Staying quiet now means we have accepted the injustice." Indians in London are also planning more protests after a Pakistani diplomat allegedly made threatening gestures at them during their peaceful demonstration in front of the Pakistan High Commission on Friday afternoon. A candlelight vigil was also organised at Brampton, Canada.
RNZ News
25-04-2025
- Politics
- RNZ News
New Zealand's Indian community unites in condemning Kashmir terror attacks
About a hundred people gathered at Auckland's Aotea Square on Thursday evening for a candlelight vigil expressing solidarity with victims of a terror attack in Indian-administered Kashmir , which took place on Tuesday afternoon India time. At least two dozen people died after gunmen opened fired on tourists near the picturesque town of Pahalgam in the Himalayas. Foreign Minister Winston Peters strongly condemned the terror attacks in a social media post. The post said, "New Zealand strongly condemns the terrorist attack in Kashmir. We send our deepest condolences to the victims, their families and to the Indian people. We stand with our Indian friends at this difficult time." Meanwhile, organisers at the vigil shared the reason for the gathering. "We have come together to pay our respects to the victims and condemn the terror attacks which has really shaken us," main organiser Rahul Chopra said. "[The victims] were a bunch of tourists who had gone there just to enjoy and now they are not coming back home. As all of us are Indians at heart, we have come together to stand in solidarity with our homeland." Dr Primla Khar, who works as a GP in South Auckland and comes from the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, broke down while sharing her emotions at the vigil. "What happened in Kashmir this week has brought back memories of utterly senseless violence, which we Kashmiris have faced for decades. "We have gathered here today to tell our motherland India that we are with you, no matter what," Khar said. Rahul Chopra is the organiser of the vigil. Photo: RNZ / Blessen Tom Former MPs Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi and Mahesh Bindra called on the Indian government to take appropriate actions against the terrorists who have killed innocent people. "The mood today, of every Indian, is that people responsible for this should be brought to justice. As simple as that," Bakshi said. "What I want to say to the terrorists of this world, whoever they are, wherever they are, that they are dealing with this new India. And when this new India retaliate, it's going to hurt," Bindra added. Meanwhile, ACT MP Parmjeet Parmar in a statement expressed deep sorrow at "this senseless violence". "Every human being has inherent dignity and deserves to live in peace. Disputes must be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy - not through cowardly acts of brutality," Parmar said. President of the New Zealand Indian Central Association Veer Khar said, "The Kiwi Indian community is with the people of India in this hour of extreme pain and anguish". A poster listing the names of the victims of the Kashmir terror attack in India. Photo: RNZ / Blessen Tom Supreme Sikh Society of New Zealand also "condemned the killing of innocent individuals in the strongest possible terms". "It is imperative to question who is behind this and what the motive could be," president of the Supreme Sikh Society Daljit Singh said. "Such acts are beyond human conscience. Our thoughts are with the victims and their families, and we stand with them in this difficult time." The Hindu Council of New Zealand called on the international community "to take unequivocal stands against such acts of violence". "Terrorism must never be rationalised, justified or relativised based on political or ideological motives. "Any form of violence against civilians, especially when driven by religious or ethnic hatred, must be denounced in the strongest possible terms," a spokesperson of the Hindu Council of New Zealand said. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
