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CBC
4 hours ago
- Politics
- CBC
Territorial ministers ask feds to finish funding national plan on gender-based violence
As the federal government looks to cut spending, women and gender equality ministers in the territories say they can't afford to. In fact, they want more funding. Avery Zingel reports.
Telegraph
7 hours ago
- Sport
- Telegraph
England women will not start winning unless they score much quicker than this
India (262/6) beat England (258/6) by four wickets England Women's shortcomings at the top of the order ultimately proved too costly as they slipped to a narrow four-wicket defeat in their opening ODI against India. The batting was always going to be under the spotlight, with Nat Sciver-Brunt missing most of the preceding T20 series through injury and Heather Knight ruled out for the summer. It was also an ideal chance for some of those on the fringes to step up and cement their place with a 50-over World Cup on the horizon in the subcontinent this autumn. But even as India dropped five catches in the field, they were able to secure their second-best ever chase in women's ODIs, bringing England's unbeaten home run (stretching back to 2023) to an end. In the last few years, in the absence of Knight and Sciver-Brunt, England have struggled to dominate with bat in hand, and the contest in Southampton started off in exactly the same fashion. Amy Jones had been successful at the top of the order against West Indies with back-to-back centuries, and in domestic cricket this year, but made just one run off seven deliveries. Tammy Beaumont made five, while Emma Lamb took the time to get herself in and set a platform with 39 from 50, but was unable to push on – something that is almost inexcusable with a strike rate of just 78. Alice Davidson-Richards and Sophia Dunkley put on 106 runs for the fifth wicket, but they did so slowly, taking more than 20 overs to do so – and crucially neither were able to push on and inflict a match-winning score on India. Dunkley brought up her half-century from 68 balls, with Davidson-Richards a touch slower, bringing up her milestone from 70 deliveries. England's acceleration did come, but it was only in the final few overs of the innings, and their first innings total of 258 looked under-par on a good batting surface with a quick outfield. Dunkley even admitted that despite her own 83, England were '20 runs short' on the day. It was not a game for the ages, but instead a slightly low-scoring and at times scrappy affair in Southampton. With India 214 for four, and needing another 44 runs, Lauren Filer made the crucial breakthrough to stem India's momentum, with the ball just scratching Jemimah Rodrigues' glove on the way through to Jones. Richa Ghosh had looked settled, but fell for just 10 leaving India 229 for six as England started to gain the upper hand. India may look at their shot choices and question whether a ramp and a charge down the track were necessary given the circumstances, but it was because of the pressure England – and Filer – had built up so successfully. However even in the second innings there were questions raised and issues that England will have to address. When India needed 50 from the final 60 deliveries, Deepti Sharma was struck on the pad by Lauren Bell, who did appeal but not with great conviction. Ball tracking later showed the delivery would have crashed into leg stump, and the ball also went away for four leg-byes. Should England have made the decision to review, it could have changed the course of the final run chase. But India won with 10 balls to spare when Beaumont dived over the ball and let it go for four. Charlotte Edwards insisted when she took over that what mattered was winning matches. Yet again her side fell short.
CTV News
12 hours ago
- CTV News
Cigarette burn triggers bear spray retaliation in fight between two women: CKPS
A cigarette butt and ashes are seen in this undated stock photo. (Basil MK/ Chatham-Kent police say a heated altercation resulted in the arrests of two women after one allegedly extinguished a cigarette on the other's face, who then retaliated with bear spray. On Tuesday at 1:11 p.m., officers responded to a report of an altercation involving two individuals at a residence in Chatham. The altercation occurred between a 34-year-old woman from Chatham and a 55-year-old accused also from Chatham. During the incident, the 55-year-old woman extinguished a cigarette on to the 34-year-old woman's face. In response, police say the second woman used bear spray on the other individual. As a result of the investigation, both women were arrested and charged. The 34-year-old woman is facing the following charges: Assault with a Weapon Administering a Noxious Substance The 55-year-old woman is facing the following charge: Assault with Weapon Both individuals were transported to Chatham-Kent Police Service headquarters where they were both released with conditions and a scheduled court date for Aug. 21.
BBC News
12 hours ago
- BBC News
Sunderland
Men in court after women die following care home crash Two care home residents, a woman in her 80s and another in her 90s, died a day after the crash.
Wall Street Journal
12 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Wall Street Journal
Lena Dunham Gives Us Millennials On the Verge of a Midlife Crisis
When Lena Dunham's hit show 'Girls' premiered in 2012, the #MeToo movement hadn't happened. There wasn't yet a more 'nuanced attitude about what is and isn't safe sexually,' said the director, who was 25 when the show premiered. Her era-defining show portrayed women in their 20s in cringey sexual encounters, often bizarre and uncomfortable rather than romantic and consensual. Eight years after the series ended, Dunham's new Netflix show, 'Too Much,' reflects a more gentle sensibility for women on-screen and a new outlook for the director famous for her cynical depictions of relationships. Now 39, married and sober, her characters have, in a way, grown up with her.
