The first batch of nominations for the upcoming Big Bash League Draft have been revealed, with six high-profile T20 cricketers putting their names forward for selection. T20 World Cup champion Alex Hales, Major League Cricket hero Nicholas Pooran and South African legend Faf du Plessis are among the nominees Cricket Australia unveiled on Friday morning, … Read more
Ms Cheikho was sacked from her job for not typing enough while working remotely. An Australian woman, who was working with an insurance company, lost her job after 18 years after her firm used keystroke technology to monitor her work-from-home performance. According to New York Post, Insurance Australia Group (IAG) consultant Suzie Cheikho was sacked … Read more
Kevin Baxter: Breaking down the top candidates to be the next U.S. … Brunswick News Source link
There’s an enormous buzz around the Matildas as they prepare for a quarter-final showdown with France, but the host nation will have to win without its most recent scorer at this phase of a World Cup. That player would be Ellyse Perry, who is thrilled by how far women’s football has come in the time … Read more
Australia News Today: Forrest’s Wyloo Metals, Energy, Strikes … Bloomberg Source link
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Spoiler alert. Hervé Renard’s French lineup knows what the atmosphere and the tension is like playing a Women’s World Cup quarterfinal on home soil, and is projecting that onto Australia’s Matildas. The French hosted the 2019 tournament and lost in the quarterfinals to the U.S. team, which went on to successfully … Read more
The AFL is still searching for this year’s Grand Final entertainment, less than eight weeks out from the premiership decider, after a second act rejected their offer. But vintage US rockers KISS could end up being the league’s saviours with their Australian tour promoter pushing for their inclusion. Popular Aussie-Kiwi rock band Crowded House has … Read more
An Hour Ago Indonesia’s second quarter GDP grew above analysts’ expectations Indonesia’s gross domestic product for the second quarter expanded 5.17% year-on-year, higher than analyst forecasts of a 4.93% growth, according to Refinitiv data. On a quarterly basis, the Southeast Asian nation’s GDP grew 3.86%. —Lee Ying Shan An Hour Ago Thailand’s July inflation numbers … Read more
With global temperatures reaching new records month after month this summer—and unprecedented wildfires destroying parts of Greece, Canada, and Italy—heat is becoming an increasing consideration in the way people travel. Shifting destinations is one strategy; buying travel insurance is another. Neither is black and white. Weather is unpredictable everywhere, and travel insurance policies can vary … Read more
Niger’s ousted leader has urged the US and “international community” to help “restore constitutional order” after last week’s coup. In an opinion piece published in the Washington Post, President Mohamed Bazoum says he is writing “as a hostage”. Earlier, thousands of people demonstrated in Niger’s capital Niamey to show their support for last week’s military … Read more