Dubai, Sep 25 : The International Cricket Council (ICC) has expressed grief at the passing of former Australia international Dean Jones.

On Thursday, Jones – who was part of the Star Sports commentary panel for the 13th Indian Premier League (IPL) edition being held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) – died in Mumbai after suffering a cardiac arrest.

“We are extremely sad to hear of Dean’s sudden death and I would like to extend our deep condolences to his family and friends on behalf of the ICC,” ICC Chief Executive Manu Sawhney said in a statement.

“Dean was a prolific batter playing in 52 Tests and 164 ODIs and was part of the 1987 Australia team who won the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup...

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Sixty years ago, on Sept. 26, 1960, a debate between major party presidential candidates was shown on television for the first time. The presidential hopefuls, John F. Kennedy, a Democratic senator from Massachusetts, and Richard M. Nixon, the vice president of the United States, met in a Chicago studio to discuss U.S. domestic matters.

There were three other debates in October. In the final debate Oct. 21, the candidates met to discuss foreign affairs. The election was held Nov. 8 and was one of the closest in history, with Kennedy winning 49.7% of the popular vote to defeat Nixon (49.6%) by a hair.

Nixon returned to the national stage in 1968 in a successful bid for the presidency. Like Lyndon Johnson in 1964, Nixon declined to debate his opponent in the 1968 presidential campaign...

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Washington, Sep 25 : The overall number of global coronavirus cases has crossed the 32.1 million mark, while the deaths have increased to more than 981,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

As of Friday morning, the total number of cases stood at 32,135,220 and the fatalities rose to 981,754, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed in its latest update.

The US is the worst-hit country with the world’s highest number of cases and deaths at 6,976,215 and 202,762, respectively, according to the CSSE.

India comes in the second place in terms of cases at 5,732,518, while the country’s death toll soared to 91,149.

The other top 15 countries with the maximum amount of cases are Brazil (4,657,702), Russia (1,123,976), Colombia (790,823), Peru (7...

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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. >> However these Western Conference Finals turn out, observers will agree on at least one thing: Jamal Murray has raised his game.

The fourth-year guard is the highest draft pick on the Denver Nuggets’ roster, landed at No. 7 in 2016. At the time, Nuggets coach Michael Malone thought he was a steal even so. And now as he averages 26.6 points, 6.5 assists while shooting better than 47 percent from three in 17 playoff games, he’s outshone a lot of even what Malone could have expected.

“I would actually say – this is no disrespect to Jamal – but I think he’s gone from a very good player,” Malone said. “I think he was a very good player coming into this whole thing. And now on this stage has showed himself to be a great player, a superstar.”

It’s j...

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LOS ANGELES >> Bubble up.

The Dodgers, like playoff-bound teams across MLB, went into quarantine Wednesday night in hopes for a postseason uninterrupted by positive coronavirus tests. The Dodgers players and coaching staff were expected to move into a Los Angeles hotel for the duration of the regular season and next week’s Wild Card Series, then move to a resort in Dallas for the remaining rounds of the postseason (if they advance).

The MLB ‘bubble’ will not be as stringent as the NBA version which limited players to an Orlando campus and punished players for breaking quarantine. MLB players will, however, be expected to limit their activities to the hotel and the ballpark with families allowed to join them.

If the Dodgers advance through a seven-game World Series, they would sp...

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By Arul Louis
New York, Sep 25 : With eye on Nobel Peace Prize, United States President Donald Trump wants to media the dispute between India and China, even though his offers have been turned down.

Asked by a reporter on Thursday about his nomination for the prize for promoting Israel-Arab relations, he said, “I know that China now, and India, are having difficulty, and very — very substantial difficulty. And hopefully they’ll be able to work that out. If we can help, we’d love to help.”

Trump was nominated by a member of Norwegian Parliament mainly for helping the United Arab Emirtes and Israel establish diplomatic relations, a breakthrough in lowering hostilities in the Middle East.

Trump said, “It was an honour to be nominated for two Nobel Prizes. So that was an honour...

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COSTA MESA —The Chargers were often mentioned in recent seasons for having one of the best defensive lines in the NFL because of Pro Bowl pass rushers Joey Bosa and Melvin Ingram. But it wasn’t known as the best, like the 2017 Philadelphia Eagles or last season’s San Francisco 49ers.

Those memorable defensive lines led their teams to the Super Bowl because of depth. The Chargers haven’t had that, but they were aware of the lack of production from interior defensive linemen and backup pass rushers.

The Chargers drafted defensive tackles Justin Jones (2018) and Jerry Tillery (2019) and this offseason signed two-time Pro Bowl nose tackle Linval Joseph. They also made former linebacker Uchenna Nwosu a full-time pass rusher.

The plan for depth took longer than expected, but the res...

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LeBron James, Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers continue their quest for the franchise’s 17th NBA Championship in the Western Conference semifinal series against the Denver Nuggets.

The Lakers may be considered a favorite to win the NBA Championship this season but the duo of Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray stand in their way.

Lakers (2-1) vs. Nuggets (1-2)

When: Thursday, 6 p.m. PST

Where: Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Florida

TV: TNT

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