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England draft Potts as replacement for Overton in playing XI for second ODI against WI

London [UK], May 31 (ANI): England have drafted Matthew Potts in their playing XI as a replacement for the injured Jamie Overton for the second ODI against the West Indies on Sunday at Sophia Gardens.

Overton was ruled out of the remainder of the white-ball series against the Caribbean side with a broken finger. Durham's speedster Potts is now set to make his 10th ODI appearance for England during the second ODI

England all-rounder Jamie Overton ruled out of West Indies series due to broken finger

New Delhi [India] May 31 (ANI): England all-rounder Jamie Overton has been ruled out of the remaining One-Day Internationals and the Vitality IT20s against the West Indies due to a broken right little finger. Overton sustained the injury during England's first ODI against the West Indies at Edgbaston on Thursday, according to a report from ESPNcricinfo.

Overton, 31, suffered the injury after bowling his second b

India pleased to note that Colombia's statemnent on Op Sindoor is withdrawn, Tharoor says

Bogota [Colombia], May 31 (ANI): All-Party Delegation leader and Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday said that he was now pleased by the decision of Colombia government to issue a new statement expressing solidarity with India after the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack.

Tharoor said that earlier Colombia did not seem to understand India's stance. But, after they held talks with the Foreign Ministry, Colombia ro

Dominant England crush West Indies by 108 runs in opening ODI after T20I series sweep

London [UK], May 31 (ANI): Fresh off a commanding T20I series whitewash against the West Indies, England carried their momentum into the ODI format with another dominant display, securing a resounding 108-run victory in the opening match of the series, according to International Cricket Council (ICC).

Among the key performers for the hosts were the opening duo of Tammy Beaumont and Amy Jones, who scored scintilla

"We don't believe in dialogue with a gun pointed towards our forehead": Tharoor clears India's stance against Pakistan

Bogota [Colombia], May 31 (ANI): Stressing that there cannot be any dialogue with Pakistan till it decides to dismantle terror operators constructed in its country, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who is leading an all-party delegation, said that India understands that disputes must be settled through dialogue, but it does not believe in dialogue with a gun pointed towards its forehead.

During a discussion with thoug

Indian all party parliamentary outreach influences global narrative on Operation Sindoor

Bogota [Colombia], May 31 (ANI): All-Party Delegation leader and Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said that the All-Party delegation was pleased at how Colombia retracted its stance in favour of India with regards to Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor.

Colombia's Vice Foreign Minister Rosa Yolanda Villavicencio told ANI that Colombia changed its stance after having received complete information on the April 2

Virat Kohli followed his heart in retiring from Tests, says AB de Villiers

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 31 (ANI): Former South African cricketer AB de Villiers reacted to Virat Kohli's decision to retire from Test cricket, calling it a heartfelt choice made by a man who has given everything to the game.

Kohli announced his retirement from the longest format on May 12, ending a remarkable red-ball career that has left an indelible mark on world cricket.

Reacting to it, de Vill

Colombia withdraws statement for Pakistan, will issue strong support for India: Shashi Tharoor

Bogota [Colombia], May 31 (ANI): Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday (local time) said that Colombia will issue a statement of strong support for India's position after the country withdrew their statement condoling the deaths of Pakistanis in Indian strikes.

Tharoor made the statement during the all-party delegation's visit to Tadeo Lozano University in Bogota, where the group also paid floral tribute to Mahat

As India expresses disappointment, Colombia withdraws its statement condoling with Pakistan

By Ayushi Agarwal

Bogota [Colombia], May 31 (ANI): In a significant accomplishment for India in its global outreach effort to expose Pakistan and to convey its zero tolerance against Terrorism, Colombia, which earlier in its statement sympathised with Pakistan over the loss of lives, has now withdrawn its statement.

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who is leading the all-party delegation to the Americas during

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor meets former Colombian President Cesar Augusto Gaviria Trujillo

Bogota [Colombia], May 30 (ANI): All-Party Delegation Leader and Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said met with former President Cesar Augusto Gaviria Trujillo, leader of the Colombian Liberal Party.

Speaking to ANI, Former Colombian President Cesar Augusto Gaviria Trujillo expressed Colombia's solidarity with India, stating that the country rejects any form of terrorism.

Trujillo said, 'I want to express to all

"Pretty electrifying": England's Bethell on opening with Virat for RCB

Birmingham [UK], May 30 (ANI): Young England all-rounder Jacob Bethell hailed Indian batting legend Virat Kohli, his teammate during his stint with Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL), saying that it was 'electrifying' to walk out to bat with him and to get information from him on and off the field.

Bethell featured in two matches for RCB in their run towards final, scoring 67 ru

Indian Junior Women's Hockey Team loses to Chile in shootout after 2-2 draw in the Four Nations Tournament

New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): The Indian Junior Women's Hockey Team suffered a 1-3 defeat in a shootout against Chile after a 2-2 draw over four quarters in their fourth match of the friendly Four Nations Tournament in Rosario, Argentina, on Friday, according to a release from Hockey India (HI).

Sukhveer Kaur (35') and Kanika Siwach (47') were the goalscorers for India, while Jacinta Solari (27') and Captain L

Struggle of Cuba's visually impaired children under U.S. blockade

In Cuba, special schools for the blind and visually impaired children lack essential tools due to the six-decade-long U.S. blockade against their country.

Those kids have limited, or no access at all, to braille machines and papers, high-prescription lenses, eye patches, special magnifiers and lamps.

"The blockade has always harmed special education; now even more so," said a parent.

Pr

Feature: Beijing Guoan's Dutch coach embraces Chinese football culture

"If people feel there is a future in football, more players will be motivated to have a good career. It's my goal to help China reach a higher level in football," says Beijing Guoan technical coach Jason Vermeer.

by sportswriters Li Chunyu, Yue Dongxing and Gong Bing

BEIJING, May 30 (Xinhua) -- Taking a football with him, Beijing Guoan's technical coach Jason Vermeer frequents the Chinese c

"Disappointed in the reaction of Colombia," All-Party Delegation Leader Tharoor says

Bogota [Colombia], May 30 (ANI): All-Party Delegation Leader and Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said that he was disappointed with the Colombian government, as they condoled the deaths of Pakistanis in Indian strikes, instead of sympathising with the victims of the terror attack in India.

Tharoor said that there can be no equivalence between perpetrators of terrorism and those who resist it.

'I have to say that