Yuvraj Singh had held the previous all-time record with Rs.16 crore, which Delhi Daredevils had paid him in 2015. And the highest ever bid for a foreigner was Rs.15.5 crore, which the Kolkata Knight Riders paid to buy Australian fast bowler Pat Cummins last year. Morr
Former India leg-spinner Piyush Chawla was bought by Mumbai Indians for Rs 2.4 crore, an amount which was close to five times his base price. Chawla had played his last game for India in December 2012. He was a member of India s 2011 World Cup-winning team. CSK released the 32-year-old player ahead of the auction. Chaw
Carvings will provide a spectacular welcome to Kororāreka/Russell
15 Feb, 2021 11:00 PM
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Carver Tony Makiha, pictured at work in 2016, will create a gateway and a wero figure to welcome visitors to Kororāreka/Russell. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Carver Tony Makiha, pictured at work in 2016, will create a gateway and a wero figure to welcome visitors to Kororāreka/Russell. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Northland Age
By: Peter Jackson
It s been said that arriving in Kororāreka/Russell is a bit underwhelming, with nothing distinctive or special to the area to greet visitors, let alone to honour its long, rich Māori history. There s the sign by Matauwhi Bay, mostly overgrown, and nothing on the wharf except a lot of advertising, but that s about to change thanks to a bold new initiative that began with Kororāreka Marae, was picked up by the original wharf trust and then by its successor, the Russell Community Wharf Trust.
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) When Rahmanullah Gurbaz first picked up a cricket bat, he just wanted to play like AB de Villiers. The South African s range of exhilarating strokes inspired the young Afghan so much that he began practising De Villiers bat-swing. And he started hitting the ball in a style that would now remind every cricket aficionado of the Proteas genius.
Of course, it s one thing to try to bat like your hero and quite another to pull it off on the big stage.
And in the 19-year-old Gurbaz, Afghanistan may have unearthed a genuine batting talent one that could follow in the footsteps of the country s two brilliant spinners, Rashid Khan and Mujeeb Ur Rahman, as a world-class performer.
France s bid to end a more than decade-long Six Nations title drought picked up further steam with a scrappy 15-13 victory over injury-hit Ireland yesterday, their first win in Dublin in almost as long.