At Edgbaston, Austin looked on course for her second century in three innings for the Bears before she offered a return catch to Jess Woolston six runs short. But Em Arlott’s 44 from just 19 balls and Brooke Halliday, with 37, made sure the momentum was never badly lost as the home side reached 269-9,
Gregory Melotte, one of those working to extinguish the blaze, told Belgian broadcaster RTBF: “We managed to calm the fire coming from the plain, to prevent it from spreading into the fir forest. We still succeeded in our mission, but it’s not over yet. “The flames are coming towards us, the wind has shifted twice,
Libyan emergency services have been battling to contain a huge blaze at a major oil plant after it was targeted by unknown attackers. The Zawiya refinery, west of the capital Tripoli, was hit in a drone strike on Monday evening – the third such incident in two days. The National Oil Corporation (NOC) said a
Italian singer Pausini told the BBC’s Carl Nasman that she is “very excited” and “proud” to perform alongside Williams and Scherzinger at the closing ceremony. “When Robbie [Williams] invited me to sing with him, I got goosebumps because Robbie is one of my favorite singers, songwriters and performers,” Pausini told the BBC. The celebrity line-up
Tammy Beaumont starred as The Blaze produced a dominant display to claim their first Women’s T20 Blast title, defeating Durham by 10 wickets at The Oval. The 35-year-old, who retired from international cricket with England earlier this summer, made 54 as she shared an unbroken opening partnership of 118 with Sarah Bryce, who scored her
The Blaze will take their place in the Vitality Women’s Blast final at The Oval later on Friday after claiming a six-wicket victory over defending champions Surrey Women in the first semi-final of the finals day. Entered Surrey were given just 105 in the 16th over of their innings after success from Australian all-rounder Charli