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Adelaide Strikers registered a commanding seven-wicket victory over Melbourne Renegades in the ninth match of the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) 2025 at Karen Rolton Oval. A disciplined bowling display followed by a dominant chase led by Laura Wolvaardt powered the Strikers to their first win of the season.After winning the toss and electing to bowl first, Strikers captain Tahlia McGrath saw her decision pay off immediately as her bowlers kept the Renegades to a modest total.Strikers’ bowlers shine as Renegades struggle for momentumThe Renegades’ innings never fully gained momentum as wickets fell at regular intervals. Although Courtney Webb (46…

Could Pete DeBoer Be the Answer in Nashville? Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet was on Sirius XM NHL Network Radio with Scott Laughlin and Gord Stellick about Pete DeBoer still being on the market and whether he could be a head-coaching option for a team like the Nashville Predators if they decide to make a coaching change. NHLRumors.com Transcriptions Gord Stellick: “I never like asking this question, we’re at that point, is there a coach, particularly on the hot seat? And the fact that Peter DeBoer is available, does it make it hotter?” NHL Rumors: Have Steven Stamkos and the Nashville…

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has decided against raising income tax rates at the Budget on 26 November.The move, as first reported in the Financial Times, will mean that Labour will not have to break its election manifesto pledge not to raise “the basic, higher or additional rates of income tax.”In recent weeks, Reeves had given strong indications she would increase the rates – a move that would have broken one of Labour’s election manifesto promises.Instead of raising income tax rates, the chancellor could opt to freeze or lower income tax thresholds, the salary levels at which the various rates kick in.…

Lendasat, a Bitcoin-native peer-to-peer lending platform, announced today the launch of Lendaswap, an atomic swap exchange enabling instant, non-custodial trades between Bitcoin and stablecoins across Ethereum and leading EVM-compatible chains. Powered by the Arkade protocol, Lendaswap uses HTLC-based atomic swaps — a technology similar to that of the Lightning Network — to deliver a seamless experience for anyone looking to swap BTC and stablecoins “without giving up self-custody, creating accounts, or relying on wrapped tokens,” according to a press release shared with Bitcoin Magazine.  Lendaswap will support Ethereum and Polygon at launch, with planned expansion to Base, Solana, Binance Smart…

Noor NanjiCulture reporterReuters / AFP via Getty ImagesThe BBC has apologised to US President Donald Trump for a Panorama episode that spliced parts of his 6 January 2021 speech together, but rejected his demands for compensation.The corporation said the edit had given “the mistaken impression that President Trump had made a direct call for violent action” and said it would not show the 2024 programme again.Lawyers for Trump have threatened to sue the BBC for $1bn (£759m) in damages unless the corporation issues a retraction, apologises and compensates him. The culture secretary told BBC Breakfast she was confident the corporation…

India’s Atanu Das (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) India’s men’s recurve archery team achieved a historic victory at the Asian Archery Championships, defeating South Korea in a thrilling shoot-off to secure their first gold medal in 18 years.The Indian team consisting of Yashdeep Bhoge, Atanu Das, and Rahul fought back from a 2-4 deficit to win 5-4 against the Korean team of Seo Mingi, Kim Yechan, and Jang Jiho, ending Korea’s dominance since 2009.In the shoot-off, both teams scored 29 points, but India emerged victorious as Atanu Das’s perfect 10 was closer to the center than Korea’s shot. This marked India’s first…

PGIMER Chandigarh admit card PGIMER Chandigarh admit card: The Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh (PGIMER) has released the admit card for the Group B and C recruitment examination on its official website, pgimer.edu.in. The admit card has been issued for candidates appearing in the written examination scheduled for November 20 and November 22, 2025.PGIMER announced the recruitment drive through Notification Advertisement Number PGI/ RC/ 048/ 2025/ 5706 dated July 3, 2025. The online application window remained open from July 4, 2025, to August 18, 2025. The institute notified a total of 114 vacancies across various Group B…

We’ve been waiting for this moment since the very first mint. We were there for the chaos of the gas war. We flipped hundreds of Otherdeeds and Kodas through the wild months that followed. Today, we still hold 25 deeds and 8 Kodas, and we’re proudly immortalized in the Guinness World Records for joining the massive Otherside event last year.So yes, when Yuga Labs announced that The Nexus was finally going live as the first real “always-on” space in Otherside, we were more than ready.And after exploring it… the wait was worth it.A New Playground for Web3 GamingThree and a…

Enjoyed this article? Share it with your friends! Google DeepMind has released a research preview of SIMA 2, the updated version of its artificial general intelligence (AGI) agent. This new model combines Gemini’s language and reasoning abilities with the skills needed to operate within virtual environments.The first SIMA system relied on long recordings of people playing a wide selection of 3D games. Through this training, the model learned how to manage various tasks across many different game worlds, including some it had never practiced with. Did you know? Want to get smarter & wealthier with crypto? Subscribe – We publish…

U.S. crude oil prices just jumped back to $60 before seeing pullbacks! Are we seeing the beginning of a longer-term uptrend? Or was today’s upswing a fluke? WTI Crude Oil (USOIL) 4-hour Chart by TradingView Earlier today, Ukraine’s drone strikes on Novorossiysk, Russia’s second-largest oil export hub, stirred up fresh supply concerns and helped push USOIL above the $60.00 psychological level. The jump pulled back some of USOIL’s downswing after OPEC’s latest report suggested that supply might match the demand in 2026 instead of slipping into a deficit. That outlook took a lot of steam out of the bulls. With…