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Tim Seifert and Finn Allen put on a record-breaking opening partnership as New Zealand made it two wins from two matches with a 10-wicket defeat of the United Arab Emirates. They guided New Zealand to victory with the highest partnership for any wicket in T20 World Cup history, breaking the previous mark of 170 held by England’s Jos Buttler and Alex Hales in a 10-wicket win over India in the 2022 semi-final.Batting first in Chennai, half-centuries from captain Muhammad Waseem and Alishan Sharafu took the UAE to 173-6, a total they would have thought gave them a fighting chance against…

England Test captain Ben Stokes says he has had successful surgery on the broken cheek he sustained when hit by a ball while coaching Durham’s academy.Stokes, 34, was injured last week as he worked with youngsters at his county.It is understood he was struck by a ball hit by a batter as he stood beside the nets.The all-rounder posted a photograph from hospital of his swollen face on Instagram on Tuesday with the caption: “May not look like it but the surgery was a success.”It is not yet known when Stokes can return to cricket.He will be part of England…

Two South Korean cross-country skiers have been disqualified at the Winter Olympics after a banned type of wax was found on their skis.Han Dasom and Lee Eui-jin were disqualified from the qualification round for the women’s classic sprint after their equipment “tested positive for fluor”, the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) said.Fluor – or fluorinated ski wax – has been banned by the FIS since the 2023-24 season. It is water-repellent and was originally used on sailboats, external to make them glide better before being introduced to skiing in the 1980s.There were also health and environmental concerns as it…

Reform’s deputy leader Richard Tice took the unusual step of joining Monk and other council leaders at a media briefing on Friday, where he said Worcestershire was in the greatest financial trouble of the 12 councils it runs in England.He said he was confident the council, which had asked for permission to increase council tax by up to 10% from April, would turn things round.But his words were not enough to prevent Reform councillor David Taylor resigning from the party live on air on the BBC’s Politics Midlands show on Sunday. The Worcestershire county councillor said people in his constituency…

In 2006, Palm Beach police were investigating the disgraced financier for the alleged sexual exploitation of underage girls. The case was later turned over to federal prosecutors, who in 2008 made a controversial plea deal with Epstein that included a non-prosecution agreement that protected him from more serious charges.In a statement to the BBC, a justice department official said: “We are not aware of any corroborating evidence that the president contacted law enforcement 20 years ago.”At the White House briefing on Tuesday, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked about the reported call and said it “may or may not have…

AFP via Getty ImagesThe Gordie Howe International Bridge will connect southern Detroit, Michigan, USA, and Windsor, Ontario, Canada when completedCarney said he also reminded the president that it was built by US and Canadian workers and with steel from both countries.”This is a great example of cooperation between our countries and I look forward to it opening,” he told reporters in Ottawa on Tuesday. He said that Trump asked that the US ambassador to Canada, Pete Hoekstra, who is from Michigan, “play a role in smoothing the conversation in and around the bridge”. Speaking to reporters at the White House…

The Students’ Union at Bangor said the decision was made by the society, not the Union, which remains “politically neutral and supports freedom of speech within the law”.The Bangor Debating & Political Society, based at the university in Gwynedd, north Wales, said Reform was not welcome following a request from Anderton and Pochin, MP for Runcorn and Helsby in Cheshire. The society said it had rejected the request from Reform “in line with our values”, adding: “We stand by this decision as a committee.””Their approach to the lives of others is antithetical to the values of welcoming and fair debate…

The commerce secretary had previously told Congress that he cut ties with Epstein in 2005 after the late financier – a neighbor of Lutnick’s in New York – used sexual innuendo to explain why he owned a massage table in a room of his home.In Tuesday’s testimony, he said: “Over the next 14 years, I met him two other times that I can recall.” The justice department files show Lutnick visited Epstein’s Caribbean island on 23 December 2012. That came four years after Epstein was convicted for soliciting prostitution from a child. Lutnick’s testimony on Capitol Hill marked the first…

Streeting has said he was releasing his own messages to dispel suggestions he had “something to hide” over his relationship with Lord Mandelson. Asked on Tuesday if he backed the prime minister, the health secretary said Sir Keir had his “full support” and was leading the country with “integrity”.Burnham, who along with Streeting has been touted as a possible leadership contender, would not be able to challenge Sir Keir without becoming an MP and his application to stand in the Gorton and Denton by-election was seen as the first step in making a leadership bid.At the time, Burnham insisted he…

Hints that Mnangagwa, who was once Mugabe’s deputy until they fell out over the growing political ambitions of the then-first lady, wanted to stay in power beyond 2028 started two years ago.The slogan “2030 he will still be the leader” began to be chanted at Zanu-PF rallies with his supporters saying he needed to remain in office to complete his “Agenda 2030” development programme – though President Mnangagwa publicly rejected the idea.He has faced some fierce detractors within Zanu-PF, but his main critic – Blessed Geza, also known as “Bombshell” – died last week.This time last year Geza, a respected…