The announcement that Martin Truex Jr. will retire after this season took the NASCAR world by storm and left Joe Gibbs Racing scrambling to make its next move. As the dust has settled, the speculation about who will take Truex’s seat has begun. First, …
Germany’s Kerber confirms participation at 2024 Paris Olympics
Germany’s Angelique Kerber has secured participation in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. “I’ve fulfilled all the criteria, so to speak, and I’m looking forward to the Olympics after Wimbledon,” she said on Saturday on the sidelines of a WTA tournament …
Gauff, Kalinskaya into semis after two more players retire in Berlin
Coco Gauff and Anna Kalinskaya reached the semi-finals of the Berlin grass court tournament on Saturday without having to play full matches as their opponents Ons Jabeur and Aryna Sabalenka retired. With Viktoria Azarenka also winning her quarter-final…
Three vacancies on Downham Market Town Council offers chance to serve community
If you have ever wanted to serve your community as a local councillor then there’s an opportunity to do just that in Downham. Nominations are now open for anyone interested in joining the town council with three seats up for grabs following the resigna…
Download Festival 2024 was wet, muddy and marvellous
A dad and his adult son in a muddy field for three days with £200 each, surrounded by food, drink and an abundance of alternative music. That was me and my boy Alfie last weekend and what a wonderful time we had during our third trip to the Download Fe…
Egypt to prosecute travel agents for ‘fraudulent’ hajj trips
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on Saturday ordered 16 tourism companies stripped of their licences and referred their managers to the public prosecutor’s office for illegally facilitating pilgrims’ travel to Mecca, the cabinet said. The order…
Nouvelle-Calédonie: des responsables indépendantistes bientôt incarcérés en métropole, stupeur de leurs avocats
By Sabine COLPART, Charlotte MANNEVY, avec Arnaud BOUVIER et Shahzad ABDUL à Paris Nouméa (AFP) – Plusieurs militants indépendantistes calédoniens, dont Christian Tein, le chef de la CCAT, soupçonné d’avoir orchestré les émeutes sur le “Caillou”, vont …
Euro referees hailed as captain rule and semi-automatic offsides help
Euro 2024 referees have been hailed by peers and pundits for a string of good displays – aided by a new rule saying only captains can speak to the officials and semi-automatic offside. The fact players are complaining less to avoid a booking “gives the…
Consumer protection body discusses warranty-related issues with electronic appliance manufacturing companies
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) held a meeting with electronic appliance manufacturing companies to discuss the issue of the commencement of the warranty period from the date of installation instead of…
Delhi: Army Hospital procures advanced simulator for surgical eye training
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): Surgical simulation devices are helping train doctors to treat cataract blindness and have been recently procured by the Eye Department at the Army Research and Referral Hospital in Delhi, said an official on Saturday….