Pakistan retain Shan Masood as Test cricket captain despite poor record
Pakistan have lost all five Tests under Masood’s captaincy, including a shock home series loss against Bangladesh.
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Records tumble for Sri Lanka’s Kamindu in second Test against New Zealand
Sri Lanka’s Kamindu Mendis enters the record books with a century in the second Test against New Zealand in Galle.
‘Feeling the threat’: South China Sea tensions, missile test push Japan closer to Philippines
As tensions escalate in the South China Sea, Tokyo is aligning with Manila to condemn Beijing’s actions in the contested waterway, with one senior Japanese politician likening the current threat level to that “during World War II” and urging regional cooperation to deter further provocations.
Xi Jinping’s economic rally cry, Hong Kong takes Singapore’s crown: SCMP’s 7 highlights
President Xi Jinping has issued a rallying call in an unexpected Politburo meeting to help the private sector and mobilise officials across the nation to prioritise reviving the economy.
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Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan to quit international cricket in March 2025
The troubled ex-captain, facing murder charges in Bangladesh, wants to hang up his boots after the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in Pakistan.
After 44 Years on Death Row, Japanese Man Is Exonerated at Age 88
An 88-year-old man believed to be the world’s longest-serving death row inmate was exonerated by a district court in Japan on Thursday, 44 years after he was first sentenced to death.