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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon believes the ‘Bazball’ style of play only works if the opposition panics and has urged his team mates to remain calm in the face of England’s aggressive batting in the upcoming Ashes series. England have won 10 of their last 12 tests since captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon ‘Baz’ McCullum took over and introduced the high-risk, high-reward style of play. “You look […]

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s opposition Move Forward and Pheu Thai parties won the most seats in Sunday’s election, paving the way for a challenge to a military status quo after nearly a decade of government led or backed by the army. Parliamentary seats are distributed based on 400 open constituency seats and 100 ‘party-list’ seats – or seats won by parties based on their share of national votes. Below are […]

(Reuters) – Former world number one Jason Day said he had considered giving up on golf a couple of years ago after he ended his five-year title drought with a one-stroke victory at the Byron Nelson in Texas on Sunday. It was the Australian’s first win on the PGA Tour since the 2018 Wells Fargo Championship and his 13th in all since he won his maiden title, also at the […]

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland. Politics has the spotlight at the start of a new week, falling chiefly – still – on the U.S. debt ceiling standoff. Talks between President Joe Biden and lawmakers look likely to resume on Tuesday, after getting postponed on Friday. Despite that setback, and deep partisan rifts, both Biden and analysts say there are signs of […]

(Reuters) – One of the strongest storms to hit Myanmar in recent years severely disrupted communications in the impoverished state of Rakhine, a major ethnic armed group and an aid worker said on Monday, making it hard to ascertain the scale of its impact.      Cyclone Mocha barrelled into the western coast of Myanmar from the Bay of Bengal on Sunday afternoon, largely sparing over a million refugees in vulnerable […]

By Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s political heavyweights were set for an intense round of deal-making on Monday after an election that delivered big gains for the opposition over parties allied to the military but with no clear indication of alliances taking shape. Sunday’s election showcased an extraordinary surge by the progressive Move Forward party that almost had a clean sweep of the capital Bangkok, followed closely by the […]

By Orathai Sriring and Kitiphong Thaichareon BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s economy expanded faster than expected in the first quarter, official data showed on Monday, helped by a rebound in private consumption and tourism. The tourism-reliant economy’s recovery has lagged its regional peers due to COVID-19, but gathered steam as Chinese visitors returned in recent months helping boost employment and domestic demand. The revival of the sector is expected to help […]

BEIJING (Reuters) – A top Chinese envoy will begin a tour of Ukraine, Russia and other European cities on Monday in a trip Beijing says is aimed at discussing a “political settlement” to the Ukraine crisis. Li Hui, China’s special representative for Eurasian affairs and former ambassador to Russia, will also visit Poland, France, Germany on the multi-day trip, the foreign ministry announced Friday without providing a detailed schedule. “The […]

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Wallabies centre Samu Kerevi played his first 23 minutes of competitive rugby in nine months at the weekend in a boost for Australia coach Eddie Jones ahead of the Rugby Championship and World Cup. The 29-year-old, one of the best midfielders in the world, injured his knee playing Sevens at the Commonwealth Games last August but came on as a second-half replacement for Tokyo Sungoliath in a […]