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☆ It’s never been more expensive to be a Disney fan
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Not only have theme park visits gotten more expensive, but so have Disney’s cruise vacations, souvenirs and the company’s streaming services. Over the summer, Disney quietly raised the prices at two of the adult-exclusive restaurants on board its cruise ships to $135 per person for dinner, a nudge up of $10, according to the Disney Cruise Line Blog. But one thing is certain: being a Disney fan has never been more expensive. Passengers stand on the deck of Disney Dream, a Disney Cruise Lines' ship, as it sails to the Bahamas on August 9, 2021. Joe Skipper/ReutersBrittany Huizinga, an Arizona-based travel agent at Smart Moms Travel, took a two-part trip with her husband and two children during the holiday season: The first four nights were spent at Walt Disney World and the last five nights on a Disney Cruise ship.

Persons: Walt, Gina Lee, ”, “, Disney, Ron DeSantis, Don Munsil, —, That’s, Minnie, Joseph Prezioso, Genie, we’ve, ” Munsil, Joe Skipper, Brittany Huizinga, Bob Iger, Mouse’s, Doug Arthur, “ It’s, Disney’s, Lee Organizations: CNN, Walt Disney World, Disney, Disney Vacation, Magic, Walt Disney, Anadolu Agency, Getty Images Parks, Disney Cruise Lines, Smart, Huber Research Partners, Disney’s ESPN, Fox Corporation, Warner Bros ., . Disney, Wayback Locations: Orlando , Florida, New York, —, Florida, Disneyland, California, Orange County , Florida, Bahamas, Arizona

With only towels around their waists, patrons aboard a floating sauna in a Norwegian fjord rescued two people whose car had plunged into the water. A witness told the Norwegian VG newspaper that he saw the car stopped, before it suddenly accelerated and ended up in the water. The paper reported that the driver had thought the vehicle was in park when he hit the accelerator pedal. As the car went down, the two occupants escaped and were on the roof of the vehicle as the sauna raft headed toward them. Photos You Should See View All 45 ImagesNicholay Nordahl, the skipper, told VG that “I gave full throttle toward the people who came climbing out of the car” and reached them just as the car went under.

Organizations: Norwegian VG Locations: COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Norwegian, Oslo

☆ A group of people chilling on a sauna boat sailed to a Tesla's rescue after the vehicle plunged into an icy fjord
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

An unlikely saviour came to a sinking Tesla's rescue in Oslo. Guests on a floating sauna boat noticed the electric vehicle had plunged into an icy fjord. The boat's skipper said the Tesla's two occupants were able to warm themselves with the sauna. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementA Tesla vehicle and its occupants were headed straight for the icy depths of an Oslo fjord on Thursday when they were rescued by people on a floating sauna boat that happened to be nearby.

Persons: —, Nicholay Nordahl Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Oslo, Norwegian

☆ Saoirse Ronan shares details on her scrapped 'Weird Barbie' cameo: 'I think I'd be the strange girl who talked to herself'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

She told Variety she was going to play a Barbie "who talked to herself and always had her pet dog." It sounds an awful lot like she was supposed to play the recalled Barbie doll that came with a pooping dog. AdvertisementSaoirse Ronan has shared some details about the "Weird Barbie" role she almost played. "I don't know what he was going to be, but I was definitely going to be a Weird Barbie. Kate McKinnon as Weird Barbie with Tanner the dog in "Barbie."

Persons: Saoirse Ronan, Variety, Barbie, —, Wonka, Chalamet, Ronan, Kate McKinnon, didn't, Tanner, Mattel, Jimmy Fallon, Hannah Khalique, Brown, Ken, Rob Brydon, Greta Gerwig's, Dan Levy Organizations: Service, Variety, US Consumer Product Safety Commission, Warner Bros Locations: Welsh

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Dusty Baker is returning to the San Francisco Giants for a third stint with the team, this time as a special assistant in the front office, according to a person with direct knowledge of the hire. Back with the Giants, he will serve as a special assistant to President of Baseball Operations Farhan Zaidi and CEO Larry Baer. Baker managed the Giants from 1993-2002 before coming back to work as an adviser to Baer during a break from managing in 2018-19. Political Cartoons View All 253 ImagesBaker finally won a long-awaited World Series title as a manager with Houston in 2022. He left the Giants on difficult terms following their World Series loss to the Angels in 2002 and took over as skipper of the Cubs.

Persons: — Dusty Baker, hadn’t, Baker, Farhan Zaidi, Larry Baer, Baer, —, Berkeley —, ___ Organizations: FRANCISCO, San Francisco Giants, Associated Press, Fame, Giants, Baseball, Houston Astros, Houston, Cubs, Reds, Nationals, Astros, Angels, University of California, Berkeley, USA Locations: Bay, San Francisco, Granite Bay, Sacramento

☆ Amazon to use Falcon 9 rockets of SpaceX for Project Kuiper
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

REUTERS/Joe Skipper/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsDec 2 (Reuters) - Amazon (AMZN.O) has signed an agreement with SpaceX to launch three of Elon Musk's Falcon 9 rockets to support deployment plans for its Project Kuiper, the ecommerce giant said on Friday. Kuiper is Amazon's low Earth orbit satellite broadband network designed to accommodate multiple launch providers and vehicles. The company announced the project in 2019, the year SpaceX began deploying its first operational Starlink spacecraft. It aims to build Kuiper as a constellation of 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit. The Falcon 9 launches are targeted to lift off beginning mid-2025, Amazon said.

Persons: Joe Skipper, Elon, Amazon, Harshita Mary Varghese, Arsheeya, Arun Koyyur Organizations: SpaceX, International Space, Kennedy Space Center, REUTERS, Elon Musk's Falcon, Thomson Locations: Cape Canaveral , Florida, U.S

☆ Wales miss automatic Euro 2024 place after draw with Turkey
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

CARDIFF, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Wales will have to take their chances in the playoffs for Euro 2024 after the country's automatic qualifying hopes were dashed following a 1-1 draw with Turkey in their final Group D game on Tuesday. Needing to beat Turkey to have a chance of qualifying at the expense of Croatia, who were hosting Armenia, Wales made a dream start as Neco Williams fired them ahead after seven minutes. Hope then ebbed further away when Yusuf Yazici equalised for Turkey from the penalty spot after 70 minutes. "We're disappointed we haven't qualified automatically, but I'm off tomorrow to find out who we've got in the draw for the playoff. Turkey improved in the second half though and were awarded a soft-looking penalty when Wales skipper Ben Davies was harshly-adjudged to have fouled Kenan Yildiz.

Persons: Neco Williams, Hope, ebbed, Yusuf Yazici, Brennan, we'll, Robert Page, We're, haven't, we've, We'll, Williams, Johnson, Ben Davies, Kenan Yildiz, Yazici, I've, Martyn Herman, Ken Ferris Organizations: CARDIFF, Cardiff City, Wales, Croatia, Thomson Locations: Wales, Turkey, Croatia, Armenia, Germany, Ukraine, Finland, Iceland, Poland, Estonia

☆ Australia have their 'legacy' after winning World Cup: Cummins
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Cricket - ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 - Final - India v Australia - Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, India - November 19, 2023 Australia's Pat Cummins celebrates with the trophy after winning the ICC Cricket World Cup REUTERS/Amit Dave Acquire Licensing RightsSYDNEY, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Australia captain Pat Cummins said his team had created their own legacy by winning the nation's record-extending sixth one-day World Cup as players returned home from India on Wednesday. The Australia skipper touched down in Sydney with team mates and was still glowing about their achievement. "Every half an hour or so, you kind of remember that we just won the World Cup and get excited all over again," Cummins told reporters at the airport. "I think they have created their own legacy," Cummins added. "I mean, a World Cup, you only get one chance every four years and especially playing someone like India, it’s hard.

Persons: Narendra Modi, Pat Cummins, Amit Dave, Cummins's, Cummins, we’ve, hadn’t, James Redmayne, Ian Ransom, Shri Navaratnam Organizations: Cricket, ICC Cricket, Narendra, ICC Cricket World, Rights, India, Thomson Locations: India, Australia, Ahmedabad, Sydney, South Africa

☆ REVIEW Cricket-One-day format revived as Australia gatecrash India's World Cup
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Amlan Chakraborty | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

It was a remarkable journey for Australia, who began their campaign with back-to-back defeats yet still finished with the 50-overs World Cup in their arms for the sixth time. Shakib had already caused controversy over his appeal that led to Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews becoming the first player in international cricket to be 'timed-out'. Cummins, for one, had no doubts about the stature of the original World Cup. "I think it's the pinnacle of international cricket," said Cummins, who was part of Australia's victorious 2015 squad. "The whole cricket world stops with this World Cup."

Persons: Narendra Modi, Adnan Abidi, Cummins, Travis, Jos Buttler, Jonathan Trott, Australia's Glenn Maxwell, Babar Azam, Shakib Al Hasan's, Shakib, Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews, Mathews, Buttler, Anurag Dahiya, Mark Twain's, Amlan Chakraborty, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Cricket, ICC Cricket, Narendra, Australia, ICC Cricket World, REUTERS, Rights, India, The, West Indies, Sri, WORLD, International Cricket Council, ICC, T20, Pakistan, Thomson Locations: India, Australia, Ahmedabad, Rights AHMEDABAD, England, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Australia's, Dharamsala, New Delhi

☆ White House slams Musk 'antisemitic rhetoric,' says 'foolish' to drop SpaceX contracts
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Leah Millis | ReutersThe White House is not moving away from Elon Musk's SpaceX or Starlink technology despite condemning Musk for pushing antisemitic comments on social media, National Security Counsel spokesman John Kirby said Monday. White House National Security Council Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 20, 2023. The Pentagon has commissioned Starlink technology to provide internet coverage to Ukraine, as the country's defensive war against Russia rages on. In September, Musk's SpaceX won a separate Pentagon contract for Starshield, a military-specific version of Starlink that is still under development. In the past, senators have scrutinized the Defense Department's dependence on Musk's technology.

Persons: Elon Musk, Chuck Schumer, Leah Millis, Musk, John Kirby, Kirby, I'm, Musk's SpaceX, SpaceX's, Joe Skipper Organizations: Intelligence, Senate, U.S, Capitol, Elon Musk's SpaceX, National Security, Musk's, White, National Security Council Strategic Communications, Reuters, Twitter, Apple, Disney, Comcast, CNBC, Pentagon, Russia, Starshield, SpaceX, Federal Aviation Authority, Boca Chica Locations: Washington , U.S, Ukraine, Texas, Brownsville , Texas, U.S

☆ Cummins says World Cup triumph pinnacle of Australia's stellar year
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( Shrivathsa Sridhar | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

AHMEDABAD, India, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Australia skipper Pat Cummins said Sunday's World Cup final win over India that earned his nation a record-extending sixth title in the format marked the pinnacle of a spectacular 2023 season for the team. "That's huge, I think that's the pinnacle of international cricket, winning a one-day World Cup. And yeah, it's just the whole cricket world stops with this World Cup. To win a World Cup in India, it's been a fantastic eight weeks. The World Cup's got such rich history, I'm sure it's going to be around for a long time," Cummins added.

Persons: Pat Cummins, Rohit Sharma's, Cummins, It's, it's, Mitchell Starc, masterminding, Pat, Starc, That's, gee, Australia's, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Toby Davis Organizations: India, Cummins, England, Australia, Thomson Locations: AHMEDABAD, India, Australia, Ahmedabad

But the rocket's Super Heavy first stage booster, though it appeared to achieve a crucial maneuver to separate with its core Starship stage, exploded over the Gulf of Mexico shortly after detaching, a SpaceX webcast showed. Meanwhile, the core Starship booster carried further toward space, but a few minutes later a company broadcaster said that SpaceX mission control suddenly lost contact with the vehicle. "We have lost the data from the second stage... we think we may have lost the second stage," SpaceX's livestream host John Insprucker said. About eight minutes into the test mission, a camera view tracking the Starship booster appeared to show an explosion that would suggest the vehicle failed at that time. SpaceX in a post on social media platform X said the core Starship stage's engines "fired for several minutes on its way to space."

Persons: SpaceX's, Joe Skipper, rocketship, John Insprucker, Artemis, Musk, Joey Roulette, Steve Gorman, Will Dunham, Ros Russell Organizations: Boca Chica, REUTERS, Elon Musk, SpaceX, U.S . Federal Aviation Administration, Super, NASA, Boca, Thomson Locations: Brownsville , Texas, U.S, CHICA , Texas, Boca Chica, Texas, of Mexico, Hawaii's, Gulf, Mexico, Boca Chica , Texas, Washington, Los Angeles

[1/3] Spectators look on as SpaceX's next-generation Starship spacecraft, atop its powerful Super Heavy rocket, is prepared for launch from the company's Boca Chica launchpad on an uncrewed test flight, near Brownsville, Texas, U.S. November 17 2023. Starship is mounted atop its towering Super Heavy rocket booster in what will be the second attempted flight of both vehicles together. The launch had been scheduled for Friday but was pushed back by a day for a last-minute swap of flight-control hardware. SpaceX is aiming to at least exceed Starship-Super Heavy's performance during its April 20 test flight, when the two-stage spacecraft blew itself to bits less than four minutes into a planned 90-minute flight. SpaceX has since reinforced the launch pad with a massive water-cooled steel plate, one of dozens of corrective actions that the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration required before granting a launch license on Wednesday for the second test flight.

Persons: Joe Skipper, SpaceX's, Elon Musk, Artemis, Bill Nelson, Nelson, Musk, Joey Roulette, Steve Gorman, Will Dunham Organizations: Boca Chica, REUTERS, blastoff, NASA, Saturn, SpaceX, Reuters, U.S . Federal Aviation Administration, Thomson Locations: Brownsville , Texas, U.S, CHICA , Texas, Texas, of Mexico, Boca Chica, Hawaii's, Mars, China, New York, Los Angeles, Boca Chica , Texas

☆ Starship's first liftoff toward space created the equivalent of a volcanic eruption in the launchpad, physicist finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementDebris litters the Starship launchpad, with damaged fuel tanks visible in the background. PATRICK T. FALLON / Contributor / Getty Images"What we found was that it's comparable to a volcanic explosion," Metzger told WMFE's Brendan Byrne. Members of the public walk through a debris field around the Starship launchpad at SpaceX's facilities near Boca Chica, Texas. SpaceX plans to launch Starship again this weekend, minus the volcano-like explosionThat first space-bound Starship launch ultimately ended with the rocket itself exploding in mid-air. "I think they've completely solved the problem," Metzger told WMFE.

Persons: —, Philip Metzger, Joe Skipper, PATRICK T, FALLON, Metzger, WMFE's Brendan Byrne, That's, Elon Musk, Ashlee Vance, X, Musk, Vance, WMFE, Wednesday Musk Organizations: SpaceX, Service, University of Central, Reuters, Getty, Business, Wednesday Locations: University of Central Florida, Texas, Florida, Boca Chica , Texas

☆ Exclusive: Jacobs poised to merge government consulting unit with Amentum
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( David Carnevali | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Joe Skipper/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 16 (Reuters) - Engineering consultant Jacobs Solutions Inc (J.N) is in advanced talks to merge its government consulting arm at a valuation of more than $4 billion with private equity-owned Amentum Services Inc, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. Under the terms discussed, Amentum would merge with Jacobs' Critical Mission Solutions (CMS) business to create a new publicly traded company that would be majority-owned by Jacobs' shareholders, the sources said. Jacobs, Amentum, Lindsay Goldberg and American Securities did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The deal with Amentum would free up resources for Jacobs to focus on its people and places solutions division, which provides transportation and environmental consulting to government entities and private sector clients, and PA Consulting, a management consulting business advising across several sectors. Amentum provides technical and advisory services to government clients including the Air Force and NASA, as well as commercial clients such as ExxonMobil (XOM.N) and Caterpillar (CAT.N).

Persons: Joe Skipper, Amentum, Jacobs, Lindsay Goldberg —, Lindsay Goldberg, Robert Pragada, Artemis, Aecom, PAE, David Carnevali, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: Kennedy Space Center, REUTERS, Engineering, Solutions Inc, Amentum Services Inc, Jacobs, American Securities, NASA, PA Consulting, Air Force, ExxonMobil, Caterpillar, Thomson Locations: Cape Canaveral , Florida, U.S, New York

☆ S Africa lost but did not choke v Australia, says coach Walter
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Amlan Chakraborty | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

KOLKATA, Nov 16 (Reuters) - South Africa coach Rob Walter is "incredibly proud" of the team's fight despite their semi-final loss against Australia at the 50-overs World Cup and does not think the "choker" tag applies to them. South Africa could not progress beyond the last four of the showpiece event again but they played impressive cricket to finish the group stage as the second-placed team. While a combination of bad luck and nerves stymied them in previous World Cups, South Africa fought tooth and nail this time defending a small total before Australia eked out a narrow three-wicket win. Australia got off to a flyer but South Africa kept taking wickets regularly to inject fresh drama into the contest and their lion-hearted bowlers simply refused to throw in the towel. For me, a choke is losing a game that you're in a position to win," the coach said.

Persons: Rob Walter, Walter, Kagiso Rabada, Temba Bavuma, Amlan Chakraborty, Julien Pretot Organizations: Australia, Thomson Locations: KOLKATA, South Africa, Thursday's, Eden, Australia, Africa, Kolkata

☆ NZ confident about future after semi-final exit
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Skipper Williamson had no complaints about how the Blacks Caps were manhandled out of the semi-finals by India on Wednesday, possibly bringing to an end his hopes of ever raising the oldest limited-overs World Cup trophy. The batting great, who has played in four World Cup semi-finals and two finals, will be 37 when southern Africa hosts the quadrennial 50-overs showpiece in 2027, while strike bowlers Tim Southee and Trent Boult will be 38. "You can only hope that, as we experienced from some of our leaders as young guys, that we can continue to bring players through. "I love being part of this group and we've got a number of world class players who love being in that changeroom and love playing for New Zealand. Reporting by Nick Mulvenney in Sydney, editing by Shri NavaratnamOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Kane Williamson, Skipper Williamson, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Williamson, It's, Matt Henry, Jimmy Neesham, Mark Chapman, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell, we've, Nick Mulvenney, Shri Navaratnam Organizations: Blacks Caps, India, Black Caps, Caps, New Zealand, Thomson Locations: MUMBAI, New Zealand, Africa, India, While, New, Sydney

☆ Amazon's prototype Kuiper satellites operating successfully
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Joey Roulette | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Joe Skipper/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 16 (Reuters) - Amazon.com (AMZN.O) said on Thursday its two prototype satellites for its planned Kuiper internet network have been operating successfully in orbit, with the project on track to start launching operational satellites by mid-2024. The Kuiper internet network is set to compete against billionaire Elon Musk's Starlink, the world's largest satellite operator, to offer broadband internet service globally to consumers, companies and governments. Amazon said it used the prototype satellites for brief two-way video calls, streaming a high-definition movie on Prime Video and ordering items off Amazon's website. Badyal declined to say how many satellites Amazon would launch per rocket. The Boeing-Lockheed joint venture United Launch Alliance is set to loft the first several batches of Kuiper satellites aboard its Atlas 5 and the company's upcoming Vulcan rocket.

Persons: Joe Skipper, Elon Musk's Starlink, Rajeev Badyal, Badyal, Jeff Bezos, Joey Roulette, Zaheer Kachwala, Tasim Zahid, Will Dunham Organizations: United, Alliance, Cape Canaveral Space Force, REUTERS, United Launch Alliance, U.S . Federal Communications Commission, Reuters, Vodafone, Verizon, Amazon, Boeing, Lockheed, Vulcan, SpaceX, Thomson Locations: Cape Canaveral , Florida, U.S, Florida, New York, Bengaluru

☆ SpaceX delays Starship test flight a day over hardware swap
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/4] SpaceX's next-generation Starship spacecraft atop its powerful Super Heavy rocket is prepared for launch from the company's Boca Chica launchpad on an uncrewed test flight, near Brownsville, Texas, U.S. November 15, 2023. REUTERS/Joe Skipper/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Nov 16 (Reuters) - SpaceX postponed its second attempt to launch the company's Starship rocket system into space by a day to Saturday, Chief Executive Elon Musk said, citing a piece of flight control hardware that needed replacing. "We need to replace a grid fin actuator, so launch is postponed to Saturday," Musk wrote on messaging platform X. The launch is set to take place at the company's Starbase site on the Gulf of Mexico near Boca Chica, Texas. SpaceX is aiming to make a second attempt at launching its 400-foot-tall (122 meters) Starship rocket system into space for the first time, following an April test flight in which the rocket exploded roughly four minutes after lifting off from Texas.

Persons: SpaceX's, Joe Skipper, Elon Musk, Musk, Joey Roulette, Chris Reese, Will Dunham Organizations: Boca Chica, REUTERS, Rights, SpaceX, Texas . Company, U.S . Federal Aviation Administration, Mars, Thomson Locations: Brownsville , Texas, U.S, of Mexico, Boca Chica , Texas, Texas

☆ US FAA okays SpaceX license for second launch of Starship Super Heavy
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Joey Roulette | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] SpaceX's next-generation Starship spacecraft atop its powerful Super Heavy rocket lifts off from the company's Boca Chica launchpad on an uncrewed test flight before exploding, near Brownsville, Texas, U.S. April 20, 2023. REUTERS/Joe Skipper/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday granted Elon Musk's SpaceX a license to launch the company's second test flight of its next-generation Starship and heavy-lift rocket from Texas, the agency said. The upcoming Starship flight will have the same test objectives as the first attempt. The FAA required SpaceX to make dozens of fixes before allowing another Starship flight. SpaceX determined that an onboard fire prevented Starship - the rocket system's upper stage - from separating from its Super Heavy first stage booster as planned.

Persons: SpaceX's, Joe Skipper, Elon, David Shepardson, Joey Roulette, Jonathan Oatis, Marguerita Choy, David Gregorio Our Organizations: Boca Chica, REUTERS, U.S . Federal Aviation Administration, Wednesday, SpaceX, FAA, NASA, Thomson Locations: Brownsville , Texas, U.S, Texas

☆ Club hero to get special display for ball after six wickets in an over
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Nov 14 (Reuters) - The ball with which Australian Gareth Morgan claimed six wickets in an over to seal the unlikeliest of victories in a local match will get a special display thanks to the Mudgeeraba Nerang and Districts Cricket Club president, the player said on Tuesday. "I have (kept the ball)," Morgan told the BBC. "My club president told me to give to him and he'll make sure to mount it on something special." Morgan said the umpire had joked with him about needing a hat-trick in the final over and both were left stunned. Below is the final over in Morgan's words:*FIRST BALL"I came in to a guy who was batting well... in the sixties.

Persons: Gareth Morgan, Skipper Morgan, Morgan, he'll, fellas, I'd, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: Districts Cricket Club, Gold Coast Premier League division, Carrara Community, BBC, Thomson Locations: Carrara, Bengaluru

☆ India focused on World Cup progress and not history ahead of semis
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Half of the guys weren't even born when we won our first World Cup. And then when we won our second World Cup in 2011, half of the guys weren't even playing the game," Rohit told reporters in Mumbai. I don't see them talking about how we won the last World Cup, how we won our first World Cup. "From the first game to the last game, be it a league match, semi-final or final, whenever you play a World Cup game there's always pressure," Rohit said. "This is obvious because the World Cup is a World Cup, that's why there's pressure.

Persons: Rohit Sharma, Rohit, Kane Williamson's, we've, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: New Zealand, . India, India, Thomson Locations: MUMBAI, New, Mumbai, Bengaluru

☆ South Africa keen to shed choker's tag against powerhouse Australia
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Amlan Chakraborty | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

KOLKATA, Nov 14 (Reuters) - South Africa sense an opportunity to finally get rid of the choker's tag but the onerous task entails getting the better of the most successful team in the history of 50-overs World Cup, Australia, in Thursday's semi-final in Kolkata. "Hurt by a combination of bad luck and nerves in the business end of showpiece event, South Africa are pitted against a powerhouse who thrive in those big moments as Australia have demonstrated with five titles. South Africa, who have never progressed beyond the last four, are fretting over the availability of skipper Temba Bavuma, who is nursing a hamstring strain. They have looked more comfortable setting targets than chasing one though, and they will expect more penetration from their bowlers against a resurgent Australia. Regardless of how their group stage campaign ebbed and flowed, it came as no surprise when Australia hurled towards the knockout stages by stringing together seven wins in a row following that defeat by South Africa.

Persons: Quinton de, Temba Bavuma, Aiden Markram, Reeza Hendricks, Travis Head's, Glenn Maxwell's, Mitchell Marsh's, Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Pat Cummins, You've, Amlan Chakraborty, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: Bangladesh, Thomson Locations: KOLKATA, Africa, Australia, Thursday's, Kolkata, South Africa, India, Lucknow . South Africa, Kock, Afghanistan, Bangladesh

☆ Cummins unsure of future as Australia ODI skipper, eyes IPL return
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

KOLKATA, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Pat Cummins is unsure whether he will continue as Australia's one-day international captain after the World Cup but is looking to return to the Indian Premier League (IPL) next season in preparation for the Twenty20 showpiece. Test skipper Cummins, who will lead Australia into their semi-final against South Africa on Thursday, took on the ODI role with an eye firmly on the World Cup when Aaron Finch retired from the format last year. Probably like we've done in the past, at times white-ball cricket is going to have to shift so we fully focus on test cricket. "I feel like I've been managed really well and looked after, albeit in a really, really busy year where you don't really want to give up any cricket." "I feel like I haven't played a heap of T20 cricket and in some ways I feel like I haven't played my best T20 cricket for a little while," Cummins added.

Persons: Pat Cummins, Cummins, Aaron Finch, paceman, Andrew McDonald, George, Andrew, I've, Finch, Mitch Marsh, I'm, Nick Mulvenney, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Indian Premier League, Twenty20, South, IPL, Thomson Locations: KOLKATA, Australia, South Africa, Kolkata, Caribbean, U.S, Sydney

☆ Williamson confident New Zealand can end India's World Cup dreams again
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MUMBAI, Nov 14 (Reuters) - New Zealand will approach their blockbuster World Cup semi-final against India with a clean slate and confidence in their ability to upstage the in-form hosts in Mumbai, skipper Kane Williamson said on Tuesday. New Zealand dashed India's hopes in the semi-finals of the 2019 edition and Williamson said he was not concerned that his side were still considered underdogs. "I don't think it has changed too much, but that's fine and India have been exceptional," Williamson said. "One of the, if not the best team going around and playing cricket that matches that. But we know as well, on our day when we play our best cricket it certainly gives us the best chance.

Persons: Kane Williamson, Rohit Sharma's, Williamson, We've, Rachin Ravindra, It's, he's, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: India, Black Caps, Zealand, Thomson Locations: MUMBAI, New Zealand, Mumbai, Wednesday's, India, Bengaluru

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