No precise injury was performed as, within the subsequent over, Markram slashed at a ball that simply moved away and inside-edged by means of to Mohammad Rizwan. Abbas’ return after a seven-over break discovered Mulder’s exterior edge to provide Pakistan a second wicket. And Pakistan burgled one other on the stroke of lunch when Stubbs stayed again to a tossed-up ball from part-time spinner Salman Agha and edged to Rizwan.

Pakistan squandered the chance to maximise their benefit after the break after they caught with Aamer Jamal at one finish and Agha on the opposite as an alternative of bringing on considered one of their strike bowlers and allowed Bavuma to ease in. Bavuma bought his first runs when he steered Jamal to deep third and unfurled a sequence of attractive drives to proceed his high-quality type this summer season.

Masood introduced Mir Hamza on 5 overs after the break and Shahzad after eight overs. By then, Rickelton was into the 60s. He hit two boundaries off Shahzad’s first second-session over and the sting was taken out of Pakistan’s assault. They allowed South Africa straightforward run-scoring alternatives with the sector unfold and quite a lot of lengths.

Rickelton entered the 90s with back-to-back boundaries off Shahzad and quietly labored his approach to 99. He solely confronted one ball within the subsequent two overs as Bavuma saved strike however when Agha bowled one on his pads, he whipped it away to convey up a second hundred in three Assessments. Two overs later Bavuma introduced up fifty off 82 balls and South Africa went to tea on 184 for 3.

The night session was all South Africa as Rickelton and Bavuma stuffed their boots. Bavuma smashed the innings’ first six when he mowed Agha over mid-wicket, and Pakistan could have been left to surprise concerning the knowledge of not using a specialist spinner, even simply as a holding bowler at that time. Rickelton scored South Africa’s second six, over mid-wicket, in an over the place he took 14 runs off Jamal.

He reached 150 with a cover-driven 4 off Khurram, with Bavuma 11 away from 100. He bought there seven overs later, with a single off Jamal and ran nearly to the long-on boundary, pumping his arms in celebration earlier than swishing his bat wildly on the media finish. Bavuma’s feelings could have gotten the higher of him when he edged Agha to Rizwan 17 minutes earlier than the tip of play. Since taking on as captain, Bavuma has scored three of his 4 Check lots of and averages 57.78.

Rickleton and Bedingham noticed out the day which Pakistan ended 10 overs in need of the required 90.

Firdose Moonda is ESPNcricinfo’s correspondent for South Africa and girls’s cricket

FOR LEWIS AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES-…LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EST SUNDAY... * WHAT…Heavy lake impact snow anticipated. Complete snow accumulations 2 to 4 toes by way of everything of the extended occasion in probably the most persistent lake snows. Winds gusting as excessive as 40 mph will end in areas of blowing and drifting snow at instances. * WHERE…Northern Cayuga, Oswego, Jefferson, and Lewis Counties. The best accumulations can be throughout the Tug Hill Plateau. * WHEN…From 1 PM this afternoon to six PM EST Sunday. * IMPACTS…Journey can be very troublesome at instances, particularly on secondary roads. The hazardous situations will impression the Thursday morning commute.

FOR ONEIDA COUNTY-…LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SUNDAY... * WHAT…Heavy lake impact snow anticipated. Complete snow accumulations over 2 toes can be attainable throughout parts of Northern Oneida, Madison and Onondaga Counties. Winds gusting as excessive as 45 mph might trigger snow drifts a number of toes deep. * WHERE…Madison, Northern Oneida, Onondaga, and Southern Oneida Counties. * WHEN…Till 4 PM EST Sunday. * IMPACTS…Journey might be very troublesome to inconceivable. The hazardous situations might impression the Wednesday night and Thursday morning commutes. Gusty winds might deliver down tree branches.

FOR HERKIMER COUNTY AND THE ADIRONDACKS-…LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY... * WHAT…Heavy lake impact snow anticipated. Complete snow accumulations between 6 and 12 inches with domestically greater quantities as much as 18 inches in probably the most persistent snow bands. Winds gusting as excessive as 40 mph. * WHERE…Hamilton, Northern Herkimer, and Southern Herkimer Counties. * WHEN…From 1 PM this afternoon to 4 PM EST Saturday. * IMPACTS…Visibilities might drop under 1/4 mile as a consequence of falling and blowing snow. Journey might be troublesome. The hazardous situations might impression the Wednesday night and Thursday morning commutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Lake impact snow bands will possible oscillate  between the Mohawk Valley and Adirondacks throughout this long-duration occasion, bringing durations of heavy snow and gusty winds leading to blowing and drifting snow. Snowfall charges of 1 to 2 inches per hour anticipated.

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Whereas fireworks are a conventional strategy to welcome the brand new yr, a pure phenomenon might be lighting up the northern sky this weekend because the annual Quadrantid meteor bathe reaches its peak.

Taking its identify from a now out of date constellation often known as Quadrans Muralis, the occasion is greatest seen within the northern hemisphere, with the meteors showing to radiate from the constellation Boötes, which is discovered close to the gathering of stars usually dubbed the Plough or the Large Dipper.

In contrast to many meteor showers that peak over various days, the Quadrantids peak for just some hours. In response to Nasa, 60 to as many as 200 meteors will be seen per hour beneath excellent circumstances. Nasa stated the very best time to see them in 2025 was within the early morning hours of three January.

Within the UK, the very best time to view them is from late evening on 3 January to daybreak on 4 January, Dr Shyam Balaji, a researcher in astroparticle physics and cosmology at King’s School London, stated.

Meteor showers are identified to come up because the Earth passes by way of mud left by celestial our bodies resembling comets.

Nonetheless, it was solely in 2003 that the identification of the article behind the Quadrantids was found, when Dr Peter Jenniskens, an astronomer and analysis scientist on the Nasa Ames Analysis Heart and the Seti Institute, revealed the supply of the meteor bathe to be the near-Earth asteroid 2003 EH1.

These hoping to catch a glimpse of the present ought to wrap up heat and head out right into a darkish space away from streetlights. After adjusting to the low gentle, settle in and scan the sky together with your eyes.

Balaji stated the waxing crescent moon was anticipated to offer comparatively good viewing circumstances, including that the bathe could possibly be vibrant.

“The Quadrantids are identified for his or her brilliant fireball meteors, which may seem blue,” Balaji stated. “This blue color is because of the excessive velocity of the meteors and the presence of sure parts like magnesium and iron within the meteoroids, which emit blue gentle after they dissipate within the Earth’s environment.”

The primary meteor bathe of the 12 months is anticipated to ship as much as 80 capturing stars each hour when it peaks this week, astronomers have forecast.

The annual Quadrantid meteor bathe will peak on 3 January within the northern hemisphere, although meteors shall be seen from Thursday till Sunday, 12 January.

The newest climate forecasts from the Met Workplace counsel Thursday night time will provide the very best viewing alternatives, with clear skies anticipated for many of the UK and Eire.

No specialist viewing gear is required to witness the Quadrantids, with the meteors producing giant streaks of sunshine as they dissipate in Earth’s ambiance.

The Quadrantid meteor bathe is related to the near-Earth asteroid (196256) 2003 EH1, with the Earth passing by way of its path of particles annually throughout its orbit of the Solar.

The meteors journey at round 40 kilometres per second, in response to astronomers, burning up at altitudes above 80 km in lower than a second.

“They’ve a reasonably robust depth for those who occur to be in the suitable place on the proper time,” stated Dr Robert Massey, deputy director of the Royal Astronomical Society.

“Should you’re on the west coast of the US, or within the Pacific area, you may see possibly 70 or 80 an hour. Should you’re within the UK you’re going to see considerably fewer than that. However it’s nonetheless a powerful bathe.”

Dr Massey famous that the dearth of a full moon within the night time sky would make the meteor bathe seem even brighter, as there can be much less mild interference.

The astronomer advises any hopeful stargazers to get as distant from any potential mild air pollution sources as a way to get the very best view of the celestial spectacle.

“They received’t be the brightest meteors on the entire, however [the Quadrantids] do embrace a good variety of fireballs,” he stated.

“A fireball is a dramatic sounding factor however what it actually means is a extremely brilliant meteor. The Quadrantids is a meteor bathe which produces that form of occasion. So for that motive alone, in case you have the time to look out and the climate is sweet, then do have a look as a result of it’s an ideal New 12 months deal with.”

Carrie Underwood‘s out with the previous, in with the brand new perspective solely utilized to the 12 months. Because the headlining performer for Dick Clark’s New Yr’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2025, the nation star bid 2024 farewell with a medley efficiency of hits spanning her two-decade-long profession.

From Occasions Sq., the artist carried out “Earlier than He Cheats” from her 2005 debut album Some Hearts, 2016’s “Church Bells” from Storyteller, and “Pink Champagne” from 2022’s Denim & Rhinestones. Underwood additionally revealed her upcoming Reflection live performance particular coming to Hulu in January.

“I’ve such enjoyable reminiscences of acting on New Yr’s Rockin’ Eve in Occasions Sq. in each 2007 and 2015, and I’m so excited to carry out simply earlier than the ball drops once more this 12 months,” Underwood stated in a press release when her efficiency slot was first introduced. “I’m thrilled to have a good time 20 years since profitable American Idol by becoming a member of Ryan as he hosts his twentieth New Yr’s Eve in Occasions Sq..”

Nation music made a number of noise in 2024, crossing over into pop and hip-hop whereas additionally launching fairly a couple of stars of its personal. A few of the style’s largest performers, together with Dasha, Megan Maroney, Thomas Rhett, Blake Shelton, Ernest, and Cody Johnson, additionally carried out throughout the New Yr’s Eve particular.

Rockin’ Eve stored the occasion going from coast to coast. Quite a lot of performances have been held in Las Vegas with host soccer star Rob Gronkowski. Ryan Seacrest and Rita Ora held it down in New York, and Jeannie Mai additionally returned because the West Coast correspondent for the present.

And it wasn’t an all-out nation fest. The Jonas Brothers, Tinashe, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Kesha, and Alanis Morissette additionally joined the lineup. Hip-Hop artists Ja Rule, Fats Joe, Slick Rick, and Doug E. Recent rounded out the lineup.  

Dick Clark’s New Yr’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2025 aired reside on ABC and will probably be out there to stream on Hulu starting Jan. 1. (Penske Media Company owns Dick Clark Productions, which can also be the mum or dad firm of Rolling Stone.)

Police are investigating after the daddy of Sara Sharif was reportedly assaulted in jail weeks after being jailed for the 10-year-old’s homicide.

Urfan Sharif is claimed to have been attacked at Belmarsh Jail on New 12 months’s Day by two different inmates in a cell, the Solar newspaper reported.

Sharif reportedly suffered cuts to his face, and it’s understood he obtained medical remedy contained in the jail. The weapon alleged to have been used within the assault was a part of a tuna can.

Sharif, 43, and Sara’s stepmother have been sentenced to life imprisonment after being convicted on the Previous Bailey final month of killing Sara at their house in Woking, Surrey.

A Jail Service spokesperson mentioned: “Police are investigating an assault on a prisoner at HMP Belmarsh on 1 January.

“It could be inappropriate to remark additional whereas they examine.”

Belmarsh is a Class A jail in south-east London housing a few of the UK’s most harmful prisoners.

A Met Police spokesperson mentioned: “Police are investigating an allegation {that a} prisoner was assaulted at HMP Belmarsh on 1 January.

“The sufferer, a 43-year-old man, suffered non-life threatening accidents.”

Sara was hooded, burned and crushed throughout a “marketing campaign of torture” that lasted two years earlier than her physique was discovered on the household house in August 2023.

Urfan Sharif was sentenced to a minimal of 40 years in jail for homicide, whereas his spouse Beinash Batool, 30, obtained a minimal of 33 years.

Sara’s uncle, Faisal Malik, 29, was sentenced to 16 years’ imprisonment for inflicting or permitting her dying.

The three fled to Islamabad, Pakistan, with Sara’s 5 siblings, the day earlier than her physique was discovered, prompting a global manhunt.

They hid on the market for 4 weeks earlier than returning to the UK, the place they have been arrested.

Police are investigating reviews that the daddy of the schoolgirl Sara Sharif had his throat reduce in an assault by fellow inmates whereas in jail for her homicide.

Urfan Sharif, 43, is claimed to have been attacked in Belmarsh jail, south London, by two males who rushed into his cell with a weapon constructed from the lid of a tuna tin, in keeping with the Solar. The assault is claimed to have occurred on New Yr’s Day and triggered accidents to his neck and face which can be understood to have been handled in jail.

The Metropolitan police stated in a press release they have been investigating an allegation of assault at Belmarsh.

Sharif was sentenced to life imprisonment final month, together with Sara’s stepmother, Beinash Batool, 30. The pair have been convicted on the Outdated Bailey of killing 10-year-old Sara at their residence in Woking, Surrey.

Sentencing them, the choose, Mr Justice Cavanagh, described their marketing campaign of abuse as “torture” and condemned them for not exhibiting “a shred of regret”.

A Met police spokesperson stated: “Police are investigating an allegation {that a} prisoner was assaulted at HMP Belmarsh on 1 January. The sufferer, a 43-year-old man, suffered non-life threatening accidents.”

A supply instructed the Solar that Sharif “was sliced up badly in his cell by two others who rushed in. It was deliberate and so they used a makeshift weapon — constructed from the lid of a tin of tuna.” In response to the newspaper he was “fortunate to outlive” and obtained stitches.

The assault occurred solely weeks into Sharif’s minimal 40-year sentence.

As a class A jail, Belmarsh accommodates a few of Britain’s most infamous and harmful criminals.

Sara was discovered useless in a bunkbed on the household residence in Surrey on 10 August 2023. The couple had killed her two days earlier and fled to Pakistan. A postmortem examination discovered she had 71 exterior accidents, together with bruises, burns and human chew marks. She additionally had a minimum of 25 fractures, together with 11 to her backbone.

A jail service spokesperson stated: “Police are investigating an assault on a prisoner at HMP Belmarsh on 1 January. It could be inappropriate to remark additional whereas they examine.”

India’s Rohit Sharma (L) chats with a teammate Jasprit Bumrah throughout a apply session forward of the fifth cricket Check match between Australia and India on the Sydney Cricket Floor in Sydney on January 2, 2025.
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A brand new 12 months with its tidings of hope is the overwhelming theme at any time when January chimes in. It’s no totally different this time round, particularly for India, because it faces the problem of altering the script within the present Border-Gavaskar Trophy collection.

Trailing 1-2, the fifth and closing Check commencing on the Sydney Cricket Floor (SCG) on Friday (January 3, 2024), presents India with a possibility for redemption. Successful at Perth, dropping in Adelaide, a weather-assisted attract Brisbane, and a loss in Melbourne, have constituted the report card of Rohit Sharma’s males.

On the SCG with its historical past weaved round runs and spin, any Asian group ought to really feel optimistic. India isn’t any totally different although its efficiency right here over the a long time reads as one win, seven attracts and 5 losses.

That is the bottom through which Ravi Shastri scored a 206 in 1992, a Check through which Shane Warne made his debut. This is similar turf the place Sachin Tendulkar posted a 241 in 2004, a knock through which he reduce out the cover-drive, a shot that had develop into his tragic-flaw. Maybe the final bit affords a lesson to Virat Kohli, who has been fishing exterior the off-stump.

India will miss Akash Deep because the speedster is coping with a again damage. Nevertheless, the larger fear is about Rohit. As a captain, his identify could be the primary one pencilled into the enjoying eleven. However with coach Gautam Gambhir not being specific about whether or not the out-of-form skipper will discover a berth, that previous Indian cricket imagery of smoke and daggers is in vogue.

It’s the very last thing anybody wants forward of a significant face-off. If India does handle to defeat Australia and draw stage at 2-2, by advantage of being the defending champion, the guests would retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

It’s crucial that the batters collectively hearth. Ok.L. Rahul’s runs, Nitish Kumar’s consistency, Yashasvi Jaiswal’s promise and the lower-order’s fire-fighting have typically rescued India. The others need to contribute too and Shubman Gill, benched at Melbourne, may get a look-in.

On the bowling entrance, Jasprit Bumrah, who may lead if Rohit is dropped, has been distinctive. It stays to be seen if the think-tank would like Prasidh Krishna because the third seamer and keep on with Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar as the 2 spinners.

Throughout the dividing line, Australia made one change with Beau Webster changing Mitchell Marsh. If it is a full-stop for the latter, it may very well be a mirror reflection of the destiny that affected his father Geoff Marsh. The previous opener watched his Check profession grind to a halt following a lukewarm present towards the visiting Indians within the 1991-92 collection.

For Pat Cummins, most of his batters have slowly gained type even when they appear weak towards Bumrah. The Australian skipper and speedster has led from the entrance and it’s one important trick that Rohit missed on this collection. If he does impact a turnaround, sport’s newest miracle could be upon us. For now, it appears distant.

The groups (from)

India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, Ok.L. Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Dhruv Jurel (wicket-keeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohammed Siraj, Harshit Rana, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Sarfaraz Khan, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna and Tanush Kotian.

Australia: Pat Cummins (captain), Travis Head (vice-captain), Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstas, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Mitchell Marsh, Josh Inglis, Alex Carey (wicket-keeper), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland, Sean Abbott, Jhye Richardson and Beau Webster.

Match officers: Umpires: Michael Gough and Sharfuddoula; Third umpire: Joel Wilson; Match referee: Andy Pycroft.

Match begins at 5 a.m. IST.