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Image Credit: GETTY Leus du Plooy, Chris Jordan and Virat Kohli. Southern Brave beat Birmingham Phoenix in the tournament's first ever Super Five Eliminator of the Hundred. Chris Jordan and Jofra Archer helped the Brave beat Phoenix in a knockout match. London Spirit Women beat Oval Invincibles Women in the Women's Eliminator of the Women's Hundred. All this and much more in today's sports roundup. Today's top 10 sports news South Africa beat West Indies by 40 runs in the second Test to take the series 1-0 South Africa won the second Test by 40 runs to take the two-match…

This weekend marks the final game of the Bay Bridge Series, with Sunday marking the final time the two teams will meet at the Oakland Coliseum. WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — This weekend marks the final game of the Bay Bridge Series, with the Oakland Athletics facing off against the San Francisco Giants, and Sunday being the last time the two teams will meet at the Oakland Coliseum. The Athletics will head to West Sacramento and Sutter Health Park for the next three years. Leon Lee, a Sacramento native and former major league player who was a radio host when the…

Vice President Kamala Harris has replaced President Joe Biden atop the presidential ticket, but his finish the job campaign mantra can still largely apply to her top policy goals. She’s promising to continue a lot of what Biden was doing during the past four years if she’s elected to four of her own. Former President Donald Trump, for his part, is itching to get back to the White House and accomplish what he didn’t during his first term. Since Biden stepped down last month, the vice president has announced few major policy proposals beyond a new push…

MADISON, Ill. — Josef Newgarden won his fifth race Saturday night at Worldwide Technology Raceway, as he took the lead after a late pit stop and held off teammate Scott McLaughlin on two restarts.Newgarden suffered a partial spinout on lap 196 of the 260-lap race, but escaped by keeping his No. 2 Chevrolet away from the wall after it turned sideways exiting turn two.”I think in the moment I was trying a little too hard and made a mistake, but I knew I could have come back and won the race after that so I'm really grateful I didn't crash,”…

The NASCAR Cup Series will race on Sunday at Michigan International Speedway for the 2024 FireKeepers Casino 400. The green flag is scheduled to drop just after 2:30 pm ET (USA Network). Break down BetMGM Sportsbook's lines on the 2024 FireKeepers Casino 400 odds and make your expert NASCAR picks and predictions. 2024 Firekeepers Casino 400: What you need to know RFK Racing's Chris Buescher won last season's race at Michigan, starting fourth and averaging 131.159 mph. Ten of the past 14 Michigan NASCAR Cup Series winners have started fourth or higher, including four pole-position wins during that time. Ford…

Get your free copy of Editor's DigestFT editor Roula Khalaf picks her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The author is Chief Economist at the Asian Development Bank. Contributors include Aiko Yoshikawa, Senior Economist at the Asian Development Bank and lead author of “Healthy Ageing in Asia.”Rapid ageing in the Asia-Pacific region not only raises the question of who will foot the bill for rising pension costs, but also how to meet growing physical and mental health care needs.The region's population over 60 is expected to double in the coming decades. Currently, on average 57% of this group have at least…

NEW YORK, United States, Aug. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The global information technology services management market size is expected to reach USD 37.1 billion by 2033 from USD 9.8 billion in 2023, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14.2% during the forecast period. To get a sample PDF brochure, please visit https://www.sphericalinsights.com/request-sample/5616. Information Technology Service Management (ITSM) is the process of planning, delivering, managing, and enhancing IT services within an enterprise. ITSM ensures that IT services efficiently meet the needs of the business and customers. It includes various processes and practices to manage IT infrastructure and…

Nearly eight in 10 Americans are “very” or “quite” worried about the availability and affordability of health care, according to a Gallup poll.So it's surprising that this year's Republican platform devotes so little space to the topic, even to the disastrous policies of the Biden-Harris administration, from restricting short-term health insurance to prescription drug price controls to offering overly generous premium subsidies for insurance through the Obamacare insurance exchanges.Republicans shouldn't cede health care to Democrats. Voters want to hear what Republicans plan to do about it. Market-based reforms and a smaller role for the federal government could be vote-winners.Just eight…

Steering wheels so hot they burn your hands, interiors that cook everything inside like an oven, and scorching hot surfaces that are hot enough to fry an egg.Welcome to car ownership in Australia.With temperatures often reaching the mid-40s Fahrenheit in many Australian cities and 2023 declared to be the hottest year on record, some Australians are beginning to dread the summer months, especially with predictions that 2024 could break records again.Driving in direct sunlight inside a metal and glass box inevitably gets hot, even in winter.But that may no longer have to be the case.The promise of a car or…

After a dominating Week 1 win, the Seattle Seahawks fell to the Tennessee Titans, 16-15, on Saturday at Nissan Stadium, dropping to 1-1 in the preseason.It's still preseason, so the results don't really matter, but the Seahawks' offense and defense were much better in the first half than they were in the second, which speaks to the depth of Seattle's unit.Here are three players whose ratings have improved and three whose ratings have dropped after the second week of preseason.QB Sam HowellSam Howell looked a little shaky early in the game, but by the end of the game he was…