R Ashwin, a.k.a. Ravichandran Ashwin, a former Indian all-rounder, has also announced his retirement from the Indian Premier League. He said goodbye to international cricket, including Test cricket, during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy on the Australia tour in December last year. Recently, Ashwin and his last season’s franchise, Chennai Super Kings, came face to face. The issue was about South Africa’s young, explosive batsman Dewald Brevis, also known as Baby AB. R Ashwin’s dispute with CSK over Dewald Brevis Actually, Ashwin had said on YouTube that the Chennai Super Kings had paid extra to sign Dewald Brevis as a replacement after…
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The UAE men’s cricket team will begin its preparations for next month’s Asia Cup with the Bank Alfala T20I Tri-Series 2025 presented by Inverex Solar Energy on home turf. Veteran opener Muhammad Wasim will captain the 15-member squad, which also features Pakistan and Afghanistan, in the contest, which gets underway at the iconic Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Friday. UAE prepares against India and Pakistan with fitness and confidence The tournament is ideal preparation for all three teams ahead of the ACC Asia Cup 2025, which begins in the UAE on September 9. The UAE will take on Pakistan in their…
Dubai Princess: The royal families of Dubai are back in the publicity spotlight with Princess Sheikha Mahra bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, daughter of the Dubai leader and prime minister of the UAE, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, officially dating Moroccan-American rapper French Montana. TMZ confirmed the news on August 27, 2025, and elicited a series of reactions around the world. A Royal Engagement in the Limelight The couple is said to have formalized their engagement in June of 2025, a few months after Mahra had a very high-profile divorce with Sheikh Mana bin Mohammed Al Maktoum. Their…
The RTA Dubai has launched an innovative new electronic initiative that will transform the process of driver training and license issuance in Dubai. The new system, called Tadreeb, harnesses AI and real-time monitoring to use advanced digital technology to transform the entire driver training and assessment process to make it faster, safer, and more efficient and help to license drivers. A centralised digital ecosystem for driver training The platform, known as Tadreeb, enables all certified driving schools in Dubai to be part of the same system. It digitizes the entire training cycle – from student onboarding to performance monitoring and…
The property market in Dubai is once again in the spotlight, having been among the top three cities in the world to record the fastest rate of increase in prime residential property value in the first half of 2025. High demand, increased activity in transactions, and low stock continue to place the city of Dubai at the top of the world’s real estate. The World Cities Prime Residential Index by Savills shows that Dubai recorded a 5 percent increase in the price of prime property, making it better than the global average of 0.7 percent. The emirate has joined other…