Sanae Takaichi to become Japan’s first female prime minister

Desk Report: Japan’s ruling conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has elected Sanae Takaichi as its new leader, putting the 64-year-old politician on course to become Japan’s first female prime minister. Sanae Takaichi is one of the most conservative candidates in the ruling party’s right-wing camp. Former minister Takaichi is well-known in Japanese politics as a TV presenter and heavy metal drummer. But he is also controversial for a number of reasons. If confirmed by parliament as prime minister, Takaichi will face several important challenges. First, resolving the economic problems of…

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‘Test batter’ Sadman’s first T20 century

Desk Report: Sadman Islam Anik is in great form in the National Cricket League (NCL). He missed out on a fifty for one run in the previous match against Sylhet. Today, the Bangladesh cricketer made up for that loss quite well against Barisal. He scored a century with excellent batting. This is Sadman’s first century in his T20 career. On the day of his century, Barisal did not get any attention from Dhaka Metropolitan. Rakibul Hasan’s team lost to them by a huge margin of 96 runs. Barisal’s innings ended…

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India replaces Rohit with Gill as ODI captain

Desk Report: Along with the ODIs, the BCCI has also named a team for the 5-match T20I series against Australia. As usual, India will play under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav. It was not easy for BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar to remove Rohit from the ODI captaincy. Even then, his selection panel has taken a new decision considering the team. Agarkar said, “We have to see what is ahead. We have to consider the interests of the team. We have to try to take a decision as soon as…

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