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Monday, March 9, 2026

Day After India's T20 World Cup Triumph, Ex-Coach Gary Kirsten Gets New Role

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Monday announced the appointment of former South African cricketer Gary Kirsten as the new head coach of the national men's team, effective from April 15. Kirsten, who enjoyed a distinguished international career representing South Africa, served as the head coach of the India men's national team from 2008 to 2011 and the head coach of the South Africa men's national team from 2011 to 2013. "The appointment of the new head coach is part of Sri Lanka Cricket's efforts to revamp the structure of the National High Performance Center," SLC said in a statement. During his tenures with the respective teams, he guided both teams to achieve significant heights in international cricket, including India winning the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup in 2011 and South Africa becoming the number 1 ranked team in all formats of the game during the year 2013.

Kirsten's most recent engagement was with Cricket Namibia during the concluded ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 as a ‘consultant.'

During his playing career, which spanned from 1993 to 2004, Kirsten scored a total of 14,087 runs across Test and One Day International (ODI) formats, including 21 Test centuries and 13 ODI centuries.

His appointment with Sri Lanka Cricket will be for a two-year term ending on April 14, 2028.

Among Kirsten's primary responsibilities will be guiding the Sri Lanka National Men's Team in its preparation and campaign for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2027, which will be held in South Africa, Namibia, and Zimbabwe.

(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)



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Scholes 'did not intend to be offensive' to Carrick

Paul Scholes says an Instagram story post about Manchester United interim head coach Michael Carrick was "in no way intended to be offensive" towards his former team-mate.

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Sunday, March 8, 2026

How Numbers Game Plays Out In Opposition's No-Trust Motion Against Speaker

The second phase of Parliament's Budget Session begins on Monday, and the first debate is expected to be on a no-confidence motion against the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Om Birla. The Opposition has filed a notice against the Speaker in the first phase of the budget session, which was signed by 118 members. 

At the time, the Trinamool Congress MPs did not sign the notice. But now the party has said it will support the Opposition's no-confidence motion against the Speaker. 

Read: Opposition Submits No-Trust Motion Against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla

The rules require signatures of two MPs, a 14-day notice, and the support of 50 members in the House. 

Three Congress MPs -- Mohammed Javed, Kodikunnil Suresh, and Mallu Ravi - had filed the notice for the no-confidence motion, which was supported by 118 opposition MPs. 

The notice, accusing the Speaker of partisan behaviour, cited how the Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi and other Opposition leaders were not allowed to speak in the House and eight Opposition MPs were suspended for the entire Budget Session. Baseless allegations were made against the women MPs, the notice also alleged. 

Once the notice is approved, a time for the debate will be fixed and the debate will take place in the Lok Sabha. 

The rules dictate that the Speaker not sit on his chair during this debate and the Deputy Speaker conduct the proceedings. But in absence of a Deputy, the most senior MP in the panel of the Speaker will preside over the session. The candidate could be the BJP's Jagadambika Pal. 

Read: No-Confidence Motion Against Om Birla: How A Lok Sabha Speaker Can Be Removed

This is not the first time a no-confidence motion has been brought against the Speaker of the Lok Sabha. In 1954, the first no-confidence motion was brought against then Speaker GV Mavalankar. 

At the time, JB Kripalani was leading the opposition, and the leader who brought the no-confidence motion was Vigneshwar Mishra. Kripalani had split from the Congress in 1951 and had formed the Krishak Mazdoor Praja Party, which he merged with the PJA Socialist Party. That no-confidence motion against Mavalankar was defeated by a vote of 489 to 364. 

In 1966, Madhu Limaye brought a no-confidence motion against then Lok Sabha Speaker Hukum Singh. But it was rejected due to insufficient numbers. 

In 1987, CPM leader Somnath Chatterjee brought a no-confidence motion against then Speaker Balram Jakhar. Thambi Durai was the Deputy Speaker at the time, and this motion was also defeated. 

In December 2024, the Opposition had given a notice of no-confidence motion against Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar. It was signed by 60 members of the Opposition, but Deputy Chairman Harivansh had rejected it.

Read: PM Modi Calls Om Birla An "Excellent Speaker" Ahead Of No-Confidence Motion

A simple majority of 272 is required to remove the Speaker of the Lok Sabha. But even with the support of the Trinamool Congress, the Opposition falls short. 

In the current Lok Sabha, the government has the support of 293 MPs -- 240 from the BJP, 16 from the JDU, 12 from the TDP, and other NDA parties, providing a sufficient majority. 

The Opposition has only 238 MPs, of whom 99 are from the Congress and the rest from the Samajwadi Party, DMK, Trinamool Congress, and others. 

So if the no-confidence motion against the Speaker is brought to vote, the Opposition will likely be defeated. But the debate will be heated since the Opposition is unlikely to hold back.



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Vape shop fire causes major disruption at Glasgow Central Station

Six crews and a specialist vehicle were sent to the scene on Union Street at about 15:45 on Sunday.

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India triumphant again - do the rest have any hope of catching them?

India's dominant T20 World Cup title win - their third white-ball trophy in a row - shows the other nations need to catch up, writes Matthew Henry.

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Saturday, March 7, 2026

Hungary Seizes Millions In Cash And Gold From Ukrainian Convoy, Seven Detained

A diplomatic dispute between Hungary and Ukraine has intensified after Hungarian authorities seized armoured bank vehicles carrying large quantities of cash and gold reportedly linked to a Ukrainian state bank.

Officials in Hungary said the convoy was transporting $40 million and 35 million Euro in cash along with about 9 kilograms of gold when it was stopped by customs authorities. Seven Ukrainian citizens travelling with the vehicles were detained.

Hungary's National Tax and Customs Administration said it had opened a money-laundering investigation into the shipment. Authorities also claimed that one of the detainees was a former general from Ukraine's intelligence services, raising further suspicions about the origins of the funds.

However, Ukraine rejected the accusations. Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha accused Budapest of "taking hostages and stealing money." Ukraine's state savings bank, Oschadbank, said the convoy was on a routine transfer of cash and gold between Austria and Ukraine, carried out by road due to restrictions on air travel during the war.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's political director, Balazs Orban, questioned the legitimacy of the shipment. In a post on social media, he said armoured vehicles carrying large quantities of cash and gold across Hungary was not typical of normal financial transactions.

The incident comes amid wider tensions between the two countries over energy supplies and Hungary's opposition to additional European Union support for Ukraine. Recently, Orban blocked new EU sanctions against Russia and vetoed a proposed 90 billion Euro loan package for Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also sparked controversy after warning that one EU leader should not obstruct the financial package, remarks that were widely interpreted in Hungary as directed at Orban.

Hungarian officials later said the detained Ukrainians would be expelled from the country, though it remains unclear what will happen to the seized money and gold.



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'Fantastic French made to look ordinary as Scotland come of age'

Scotland deliver arguably their best performance in almost 40 years to give themselves unlikely shot at Six Nations title.

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