Silicon Valley venture capital firm General Catalyst has made its first investment in Saudi Arabia through fintech startup Lean Technologies, which just closed a Series B round worth $67.5 million. General Catalyst has $30 billion in assets under management and has backed major U.S. tech companies like Snap, Stripe and AirBnb. Lean Technologies’ fundraising round also […]
Danni Wyatt-Hodge will play for Surrey in the new Women’s Tier 1 county competition next season, after transferring her allegiance from Hampshire-based Southern Vipers. Wyatt-Hodge, 33, is currently in action for Hobart Hurricanes in the Women’s Big Bash League, having recently featured in England’s T20 World Cup campaign in the UAE. Last summer, she represented
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DN Steel FEU’s Dryx Saavedra in the Spikers’ Turf.–Photo from Spikers’ Turf MANILA, Philippines — Dryx Saavedra braved the storms that nearly dented DN Steel FEU’s perfect start in the 2024 Spikers’ Turf Invitational Conference. The third-year opposite hitter was instrumental in copping a pair of hard-earned victories this week to extend his squad’s league-best
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The estate of collapsed crypto exchange FTX has filed a suit against Binance and its former CEO Changpeng Zhao in an effort to wrest back at least $1.76 billion, citing a “fraudulent” share deal. In a Sunday filing with a Delaware court, FTX cites a 2021 transaction in which Binance, Zhao and others exited their
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Budrul Chukrut | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Bitcoin hit another high on Monday, as the rally in cryptocurrencies continued following Donald Trump’s election win. By 5:30 a.m. ET, bitcoin was trading 3.6% higher at $82,171, according to Coin Metrics. It comes after the flagship cryptocurrency touched $80,000 on Sunday for the first
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Marizanne Kapp and Ayabonga Khaka will be rested for the home T20I series against England as South Africa look to expand their short-format player pool. They have recalled medium-pacer Eliz-Mari Marx, who was the joint-leading wicket-taker in the CSA Women’s Pro20 series, and allrounder Nondumiso Shangase. Kapp and Khaka will return for the three-match ODI
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Toss Bangladesh chose to bat vs Afghanistan Bangladesh’s stand-in captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz won the toss against Afghanistan in the third ODI in Sharjah, and opted to bat first. Mehidy was leading the side in place of the regular captain Najmul Hossain Shanto, whose groin injury has not only ruled him out of this match
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TNT’s Calvin Oftana after the Tropang Giga clinched their second straight PBA Governors’ Cup title.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—Calvin Oftana was extra emotional when TNT closed out Ginebra in Game 6 of the PBA Finals for its second straight Governors’ Cup championship. While everyone jumped up and down in celebration as the confetti dropped on Friday
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La Salle’s Mike Phillips, middle, and Kevin Quiambao, left, during a second-round game against UP in the UAAP Season 87 women’s basketball tournament.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — La Salle coach Topex Robinson urged the Green Archers to continue “striving for greatness” despite securing the top seed ahead of the UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball Final
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Gautam Gambhir has backed the senior batting duo of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the lead up to the five-Test Border-Gavaskar Trophy series in Australia, which has gained a lot more significance for the WTC final qualification after India’s 3-0 loss to New Zealand at home. Questions around their form gained momentum after both
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