An oil refinery in the Siberian city of Omsk, Russia. — Reuters/File Refiners will source more oil from the Middle East, Africa and the Americas. Crude prices and transportation costs will increase due to the change in supply. China’s independent refiners will cut production if ESPO’s supply hits. Chinese and Indian refiners will source more … Read more
Innings break India 314 for 9 (Mandhana 91, Harleen 40, Rawal 40, James 5-45) against West Indies India needed their two most experienced players – Smriti Mandhana And Harmanpreet Kaur – to give body to a round which struggled to find momentum for large games. The result: an intermediate score turning into a potential winner … Read more
Australia 298 for 6 (Sutherland 110, McGrath 56*, Gardner 50, Reddy 4-26) beaten India 215 (Mandhana 105, Deol 39, Gardner 5-30, Schutt 2-26) by 83 runs After being sent down, Sutherland got Australia out of trouble with 110 off 95 balls as the home side reached a formidable 298 for 6. After struggling with the … Read more
An entertaining wedding switcheroo, “Laapataa Ladies” (or “Lost Ladies” in some areas) makes effective use of Bollywood’s broad social messaging. This style of storytelling can be clunky in order to draw in audiences, but director Kiran Rao deftly combines the literal and the symbolic, resulting in the audience being filled – for better or worse … Read more