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It was Abhishek’s third T20 international ton and the 10th of his entire T20 career.And while it beat the previous fastest century for a full-member nation – a 33-ball effort by New Zealand’s Finn Allen against South Africa at this year’s T20 World Cup – it was not even Abhishek’s quickest in the format.The thrilling left-hander hit a 28-ball ton for Punjab against Meghalaya in Indian domestic cricket in 2024.Against Afghanistan, he dominated Afghanistan’s pace bowlers with his pull shot and powered the spinners down the ground.He helped India take 100 from the powerplay but, after he was caught behind…

Two guitars owned by Manchester musician Johnny Marr have sold for more than £560,000 at auction.The instruments, which were used during his time with The Smiths and on his forthcoming solo album, went under the hammer as part of Christie’s Marr’s Guitars: The Johnny Marr Collection sale.Marr’s 1982 Rickenbacker 330 Jetglo sold for £358,400 after attracting a bidding battle lasting more than five minutes.The guitar was used throughout the recording of The Smiths’ debut album and on the band’s early tours. It can be heard on songs including This Charming Man, Still Ill and What Difference Does It Make? The…

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A Ukrainian man has pleaded guilty to spraying abusive graffiti on mosques in east London, in a case linked to the Russian state network behind arson attacks against the former prime minister Sir Keir Starmer.Illia Bilyk, 21, entered guilty pleas at Thames Magistrates’ Court to five counts of racially and religiously aggravated criminal damage.Bilyk sprayed graffiti on the Stratford Islamic Association, Al-Birr Mosque and Leyton Jamia Masjid on 23 January 2025. Two days later he targeted Noor Ul Islam Primary School and the Islamic Shariah Council.The has learned that Bilyk told police he was recruited into spraying the graffiti by…

Wrexham co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac have taken a light-hearted jab at this weekend’s opponents Southampton by referencing the Spygate saga in a cheeky social media post.The Saints visit their Championship rivals at the Racecourse Ground on Saturday (15:00 BST) and the Hollywood duo did not miss their chance to make light of last season’s play-off drama.Southampton were kicked out of the play-off final and docked four points after an intern was found observing semi-final opponents Middlesbrough in training, with similar incidents later found to have taken place at Oxford United and Ipswich Town earlier in the campaign.Wrexham’s A-list…

A Bronze Age burial cairn dating back four millennia has been vandalised by individuals who dug into the ancient structure and displaced its stones, heritage officials have confirmed.The Fire Beacon Cairn, situated near Crowcombe in Somerset’s Quantock Hills, suffered damage when stones were excavated from the mound and repositioned around its perimeter.Heritage specialists believe the perpetrator may have been a treasure hunter operating under cover of darkness with metal detecting equipment who picked up a signal at the protected site.The prehistoric monument, which forms part of a ceremonial landscape on the Quantock Hills National Landscape, has puzzled archaeologists with the…

The UK prison system faces a severe capacity crisis as the Ministry of Justice scrambles for emergency solutions to keep pace with dwindling prison spaces.One solution by Labour, revealed in leaked documents to The Guardian, appears to involve plans by the Prison Service to force hundreds of inmates to “double up” in temporary prefabricated steel cells originally built for single occupancy.Governors across 10 Category C prisons in England and Wales have been asked to sign off on installing second beds in these rapid deployment cells (RDCs).The purpose-built, steel-framed cells are designed specifically for prisons and could add 476 spaces.An MoJ…