'Nice to be sitting 3 nil up': Labuschagne after Australia retain Ashes with 3-0 lead

IANS | December 21, 2025 11:19 AM

Adelaide, Dec 21 (IANS) While there was a brief moment of doubt, Australia have once again retained the Ashes urn with a dominant victory, beating England by 82 runs in the third Test at the Adelaide Oval. Following the win, Marnus Labuschagne quipped that it was satisfying to secure the series after being called the ‘worst Australian team in 15 years’ before the Ashes started.

'SP facing inevitable defeat, resorting to baseless allegations': JD(U) hits out at Akhilesh Yadav

IANS | December 21, 2025 11:12 AM

New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) The political sparring over the alleged Codeine cough syrup racket intensified on Sunday after the JD(U) national spokesperson Rajeev Ranjan Prasad launched a sharp attack on Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav, accusing his party of making unfounded allegations out of political desperation ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.