New Zealand player collapses to death on-field during match
New Zealand cricketer Hareesh Gangadharan, in a heartbreaking incident, collapsed on the field during the match on Saturday (February 2) and died. He was a member of Green Island Cricket Club’s Second Grade team and the incident took place around 4 PM at the Sunnyvale Sports Centre, Main South Road in Green Island. Being an Indian origin, Hareesh played in a team made up predominantly of Indian players.
The club president John Moyle confirmed in a statement about Hareesh’s demise in an unfortunate manner while also expressing shock over the same. He also informed that the team is also in a shock after the incident and went on to add that despite all the efforts made by the medical staff, the cricketer of the Indian ethnicity could not be saved.
According to a report in Otago Daily Times, the onlookers told that Hareesh Gangadharan collapsed while walking away after bowling the second over of his spell. He complained of struggling to breathe and eventually lost consciousness.
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Israeli strike on Gaza shelter kills 17 as Blinken says cease-fire talks will resume
Deir al-Balah (Gaza Strip), Oct 24: An Israeli strike on a school where displaced people were sheltering in the central Gaza Strip killed at least 17 people on Thursday, nearly all women and children, Palestinian medical officials said.
The strike came as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Israel had accomplished its objective of “effectively dismantling” Hamas, and that negotiations over a cease-fire and the release of dozens of Israeli hostages would resume in the coming days.
Another 42 people were wounded in the strike in the built-up Nuseirat refugee camp, according to the Awda Hospital, which received the casualties. Among the dead were 13 children under the age of 18 and three women, according to the hospital's records.
The Israeli military said it targeted Hamas group inside the school, without providing evidence. Israel has carried out several strikes on schools-turned-shelters in recent months, saying it precisely targets Hamas members hiding out among civilians. The strikes often kill women and children.
Blinken, speaking to reporters in Qatar, which has served as a key mediator between Israel and Hamas, said negotiators would reconvene “in the coming days”.
“What we really have to determine is whether Hamas is prepared to engage," he said on his 11th visit to the region since the start of the war.
The United States hopes to renew the negotiations after Israeli forces killed top Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza last week, but neither side has shown any sign of moderating its demands from months of negotiations that sputtered to a halt over the summer.
Blinken also announced an additional USD 135 million in US aid to the Palestinians, while again urging Israel to allow more assistance to enter the territory.
Health workers in besieged northern Gaza meanwhile warned of a catastrophic situation there, where Israel has been waging an air and ground offensive for more than two weeks.
