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BBC News
6 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
West Ham launch 2025-26 away kit
West Ham have unveiled their away kit for the 2025-26 to the Hammers, the latest edition is inspired by their 1996-97 shirt: "The kit is sure to evoke thoughts of Julian Dicks winning crunching tackles, John Moncur's magic in midfield and Ian Bishop's perfect passes."Rate the kit here
Indian Express
14-07-2025
- Sport
- Indian Express
Run-out controversy: What happened between Pat Cummins and umpire Nitin Menon? Did Australians appeal?
Pat Cummins was involved in an animated exchange with umpire Nitin Menon over a run-out incident on day two in the Test against West Indies. The umpire's version, according to the commentator Ian Bishop, was that the Australians never appealed and so, he didn't go upstairs to the TV umpire. Cummins didn't like that explanation. But first the incident. During the 24th over of the West Indies's innings, John Campbell dashed across for a run after pushing Mitchell Starc towards mid-on. Cummins swooped on the ball and fired a direct hit at the non-striker's end. Neither the bowler nor the Australian captain appealed. Neither did the fielders at the slip cordon. Marnus Labuschagne, the substitute fielder, would later claim he did appeal. The drama picked up when the big screen on the ground showed the replay. It seemed that Campbell's bat bounced after it was initially grounded, and the bat seemed in air when the bails were dislodged. It certainly needed closer television inspection to ascertain whether the bat had been grounded first behind the crease before popping up – in which case it would have been not out. But the umpire Nitin never referred it to the third umpire. When he saw the replays, Cummins approached the umpire. 'Why wouldn't you just check it?' Cummins was overheard saying on the stump mics. 'Can you check it now?' In commentary, former West Indies pacer Ian Bishop conjectured that Menon had told Cummins he didn't send the decision to the third umpire because none of the Australians appealed. At that stage Labuschagne claimed, 'But I did!'. The event was made more bizarre because just during last year a similar incident had played out between the two teams during Australia's second T20I match against West Indies in February 2024. Australia were denied a wicket after no one appealed and umpire Gerard Abood ruled it not out. In the 19th over of the match, West Indies No 11, Alzarri Joseph drove to cover and ran. Australian captain Mitchell Marsh collected the ball and threw it to Spencer Johnson who whipped off the bails but didn't appeal. On the big screen, the replay suggested that the batsman was short of the crease and the Australians started celebrating but it was cut short after Abod said: 'Stop, stop, stop, hang on. Stop, there was no appeal.' The Australian player Tim David, who had been fielding at deep point near the boundary rope, told Abod: 'I appealed, Gerard I appealed, I promise you. 'This is a joke. I appealed from deep point, I appealed.' And David Warner could be heard saying, 'it's an umpire error.'
ABC News
27-06-2025
- Sport
- ABC News
The five horror DRS decisions that had the West Indies fuming during the first Test against Australia
There may have been silence in the commentary box, but what was not being said may as well have been screamed at maximum volume. Another hugely contentious decision had gone against the West Indies. You could almost hear veteran commentator Ian Bishop carefully selecting what he was going to say. "There are not many fans of [third umpire] Adrian Holdstock in the West Indies at the moment," former West Indies player Carlos Brathwaite said, in the end, as Shai Hope trudged off after being given out caught behind. "Flabbergasted." Flabbergasted, incredulous, furious: take your pick, most West Indian fans could have selected any one of those emotions to describe what they were feeling at that time. "It's unfortunate, it really is unfortunate," Samuel Badree said, somewhat more diplomatically on ESPN. "It feels as though everything has gone against the West Indians." In less enlightened times, such a feeling would have likely resulted in something of a siege at the Kensington Oval — it was only 1999 that an ODI between Australia and the West Indies was delayed by hundreds of bottles being thrown onto the field after a controversial run-out, after all. Cricket is a serious business in these parts. There was none of that on day two of the first Test in Barbados, thankfully, but there were plenty of aggrieved supporters nonetheless. The West Indies were, undoubtedly, on the end of some very poor decisions. "I felt like the third umpire had some really tough decisions to make," former Australian player Greg Blewett said on ESPN. "A lot of them weren't really clear decisions; it was down to a bit of interpretations. "I think Australia got on the right end of the decisions. Not just a tough day, though. Here is a rundown of the events that sparked the controversy. As Travis Head rescued Australia on day one, he under-edged the superb Shamar Joseph behind to Shai Hope. Hope dived forward and caught the ball but did not seem totally clear as to whether he had managed to pouch the ball before it touched the ground. The matter was sent upstairs to third umpire Holdstock, who said there was "no clear evidence" that the ball had been caught. That despite footage appearing to show a thin sliver of leather under the ball as it landed. It was a tough break for the West Indies and Shamar Joseph, who missed out on a five-wicket haul as a result. "The thing for me was, the pictures look out, but there was a statement made from the third umpire that it was not conclusive," Carlos Brathwaite said. In the first over of day two, Josh Hazlewood trapped Roston Chase in front. There was a big appeal and, belatedly, Pat Cummins reviewed the decision. Upstairs, we went to see if the ball brushed the pad before hitting the inside edge of the West Indian captain's bat. Initially, a small spike suggested that the ball did brush the pad first and Australia's fielders started celebrating. That celebration turned to confusion soon after as Holdstock said on-field umpire Richard Kettleborough could stay with his on-field decision of not out. Later, reserve umpire Gregory Brathwaite could be seen explaining something to the Australian reserve fielders, suggesting it was a narrow decision. If he was lucky earlier, Chase was very unlucky later on day two. Pat Cummins appealed for an LBW and, as soon as Kettleborough raised his finger, Chase instantly reviewed, looking at his inside edge. The replay showed that yes, Chase got an inside edge onto his pad, a very clear deviation. The technology, namely ultraedge, did not quite match up, but surely that would not matter — there was a visible deflection off the bat. Right? Right? "There is a clear gap between bat and ball," said Holdstock. Uh oh… "You can see with the naked eye … that there was a clear deflection," Brathwaite said. "So, albeit that the technology might have left you wondering, the naked eye shows you that there was a deflection." Things then went from bad to worse. Shai Hope, West Indies' last real chance of success, was caught spectacularly by Alex Carey off an inside edge from Beau Webster. It was a remarkable catch but umpire Kettleborough instantly wanted to have a closer look to see if the ball had been grounded. Hope had, by this time, started walking off, convinced that Carey had pulled off a worldy. And he had been diving to his left and pouching the ball in his left glove. However, sadly for him, the ball clearly touched the ground as Carey landed — the footage even showed it moving closer into the glove's palm as he landed. So not out? Yeah, about that… The catch was confirmed by Holdstock and the West Indian supporters were fuming. "It looked brilliant," Brathwaite said. "Alex Carey, tip your hat. But when you look at it zoomed in, you can't tell me that that was out and the first one [Head on day one] was not." So, all things considered, it has not been a great day for the third umpire so far. But his day was not done. Cameron Green was trapped in front by Justin Greaves, the West Indies appealing vociferously as they kept the Aussies under the cosh. Umpire Nitin Menon gave Green not out but Chase opted to send it upstairs. There was a big edge from Green, but was there a brushing of ball on pad before it got to the bat? Not clear enough for third umpire Holdstock and the tightest call of the lot was given not out. "You can't tell me that Roston Chase is out, and this is not out," Brathwaite said. "You can see the bat brushing the back pad so for the ball to hit the bat, it has to brush the back pad. "Regardless of if they're all bad decisions or some right, there was a lack of consistency and I'm sure that a lot of West Indies fans, players and myself, felt aggrieved during the course of play." "We can only ask the question," Mitch Starc said by way of response on ESPN. "There were a few there, one went against us but a couple against the West Indies. I guess that's what we've got the technology for and then the questions can be asked of that and not the players." Bishop added that he did not want to criticise the umpires, but that he hoped some good could come from the decisions. "Officiating is low-hanging fruit," Bishop said. "What needs to happen here, when I put my emotions aside, the umpires perhaps need, and they probably do have a meeting after the day's play, they will review these decisions and I think we may get better interpretations … you have to get that going forward. "I think they would probably have learned a few things [by] looking at that."
Associated Press
24-06-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Elemental Advanced Materials Closes $20M to Scale Production of Carbon Nanomaterials, Clean Hydrogen, and Recovered Critical Minerals
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 24, 2025-- Elemental Advanced Materials, a leader in low-emission carbon nanomaterials and hydrogen production, today announced the close of a $20 million funding round led by Taranis , a climate technology investment firm. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: Elemental's patented, single-step manufacturing process converts hydrocarbon-rich waste – such as plastics, tank bottoms, and gas by-products – into high-performance carbon nano onions and clean hydrogen. The funding will enable Elemental to scale its patented, single-step manufacturing process that converts hydrocarbon-rich waste – such as plastics, tank bottoms, and gas by-products – into high-performance carbon nanomaterials and clean hydrogen. This CO₂e-neutral process also supports the recovery of critical minerals from end-of-life electronics, further contributing to circularity in supply chains. 'Our mission is to transform waste hydrocarbons into high-purity carbon nanomaterials and hydrogen,' said Ian Bishop, President and Co-Founder of Elemental. 'This funding will allow us to scale production and deliver performance materials at the cost, quality, and volume industry demands, while expanding our capabilities to recover critical minerals from e-waste.' Elemental's carbon nanomaterials, including graphene and carbon nano-onions, enhance the performance of batteries, capacitors, and electronics. These materials also increase durability, thermal and electrical conductivity, and EMI shielding of cement, resins, composites and lubricants– while significantly reducing their embedded emissions. 'Taranis backs technologies with the power to bend the industrial emissions curve,' said David Sorin, Managing Director of Taranis. 'Elemental's platform not only reduces carbon intensity and waste but also creates value from discarded resources. That's the kind of circular innovation the world urgently needs.' About Elemental Advanced Materials Elemental is a Houston-based advanced materials company turning waste plastics, gases, and hydrocarbons into high-performance carbon nanomaterials and hydrogen at commercial scale. Its patented, CO₂e-neutral process replaces toxic, resource-intensive legacy systems and supports sustainable industrial innovation. Learn more at About Taranis Taranis is an investment and impact project development entity of the Perenco Group. The mission is to research, finance and operate innovative initiatives in the fields of sustainable energy, carbon management and nature-based solutions. Drawing on Perenco's industrial expertise, Taranis aims to reconcile economic performance and environmental responsibility, while generating a tangible social impact. The investment in Elemental was made through Taranis Carbon Ventures, Taranis' fund investing in breakthrough technologies that accelerate the transition to a sustainable low-carbon future. To learn more, visit . View source version on CONTACT: Ian Bishop [email protected] KEYWORD: UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA TEXAS INDUSTRY KEYWORD: ENVIRONMENT TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING CHEMICALS/PLASTICS NANOTECHNOLOGY SUSTAINABILITY MANUFACTURING MINING/MINERALS BATTERIES NATURAL RESOURCES SOURCE: Elemental Advanced Materials Copyright Business Wire 2025. PUB: 06/24/2025 11:34 AM/DISC: 06/24/2025 11:33 AM
Business Wire
24-06-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Elemental Advanced Materials Closes $20M to Scale Production of Carbon Nanomaterials, Clean Hydrogen, and Recovered Critical Minerals
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Elemental Advanced Materials, a leader in low-emission carbon nanomaterials and hydrogen production, today announced the close of a $20 million funding round led by Taranis, a climate technology investment firm. 'Elemental's platform not only reduces carbon intensity and waste but also creates value from discarded resources. That's the kind of circular innovation the world urgently needs," said David Sorin, Managing Director of Taranis. Share The funding will enable Elemental to scale its patented, single-step manufacturing process that converts hydrocarbon-rich waste – such as plastics, tank bottoms, and gas by-products – into high-performance carbon nanomaterials and clean hydrogen. This CO₂e-neutral process also supports the recovery of critical minerals from end-of-life electronics, further contributing to circularity in supply chains. 'Our mission is to transform waste hydrocarbons into high-purity carbon nanomaterials and hydrogen,' said Ian Bishop, President and Co-Founder of Elemental. 'This funding will allow us to scale production and deliver performance materials at the cost, quality, and volume industry demands, while expanding our capabilities to recover critical minerals from e-waste.' Elemental's carbon nanomaterials, including graphene and carbon nano-onions, enhance the performance of batteries, capacitors, and electronics. These materials also increase durability, thermal and electrical conductivity, and EMI shielding of cement, resins, composites and lubricants– while significantly reducing their embedded emissions. 'Taranis backs technologies with the power to bend the industrial emissions curve,' said David Sorin, Managing Director of Taranis. 'Elemental's platform not only reduces carbon intensity and waste but also creates value from discarded resources. That's the kind of circular innovation the world urgently needs.' About Elemental Advanced Materials Elemental is a Houston-based advanced materials company turning waste plastics, gases, and hydrocarbons into high-performance carbon nanomaterials and hydrogen at commercial scale. Its patented, CO₂e-neutral process replaces toxic, resource-intensive legacy systems and supports sustainable industrial innovation. Learn more at About Taranis Taranis is an investment and impact project development entity of the Perenco Group. The mission is to research, finance and operate innovative initiatives in the fields of sustainable energy, carbon management and nature-based solutions. Drawing on Perenco's industrial expertise, Taranis aims to reconcile economic performance and environmental responsibility, while generating a tangible social impact. The investment in Elemental was made through Taranis Carbon Ventures, Taranis' fund investing in breakthrough technologies that accelerate the transition to a sustainable low-carbon future. To learn more, visit
