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Jordan Times
3 days ago
- Sport
- Jordan Times
Australia beats West Indies by three wickets in fourth T20I match
BASSETERRE, Saint Kitts and Nevis — Cameron Green hit an unbeaten 55 and Josh Inglis added 51 to lift Australia to a three wicket win over the West Indies on Saturday in the fourth match of their Twenty20 International series. West Indies were 205 for nine after being sent to bat first after the visitors won the toss, but took five wickets after the midpoint to keep the pressure on Australia chasing 206 to win. The Aussies seized a 4-0 lead in the five-match series and can complete a sweep by winning Monday's finale at Warner Park. Green struck his half-century off 35 balls with three sixes and three fours while Inglis had one six and 10 fours in 30 balls and Glenn Maxwell had 47 runs off 18 balls, hitting six sixes and a four. But a night after Tim David bashed Australia's fastest T20I century off only 37 balls, he was rested from the Aussie lineup and the chase had some tense moments. Australia's Mitchell Marsh was out lbw for a second-ball duck from West Indies left-arm fast-medium pace bowler Jediah Blades. Inglis entered to partner with Maxwell but flew out to deep backward square, caught by Sherfane Rutherford off a ball from Romario Shepherd to start the seventh over, leaving the Aussies on 66 for two. The visitors reached 129 for two at the drinks break but on the next ball to start the 11th over, Maxwell was caught by Jason Holder at long on from a Akeal Hosein delivery. Blades bowled Mitchell Owen for two thanks to Rutherford's deep cover grab and two balls later Blades got his third wicket, sending off Cooper Connolly for a duck on Holder's mid-off catch, the Aussies stuck on 134 for five. Holder took Aaron Hardie for 23 on a long off catch by Shimron Hetmyer to open the 17th over with the Aussies still 21 runs from victory. A drive by Green deflected off Shepherd's fingers and into the stumps of Xavier Bartlett out of his ground, his seventh wicket gone for nine and the Aussies two runs from victory. Green, however, scored runs off the next two deliveries and Sean Abbott pushed Australia across the line, scoring the final run with four balls to spare. Aussie fielding solid West Indies managed only a top score of 31 as Aussie fielders shone. Bartlett bowled out Brandon King for 18 when he chipped out midwicket to Hardie and removed Shai Hope for 10 after Maxwell made a diving catch mid-on. Maxwell made a one-handed grab to retire Roston Chase for nil off a Hardie delivery, leaving West Indies on 42 for three only one ball into the fifth over. Rutherford went out for 31 when caught by Marsh at backward point off a nice delivery from Adam Zampa to make it 67 for four. Owen made a diving catch at deep backward point to retire Hetmyer on 16. Maxwell struck again for the seventh wicket, flicking the ball before going over the boundary so Green could make the catch and send off Shepherd on 28. Green then caught Matthew Forde for 15 to put the West Indies on 184 for eight. Rain hit with four balls remaining but after a 55-minute delay, the hosts scored two final runs.
ABC News
3 days ago
- Sport
- ABC News
Australia posts three-wicket victory over West Indies in fourth T20 international
Australia remains unbeaten in the men's T20 series against West Indies after winning the fourth match by three wickets in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Set 206 for victory, Australia chased down the target with four balls to spare at Warner Park, Basseterre. Cameron Green (55 not out) and Sean Abbott (1 not out) got the tourists over the line in the final over. Josh Inglis (51) and Glenn Maxwell (47) had earlier helped Australia on its way in the run chase. West Indies made 9-205 in its innings, with Australia's Adam Zampa claiming the figures of 3-54. More to come.
Forbes
22-07-2025
- Business
- Forbes
Who Is Justin Sun? Crypto Billionaire With Trump Ties Joins Blue Origin Spaceflight
Topline Crypto billionaire Justin Sun, known best for his controversial blockchain platform Tron and his connection to President Donald Trump, will be the next super-wealthy tourist to go to space after paying $28 million for a seat with Blue Origin. Justin Sun. Gareth Brown for Forbes Key Facts Sun, 34, on Monday announced he would be one of six crew members on Blue Origin's NS-34 mission alongside several other businessmen, a meteorologist and a British philanthropist. The announcement comes four years after Sun paid $28 million for a seat on Blue Origin's first-ever crewed spaceflight alongside founder Jeff Bezos, but had to back out due to scheduling conflicts, the company said at the time. Sun, who was born in China but now a citizen of Saint Kitts and Nevis, is facing civil charges in the United States for fraud and market manipulation, but his SEC lawsuit was paused earlier this year when the Trump administration dropped virtually all of its lawsuits and investigations against alleged crypto violators. Gt Forbes Breaking News Text Alerts: We're launching text message alerts so you'll always know the biggest stories shaping the day's headlines. Text 'Alerts' to (201) 335-0739 or sign up here: What We Don't Know When Sun will go to space. No date has been set for Blue Origin's NS-34 mission, the 14th human flight for the New Shepard program, but the company said a date will be announced "soon." Crucial Quote 'Proud to join Blue Origin's NS-34 mission and continue encouraging youth to pursue their dreams in science and space!' Sun said Monday. Who Will Be On Blue Origin's Next Spaceflight? In addition to Sun, Blue Origin will take five other tourists to space with the NS-34 mission: real estate investor Arbi Bahal, Turkish businessman Gökhan Erdem, venture capitalist James Russell, Puerto Rican meteorologist and journalist Deborah Martorell and Lionel Pitchford, founder of a nonprofit and orphanage in Nepal. Key Background Sun, known for his publicity stunts, is one of the most polarizing personalities in the crypto industry. He has a sprawling crypto empire, anchored by the Tron blockchain he founded in 2017. He later acquired the crypto exchange Poloniex and peer-to-peer file-sharer BitTorrent, and is also associated with crypto exchange HTX. In March 2023, Sun was charged with fraud for allegedly manipulating the market for Tron's TRX token by wash trading, the process of buying and selling tokens simultaneously to amp up the impression of active trading. He was also accused of offering and selling TRX and BitTorrent (BTT) tokens as unregistered securities, and of paying celebrities to promote tokens on social media without disclosing they were paid endorsements. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime has called Tron a "preferred choice for crypto money launderers" in Asia, and it has allegedly been used in Chinese Ponzi schemes. Former employees sued Sun for alleged labor violations and harassment in 2020. The suit later went to arbitration. Tangent Sun's ties to Trump have deepened since he financed the $30 million needed to launch the Trump family's crypto venture, World Liberty Financial weeks after Trump's re-election, which ignited a buying frenzy. Sun later invested another $45 million, 75% of which went directly into Trump's pocket, according to a disclosed stipulation. Sun then invested in the president's meme coin, $TRUMP, and generated an estimated $400 million for the Trumps while netting himself very little. Months later, the Trump administration paused the SEC investigation against him.. In April, Trump launched a stablecoin, called USD1, pegged to the U.S. dollar and in June, Sun announced his blockchain Tron had started minting USD1, which directly benefits World Liberty Financial based on the interest earned by the stablecoin's reserves. In July, he said he was buying another $100 million worth of $TRUMP. Sun told Forbes he's been an admirer of Trump since he was in middle school and learned vernacular English watching "The Apprentice." Surprising Fact Sun is best known for spending $6.2 million on a modern artwork featuring a banana duct-taped to a wall. Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan created the conceptual work and it sold to Sun at a Sotheby's auction in New York in November. He later ate the fruit. Forbes Valuation Sun is worth an estimated $8.5 billion and was the 383th richest person in the world as of Tuesday. Further Reading Forbes Meet The Crypto Billionaire Who Helped The Trumps Make $400 Million Forbes President Trump's Crypto Firm Expands Relationship With Embattled Blockchain Billionaire Forbes Justin Sun Is Bullish On Dubai And Stablecoins. Here Is Why.
