Former NZ cricketer Cairns diagnosed with bowel cancer
Canberra, Feb 5: Former New Zealand star cricketer Chris Cairns has been diagnosed with bowel cancer, less than a week after being discharged from hospital here after recovering from a massive heart attack. The 51-year-old Cairns, who is wheel-chair bound as he got paralysed below the waist due to a spinal stroke suffered during the heart surgery, on Saturday shared an update on his health on social media, saying he was told on Friday that he had bowel cancer. “As far as weeks go, I thought that Tom Brady (former American football quarterback) retiring was going to be the low point this week… but as it turned out, TB12’s retirement comes a distant second. I was told yesterday (Friday) I have bowel cancer… big shock and not what I was expecting after what was supposed to be a routine check-up,” wrote Cairns on Instagram. The former cricketer had suffered an aortic dissection – an often fatal rare heart condition – in August 2021 and was on life support. (IANS)
Foundation stone of world’s third largest cricket stadium laid
Jaipur, Feb 5: The foundation stone of the world’s third largest cricket stadium was laid on the Jaipur-Delhi bypass on Saturday. Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, vice-president Rajiv Shukla and secretary Jay Shah attended the ceremony virtually. Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) chief Vaibhav Gehlot, former president CP Joshi and other officials performed the bhoomi-poojan. The world’s largest stadium is Motera stadium in Ahmedabad which has a capacity of around 1.10 lakh spectators. The second largest stadium is Australia’s Melbourne Cricket Ground with a capacity of 1 lakh. RCA president Vaibhav said, “we aim to complete the project of this international stadium in 2 1/2 and to 3 years”. (IANS)
