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Still windy, but cooler Sunday


January 31, 2021

Sunday will feature more sunshine and breezy to windy weather. Any morning clouds will be gone by midday. It will also turn significantly cooler, with high temperatures about 20 degrees cooler than Saturday, in the mid to upper 50s. Skies will be sunny and winds will be out of the northwest at 15 to 25 mph. The work week will …

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Some rural Texans are driving hundreds of miles for COVID-19 vaccine


January 31, 2021

Russ Tidwell spent eight hours in his Chevy Tahoe to get his COVID-19 vaccine Monday, watching the scenery fade from mountains to farmland before receiving his first dose at an Odessa drive-thru clinic in a stadium parking lot. Tidwell, a retired 68-year-old living in Marathon, said some clinics in his area have had doses, but they ran out quickly. “I …

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Ashfaq leads in DHA Golf but gap narrowed


January 31, 2021

KARACHI: Mohammad Ashfaq remained atop the leaderboard at the DHA Karachi Cup All Pakistan Golf Championship. Barely. Ashfaq saw his three-shot lead reduced to just one on Saturday as he failed to match his opening-day exploits, managing a 73 for a six-under 138 at the Defence Authority Golf and Country Club. He hit three birdies but a triple-bogey on the …

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Relief for Newcastle as Wilson double sinks Everton


January 31, 2021

LIVERPOOL: Newcastle United celebrated their first Premier League win in 10 games and lifted some pressure off manager Steve Bruce after two goals from Callum Wilson gave them a 2-0 win at Everton on Saturday. The 16th-placed Magpies put some distance between themselves and the bottom three after Wilson scored his 50th and 51st Premier League goals, leaving them on …

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30,000 fans a day allowed at Australian Open


January 31, 2021

SYDNEY: The Australian Open will be allowed to admit up to 30,000 fans a day, around 50% of the usual attendance, when the Grand Slam gets underway on Feb 8, Victoria state sports minister Martin Pakula said on Saturday. The limit will be reduced to 25,000 over the last five days of the tournament when there are fewer matches, but …

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Buttler ready to face ultimate keeping test in India


January 31, 2021

NEW DELHI: Keeping wicket on India’s low and turning tracks is a stumper’s litmus test and England’s Jos Buttler is keen to ace it in his only appearance in the four-Test series between the sides next week. The Indian pitches traditionally offer little bounce, forcing wicket-keepers to stand closer, which demands quick reflex to grab any edge. “There’s some big …

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Stocks resume northward drive in a stormy week


January 31, 2021

KARACHI: Bulls managed to drive away the bears in the outgoing week to reconnect with the earlier three-week winning spree. The KSE-100 index stormed past the 46,000 points resistance and settled at 46,386 points to record gains of 518 points, or 1.1 per cent, in the outgoing week. The index closed positive in four out of five sessions in the …

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KP make Pakistan Cup final after Super Over drama


January 31, 2021

KARACHI: It took a Super Over in the end to separate the winners of the second semi-final in the Pakistan Cup at the SBP Sports Complex here on Saturday as Khyber Pakhtun­khwa qualified for the third final of the season after overcoming Northern’s spirited challenge. Both teams scored 303 in their respective innings to tie the match but Northern were …

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