ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has recorded 33 more coronavirus-related deaths in past 24 hours, surging the overall death toll to 12,218. According to the latest statistics of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), the COVID-19 has claimed 33 more lives and 1,270 fresh infections were reported. In the past 24 hours, as many as 1,481 patients have recovered from the virus …

LONDON: England fast bowler Jofra Archer will miss the second Test against India that begins on Saturday in Chennai due to an elbow injury, the country’s cricket board (ECB) announced on Thursday. Archer, 25, experienced discomfort during the first Test, also in Chennai, and bowled only nine overs in the second innings. The ECB said he had an injection in …

DHAKA: Nkrumah Bonner was making up for lost time with his second successive half-century as West Indies ground out 223-5 against Bangladesh on day one of the second Test here at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Thursday. Bonner was 74 not out and wicket-keeper Joshua Da Silva was with him on 22 after an even first day. Captain Kraigg Brathwaite …

KARACHI: The World Blind Cricket Council (WBCC) President Syed Sultan Shah said on Thursday that the blind cricket activities will soon be fully restored in the country after the coronavirus pandemic forced all sports activities to get suspended. “Coronavirus forced major sporting events to get suspended and also severely affected the activities of blind cricket which saw T20 Blind World …

NEW DELHI: England’s Jos Buttler will return for the five Twenty20 Internationals in India after being rested for three Tests, as the squad was announced on Thursday by the country’s cricket board. Buttler ended his Test tour after England won the opening match of the four-Test series in Chennai on Tuesday as part of the team’s rest-and-rotate policy amid the …

THE anthem that sets the Pakistan Super League (PSL) extravaganza in motion annually has this year left the nation divided, with some criticising the concept behind the song as uninspiring and others coming out in support of local musical talent. Titled Groove Mera, the PSL VI anthem elicited a wide range of reactions from social media users when it was …

Pakistan will play three one-day internationals and four Twenty20 internationals in South Africa during April, Cricket Africa announced on Friday. The touring team will stay in a bio-secure environment and matches will be confined to two venues — SuperSport Park in the Centurion and the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. For South Africa, the series will bring to an end a home …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday officially approved the launch of work on the Leh Expressway and Flood Channel Project worth Rs65 billion under public-private partnership basis. The approval was granted in a meeting held with the prime minister in the chair and attended by Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid Ahmed and senior officials. Punjab Chief Minister’s Special Assistant …

MELBOURNE: Sofia Kenin knew this would be a tough test at the Australian Open, a potentially early end to her first attempt to defend a Grand Slam title. Upon realising she probably would be playing big-hitting veteran Kaia Kanepi in the second round, Kenin acknowledged, she maybe kind of broke down a little bit. Kenin was right to be worried. …