Ahmedabad: The remaining three India-England T20Is will be played behind closed doors after a spike in COVID-19 cases in the country’s Gujarat District. The five-match T20I series is currently being played at world’s largest cricket stadium Ahmedabad. The series is so far level 1-1. “The decision was arrived at following detailed discussions with the state and local health authorities,” said …

NORTH SOUND: Darren Bravo’s fourth One-day International century guided the West Indies to a five-wicket victory over Sri Lanka and a clean sweep of the three-match series at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium here on Sunday. Set another challenging target of 275, the home side’s response was anchored by Bravo’s innings of 102 off 132 balls highlighted by five …

HUB: Brilliant Nadir Magsi and talented Tushna Patel yet again proved their handsome credentials by clinching the respective titles in the eighth edition of Hub Rally which concluded on Sunday. Veteran rally driver Nadir Magsi, with tremendous experience under his belt, outclassed his rivals to win the rally in record timing of 36 minutes 51 seconds in the prepaired class. …

KARACHI: Pakistan cricket captain of all three formats Babar Azam is not happy with the recently announced squads for the tours of South Africa and Zimbabwe and has reportedly expressed his displeasure at the omission of some players that he wanted for the two international assignments. Reliable sources confirmed to Dawn News that Babar was taken by surprise when Chief Selector Muhammad …

ISLAMABAD: A Saudi group that had originally bought the Karachi Electricity Supply Corporation, now called K-Electric, in 2005 has re-entered the scene amid an impasse over the future of the power utility’s business relations with the government following the downfall of Abraaj Capital chief Arif Naqvi. The owner of the Aljomaih Holding Company of Saudi Arabia, Shaikh Abdulaziz Hamad Aljomaih, …

KARACHI: With Covid-19 cases rising in the country, it was a question of when — rather than if — the first positive case would emerge in the National Women’s Football Championship. Eventually, it took less than a week. The Pakistan Football Federation Normalisation Committee disclosed on Monday that a player from Karachi United had tested positive and therefore it was …

ed LAHORE: The Gwadar GasPort Limited (GGPL) plans to invest $94.04 million in a ‘virtual pipeline’ to deliver imported liquefied natural gas (LNG) at the doorsteps of the industrial and other private sector consumers at competitive prices via cryogenic bowsers. “We hope to commission the terminal as early as October/November subject to issuance of a provisional licence from the Oil …

ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday decided not to increase the prices of petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD) by adjusting taxes, but increased the rates of kerosene and light diesel oil. “Despite very limited fiscal space, the government has decided that the prices of petrol and HSD will remain the same,” said the Ministry of Finance. On the other hand, it …

ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday approved a plan under which the base electricity tariff across the country will further increase by a cumulative Rs5.36 per unit (more than 34 per cent) in at least three phases over the next two years. The Circular Debt Management Plan (CDMP) was approved during a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCoE) presided …