NEW YORK: Online sales on Black Friday in the United States hit a record $7.4 billion this year, with a jump in the number of transactions made from smartphones, according to data released Saturday by Adobe Analytics. The figure was a 19.6 percent increase over last year and the second biggest day of online sales ever, the company said, just …

MELBOURNE: Australia on Monday thumped Pakistan to secure a victory of an innings and  48 runs as spin king Nathan Lyon snared five wickets, including dangerous half-century makers Shan Masood and Asad Shafiq. At the dinner break in Adelaide, Pakistan were 229 for eight — still needing to score another 58 to make the hosts bat again. Pakistan resumed day …

National selection committee member Mohammad Wasim on Sunday said that leg-break bowler Yasir Shah’s primary job was to take wickets and not to score runs as he reminded the bowler of his poor form with the ball. Yasir smashed his maiden Test century on Sunday, a brilliant 113, against Australia to save Pakistan from a total disaster in Adelaide. However, …

The Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2020 has seen almost all the key members of the T20I cricket team to be retained by their respective franchises prior to the player draft, which will take place on December 6. T20I captain and world’s No.1 ranked batsman Babar Azam heads the retention list for Karachi Kings. He is joined by fast bowler Mohammad …

ADELAIDE: David Warner’s brilliant, unbeaten 335 in the second Test against Pakistan on Saturday thrilled the Adelaide Oval crowd but a pragmatic declaration by Australia captain Tim Paine crushed hopes of a tilt at Brian Lara’s world record. Warner became the seventh Australian batsman to bring up three figures on day two and finished with the 10th highest score of …

HAMILTON: Captain Joe Root ended a poor run of form when he scored his 17th Test century and led England to 269-5 before rain ended play early on the third day of the second Test against New Zealand at Seddon Park in Hamilton on Sunday. Rory Burns (101) also scored his second Test century and combined with his captain in …

LAHORE: Almost all key members of the Pakistan Twenty20 cricket squad have been retained by their respective franchises for the 2020 HBL Pakistan Super League prior to the Player Draft, which will take place on Friday (Dec 6). Pakistan T20 captain and world’s current No.1 ranked batsman Babar Azam heads the retention list for Karachi Kings. He is joined by …

Australia beat Pakistan by an innings and 48 runs in the second Test at Adelaide Oval on Monday to sweep their two-Test series 2-0. Pakistan lost their last two wickets after the dinner-break to be bowled out for 239 in their second innings, having been called to follow on by Tim Paine’s side. Nathan Lyon finished with innings best figures …

VALLETTA: Malta’s Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, under fire over his handling of the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, said on Sunday he would step down after his replacement is chosen in January. Muscat declined to make a link with Caruana Galizia’s 2017 murder, saying in a televised address that he was resigning “as this is what needs to be …

About 700 people rallied on Sunday to show support for Myanmar leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, as she prepares to defend the country against charges of genocide at the United Nation’s (UN) highest court. Members of Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party swelled the ranks in front of the colonial-era City Hall in Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city, as the …