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TOKYO: The Tokyo Olympic organisers on Tuesday called on roadside spectators at the torch relay to wear mandatory masks and practise social distancing to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. They also said torch relay staff must test negative for the coronavirus before being sent from Tokyo. The 121-day torch relay is set to begin on March 25 at …

LAHORE: The PCB will bear full medical expenses for the treatment of former Test off-spinner Tauseef Ahmed who recently suffered a heart attack in Lahore. Tauseef, who is also a former member of the national selection committee, suffered a heart attack during a wedding ceremony in Lahore on Sunday. A PCB spokesman said that Tauseef would stay at the National …

MIAMI: Three-time Grand Slam champion and former world number one Andy Murray is among five players handed a wildcard into the main draw of next week’s Miami Open, tournament officials said on Monday. Murray, who skipped this week’s Dubai Tennis Championships after becoming a father for the fourth time with wife Kim Sears, returns to the Miami Open field for …

DUBAI: Former United Arab Emirates (UAE) captain Mohammad Naveed and batsman Shaiman Anwar Butt have been handed identical eight-year bans by a tribunal for breaching the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) anti-corruption code, the governing body said on Tuesday. The independent tribunal found both guilty in January of attempting to fix matches of the Twenty20 World Cup Qualifier 2019 in UAE …

AHMEDABAD: Jos Buttler’s blistering 83 not out trumped Virat Kohli’s majestic half-century as England beat India by eight wickets in the third Twenty20 International to go 2-1 up in the five-match series in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. Kohli struck an unbeaten 77 off 46 balls to rescue India from a top-order collapse and help them to a competitive 156-6. England overwhelmed …

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 …

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 …