ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday reported 617 new coronavirus cases during the past 24 hours, taking the total number of reported cases to 289,832.  According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 15 people died due to coronavirus-related complications during this period, raising the death toll from the disease in the country to 6,190. The number of active coronavirus cases …

LONDON: Cases of type 1 diabetes among children in a small UK study almost doubled during the peak of Britain’s COVID-19 epidemic, suggesting a possible link between the two diseases that needs more investigation, scientists said on Tuesday. While the study is based on only a handful of cases, it is the first to link COVID-19 and new-onset type 1 …

SINGAPORE: An increasingly common mutation of the novel coronavirus found in Europe, North America and parts of Asia may be more infectious but appears less deadly, according to a prominent infectious diseases doctor. Paul Tambyah, senior consultant at the National University of Singapore and president-elect of the International Society of Infectious Diseases, said evidence suggests the proliferation of the D614G …

The race for TikTok’s U.S operations could have a new contender: Oracle. According to Britain’s Financial Times newspaper, the tech company has held preliminary talks with the app’s Chinese owner, ByteDance. Oracle is reportedly considering buying TikTok’s operations in the U.S, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The FT said on Monday, August 17, that Oracle was working with some U.S. …

LONDON: Wimbledon champion Simona Halep will skip the U.S. Open, saying Monday she is putting her health first and prefers to stay in Europe amid the coronavirus pandemic. Halep, a former top-ranked player who is currently No. 2, won the title in Prague on Sunday. After weighing up all the factors involved and with the exceptional circumstances in which we …

DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) is likely to discuss Test cricket’s bad light rules which have been criticised during the ongoing England-Pakistan series, a source in the governing body said on Monday. Rain and bad light have combined to limit action in the second Test between England and Pakistan in Southampton, frustrating players and television viewers hoping for live …

SOUTHAMPTON: Pak­is­tan seamer Mohammad Abbas took two wickets on Monday as a weather-interrupted second Test against England at Southampton ended in a predictable draw. England were 110-4 in reply to Pakistan’s first innings 236 when home captain Joe Root (nine not out) declared to hasten the end of a match ahead of what would have been the statutory last hour …

LAHORE: Former Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Khalid Mahmood, while criticising incumbent PCB set-up, says that by not fully implementing the new constitution despite passage of one-year the body has made a mockery of law and the system. In an exclusive interview with Dawn on Monday, Khalid said what was going on in PCB’s affairs was amazing noting the cricket infrastructure at the …

England captain Joe Root has said he “would love” to play in Pakistan but is unsure when the space could be found in a crowded schedule ahead of a planned tour in 2022. England have not played in Pakistan since 2005-2006. An attack by armed militants on Sri Lanka’s team bus in Lahore in 2009 ended major cricket tours for a decade, …

After regaining his career-best fifth position in ICC’s Test rankings on Tuesday, right-handed Babar Azam is currently the only batsman in the world to be ranked among the top-five in all formats. Azam moved up a spot to number five after his 47-run knock in the second Test match against England in Southampton. The match was drawn after rain repeatedly interrupted play. …