Sen. Ted Cruz, demanding an emergency “Electoral Commission” to audit the presidential election and stave off a declaration of victory for Joe Biden for 10 days, cites the 1876 election as a precedent. Legal scholars and historians call the comparison way off target. Player of the Year, Cecily Bramschreiber Player of the Year, Cecily Bramschreiber, led Lovejoy to an undefeated …

Sunshine and 60s are back by popular demand today. After a chilly start and some brief clouds, conditions will warm nicely later today under sunny skies. The wind will be light from the north. Temperatures will be above normal today and Tuesday before a cold front sends temperatures back down for the second half of the week. This front will …

Small businesses owners like jewelers have to be careful about certain cash transactions. Some of their customers could be drug dealers trying to launder illegal proceeds. If they don’t keep good records and report suspicious activity, the feds could come after them. Dallas County adds 3,851 coronavirus cases, 10 deaths in 2-day total That’s the situation self-described “celebrity jeweler” Zameer …

MATTALA: England’s cricketers arrived in Sri Lanka on Sun­day to resume a Test tour cancelled in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, in what officials hope will be a ‘massive boost’ for match-starved cricket fans. A British Airways charter flight carrying 40 passengers — players and support staff — landed in Mattala, in the south of the Indian Ocean …

KARACHI: A boy among men stood the tallest in the end, making history on the way. It was a rousing performance; one that amplified the hype surrounding Omar Khalid being Pakistan golf’s latest wunderkind. The 16-year-old on Sunday became the youngest-ever winner of the National Amateur Golf Championship with one of the best scores in the tournament’s 60-year history. Starting …

KARACHI: A record-breaking century from the prolific Kamran Ghulam, who shattered a 36-year-old landmark, laid a solid platform for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to dictate terms against holders Central Punjab on the decisive day three of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy final at the National Stadium here on a chilly Sunday. Following Central Punjab’s rather surprise closure of their overnight first innings after the …

The sudden announcement by fast bowler Mohammad Amir to quit international cricket has sparked a lot of debate among the cricketing circles. Amir took the decision after being overlooked by the national selectors for the New Zealand tour. Previously, he was also dropped for the home Twenty20 series against Zimbabwe. The fast bowler has cited mental torture by the Pakistan …

Kane Williamson posted his third century in consecutive matches this summer and shared an unbroken 215-run partnership with Henry Nicholls which steered New Zealand close to a first-innings lead over Pakistan on the second day of the second cricket Test. Williamson followed his innings of 251 in the first Test against the West Indies and 129 in the first Test against …

Cricket Australia boss Nick Hockley has dismissed speculation that India is weighing a boycott of the fourth Test in Brisbane over the need to re-enter strict quarantine conditions. Australian media, citing unnamed sources within India’s touring party, reported the team’s players would refuse to travel to Brisbane if they were to be subjected to a hard lockdown in Queensland state. Hockley said …