LONDON: The most gruelling and intense Premier League season appears to be catching up with Manchester United’s misfiring players. It may yet cost them a place in next season’s Champions League. There were worrying signs in United’s third straight 0-0 draw, this time in the fog at Crystal Palace on Wednesday. Bruno Fernandes was sloppy in possession, Harry Maguire and …

JOHANNESBURG: Temba Bavuma made history on Thursday after being named as the first black African captain of a South African cricket side, appointed skipper of the limited-overs side while Dean Elgar will lead the Test team. Bavuma, 30, will captain the One-day International and Twenty20 teams through to the 2023 World Cup, while Elgar, 33, will lead the Test side …

ISLAMABAD: Non-playing captain and coach of Davis Cup team Mushaf Zia on Thursday said that the Pakistan team have a chance to cause an upset against a strong Japan side as Davis Cup World Group I tie is all set to be played on Friday here at the Pakistan Sports Complex. Pakistan’s top player Aqeel Khan and Japan’s top-ranked Yosuke …

AHMEDABAD: Indian spinners Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin took seven wickets between them as England’s batting failed again on the first day of the fourth and final Test in Ahmedabad on Thursday. England managed only 205 and India, leading the series 2-1, reached 24 for one after fast bowler James Anderson trapped Shubman Gill lbw for nought on the third …

LAHORE: Former chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Najam Sethi, the man who launched the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) six-year back and worked tirelessly to make it a world renowned brand, on Thursday lamented the way the league’s sixth chapter was deferred for an indefinite period due to seven Covid-19 cases and held the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) responsible for …

England’s Ben Stokes claimed two key wickets — including skipper Virat Kohli — as India struggled to 153 for six at tea on the second day of the fourth and final Test on Friday. India trail by 52 runs in reply to England’s 205. Rishabh Pant was batting on 36 with Washington Sundar on one. Fast bowler James Anderson and spinner …

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel on Thursday res­isted a government bill seeking powers to impose surcha­rge on electricity consumers required under the IMF de­al, while the standing committee on finance unanimously clea­red another bill for corporate restructuring of companies. At a meeting of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on Power, the secretaries of Power and Finance pleaded clearance of …

KARACHI: The stock market witnessed a bloodbath on Thursday with red splashed across the board. The KSE-100 index opened with a massive loss of 942 points and within minutes caved in to hit intraday low by 1,073 points. The index closed with a loss of 882 points, or 1.91 per cent, at 45,279, with a huge sum of Rs143bn wiped …

ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCoE) on Thursday did not immediately allow reduction in port charges on handling of liquefied natural gas (LNG) demanded by the Petroleum Division and ordered an independent assessment to reach a decision on charges competitive in the region. At a meeting of the CCoE presided over by Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar, …

KARACHI: Habib Bank and Akhuwat signed strategic MoU to work on providing affordable housing to the masses, said a press release issued on Thursday. The MoU was signed in Lahore by HBL Head of Islamic Banking Muhammad Afaq Khan and Akhuwat Founder Dr Amjad Saqib. Through this MoU, HBL will come together with Akhuwat to roll out a programme that …