LEEDS: England great James Anderson ripped through the top order as India collapsed to 78 all out on the first day of the third Test at Headingley on Wednesday. By stumps, England were already enjoying a lead of 42 runs as Rory Burns (52) and Haseeb Hameed (60) batted through 42 overs to take them to 120 for no wicket …

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa left for Sri Lanka on Wednesday without assistant coach Enoch Nkwe, who resigned after apparent disagreements with under-pressure head coach Mark Boucher. Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced Nkwe’s resignation late on Tuesday despite, it claimed, having made ‘every effort to retain his services’. According to the statement, Nkwe ‘raised concerns about the functioning and culture of the …

LONDON: England’s Jofra Archer said he hopes to be fit for the Test series against the West Indies in March after the fast bowler was ruled out of this year’s Twenty20 World Cup and the Ashes due to a recurrence of a stress fracture in his right elbow. Archer underwent an operation in May to remove a bone fragment from …

KARACHI: An elated Babar Azam heaped praise on Shaheen Shah Afridi and Fawad Alam after the duo played pivotal role in Pakistan’s series-levelling victory in the second Test against the West Indies in Kingston. While addressing a tour-ending virtual presser on Wednesday hours before the squad was due to leave for Lahore via London, the Pakistan skipper singled out player-of-the-match …

KARACHI: Engro Corporation said on Wednesday it will enhance its total equity investment in the telecom infrastructure vertical to Rs21.5 billion. According to a regulatory filing on the Pakistan Stock Exchange, the holding company will make this investment in its wholly-owned subsidiary Engro Connect, which will serve as a platform for the conglomerate’s initiatives in the telecommunications sector. Speaking to Dawn, …

ISLAMABAD: The petroleum division on Wednesday blamed the power sector for most of the challenges faced by the liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply chain and said the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) had given monopoly through 10 fuel stations on the motorway to troubled Hascol as subsidiary. Testifying before the Senate Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Resources, Petroleum Secretary Dr …

WASHINGTON: The World Bank announced on Wednesday that it was suspending aid to Afghanistan following the Taliban’s takeover of the country earlier this month. The World Bank has committed more than $5.3 billion for development projects in Afghanistan. The bank-administered Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund also has raised more than $12.9 billion for the country. “We are deeply concerned about the …

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping agreed on Wednesday their countries would step up efforts to counter “threats” emerging from Afghanistan following the Taliban’s takeover, while German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the international community must maintain dialogue with the group if it wanted to protect “improvements made” in the country during two decades of Nato …

Western nations warned their citizens on Thursday to immediately leave the surrounds of Kabul airport over a terrorist threat, as thousands of people try to reach a dwindling number of evacuation flights. Nearly 90,000 Afghans and foreigners have fled Afghanistan via the US-led airlift since the Taliban took control of the country on August 15. Huge crowds are gathered in and around the …

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Parliamentary Affairs at its meeting on Thursday is set to take up a number of bills, including the one allowing issuance of vouchers equivalent to the value of 25 business class open return air tickets to the parliamentarians which can be utilised by their family members as well. The bill titled “The Members …