MELBOURNE: Cricket Australia is all set to postpone the scheduled one-off maiden Test match against Afghanistan indefinitely this week to prompt the Asian nation to ‘rethink’ their approach to women’s sport, Cricket Tasmania boss Dominic Baker said on Wednesday. The match against the Afghan men’s team was scheduled for Nov 27 in Hobart. “It’ll be formally postponed indefinitely this week. …

LONDON: The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) expects the uncertainty over the team’s Ashes tour due to Australia’s stringent Covid-19 quarantine measures to continue till the last moment, chairman Ian Watmore has said. England players have threatened to pull out of the tour unless they get assurances that their family members will be allowed to join them in Australia …

KARACHI: Shahnawaz Dahani reminded the national selectors in resounding fashion on Wednesday that he deserves to be in the 15-man Pakistan squad — rather than being a travelling reserve — for the upcoming Twenty20 World Cup. The fast bowler spearheaded Sindh’s swift demolition act of Balochistan with a rich bag of four wickets as the Sarfaraz Ahmed-led team opened a …

LAHORE: Former spinner Mushtaq Ahmed believes that England’s cricketers would happily tour Pakistan and says his country deserved better having travelled the other way at the height of the pandemic. Mushtaq, who has a foot in both camps after serving as England’s spin-bowling coach in 2009-2015, voiced his frustration after English cricket chiefs controversially cancelled tours for their men’s and …

Delhi Capitals leapt to Ravichandran Ashwin’s defence after Australian spin legend Shane Warne slammed the star all-rounder’s “disgraceful” single in a feisty Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter. Ashwin had a verbal exchange with Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Eoin Morgan and Tim Southee after he grabbed an extra run following a throw that ricocheted off his partner Rishabh Pant’s arm. Usually …

KARACHI: Engro Corporation, Pakis­tan’s premier conglomerate, has announced partnership with the Pakistan Pavilion at Dubai Expo 2020 to unearth hidden opportunities in investment and tourism presented by the country. Developed on the theme of “The Hidden Treasure”, this is the largest-ever pavilion of Pakistan set up outside the country. The pavilion will showcase the country’s vast potential in tourism, business, …

ISLAMABAD: Talks between the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and traders’ representatives remained inconclusive on Wednesday night on the implementation of a presidential ordinance giving wide-ranging powers to tax officials to disconnect utility connections of non-filers. While ending its protest that continued in front of the FBR headquarters, the All Pakistan Anjuman-i-Tajiran (APAT) announced that they would hold a sit-in …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said bringing innovation in agricultural sector and ensuring prosperity of the farmers was among the top priorities of the government. Chairing a meeting on the development of agricultural sector, the premier said for the first time a comprehensive strategy had been formulated for the betterment of agricultural sector. Mr Khan said the Agricultural …

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Wednesday firmed up about 97 paisa per unit additional monthly fuel cost to be recovered from consumers of K-Electric next month. However, it put on hold the final judgment for a couple of days to cross-examine some additional information they sought from the K-Electric. The additional fuel cost adjustment (FCA) is …