LONDON: Joe Root must step down as England captain after his team’s meek surrender in Melbourne ensured Australia retained the Ashes, former England batsman Geoffrey Boycott said on Tuesday. “Now Australia are 3-0 up and the Ashes have gone, will Root please stop saying Australia are not much better than us? I don’t mind him living in cuckoo land but stop trying …

KARACHI: A day after the rain-enforced washout, wickets tumbled at the National Stadium as holders Khyber Pakhtunkhwa gained the upper hand in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy final against Northern. Pakistan’s T20 all-rounder Mohammad Wasim Jr and Test spinner Sajid Khan ended up with four wickets each as the defending champions dismissed Northern for 256 on Tuesday, crucially gaining a first-innings lead …

LAHORE: While Pakistan batter Bismah Maroof has confirmed her availability for the 2022 ICC Women’s World Cup and will participate in warm-up matches, women chief selector Urooj Mumtaz stepped down as chief selector, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Tuesday. The PCB also announced 36 probables for the training camp to be held in Karachi as part of the women team’s …

LAHORE: Clarifying its position over the sale of the broadcasting rights for the next two editions of the Pakistan Super League, the Pakistan Cricket Board issued a press release on Tuesday saying that “the predefined process in the Bid Document was adhered to” at all times during the bidding procedure. The statement came after Transparency International Pakistan wrote a letter to the …

KARACHI: Holding the Queen’s Baton for next year’s Commonwealth Games at the Mausoleum of the Quaid-i-Azam on Tuesday, Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah thanked the organisers for bringing it to Karachi for the first time. “I would like to congratulate the people of this province, especially the citizens of Karachi, and we’re honoured to have this Baton amongst us,” …

David Warner has hinted he is keen for one last Ashes tour in 2023 to make amends for his failed campaign in England two years ago, drawing inspiration from veteran seamer Jimmy Anderson. The explosive Australian opener would be approaching 37 should he retain his place that long and in all likelihood would have joined the 100-Test club. He currently …

KARACHI: The stock market stayed volatile on Tuesday owing to the investors’ concerns about the rollover week as well as the upcoming mini-budget, whi­ch will end tax exemptions to the tune of Rs350 billion, according to Arif Habib Ltd. Investors showed incre­ased interest in energy explo­ration and production companies following an upswing in international oil prices, said Topline Securities. JS …

ISLAMABAD: Railways Minister Azam Khan Swati on Tuesday informed a Senate committee that Pakistan Railways (PR) has been suffering a loss of Rs2 billion annually due to electricity theft. He told a meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Railways presided over by Mohammad Qasim at the Parliament House that electricity was being stolen in connivance with officials of the …

LAHORE: After most stay applications against the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Ltd (SNGPL) on supply to the industry were withdrawn on Tuesday, the company decided to start supplying 75 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd) of gas to captive power-run textile export industry from Wednesday (today). However, an official source in the Ministry of Energy (Petroleum Division) said the SNGPL …