DUBAI: Bowlers looking at resuming Test cricket after the novel coronavirus lockdown will require two to three months of preparation to avoid injuring themselves, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has said. Cricket, like other global sports, has been suspended since March due to the Covid-19 pandemic but some countries are plotting guidelines for the return […]
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BEIJING: China’s parliament said on Thursday it will introduce a proposal for a national security law in Hong Kong at its annual session, in a move likely to stoke unrest in the financial hub. Beijing has made clear it wants new security legislation passed after the semi-autonomous city was rocked by seven months of massive […]
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India and Bangladesh began a massive clean-up on Thursday after the fiercest cyclone since 1999 killed at least 95 people, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. Cyclone Amphan flattened houses, uprooted trees, blew off roofs and toppled electricity pylons, while a storm surge inundated coastal villages and wrecked shrimp farms vital to the […]
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WASHINGTON: The coronavirus ‘does not spread easily’ by touching surfaces or objects, said the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), changing its previous guidelines which placed a greater emphasis on this possibility. The CDC had previously warned that people can get infected “by touching a surface or object that has the virus on […]
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The sons of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi said on Friday they “forgive” the killers of their father, an announcement analysts said effectively grants clemency to five convicted people on death row. Khashoggi — a royal family insider turned critic — was killed and dismembered at the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul in October 2018, in a […]
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BERN: Swiss lawmakers on Wednesday decided to open proceedings that could see the country’s attorney-general dismissed as part of an investigation into FIFA president Gianni Infantino. A Swiss parliamentary commission voted by 13 votes to four to initiate a case against Michael Lauber. It is “due to a well-founded suspicion of serious violation of the […]
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TOKYO: Olympics chief Thomas Bach agreed that 2021 was the ‘last option’ for holding the delayed Tokyo Games on Thursday, stressing that postponement cannot go on forever. Bach said he backed Japan’s stance that the Games will have to be cancelled if the coronavirus pandemic isn’t under control by next year. In March, the Tokyo […]
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CAPE TOWN: South Africa are optimistic about hosting India for three lucrative Twenty20 Internationals in late August, but are trying to find new dates for their proposed tour to the West Indies. Cricket South Africa (CSA) has already had to postpone a limited overs series in Sri Lanka, but has earmarked the visit by India […]
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NEW DELHI: India’s Ravichandran Ashwin says he will need practice to break the habit of applying saliva to shine the ball, an age-old ploy which faces a potential ban when cricket resumes after the coronavirus shutdown. The International Cricket Council’s cricket committee has said players can still use sweat to help shine the ball but […]
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