JOHANNESBURG: Cricket South Africa confirmed on Saturday India will play three Test matches on their tour which starts later this month but “under the strictest Covid-19 guidelines”. The CSA added the tour will be delayed by a week to allow for “effective logistical planning” following an outbreak of the coronavirus Omicron variant in the host country. … Read more
PARIS: Robert Lewandowski threatens to deny Lionel Messi a record-extending seventh Ballon d’Or title as the prestigious awards ceremony returns Monday after it was cancelled last year because of the pandemic. The Bayern Munich and Poland striker pilfered a Bundesliga record 41 goals in just 29 games last season to eclipse the long-standing mark set … Read more
JOHANNESBURG: International sport in southern Africa effectively ground to a halt on Saturday as a result of travel bans caused by the new Omicron coronavirus variant. The Joburg Open golf tournament, part of the new DP World Tour, was the only major event played – and that was severely curtailed. A cricket series between South Africa and … Read more
THE HAGUE, Dutch health authorities said Saturday that 61 passengers from two flights from South Africa tested positive for Covid-19 and the results were being examined for the new Omicron variant. The people who tested positive were now being quarantined in a hotel near Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, where the 600 people on board the two planes from … Read more
KATHMANDU: Rescuers on Wednesday suspended their hunt for three French climbers missing in the Himalayas after an avalanche, with little hope of finding the men alive when the search resumes later this week. The group were attempting to scale Mingbo Eiger, a 6,000-metre (19,700-feet) peak near Mount Everest in Nepal, and were last heard from via satellite … Read more
Women’s cricket team of West Indies will be touring Pakistan for a three-match ODI series next month. The West Indies women’s team will arrive in Karachi on November 1 (tomorrow). The team will go into a three-day quarantine period after which they will start training sessions at the National Stadium Karachi on November 4. Pakistan … Read more
LONDON: England’s Ashes tour of Australia is set to go ahead after the England and Wales Cricket Board gave “conditional approval” to the trip on Friday. There were fears the Ashes would be cancelled after months of concern over tough Covid-19 quarantine guidelines which England’s players and their families will have to follow in Australia. … Read more
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Tuesday the national team’s departure schedule for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup. The national team led by Babar Azam will leave for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on October 15 through a chartered flight. According to the details, all the national players participating in the National T20 Cup … Read more
NEW DELHI: New Delhi on Tuesday warned the UK that its citizens would face reciprocal measures over London’s new “discriminatory” Covid-19 rules requiring travelers from India to quarantine even if they are fully vaccinated. England and Scotland will ease pandemic restrictions from early October, but the list of countries with approved vaccines does not include … Read more
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan authorities on Friday further extended a nationwide quarantine curfew till September 21 to prevent further spread of the Covid-19. Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said the curfew will be lifted on September 21 after a decision made by the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa following a meeting with the Covid-19 Task Force. Rambukwella said the … Read more
Former Pakistan skipper Azhar Ali has reached England to represent Somerset County Cricket Club after the Test series against West Indies. After reaching England Azhar went into quarantine. He surprised his fans with a live cooking show on Instagram. He went live on a social media platform and cooked daal while responding to his fans’ … Read more
Canada has led a number of places added to the UK’s green list for arrivals. Denmark, Finland, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Switzerland, and the Azores are also included in the green list, with the adjustments taking effect on Monday at 04:00. According to the administration, the danger of travel from these countries to public health is “low.” … Read more
The Balearic Islands Tourism Agency (AETIB) has confirmed that its free Covid-19 insurance offer would be prolonged until the end of the year. Race insurance provides this service to all overseas tourists (non-residents) for stays in any regulated accommodation. The policy’s extension aims to re-establish traveler trust and encourage demand, with a special emphasis on … Read more
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has extended its green list of countries and destinations from which travelers can enter the emirate without needing to quarantine on arrival. The latest update adds three countries to the list of approved places from where people can travel. Ireland has been added to the green list, after being removed … Read more
Rahul Dravid believes that the new players will learn with experience that “not all wickets will be flat”. They need to figure out ways to cope with the low-scoring tranks similar to the last two T20Is with Sri Lanka. India lost the T20I series against Sri Lanka by 2-1 on Thursday. The nine of the … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Turkish authorities on Tuesday issued revised policy regarding the mandatory quarantine requirement for the passengers arriving in Turkey. As per the new policy, which will come into effect on July 1, 2021, the quarantine period for the passengers arriving from Pakistan and Afghanistan has been reduced from 14 to 10 days. Meanwhile, the … Read more
According to research published on Monday, dogs can be trained to detect more than 90 per cent of COVID-19 infections even when patients are asymptomatic. The authors of the research hope that this revelation could help to replace the need to quarantine new arrivals. Dogs have already shown that they can sniff out maladies such … Read more
West Indies Allrounder Andre Russell is back in the T20I squad for the first time since March 2020. Russell has joined Sheldon Cottrell, Shimron Hetmyer, Oshane Thomas, and Hayden Walsh Jr. as one of the team’s five newcomers. Sunil Narine, meanwhile, continues to miss out, with Cricket West Indies revealing the spinner informed lead selector … Read more
Indian Actress Hina Khan, who is battling from Covid-19, shared how difficult it’s to not be in a position to comfort and hug her mother during these tough times. As she had lost her father due to massive cardiac arrest and now she battles with the deadly coronavirus. She has been in quarantine ever since … Read more
Serena Williams said that she was feeling comfortable and striving to find the right steadiness to avoid dips inattentiveness as the 23-time Grand Slam winner continued her form at the Australian Open. Serena remains her unbeaten run since emerging from 14-day quarantine with a 6-3, 6-0 second-round thrashing of Nina Stojanovic in 69 minutes. She … Read more
Head coach Misbah-ul-Haq has acknowledged that bubble life during the times of Covid is very hard but vowed to not use that as an excuse when the T20 series against New Zealand starts December 18. Misbah-ul-haq, along with the other 53 members of the squad, spent two weeks in isolation upon their arrival Down Under after an … Read more
South African cricket squad will quarantine seven day at Karachi Gymkhana in the next year in January. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Director Media, Samiul Hassan Burney, confirmed the news on Friday. He said in a statement that, “The South African team will stay in Karachi Gymkhana in a bio-secure atmosphere where they will be provided … Read more
China reopened cinemas after the global epidemic was brought under control. According to a foreign news agency, after the control of the coronavirus in China, the colors of life have been restored. [embedpost id=”50366″ slug=”china-launches-first-mission-tianwen-1-to-mars”] Cinemas opened in the capital, Beijing, with bio-security measures in place, and large numbers of citizens are not allowed to … Read more
Pakistan Peoples Party has announced a protest movement against the federal government. According to details, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) staged a protest outside the Karachi Press Club against the unannounced load shedding of K Electric, with a large number of women workers holding placards with slogans condemning K Electric. [embedpost id=”50366″ slug=”chairman-nab-ordered-an-inquiry-against-k-electric”] Addressing the … Read more
A 15-year-old boy died of plague in Mongolia, after which many people were quarantined. According to media reports, after the death of a 15-year-old boy from the plague, several people in the area were transferred to quarantine and restrictions in the area were tightened. The Mongolian officials said, the young man who died a few … Read more
Many countries around the world are observing complete lockdowns due to the novel coronavirus. People have self quarantined themselves for not getting in contact with the deadly virus. However, in Pakistan where people can not survive without stepping out on the streets, many find such a time at home quite hard. Yet many Pakistani celebrity … Read more
The Interior Ministry of Saudi Arabia has announced that curfew will be lifted in all cities of the country and normalcy will be restored. According to a statement from the Saudi Interior Ministry, the curfew will be lifted in all cities from 6 am on Sunday. All business activities will be resumed but safety measures … Read more
An important announcement was made by Saudi Arabia regarding tourism. According to details, the resumption of tourism in Saudi Arabia has been announced from June 21. However, it was also said that other Arab countries will soon start tourism programs. According to a foreign news agency, Saudi Minister of Tourism Ahmed Al-Khatib said that the … Read more
