BRISBANE: Australia’s Nathan Lyon said reaching the milestone of 400 Test wickets in Saturday’s big Ashes win and joining cricket’s greats had not yet sunk in. A classical off-spinner, the 34-year-old removed Dawid Malan for 82 on the fourth day of the first Test against England to write his name in Australian sporting history. Speaking immediately … Read more
BRISBANE: England captain Joe Root said Saturday his team must fix their fielding and batting to get back into the Ashes series, while defending the decision to leave Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad out of the first Test. A dominant Australia humbled England by nine wickets to win the opener convincingly at Brisbane inside four … Read more
BRISBANE: Australia overwhelmed England by nine wickets to win the first Ashes Test at Brisbane on Saturday. Read more: Ruthless Australia crush England in first Ashes Test AFP Sport looks at what we learned from the opening match in a five-Test clash: Tactical blunder England’s decision to go into the opening Test without their two … Read more
BRISBANE: A ruthless Australia crushed England by nine wickets to win the first Ashes Test in style just after lunch on day four at the Gabba on Saturday. Needing just 20 runs after bowling England out for 297 in their second innings — with Nathan Lyon taking his 400th Test scalp — Australia cruised to … Read more
BRISBANE: Joe Root and Dawid Malan put on a defiant unbeaten partnership of 159 to give England hope of salvaging a draw in the opening Ashes Test at the Gabba on Friday. A rejuvenated England were 220-2 at the close of play, with skipper Root on 86 and Malan 80, only 58 runs behind Australia. … Read more
BRISBANE: England number three Dawid Malan admitted Friday that he thought his Test cricket career was over before his recall to the team earlier this year. The 34-year-old South African-born Malan was speaking after his gritty 80 not out in England’s second innings against Australia in the first Ashes Test at the Gabba. Malan and England captain … Read more
A security delegation of Cricket Australia held a meeting with Pakistan Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid on Friday in Islamabad to discuss the security arrangements for the upcoming Australia tour to Pakistan during March-April next year. During the meeting, Rashid assured the delegation that foolproof security arrangements has been made during the team Australia’s stay in … Read more
BRISBANE: Joe Root and Dawid Malan dug in to give England some badly needed cheer at tea on the third day of the opening Ashes Test against Australia at the Gabba on Friday. England were 107-2 at the break with skipper Root on 26 and Malan 35, still 171 runs behind. They lost both openers … Read more
BRISBANE: Travis Head said before the opening Ashes Test against England that he was in “a great space” to finally cement his place in the Australian side — his magnificent 152 will help do just that, and then some. The amiable 27-year-old has been in and out of the Test side since his debut in … Read more
CANBERRA: In a diplomatic achievement for Pakistan, the government of Australia has returned an aniconic stone dating from the third millennium BCE, having originated in Balochistan. Read more: PM Imran says govt committed to restore, preserve heritage sites The stone was handed over to Pakistan’s High Commissioner Zahid Hafeez Chaudhry at a ceremony which was … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 7, 2021 (AFP) – Instagram announced new protections on Tuesday for young users, a day before the photo-sharing app’s CEO faces a grilling from US lawmakers on whether the platform is “toxic” for children. The app will be stricter about what it recommends to teen users and will suggest a break if they … Read more
BRISBANE: It was not only the Australian bowlers who tore into England’s cricket team on the first day of the Ashes on Wednesday — the local police also got in on the act. Queensland Police did not pass up the chance to poke fun at the demoralised England team, tweeting: “Queensland Police are launching an investigation into … Read more
DOHA: Qatar has approved its budget for the 2022 fiscal year, Arab News quoted the country’s Minister of Finance Ali Al Kuwari said in a press conference. Revenues are expected to amount to 196 billion riyals ($53.8 billion), a 22.4 per cent rise compared to last year’s budget estimates, Asharq reported. Estimates for the budget were made while assuming … Read more
SYDNEY: Australia will not send officials to February’s Winter Olympics in Beijing, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday, joining a US diplomatic boycott of the Games. Canberra’s decision comes amid “disagreement” with China over a slew of issues that have plunged relations into the most serious crisis since the Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989. … Read more
BRISBANE: England made a disastrous start to the Ashes Wednesday, all out for 147 on the stroke of tea after losing opener Rory Burns to the first ball of the series in Brisbane. Mitchell Starc sensationally bowled Burns around his legs as Australia’s pacemen ripped through England’s top order with Pat Cummins taking 5-38 on … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Abid Ali and Anam Amin have been shortlisted for the ICC Player of the Month in men’s and women’s categories, respectively. Abid and David Warner of Australia have been shortlisted in the men’s category for the ICC Player of the Month awards along with New Zealand fast bowler Tim Southee, while left-arm spinners … Read more
SYDNEY: Australia’s largest airline Qantas is boosting its fleet of freight planes to handle the boom in parcel deliveries this Christmas as well as the nation’s ever-rising increase in online shopping. Qantas Chief Executive Alan Joyce announced on Tuesday that a new wide-bodied Airbus A321 has been added to the freight fleet that operates on … Read more
SYDNEY: After months of speculation that Novak Djokovic may miss the Australian Open over tough Covid vaccination requirements, the world number one was on Tuesday named to play in a Sydney tournament weeks before. The 20-time Grand Slam champion had cast doubt on whether he would defend his title at Melbourne Park next month, refusing … Read more
