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Sweden authorises use of new drug for Covid prevention
Stockholm : A new Covid prophylactic from AstraZeneca has been authorised for use in Sweden.Evusheld has been licensed recently for prescription to individuals who, due to underlying medical conditions, have not developed satisfying…
Peru earn World Cup playoff spot as Colombia fall short
Lima : Gianluca Lapadula and Yoshimar Yotun scored first-half goals as Peru secured a FIFA 2022 World Cup playoff berth with a 2-0 home win over Paraguay here. Lapadula opened the scoring in the fifth minute on Tuesday night by prodding a…
Poland, Senegal secure berths to FIFA World Cup in Qatar
Warsaw : Poland qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the ninth time in history and for the second time in a row after defeating Sweden 2-0 at home in the playoff. Captain and Bayern Munich forward Robert Lewandowski opened the scoring for…
Tsitsipas, Medvedev secure fourth-round spots in Miami Open
Miami : Greek tennis ace Stefanos Tsitsipas scored a dominant 6-4, 6-3 victory over Australia's Alex de Minaur in a 90-minute contest to secure a place in the Round of 16 at the Miami Open on Tuesday (IST).The world No. 5 Greek improved his…
Ireland women’s cricket team to tour Pakistan in historic series
Dublin : The Ireland women's cricket team will undertake its maiden tour of Pakistan when it plays a white-ball series in November this year. In fact, this will be the first time a senior Ireland team men or women will play in Pakistan.The…
Miami Open: Soon to be world No.1, Iga Swiatek eyes win over Coco Gauff
Miami : Poland's tennis ace and soon to be world No. 1 after Ash Barty's retirement, Iga Swiatek extended her winning streak by beating Madison Brengle of the US 6-0, 6-3 to make her maiden Round of 16 at the Miami Open on Monday (IST).…
Joe Root keen to continue as skipper as loss to West Indies raises questions about his future
Granada : Another loss for England in the three-match Test series against the West Indies might raise questions over the future of their skipper, but Joe Root expressed confidence that he was still very keen to take the "team forward",…
India’s Jehan Daruvala races to his second podium finish of the season
Jeddah : India's Jehan Daruvala raced to his second podium finish of the season with a fighting drive from 14th to third in the Formula 2 Feature race at Saudi Arabia's Jeddah Corniche Circuit.The 23-year-old from Mumbai began his weekend…
Joe Root never had that instinctive feel for the game as captain: Nasser Hussain
St George's (Grenada) : Former England captain Nasser Hussain on Monday called for Test captain Joe Root to be ousted from the position, saying the right-handed batter never gave the 'instinctive feel' of being a skipper in the game.Calls…
Joe Biden meets Ukraine’s Foreign, Defense Ministers in Poland
Warsaw (Poland) : US President Joe Biden met with Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov during his visit to Poland, "for an update on Ukraine's military, diplomatic and humanitarian situation,"…