New Zealand pull off Auckland thriller despite Pollard blitz

WELLINGTON: New Zealand greeted international cricket back in the country with a thrilling five-wicket victory in the first Twenty20 against West Indies on Friday. Kieron Pollard’s blistering 75 not out powered West Indies to a commanding 180-7...

Reaction from club managers to the death of Maradona

LONDON: Following is a selection of quotes from top-flight club managers on Diego Maradona, following his death: Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp “The best through my lifetime. Maybe it is not right anymore because I have seen Cristiano...

23 more fatalities registered today, Covid-19 death-toll advances to 1,435

KATHMANDU: Twenty-three more fatalities were reported in the last 24 hours with which Nepal’s Covid-19 death-tally has now advanced to 1,435. Meanwhile, 1,703 fresh coronavirus cases as reported today took the nationwide coronavirus case count...

UK to launch new watchdog next year to police tech giants

LONDON: Britain plans to create a new watchdog to police big tech companies including Google and Facebook to counter their market dominance and prevent them from exploiting consumers and small businesses. The UK government said...

Tokyo Olympic organizers plan to host 18 test events

TOKYO: The postponed Tokyo Olympics are getting a kickstart. Local organizers on Friday announced a series of 18 test events set to begin in March and run into May. The Tokyo Olympics are set to open...

Govt to install 10-megawatt solar power system at Gautam Buddha Int’l Airport

KATHMANDU: The government is to install a solar power plant for supplying electricity at Gautam Buddha International Airport in Lumbini Province. Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Barsha Man Pun and Minister for Culture,...

1,703 new cases recorded on Friday; Nepal’s Covid-19 tally hits 229,343

KATHMANDU: Nepal on Friday reported 1,703 new cases of coronavirus infection from across the country. With this, the nationwide infection count has advanced to 229,343. Likewise, 1,236 people who were earlier infected with the virus...

Lactating mother succumbs to COVID-19 complications in Morang

DHARAN: A lactating mother succumbed to COVID-19 complications in a hospital in Morang district, on Thursday night. The 25-year-old woman of Ratuwamai Municipality-10 died during the course of treatment at Nobel Medical College Teaching Hospital,...