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Destiny calling - but is it for Imran Khan or Martin Crowe?

Whoever wins this semi-final will carry with them an unshakeable belief that this year, it's meant to be from Pakistan news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/3d6qWIb

India 'lucky' to get points without playing any matches - Bismah Maroof

Maroof criticised the ICC for splitting points for a bilateral series that India failed to obtain government permission for from Pakistan news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2KG5pu1

Airborne Coronavirus Detected in Wuhan Hospitals

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By Kenneth Chang from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2ShDrc0

C.D.C. Adds New Symptoms to Its List of Possible Covid-19 Signs

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By Pam Belluck from NYT Health https://ift.tt/35ad5Oi

Can Estrogen and Other Sex Hormones Help Men Survive Covid-19?

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By Roni Caryn Rabin from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2KHV6Fv

Umar Akmal given harsh penalty because of lack of remorse

"He did admit the questionable incidents yet was offering frivolous justifications for non-reporting" from Pakistan news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/3eQbrpL

PCB hands Umar Akmal three-year ban from all cricket

Penalty after the batsman pleaded guilty to not reporting corrupt approaches from Pakistan news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2zzDABe

32 Days on a Ventilator: One Covid Patient’s Fight to Breathe Again

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By Pam Belluck from NYT Health https://ift.tt/356k76R

Coronavirus Antibody Tests: Can You Trust the Results?

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By Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2VYFDpM

Sana Mir retires from international cricket

Mir, who made her debut in 2005, took 151 wickets in 120 ODIs and 89 wickets in 106 T20Is from Pakistan news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2xbJxn8

Trump Muses About Light as Remedy, but Also Disinfectant, Which Is Dangerous

By William J. Broad and Dan Levin from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3axh4Ww

Saleem Malik 'wants to serve' again but PCB averse

ESPNcricinfo understands there are still inquiries pending against Malik beyond allegations of match-fixing in 2000 from Pakistan news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2Vz5qWH

Playing cricket in empty stadiums will be 'strange' - Imam-ul-Haq

The Pakistan opener believes the charm of cricket exists because of fans at venues from Pakistan news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2xVzuCO

Cricketing heads meet to plot way out of crisis

Thursday's ICC meeting starts contingency planning process from Pakistan news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2zeLI9Z

Pakistan's tour of Netherlands postponed indefinitely

The Covid-19 pandemic has claimed Netherlands' international home summer with all sports banned in the country until September 1 from Pakistan news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2VsdR68

Coronavirus Infections May Not Be Uncommon, Tests Suggest

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By Gina Kolata from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2Vr3D69

Ireland will be 'as flexible as we can' in hope summer fixtures can be salvaged - CEO

Warren Deutrom open to games being staged in 'bio-secure environments' if ECB brings feasible proposals from Pakistan news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/3bnHafI

How Coronavirus Infected Some, but Not All, in a Restaurant

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By Kenneth Chang from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3btZJyU

Umar Akmal to learn his fate on April 27

The PCB had charged Akmal for two unrelated incidents on March 20, for which he could face up to a life ban from Pakistan news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2RUOlEB

An Overlooked, Possibly Fatal Coronavirus Crisis: A Dire Need for Kidney Dialysis

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By Reed Abelson, Sheri Fink, Nicholas Kulish and Katie Thomas from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2XKxXdn

The Coronavirus in America: The Year Ahead

By Donald G. McNeil Jr. from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3cuEhtS

Obesity Linked to Severe Coronavirus Disease, Especially for Younger Patients

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By Roni Caryn Rabin from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2VxP3bV

Disappointed with ICC's decision - Ehsan Mani

PCB chairman says a team will review the decision to split points for the India and Pakistan women's championship series from Pakistan news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/34IBj24

Asthma Is Absent Among Top Covid-19 Risk Factors, Early Data Shows

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By Danny Hakim from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2ynfHMM

W.H.O., Now Trump’s Scapegoat, Warned About Coronavirus Early and Often

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By Richard Pérez-Peña and Donald G. McNeil Jr. from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2KlPoJD

India qualify for 2021 Women's World Cup after ICC splits points from unplayed Pakistan series

In a similar scenario in 2016, the ICC's technical committee had awarded full points to Pakistan from Pakistan news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/3cj9jok

PCB to bid for ICC events with Emirates Cricket Board - Ehsan Mani

The Pakistani board intends to bid for five to six major events in the 2023-31 cycle, aiming to win at least two of those from Pakistan news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2wL5Obc

PCB braces for 'cost impact', promises to look after players, other staff

"At the moment our main thrust is safeguarding the payers and staff - because without them we have nothing" from Pakistan news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2Vv0iBN

PCB chairman Ehsan Mani warns of financial fallout if Covid-19 disrupts T20 World Cup

If the tournament is impacted, it could affect the ICC's revenue distributions to its member boards from Pakistan news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2VcdZa1

Playing India is like pie in the sky - Ehsan Mani

The PCB chief said they are exploring alternative revenue streams with the broadcast deal set for renewal from Pakistan news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2K3p1rx

Small Chloroquine Study Halted Over Risk of Fatal Heart Complications

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By Katie Thomas and Knvul Sheikh from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3a4SxI2

Covid-19 claims Pakistan first-class cricketer Zafar Sarfraz

The 50-year old had been a prominent figure in Peshawar cricket after representing them between 1988 and 1994 from Pakistan news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2V3xIZi

Will an Antibody Test Allow Us to Go Back to School or Work?

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By Apoorva Mandavilli and Katie Thomas from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2VprMZI

PCB to release Haroon Rasheed and Agha Zahid as it eyes high-performance set-up

The decision has been taken to begin a restructuring process at the NCA to transform it into a high-performance centre from Pakistan news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2UYzrir

Azhar Ali backs Misbah-ul-Haq's call to extend World Test Championship

Pakistan Test captain happy to play behind closed doors if that helps cricket return to TV from Pakistan news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/3e5PJO9

C.D.C. Releases Early Demographic Snapshot of Worst Coronavirus Cases

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By David Waldstein from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2V9Fakm

Umar Akmal won't contest PCB's corruption charges

He's potentially staring at a punishment ranging from a six-month suspension to a life ban from Pakistan news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/39UXxPi

Video fitness tests for locked-down Pakistan players

The PCB's centrally contracted domestic and international players will take these tests on April 20 and 21 from Pakistan news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2ViHmpY

Sachin Tendulkar the cynosure as India start favourites against arch-rivals Pakistan

The battle between India's batsmen and Pakistan's bowlers battle will be riveting but the one between India's bowlers and Pakistan's batsmen might prove equally decisive from Pakistan news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2V8I74u

Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Amir 'left us at the wrong time' - Waqar Younis

Pakistan bowling coach opens up about the senior pacers' decision to quit Test cricket from Pakistan news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2whwCzs

Retroreport - Sidhu and Prasad carry India into the semi-finals

An epic clash between two of world cricket's bitterest rivals gave new life to the World Cup and knocked out the defending champions from Pakistan news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/3aFoyaJ

Can an Old Vaccine Stop the New Coronavirus?

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By Roni Caryn Rabin from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2xRDZ0P

Pakistan's domestic players set to lose if English season cancelled

Overseas players who rely on league cricket in the UK could suffer a significant financial hit from Pakistan news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2xKm3Fv

Retropreview - Will Pakistan break India's home dominance?

Pakistan have plenty of depth in their side, but India have won 26 and lost just 11 home ODIs since the 1992 World Cup from Pakistan news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2JAR9SL

Two small windows to reschedule PSL 2020 knockouts - Wasim Khan

The tournament's franchise owners remain divided on the way forward from Pakistan news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2wbHjnh

The Coronavirus Patients Betrayed by Their Own Immune Systems

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By Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2Juxi7B

Some Coronavirus Patients Show Signs of Brain Ailments

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By Roni Caryn Rabin from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2xGq9OS

Misbah-ul-Haq bats for full World Test Championship, equal opportunity for teams

The Pakistan coach doesn't want the tournament to be shortened just so it can finish in June 2021 from Pakistan news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2ULDyNm

Frightened Doctors Face Off With Hospitals Over Rules on Protective Gear

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By Matt Richtel from NYT Health https://ift.tt/340cE8V