Tag: Tests

Saudi Arabia tests Japan-inspired ‘nap pods’ for Hajj

    MECCA: Mansour al-Amer swipes a card to reveal a narrow sleep pod, reminiscent of Japan's famed capsule hotels. But this pod is in Saudi...

Tests link Syrian govt stockpile to largest sarin attack

THE HAGUE: The Syrian government’s chemical weapons stockpile has been linked for the first time by laboratory tests to the largest sarin nerve agent...

Sindh govt to make drug tests mandatory for students

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Monday announced that the children receiving education in government and private institutes will have to pass...

Probe launched as Russian athletes withdraw before doping tests

MOSCOW: The Russian track-and-field federation says it has launched an investigation after dozens of athletes suddenly withdrew from a competition in Irkutsk following the...

US lifts funding ban on studies that enhance dangerous germs

CHICAGO: The US government on Tuesday lifted a 2014 temporary ban on funding research involving the flu and other pathogens in which scientists deliberately...

Russia conducts ballistic missile tests

MOSCOW: Russia conducted several ballistic missile tests on Thursday from "land, air, and sea" as part of its strategic nuclear programme, the Defence Ministry...

ECB has ‘no firm position’ on four-day Tests

BRISTOL: The England and Wales Cricket Board insisted Sunday it had "no firm position" on playing four-day Tests, adding they were "sensitive to the...

Zimbabwe-Sri Lanka Tests could be replaced by tri-series

  Just as Zimbabwe are getting back to Test cricket, they face the prospect of another lengthy stint without matches in the longest format. ESPNcricinfo...

ICC panel raises concerns over ‘home advantage’ in tests

  Test teams are excessively exploiting 'home advantage' by preparing pitches that favour the strengths of the host nation, an International Cricket Council (ICC) panel...

England’s Cook becomes youngest to score 10k runs in Tests

  England captain Alastair Cook has become the first England batsman to reach 10,000 Test runs, after reaching the milestone on the fourth afternoon of...

BCB shelves January Tests against Zimbabwe

  Nazmul Hassan, the BCB president, has said that Bangladesh's two-Test series against Zimbabwe, scheduled originally for January 2016, will be shelved to keep the...

Ajmal’s third best bowling in tests

Saeed Ajmal recorded best bowling against South Africa in Tests by taking six for 96 in 42 overs on the third day of the...

Pakistan dent Indian pride at Eden Garden

They lost eight successive overseas Tests. They lost a home Test series. And now the ODI world champions have lost a home bilateral series...

Sangakkara wants more Tests for Sri Lanka

Kumar Sangakkara hoped better communication between administrators and players would in future help avoid the dearth of Test cricket that Sri Lanka face in...

Injured Southee ruled out of Tests in South Africa

Tim Southee, the New Zealand fast bowler, has been ruled out of the Test series in South Africa because of a thumb injury. He...

Australia open post-Ponting era against Sri Lanka

Australia open the post-Ricky Ponting era with three tests against Sri Lanka over the next four weeks, desperate to build on the positives from...

Pakistan successfully tests Ghauri

Pakistan on Wednesday successfully conducted the training launch of its medium-range ballistic missile Hatf V (Ghauri) capable of carrying both nuclear and conventional warheads...