India 'Stay Calm' About Kraken: Experts

The Kraken COVID-19 variant accounts for almost 41 per cent of all Covid infections. IMAGE: A woman undergoes a health check up at the New Covid Hospital Prichoo in Pulwama on Tuesday, January 11,......

Omicron subvariant BA.2 spreads faster, may cause severe disease: Study

The BA.2 subvariant of the Omicron coronavirus variant is not only faster at spreading, but may also cause more severe disease, a lab study suggests. IMAGE: People wearing face masks queue at a......

Omicron overtakes Delta; less severe but not mild: WHO

Omicron is quickly overtaking the Delta variant of COVID-19 and becoming dominant around the world, a senior World Health Organisation (WHO) official has warned, with the global health agency......

Mixing COVID-19 vaccines gives good protection: Study

Amid the global shortage of the COVID-19 vaccines, a study conducted by Oxford University has found out that alternating doses of the AstraZeneca and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines generate robust immune......

Man U's Evra, Van de Sar to miss FA Cup tie

Manchester United defender Patrice Evra will miss the FA Cup fourth round match at Southampton due to a family bereavement, manager Alex Ferguson said on Friday. Ferguson said goalkeeper Edwin van......

Soccer: Barca boss Xavi urges fans not to boo Dembele

IMAGE: Ousmane Dembele has not played for Barcelona since January 12 after failing to renew his contract, which is set to expire at the end of the season. Photograph: Twitter Barcelona manager......

Fergie's sparing, yet successful Dutch deals

Even as he made Manchester United the champion outfit it is, Sir Alex Ferguson seldom signed up Dutch players over the years, their talent notwithstanding. Bikash Mohapatra dwells on the......

Man United line up De Gea to replace Van Der Sar

Manchester United are closing in on a deal to sign Atletico Madrid's highly-rated young goalkeeper David De Gea to replace Dutchman Edwin van der Sar who will retire after this weekend's Champions......

Man United goalkeeper Van der Sar to retire in May

Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar will retire at the end of the season, the Dutchman said on Thursday. The 40-year-old former Netherlands international joined United from Fulham in......