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New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson won his fourth Sir Richard Hadlee medal for excelling across formats and was also adjudged the ‘Test Player of the Year’ in the country’s annual cricket awards on Tuesday. Devon Conway won the men’s ODI and T20 Player of the Year during the 2020-21 awards season which was conducted digitally for a second year running because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Williamson’s incredible home Test summer helped him clinch the two awards alongside the Redpath Cup for first-class batting, after he amassed a whopping 639 runs in just four innings at an average of 159. He claimed the big prize for the fourth time in last six years. In bowler friendly conditions, Williamson, the number one ranked Test batsman in ICC standings, recorded his top international score of 251 against the West Indies in Hamilton. He also notched a Boxing Day Test century on his home ground of Bay Oval in Tauranga, before adding another double-century against Pakistan at Hagley Oval in … [Read more...] about New Zealand Captain Kane Williamson Bags Sir Richard Hadlee Medal For Fourth Time

OTTAWA: Canada said on Tuesday (Apr 13) it was talking to Johnson & Johnson (J&J) about reports its COVID-19 vaccine might cause rare blood clots, while Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said a surge in dangerous variants could threaten progress made so far. US federal health agencies on Tuesday recommended pausing the use of the vaccine made by J&J's Janssen unit for at least a few days after six women under 50 given the shot developed clots. Health Canada, the federal health ministry, said it was working with the manufacturer, the US Food and Drug Administration and other international regulators. "Health Canada has asked Janssen to provide information on any cases of these rare blood clotting events," it said in a tweet. Canada has approved the vaccine but deliveries are not due to start until the end of April. The news is the latest potential challenge for an inoculation effort that is already dragging. Canada is due to import enough doses to ensure every … [Read more...] about Canada talking to Johnson & Johnson about COVID-19 vaccine setback as PM frets over variants

OTTAWA • For the first time since the pandemic began, Canada has passed a grim milestone, with more new Covid-19 cases per 100,000 people than in the United States. There have been roughly 22 new recorded cases per 100,000 in the country over the past seven days, compared with 21 such cases per 100,000 in the US. Ontario is the hardest hit, with hospitals coming under increasing strain, especially in Toronto, the country's largest city. "This is the worst moment of the pandemic thus far," Dr Kevin Smith, chief executive of the University Health Network (UHN), said. "Our ICUs are full." Ontario has ordered all but emergency operations cancelled across most of the province for the first time since March last year. Patients scheduled for cancer, cardiac and brain surgery are being told to wait as intensive care units fill with Covid-19 patients. Toronto's The Hospital for Sick Children has opened an overflow unit to treat adults. Dr Eileen de Villa, Toronto's medical … [Read more...] about Canada surpasses US with more new virus cases per 100,000 people

IMAGE: Kohli and boys to take larger squad to prepare for Test series. Photograph: BCCI India A's tour of England, which was scheduled for this summer, has been postponed due to the COVID-19 restrictions, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Tuesday. India A were scheduled to face England Lions as well as play warm up games against their own national side, who are set to go head-to-head with England in a five-Test series across August and September. Instead, Virat Kohli's men will now travel with a larger squad and prepare for the Test series with two intra-squad four-day matches. The ECB said the decision to tweak the calendar was made to deliver "the safest possible environment" for the international matches scheduled over the English summer. "We look forward to welcoming a men's India A tour at a later date after this summer and when restrictions have eased," ECB chief executive officer Tom Harrison said in a statement. The ECB have … [Read more...] about India A tour of England postponed

IMAGE: Kane Williamson recorded his top international score of 251 against the West Indies at Seddon Park in Hamilton, then a Boxing Day Test century on his home ground of Bay Oval in Tauranga, before adding another double-century against Pakistan at Hagley Oval in Christchurch, to help the BlackCaps book their place in the ICC World Test Championship final against India. Photograph: Kai Schwoerer/Getty Images New Zealand men's captain Kane Williamson on Tuesday was awarded the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal for the fourth time in six years, while Amelia Kerr and Devon Conway claimed double honours at the New Zealand Cricket Awards for the 2020-21 season. Williamson's incredible home Test summer helped him claim the supreme award, along with the International Test Player of the Year and the Redpath Cup for first-class batting, after he amassed a whopping 639 runs in just four innings at an average of 159. In bowler-friendly conditions. Williamson, the ICC ranked number … [Read more...] about Williamson awarded Sir Richard Hadlee Medal