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Diasabra 30 Januari 2021

Japan prime minister says he's determined to hold Olympics

lessons to prepare for future “We must learn lessons from
pandemics. He also promised this pandemic and be pre-
to expand an initial $130 mil- pared for future crises,” he
lion contribution to a fund said. To do so, “a scientific
to help developing countries investigation by WHO must
acquire coronavirus vaccines. be firmly carried out in a
transparent way.” He did not
“We are holding the Olym- say if he was referring to a
pics and Paralympics this current visit by a WHO team
summer,” Suga said. “I am of experts to Wuhan, China,
determined to achieve the where the virus was first de-
games as a proof of human tected.
victory against the pandemic, At home, Suga has been
a symbol of global solidarity criticized for delaying virus
and to give hope and courage measures until daily cases
around the world.” surged to new highs in late
December. He eventually
Olympic officials have re- declared a partial state of
peatedly said the games will emergency in early January,
be held in July as planned af- issuing non-binding requests
ter a one-year postponement, through Feb. 7 for people to
though various scenarios in- avoid crowds or eating out
cluding the holding of events in groups and for restaurants
without spectators are being and bars to close early.
considered.
(AP) — Japanese Prime host the postponed Tokyo a virtual meeting of the World New cases in Tokyo have
Minister Yoshihide Suga, Olympics this summer as Economic Forum, also called Suga repeated his resolve to dipped but experts say they
despite growing uncer- a symbol of human victory for a transparent investiga- achieve a “safe and secure” have not slowed enough, in-
tainty as coronavirus cases over the pandemic. tion by the World Health Or- Olympics and pledged to get dicating that the emergency
rise at home, renewed his ganization into the pandem- infections under control in measures could be extended
determination Friday to Suga, speaking from Tokyo at ic, saying it is key to learning Japan as soon as possible. for several more weeks.

Pakistan wins by 7 wickets in 1st test against South Africa

(AP) — Spinners Nauman when it last toured in 2007. Nauman then got into the act the spinners on the fourth
Ali and Yasir Shah rattled South Africa resumed Friday by having George Linde (11) day pitch, adding just 58 runs
South Africa to help Paki- Nauman and Shah shared 14 on 187-4 and things immedi- caught at leg slip as South Af- for the loss of six wickets as
stan win the first test by wickets in the match as South ately got worse for the tour- rica’s lower order struggled Nauman (34 years, 111 days
seven wickets inside four African batsmen struggled ists when fast bowler Hasan to read the left-arm spinner old) became the oldest test
days on Friday. against spinners in both in- Ali bowled night-watchman on a turning track. bowler in 72 years to take
nings. Maharaj with the first deliv- a five-wicket haul in an in-
Nauman, a 34-year-old left- ery of day four. Nauman wrapped up the nings on test debut.
arm spinner making his test The win also earned Babar innings by claiming the last
debut, returned 5-35 and Azam success in his first test Captain Quinton de Kock, three wickets off his succes- New Zealand’s medium fast
Shah took 4-79 to dismiss as Pakistan skipper. Babar who fell to a reckless shot in sive overs. bowler Fen Cresswell was 34
South Africa for 245 in the was due to lead the side in South Africa’s first innings years, 144 days old when he
second innings before lunch the last series in New Zea- of 220, failed for the second Temba Bavuma resisted for grabbed a five-wicket haul in
on day four. land but missed it because of time against the spinners. nearly two hours to score 40 his first test against England
a fractured thumb. The tourists were just 34 off 93 balls before he was the at The Oval in 1949.
It set up a small target of 88 runs ahead when de Kock last man dismissed when he
and despite Anrich Nortje’s “Credit goes to all the play- offered a regulation catch in attempted a sweep against The second test begins at
(2-24) twin strike in one ers," Babar said. “Spinners Shah’s second over to give Nauman and was adjudged Rawalpindi from Feb. 8.
over, Pakistan reached 90-3 were getting lot of assistance Abid Ali his third catch in the lbw. Both teams will then play in a
before tea in 22.5 overs. from the pitch which helped innings. three-match Twenty20 series
us a lot to win within four South Africa struggled against at Lahore from Feb. 11-14.
Azhar Ali remained un- days.
beaten on 31 while Fawad
Alam raised the victory with “We made a strong comeback
a boundary off left-arm spin- through senior players Fawad
ner Keshav Maharaj. Alam and Azhar Ali in the
first innings which built our
“To be honest, scoring 220 confidence.”
in the first innings wasn’t
enough and that’s where we Nortje clean bowled Abid Ali
let ourselves down the most,” (10) and then had Imran Butt
South Africa skipper Quin- (12), playing his first test,
ton de Kock said. caught behind before Maha-
“The way we lost the match, raj had Babar (30) trapped leg
it wasn’t our best. We just go before wicket when only two
back, prepare and come back needed for victory.
mentally stronger (for the
second test).” Pakistan had been in control
since taking a 158-run first-
It was only Pakistan’s fifth innings lead, when its lower
victory in 27 test matches order rallied from 27-4 to
against South Africa, which reach 378, helped by Alam’s
had won at the same venue gritty century.