London (PA Media/dpa) – The Pfizer coronavirus vaccine is 88 per cent effective against the Indian variant after two doses, a study by Public Health England (PHE) has found. Both the Pfizer and AstraZeneca jabs were found to be almost as effective against symptomatic disease from the B1617.2 strain as they are against the Kent…

Fort Lauderdale, Florida(tca/dpa) – While a best-of-seven playoff series often is about counterpunching, Saturday’s opener between the Miami Heat and Milwaukee Bucks was mostly about sparring, until a knockout blow by the Bucks’ Khris Middleton with five-tenths of a second remaining. Even with their leading men off with their offense, the sixth-seeded Heat stood toe…

London (PA Media/dpa) – Rory McIlroy’s slim hopes of a second US PGA Championship victory at Kiawah Island disappeared as Phil Mickelson continued his mesmerising bid to make history. McIlroy put the finishing touches to a disappointing third round of 74 on Saturday, just as the final pair of Mickelson and Louis Oosthuizen headed to…