BANKSTOWN: Leg-spinner Shadab Khan claimed three scalps as Pakistan warmed up for their Twenty20 International series against Australia with a comfortable six-wicket win on Thursday against the Cricket Australia XI in Bankstown, a south west suburb of Sydney. After Shadab took 3-30 in Pakistan’s opening fixture of the tour at Bankstown Oval, the visitors chased down their target of 135 …

SHANGHAI: Local favourite Li Haotong returned to form and rode a wave of home support to grab the first-round lead at the WGC-HSBC Champions tournament in Shanghai on Thursday. Li, one of seven Chinese players in the field, carded an eight-under-par 64, capping off his day by sinking a 12-foot par-saving putt at his final hole as the gallery roared …

NEW DELHI: Captaining India is such an honour for Rohit Sharma that he would not fuss whether it’s full time or sporadic, the stylish opener said on Thursday. Virat Kohli leads India across formats but former players including Yuvraj Singh see merit in split captaincy with limited-overs stalwart Rohit as the white-ball leader. Rohit captained India to Asia Cup victory …

Pakistan’s chances to win the Davis Cup tie against India have doubled as the new Indian squad without their key players would not be able to put up a tough fight, former Davis Cup captain Hameed-ul-Haq said while speaking to ‘The News’ on Thursday. The tie is scheduled from November 29-30 in Islamabad. India’s non-playing captain Mahesh Bhupathi and star doubles player …

The International Cricket Council (ICC) today confirmed that New Zealand captain Kane Williamson’s bowling action has been found to be legal and he can continue bowling in international cricket, as per the ICC press release. Williamson, who bowls off-spin, had been reported for a suspected illegal bowling action during the first Test against Sri Lanka played in Galle from 14 …

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office has defended his Brexit deal with the EU, after US President Donald Trump warned it would make it impossible for the two nations to strike a future trade agreement. The president, whose impeachment in the US has moved a stage closer following a key vote in Congress, waded into the British election campaign on …

ISLAMABAD: Amid ongoing review meetings with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the country’s revenue shortfall continued to expand rather dramatically in October as the government extended the deadline for filing of tax returns for another month. Senior officials at the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) said the provisional revenue collection in first four months of this year amounted to Rs1.28 …

ISLAMABAD: World Bank Group President David R. Malpass on Thursday said the reforms carried out by Pakistan for ease of doing business would help create jobs, attract investment and generate more tax revenue. Malpass acknowledged the efforts taken by the government to improve its ranking on the Ease of Doing Business index. “Your country jumped to 108th place from 136th …