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Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Management Committee, Zaka Ashraf, stated that the fantastic reception of the Pakistan team in India for the ICC World Cup 2023 proves how much love the people of both countries have for each other’s players. This love was evident by the reception arranged at the Hyderabad airport. Zaka Ashraf personally congratulated the Indians …

The International Cricket Council on Friday, unveiled a star-studded commentary panel for the ICC World Cup 2023, scheduled to commence on October 5. The World Cup commentary panel comprises renowned voices cricket voices including the World Cup-winning captains Ricky Ponting and Eoin Morgan while Pakistan’s Ramiz Raja and Waqar Younis were also named in the panel. “ICC.tv’s coverage of the …

HANGZHOU: Pakistan lost to arch-rivals India 2-1 on Saturday in the final of the men’s squash team event of the ongoing Asian Games 2023. Pakistan, who put on a dominant show throughout the tournament, came up short in the final against India and settled for a silver medal. The national squash team got off to a promising start to the …

LONDON: Newcastle Uni­t­ed dumped Manch­ester City out of the League Cup 1-0 on Wedn­esday and drew a fourth round trip to holders Manch­ester United, who beat them in last season’s final, as their reward. Swedish forward Alexa­nder Isak broke the deadlock in the second half at St James’ Park after City dominated possession in the first 45 minutes but failed …

MADRID: Real Madrid bounced back from their painful derby loss with a 2-0 home win over lowly Las Palmas on Wednesday to overtake Barcelona and move second, but Catalan minnows Girona are the surprise La Liga leaders after after a 2-1 win at Villarreal. Real produced a comfortable victory with goals from Brahim Diaz and Joselu, while Brazilian winger Vinicius …

MELBOURNE: Marnus Labuschagne broke into Australia’s 15-member squ­ad for the 50-over World Cup in India at the last possible moment on Thursday on the back of his strong recent form while injured opener Travis Head was also included. Labuschagne had been left out of the provisional squad but strong displays in South Africa and the one-day series in India forced …

NEW DELHI: Off-spin­ner Ravichandran Ashwin replaced left-arm spinner Axar Patel on Thursday in India’s squad for the Cric­ket World Cup on home soil after he failed to recover from a thigh injury. The 37-year-old Ashwin impressed against Aust­ralia earlier this month, taking four wickets in two games as he returned to the ODI team for the first time in over …

KARACHI: Just a month ago, Pakistan were riding high as the world’s top-ranked ODI team and one of the favourites to win the World Cup in India. But a crushing 228-run defeat to arch-rivals India and a narrow two-wicket loss to Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup have cast a shadow over their prospects. This unpredictability is a constant feature …

Athletes can wear a hijab in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games athletes’ village without any restriction, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Friday, days after France’s sports minister banned it for the host country’s athletes. The Olympic body also said it needed to better understand the situation in France and had been in contact with the French Olympic Committee …

Rachin Ravindra and returning Kane Williamson played key knocks as New Zealand chased down 345 to thrash Pakistan by five wickets in a World Cup warm-up match on Friday. Chasing 346 for victory, New Zealand lost an early wicket before Ravindra (97) and Williamson (54) put on 137 to put their team on course and they achieved the target with …