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GUADALAJARA: Top seed Ons Jabeur was sent crashing out of the WTA 1000 Guadalajara Open on Wednesday, losing a grueling three-hour battle to Italy’s Martina Trevisan. Tunisian star Jabeur, the losing finalist at Wimbledon for the past two years, was downed 6-7 (4/7), 7-5, 6-3 by the unseeded Trevisan, currently ranked 54th in the world. Jabeur looked to have taken …

BERN: Roger Federer said he enjoys being a part of the tennis community after his retirement last year and expressed an interest in captaining Team Europe at the Laver Cup, though the Swiss has no immediate plans to replace Bjorn Borg. Federer, who helped Team Europe claim three Laver Cup titles by beating Team World, will be present at this …

LAHORE: Pakistan are highly likely to fly to India for the upcoming World Cup without pace sensation Naseem Shah, while fellow fast bowler Haris Rauf may make the cut when the team’s squad for the 50-over showpiece is announced on Friday. Naseem picked up a shoulder injury during Pakistan’s Asia Cup Super Four match against India and Dawn has learnt that the …

Cricket Chief Selector Inzamamul Haq on Friday announced the 15-member Pakistan squad for the ICC World Cup 2023 on Friday, which notably includes bowler Hasan Ali, and excludes star pacer Naseem Shah, who was injured in the Asia Cup.     The World Cup, hosted by arch-rivals India, will begin on October 5. Pakistan’s first match is on Oct 6, against Netherlands …

DHAKA: New Zealand and Bangladesh will both rest their captains and several other key players in their three-match One-day International series starting Thursday ahead of the World Cup. Instead of Kane Williamson, Lockie Ferguson will lead the Kiwis, who included only five members of their World Cup squad for the series at Dhaka’s Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. Tim Southee — who …

HANGZHOU: Pakistan secu­red an impressive victory against Chinese Taipei in the second and final pool match of the Asian Games at the Linping Sports Centre Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China on Wednesday. Pakistan won the match with set scores of 25-18, 25-20, and 25-19. In their previous pool match, Pakistan had triumphed 3-0 against Mongolia. The Chinese Taipei team, which held …

LEEDS: England’s opening One-day International against Ireland was abandoned without a ball being bowled on Wednesday, denying Joe Root a World Cup warm-up. With the rest of England’s first-choice squad rested ahead of next week’s departure for India, Root requested to be included for the first of a three-match series after a lean return with the bat in four matches …

HANGZHOU: Pakistan will being eyeing their third women’s cricket Asian Games gold medal when they take on Indonesia in the event’s quarter-final on Thursday. The Nida Dar-led side qualified directly for the last-four being one of the top four sides in the International Cricket Council’s T20 rankings. Pakistan’s form in the format is exceptional and they go into the Games …

KARACHI: The man who once wanted to be a cricketer has taken the place that was once reserved for batters and bowlers, both current and former. In cricket-crazed Pakistan, that’s a testament to how far Arshad Nadeem has come. The javelin thrower is a trailblazer, a beacon of hope for the future of athletics in Pakistan. Here on Wednesday, Arshad …

The warmup game for the cricket World Cup 2023 between Pakistan and New Zealand at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in the Indian city of Hyderabad on September 29 will be played behind closed doors, according to local media reports. According to The Indian Express, the match would be played with no fans in attendance after the police had asked the …