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KARACHI: Pakistan completed a 3-0 series cleansweep over South Africa after they beat the visitors in the third and final women’s Twenty20 International here at the National Bank Stadium on Monday. The Nida Dar-led side had won the first two matches of the series by five and seven wickets respectively. The last match saw the hosts defend 150 runs with …

LAHORE: A struggling Afghanistan team face an in-form Sri Lankan side in a crucial Asia Cup Group ‘B’ match here at the Gaddafi Stadium on Tuesday. The result of today’s day-night game will decide which two teams of the group qualify for the Super Four stage of the six-nation event, which is being hosted jointly by Pakistan and Sri Lanka. …

Explaining his obscene gesture directed at the crowd during the Asia Cup match between India and Nepal, former India opener and incumbent BJP MP Gautam Gambhir said he was merely reacting to “anti-India chants” from some fans in the crowd, India Today reported on Tuesday. The report quoted Gambhir saying that “he is not someone who will keep quiet after hearing such comments”, urging cricket …

India have recalled a fit-again KL Rahul for their home World Cup later this year but off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is not in the 15-man squad, which did not contain any real surprises. Wicketkeeper-batsman Rahul has not played competitively since May after suffering a thigh injury but is due to join the team in Sri Lanka for the Super Four stage …

DURBAN: Left-handed opener Travis Head smashed a career-best 91 from 48 balls to lead Australia to a five-wicket win and a clean sweep of their three-match Twenty20 International series against hosts South Africa in Durban on Sunday. Australia dominated all three games against a depleted home side on the small Kingsmead ground, and were the better side with bat, ball …

BARCELONA: Jude Bel­­l­i­ngham rescued Real Madrid with a 95th minute strike to secure a 2-1 win over Getafe on Saturday and maintain Los Blancos’ perfect start to La Liga, as they played with a closed roof at the Santiago Bernabeu for the first time. The England international netted his fifth goal in four games to snatch three points from the …

PALLEKELE: Nepal are looking forward to the “big opportunity” of facing cricketing powerhouse India in the Asia Cup, skipper Rohit Paudel said on Sunday, adding that his players would be looking to interact with their idols. Asia Cup debutants Nepal will play India in the final Group ‘A’ match in Pallekele on Monday to decide the second team to make …

KARACHI: Pakistan women put up a show of immense intent to outclass South Africa in the second Twenty20 International to seal the three-match series 2-0 here at the National Bank Stadium on Sunday. Pursuing a target of 151, the hosts attacked from the very start of their innings, with opener Sidra Amin leading the charge.         Although …

The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) is considering moving games in the Super Four round of the ongoing Asia Cup away from Colombo as wet weather looms over the Sri Lankan capital, according to reports. Asia Cup is being held under a hybrid model after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) refused last year to tour Pakistan to play the tournament. Pakistan …

Rain halted play in the final Group A clash of the Asia Cup between India and cricketing minnows Nepal in Pallekele in Sri Lanka on Monday. Nepal, who lost the tournament opener to Pakistan, were 178-6 in 37.5 overs after being sent in to bat.         The 50-over tournament is a tune-up for the upcoming one-day international World Cup …