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MANCHESTER: Australia head coach Andrew McDonald dismissed prospects of Pat Cummins stepping down as Test captain after the ongoing Ashes series following the team’s struggles against England in the drawn fourth test at Old Trafford. Cummins endured his most difficult moment since taking over the leadership role in October as England pressed for a series-levelling victory only to be foiled …

LAHORE: Former Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has been appointed as advisor to the country’s cricket board’s interim Management Committee chairman Zaka Ashraf on Monday. According to sources, Misbah will also head the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) cricket committee on an honorary basis. The 49-year-old returns to the PCB for the first time since he was sacked by the board’s former chairman Ramiz Raja …

Abdullah Shafique and skipper Babar Azam steered Pakistan to a 12-run lead but rain halted their charge early on day two of the second Test against Sri Lanka on Tuesday. The tourists were 178-2 after resuming under gloomy skies on 145-2 with Abdullah Shafique, on 87, and skipper Babar Azam, on 28, batting in a stand of 57. Only 43 …

India women’s cricket captain Harmanpreet Kaur was criticised on Tuesday for being a bad example after she smashed the stumps and took a verbal swipe at umpires in a match against Bangladesh. Media reports said Kaur could be fined 75 per cent of her match fee and is also in danger of a two-game suspension for her behaviour in the …

BUDAPEST: Max Verstappen cruised to another majestic victory on Sunday, reeling off a record 12th straight win for Red Bull as he dominated the Hungarian Grand Prix with a textbook drive from lights to flag. McLaren’s Lando Norris was runner-up for the second straight race, but 33.731 seconds behind at the chequered flag on a hot afternoon at the Hungaroring. …

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka coach Chris Silverwood believes his team will “come out fighting” to level the two-match series and beat Pakistan in the second Test starting Monday in Colombo. Pakistan arrived in Sri Lanka without a Test win to their name in 12 months but, despite a wobbly final-innings chase, a four-wicket victory in Galle means the visitors need only …

COLOMBO: Tayyab Tahir’s sparkling century helped Pakistan Shaheens beat India A by 128 runs in the final of the ACC Men’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday. This was Shaheens’ second successive Emerging Teams Asia Cup title, after the side defeated Bangladesh in the 2019 edition final. After being put into bat, the …

Leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed and fast bowler Naseem Shah shared seven wickets between them as Pakistan bowled Sri Lanka out for 166 on the first day of the second Test on Monday. Dhananjaya de Silva top-scored with 57 before Pakistan, who lead the two-match series 1-0, wrapped up the innings in the second session after the hosts elected to bat in …

TOKYO: Paris Saint Germain have left Kylian Mbappe out of their squad for a pre-season tour of Japan and South Korea, casting further doubt on the forward’s future at the French champions. PSG gave no reason for the omission of France’s captain but 24-year-old Mbappe is refusing to sign a new contract. His omission will fuel fresh speculation that he …

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday directed the existing management committee of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to notify the new board of governors (BoG) within 15 days and then hold the election of the chairman within seven days. Justice Shahid Jamil Khan passed the order on a petition challenging the appointment of the PCB’s new management committee …