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COLOMBO: Pakistan Shaheens thrashed United Arab Emirates A by 184-runs at the at the P Saravanamuttu Stadium on Monday to register their second successive win in the Emerging Teams Asia Cup. The huge victory for the Mohammad Haris-led side was down to dominant show by the batters before all-rounder Qasim Akram snapped up six wickets to wrap it up for …

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) recorded its dissent over the International Cricket Council’s new financial and distribution model in the recent meetings of the sport’s governing body, the board said on Monday. The model, approved last week during the meetings in Durban, is set see 38.5 per cent of the $600 million revenue land in the coffers of the …

Saud Shakeel hit an attacking century and, along with overnight partner Agha Salman, helped Pakistan take the lead against Sri Lanka on the third day of the rain-hit first Test on Tuesday. The tourists reached 313-6 at lunch, one run ahead of Sri Lanka’s first innings total, after a delayed start to the day due to rain and a wet …

KARACHI: Acting upon the old adage of “buy on rumours, sell on news,” investors on Thursday offloaded their positions following a long bull run ending with the receipt of $1.2 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Topline Securities said the IMF news helped the benchmark index make an intraday high of 456 points before closing in the red territory. …

SYLHET: Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan said Thursday his team must keep up their momentum after their One-day International series win in Bangladesh, as they prepare for a two-match Twenty20 series and the World Cup. The opening match of the Twenty20 series against Bangladesh will be played in Sylhet on Friday, with Afghanistan starting as favourites having won six of their …

ABIDJAN: World Cup semi-finalists Morocco have been handed a gentle path to the 2026 tournament in the United States, Mexico and Canada after the draw was made for the African qualifiers in Abidjan on Thursday. The top team in each of the nine groups, which each contain six countries, qualify automatically for the World Cup. The four best runners-up will …

ZURICH: FIFA will pay out $209 million to clubs whose players competed at last year’s World Cup finals in Qatar, world football’s governing body said on Thursday. The payment will be made to 440 clubs from 51 different countries whose players were at the tournament last November and December, won by Argentina. FIFA will pay a daily amount of $10,950 …

Pakistan’s favourable draw in the previous World Test Championship cycle had even the most pessimistic supporters pandering to the possibility of the men in green qualifying for the final. Babar’s boys were pencilled in to face a perceivably weaker opposition away from home, in Sri Lanka, the West Indies, and Bangladesh, whereas they were scheduled to host three major SENA …

LAHORE: The two-day trials to select the Pakistan hockey squad for the upcoming Asian Champions Trophy started here at the National Hockey Stadium on Thursday. The first day of the trials saw the 32 probables undergo different tests in four sessions under the supervision of selectors Kaleemullah, Nasir Ali, Shakil Abbasi and Raheem Khan. Following the trials, an 18-member squad …

VALLETTA: Maccabi Haifa’s Champions League qualifying match against Hamrun Spartans of Malta had to be halted for 30 minutes on Tuesday because of clashes between fans after Maltese supporters chanted “Palestine, Palestine”. Tensions rose as Maccabi supporters launched flares onto the pitch in the Centenary Stadium in Ta’ Qali in Malta in response to the Maltese supporters’ chants. Five Israeli …