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HOUSTON: Mexico got their CONCACAF Gold Cup campaign off to the perfect start on Sunday with a 4-0 win over Honduras as they look to move past a poor Nations League performance that saw coach Diego Cocca sacked after just four months in charge, while a stoppage time winner from Frantzdy Pierrot gave Haiti a 2-1 victory over Qatar. A …

HARARE: Two-time champions West Indies face an almighty task to qualify for the cricket World Cup after losing to the Netherlands in a thrilling final group game decided by a super over here at the Takashinga Sports Club on Monday. Nicholas Pooran’s second hundred of the qualifiers propelled West Indies to a commanding 374-6, but Teja Nidamanuru hit 111 in …

WELLINGTON: Kane Williamson has not given up on playing a part in New Zealand’s 50 overs World Cup campaign but said he was taking his recovery from a right knee injury on a week-to-week basis. The elite top-order batsman suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) while fielding for the Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League and underwent surgery …

AHMEDABAD: The ICC World Cup Trophy Tour started on Monday after the silverware was launched 120,000 feet above the Earth before it landed in Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium, which will host the final of the 50-over showpiece. The World Cup is set to be held in India in October-November with the tournament’s schedule expected to be announced on Tuesday, also …

QUETTA/LAHORE: The Balochistan High Court on Monday suspended the notification of the Board of Governors of Pakistan Cricket Board and issued a stay order on the elections of the chairman of the country’s cricket governing body till July 17. The elections to elect the new chairman, after Najam Sethi — the chief of the interim management committee — stepped down, …

India will host Pakistan’s cricket team for the first time in seven years for the 50-over World Cup, the International Cricket Council said on Tuesday. The tournament will begin on October 5 with holders England taking on New Zealand at the world’s biggest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad, which will also host the final. The schedule was announced after weeks of delay due …

BULAWAYO: Sri Lanka powered into the Super Six stage of the Cricket World Cup qualifying tournament with a crushing 133-run win over Ireland on Sunday that eliminated their opponents. Scotland also made it three wins from three in Group B as they beat Oman by 76 runs, with both teams joining Sri Lanka in reaching the next round. Opener Dimuth …

LAHORE: The Lahore Summer Meeting faced a major disruption here at the Racecourse as a powerful windstorm, followed by a heavy cloudburst, forced the cancellation of the races after just two had been completed. The unexpected turn of events occurred immediately after the conclusion of the second race, as the competing horses crossed the finish line. The racing village was …

KARACHI: Pakistan’s Safeer Abid clinched the gold medal in the 10 km time-trial cycling race on Sunday during the 16th Special Olympic World Games. Abid’s remarkable feat was accomplished in a breathtaking time of 23 minutes and 02.02 seconds. Having diligently prepared for this momentous event over the past two years, Abid’s victory marks his remarkable debut on the global …

SYDNEY: Thousands of football fans marched over the Sydney Harbour Bridge on Sunday to mark 25 days before the Women’s World Cup starts in Australia and New Zealand. Football’s governing body FIFA estimated around 4,000 braved chilly temperatures to take part in the early morning event on the famed bridge, which was temporarily closed to traffic.     Co-hosts Australia …