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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 …

Ilkay Gundogan has signed for Barcelona on a free transfer at the end of his Manchester City contract, the Catalan club said on Monday. The German midfielder, 32, has agreed a two-year deal with the option for a year’s extension and a release clause of 400 million euros.     “He is bringing his presence, nose for goal and reading …

ASSEN: Pole-sitter Marco Bezzecchi won the Dutch MotoGP sprint race at Assen on Saturday ahead of world champion Francesco Bagnaia. Fabio Quartararo completed the podium after third-placed Brad Binder was demoted to fifth following a penalty for track limits. Bagnaia took command of the 13-lap dash around the classic motorcycling venue at turn one from Binder as pole man Bezzecchi …

HARARE: Zimbabwe stunned West Indies by 35 runs in a crucial World Cup qualifying triumph in Harare on Saturday while the Netherlands ended Nepal’s hopes of reaching the global showpiece for the first time. The Dutch side’s seven-wicket win at the Takashinga Sports Club guaranteed a Super Sixes place and also meant that both Zimbabwe and two-time champions West Indies …

LAHORE: A mediocre six-event card featuring a cup race marks the third Lahore day/night Summer Meeting which gets under way here at the Racecourse on Sunday. In view of the Lahore summer reaching its peak, the Lahore Race Club (LRC) has reduced the distance of races, with five to be held over 800 metres and one over 1,000 metres. The …

BANGALORE: The rest and recovery made no difference. Once again, Pakistan lost. Once again, the margin of defeat was 4-0. Three days after losing to India in their SAFF Championship opener — a game Pakistan played barely six hours after arriving in Bangalore, Shehzad Anwar’s men produced another dismal performance to go down to Kuwait at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium …

Lionel Messi has called his start at former club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) “very tough”, dubbing two successive failed Champions League bids a “massive disappointment”. “I came to Paris because I liked the club, because I had friends in the dressing room … it seemed easier for me to adapt rather than another destination I could have gone to,” Messi told beIN …

LAHORE: The Election Commissioner of the Pakistan Cricket Board, Ahmed Shehzad Farooq Rana, has announced a special meeting of the PCB Board of Governors for the election of PCB chairman.     Originally to be held on June 28, the meeting has been rescheduled for Tuesday, June 27 at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore. The change was made in consideration of …