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HARARE: Zimbabwe Select won the toss and elected to field first against Pakistan Shaheens in the fourth match of the six-game one-day series, here at Harare Sports Club on Tuesday.  PLAYING XIs Pakistan Shaheens: Muhammad Hurraira, Abdul Bangalzai, Haseebullah Khan, Kamran Ghulam, Hussain Talat (c), Omair Yusuf, Qasim Akram, Mubasir Khan, Aamer Jamal, Mohammad Ali, Shahnawaz Dahani. Zimbabwe A: Joylord Gumbie, Tadiwanashe Marumani, …

Pakistan star pacer Naseem Shah has been signed by Leicestershire County Cricket Club to play initial matches of the forthcoming T20 Blast season.  Taking to Twitter, the club announced the recruitment of the right-arm speedster on a short-term contract for the start of the Vitality Blast.   Naseem will act as cover for Afghanistan international Naveen-ul-Haq, who is currently busy …

HARARE: Omair Yousuf played a swashbuckling knock of 153 to help Pakistan Shaheens set a massive 296-run target against Zimbabwe Select in the fourth one-day of the six-match series on Tuesday. Smashing 14 fours and four maximums, Omair singlehandedly put Pakistan Shaheens on top with a majestic batting show consuming 126 balls and staying at the crease for around 41 …

KARACHI: The imported Australian soil on Monday, has finally got custom clearance after 10 months as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) reportedly aims to continue striving to improve the quality of the pitches. The imported soil faced a 10-month-long delay in customs clearance after it reached here at Jinnah International Airport in July 2022. Following the arrival of Australian soil,  the removal …

LONDON: Manchester City celebrated their Premier League title triumph with a 1-0 win against Chelsea and while the champions kept the party in full swing at the Etihad Stadium, Leeds slipped closer to relegation on Sunday. City clinched a fifth title in six seasons on Saturday when second placed Arsenal crashed 1-0 at Nottingham Forest. Pep Guardiola’s side marked their …

AUGSBURG: Striker Sebastien Haller scored twice as Borussia Dortmund beat 10-man Augsburg 3-0 on Sunday to take control of the Bundesliga title race going into next week’s season finale. Haller broke the deadlock in the 58th minute and tapped in his second goal of the afternoon six minutes before the end to seal the win that lifted them above Bayern …

ROME: Daniil Medv­edev beat Holger Rune 7-5, 7-5 to win the Italian Open on Sunday, his first trophy in a clay court tournament and a major boost ahead of the French Open. “I don’t love clay, but let’s call it a friendship,” said Medvedev after his one-hour, 41-minute win over the 20-year-old Dane. Medvedev, who had been 0-3 in Rome …

MELBOURNE: Australian fast bowler Scott Boland said he turned down the opportunity to play county cricket in England so that he would be fresh heading into the World Test Championship (WTC) final and the Ashes. Only the second Indigenous Australian male to play a Test, Boland made his debut in December 2021 at the last Ashes, where he announced himself …

BEIJING: Chinese badminton great Chen Long has announced his retirement aged 34, ending a decorated career that included Olympic gold and two world titles. The former world number one won the Olympic crown at Rio 2016 and followed it up with silver at the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics in 2021. He has not played since and has now officially called it …

LAHORE: The Pakistan Rugby Union (PRU) has been awarded the Asia Rugby DIV 1 Championship which will be staged in Lahore from July 4 to 8. This is the second time Asia Rugby has allotted the championship to Pakistan. The country hosted the event last year too. According to a PRU spokesman, the continental event will comprise teams from Asia …