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LONDON: India’s batters should be prepared to grind out runs in tricky English conditions against Australia’s fiery pace attack in the World Test Championship (WTC) final at the Oval, skipper Rohit Sharma said on Monday. Facing a prodigiously swinging Dukes ball fired by Pat Cummins or Mitchell Starc would be a totally different experience for Rohit’s team-mates most of whom …

HAMBANTOTA: Quick bowler Dushmantha Cham­eera stormed back into the Sri Lankan team to power their 132-run win over Afghanistan at Hambantota on Sunday and square the three-match one-day international series. Having amassed a target of 324, the Sri Lankan bowlers skittled out the tourists for 191 inside 43 overs for their biggest win in ODIs over Afghanistan. Chameera, returning to …

KARACHI: Dynamites clinched the Pakistan Cup Women’s Cricket Tourn­ament after Sidra Nawaz’s century and seven wickets between spinners Ghulam Fatima and Nashra Sundhu helped them beat Challengers by 132 runs in the final here at the State Bank Stadium on Sunday. This was Dynamites’ second successive win over Challengers in the one-day tournament final, after beating them in the 2018 …

AC Milan’s Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic said on Sunday he had decided to end his playing career at the age of 41 after a trophy-laden career at some of Europe’s top clubs. The extrovert Swede’s Milan contract expires at the end of June and will not be renewed following a season plagued by injuries, prompting him to end a remarkable …

MADRID: Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema will leave Real Madrid as a free agent in the close season after 14 trophy-laden years, the La Liga club said on Sunday, with the striker set to move to Saudi Arabian side Al Ittihad. The 35-year-old forward has been heavily linked this week with a lucrative move to Saudi Arabia and Saudi state …

PARIS: Paris St Germain said an unhappy farewell to Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos while Auxerre’s short Ligue 1 stay ended after a 3-1 defeat to Lens confirmed their relegation on the final day of the season on Saturday. Stade Rennais sealed a Europa League place after they beat Brest 2-1 and secure European League football for the sixth season …

LAHORE: Pakistan’s rugby team will play two matches against the UAE in the Asia Rugby Men Division I 2023 in Lahore on July 4 and 8. Pakistan Rugby Union (PRU) Salman Sheikh secretary on Saturday said the winners would qualify for next year’s Asia Rugby Championship. Currently, the Asian Rugby Championship includes Hong Kong, China, South Korea and Malaysia. By …

LONDON: Manchester City moved to within one victory of completing a momentous treble as they beat Manc­hester United 2-1 in the FA Cup final thanks to Ilkay Gundogan’s double on Saturday. Pep Guardiola’s men completed a domestic double at Wembley and can become just the second side, after United in 1998/99, to win the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions …

BIRMINGHAM: Batsman Marnus Labusc­hagne believes Australia will benefit from increased stability in their Ashes squad as they prepare to face Eng­land in the first Test of the series later this month. The Australians take on India in the World Test Championship (WTC) final at the Oval in London on Wednesday before beginning the latest five-Test Ashes series against the English …

LAHORE: Pakistan junior hockey team captain Mohammad Abdullah on Saturday demanded the team is given more international exposure ahead of their participation in the Junior World Cup. At the same time, Pakistan Hockey Federation secretary Haider Hussain demanded the government to do more in order to revive the national game. Adressing a news conference on Saturday following the team’s return …