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LAHORE: Both Shaheen Shah Afridi and Mohammad Rizwan hea­ped praise on each other following the nerve-racking final of the HBL Pakistan Super League here at the Gaddafi Stadium on Saturday night. “Rizwan is a good human being, having a different personality and the way he is improving is remarkable. Scoring 500-plus runs in back-to-back PSL editions plus amassing 1,000 runs in international …

The Pakistan Super League (PSL) has made a name for itself as a tournament of close finishes and the final of the eighth edition on Saturday was fit to crown the champion of any trophy. The tournament came down to one delivery and in the end, Zaman Khan held his nerve and Lahore Qalandars made history to become the first …

LAHORE: The chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board’s interim management committee Najam Sethi on Saturday claimed that the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season, which came to a close with — claiming the title, had surpassed the Indian Premier League (IPL) on digital rating. Speaking at a news conference ahead of the final, Sethi stated that this season’s PSL got a digital …

LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur’s challenge for a top-four finish in the Premier League was hit by a late Southampton fightback in a 3-3 draw on Saturday, as Leeds boosted their survival hopes with a 4-2 win at Wolves. Spurs looked set to leapfrog Manchester United into third as they led bottom-of-the-table Saints 3-1 with just 13 minutes remaining at St. Mary’s. …

JEDDAH: Red Bull’s Sergio Perez will start from pole position for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix but his team-mate, world champion Max Verstappen, will only be in 15th after pulling up with a car problem during Saturday’s qualifying. Perez, who also took pole in last year’s race here, topped the leaderboard with a best lap of 1 minute 28.265 seconds. …

INDIAN WELLS: Elena Rybakina again proved too much for world number one Iga Swiatek, denying the defending champion a return to the Indian Wells final with an emphatic 6-2, 6-2 semi-final victory on Friday. Moscow-born Kazakh Rybakina, the reigning Wimbledon champion who stunned top-seeded Swiatek in the fourth round of the Australian Open on the way to the final, will …

WELLINGTON: Kane Williamson and Henry Nicholls both scored double centuries and shared a partnership of 363 as New Zealand flayed Sri Lanka’s bowling to rack up an imposing 580-4 declared on the second day of the second Test on Saturday. The tourists had responded with 26-2 by the close of play at Basin Reserve and face an uphill battle to …

Lahore Qalandars became the first team to win back-to-back Pakistan Super League (PSL) titles but many players across the tournament can be proud of their efforts even if their teams fell short. Here are five players who achieved great personal heights in this edition and can look back fondly at their own exploits in it. Shaheen Shah Afridi     Shaheen becoming …

MUMBAI: Mohammed Shami’s bowling figures of 3-17 and an unbeaten 75 by KL Rahul helped India beat Australia by five wickets in the first One-day International on Friday. Australia were bowled out for 188 in 35.4 overs after a dramatic collapse following opener Mitchell Marsh’s 65-ball 81 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. In a tricky chase, India were in …

LAHORE: Pakistan’s veteran Aleem Dar stepped down on Thursday from the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires after officiating in a record number of international cricket matches during his distinguished career. The 58-year-old stood in 144 Tests and 222 ODIs — both world records — in addition to 69 T20 Internationals. “The veteran umpire [Aleem] Dar has stepped down after 19 …