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LONDON: Manchester City’s bid to chop Arsenal’s Premier League lead to two points was scuppered as Harry Kane’s record-breaking goal earned Tottenham Hotspur a 1-0 win over the champions on Sunday. Kane’s 15th-minute effort punished some sloppy City passing and made him the north London club’s all-time top goalscorer with 267, taking him past former great Jimmy Greaves whose record …

MILAN: A first-half header by striker Lautaro Martinez gave Inter Milan a 1-0 derby victory over crumbling champions AC Milan at a sold-out San Siro on Sunday but his team stayed 13 points behind Serie A leaders Napoli who strolled to a 3-0 win at Spezia. Argentina forward Martinez nodded in a corner from close range for his 12th league …

DOHA: Qatar on Monday named the much-travelled Carlos Queiroz as new national coach to take charge of the campaign to forget a disastrous World Cup showing. The Portuguese, who will be 70 on March 1, has been to the World Cup four times, three with Iran where he was in charge for nearly a decade in two different spells. Queiroz …

Pakistan captain Bismah Maroof says the Twenty20 World Cup is a “big opportunity to showcase our talent” and boost recognition of women’s cricket in the country. The 31-year-old all-rounder will spearhead a Pakistan team which has never been beyond the first round in seven previous appearances at the tournament. Speaking to AFP by telephone from South Africa where the World Cup gets …

KARACHI: On Monday morning, the KPT Sports Complex, was buzzing with activity in a heartwarming display of athleticism and determination. On its wood-panelled court, Pakistan’s special athletes bounced and ran in a friendly basketball match with their unified partners; people without intellectual disabilities. They were here marking the start of preparations for this year’s Special Olympic World Games in Berlin …

BULAWAYO: Tagenarine Chanderpaul made an unbeaten double century after setting a new West Indies record of 336 for the first wicket with Kraigg Brathwaite on Monday before the tourists declared at 447-6 in the first Test against Zimbabwe. The opening stand at the Queens Sports Club in the southwestern city of Bulawayo surpassed the 298-run partnership shared by Gordon Greenidge …

BENGALURU: The Australian cricket team’s injury concerns continue to mount before their first Test against India with seasoned fast bowler Josh Hazlewood ruled out of next week’s opener in Nagpur, which begins on Thursday. Hazlewood, 32, has been struggling with an Achilles problem sustained during Australia’s test against South Africa in Sydney last month and said on Sunday he will …

ISLAMABAD: Usman Wazir extended his winning streak as he retained the WBC World Youth title after knocking out Thai opponent Krung Kling in Dubai on Sunday. Usman is undefeated in his last 10 international bouts and kept the run going as he floored Kling in the seventh round of the 10-round title fight. The 22-year-old Usman became the first Pakistani …

QUETTA: Six sixes in an over, a 45-year-old Shahid Afridi batting like a teenager and match stoppage before a thrilling finish; all was at offer at the Bugti Stadium as cricket returned to the venue for the first time in 27 years in form of a HBL Pakistan Super League exhibition match between Quetta Gladiators and Peshawar Zalmi here on …

In another crown for Pakistan’s fighting game community, Atif Butt emerged as the new “King of the Iron Fist” on Sunday after winning the Tekken World Tour 2022 videogame tournament in Amsterdam, Netherlands.     The Tekken World Tour (TWT) series from videogame producer Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc put together an international offline tournament series where the “best compete to be crowned …