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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan saw two of its promising players, Hamza Khan and Noor Zaman, ousted on the second day of Chief of the Air Staff-Serena Hotels International Squash Championships at the Mushaf Squash Complex here on Thursday, leaving Farhan Zaman as the hosts’ last hope. Top-seeded Egyptian Moustafa El Sirty cruised past Hamza 11-6, 11-9, 8-11, 11-9 in 43 minutes to …

GENEVA: Swiss prosecutors said Thursday that they had filed an appeal against the acquittal of former football chiefs Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini over a suspected fraudulent payment. Blatter and Platini, once the chiefs of world and European football respectively, were cleared on July 8 by the Federal Criminal Court in a trial following a mammoth investigation that began in …

The much-anticipated T20 World Cup clash between Pakistan and India on Sunday (Oct 23) in Melbourne could become a casualty of bad weather Down Under as forecasts for the day suggest strong chances of downpours. According to Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology, there are 95 per cent chances of rain in Melbourne on Oct 23, most likely in the afternoon and …

HOBART: Alzarri Joseph led West Indies’ inspired fast bowling display with a four-wicket haul to help them beat Zimbabwe by 31 runs in the T20 World Cup in Hobart on Wednesday and keep the twice former champions in the hunt to qualify for the Super 12 stage. Joseph bowled with pace and precision to cause damage to Zimbabwe at the …

MELBOURNE: Sri Lanka have been forced to make two changes to their squad ahead of Thursday’s crunch T20 World Cup clash against Netherlands, with Kasun Rajitha coming in for Dushmantha Chameera after the pace spearhead was sidelined due to a torn calf muscle while Ashen Bandara replaces the injured Danushka Gunathilaka. The 30-year-old Chameera, who missed Sri Lanka’s recent Asia …

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Cricket West Indies (CWI) have agreed to postpone the three-match T20 International series, which was due to be held during January 2023 in Pakistan, to the first quarter of 2024, the PCB announced on Wednesday. “The decision has been made considering 2024 is an ICC Men’s T20 World Cup year, with the event …

India begin the T20 World Cup in Australia as one of the favourites but captain Rohit Sharma says a lot of things will have to fall into place if they are to win the title. Inaugural champions India failed to make the knockout stage at last year’s tournament in the United Arab Emirates and have not won a World Cup …

For a side used to tumultuous build-ups Pakistan look unusually settled ahead of the T20 World Cup in Australia, where they launch their bid for a second title with a Super 12 showdown against arch-rivals India on Sunday. Sorting out a misfiring middle order was top of skipper Babar Azam’s to-do list heading into a tri-series in New Zealand as …

Kusal Mendis blasted a timely half-century and Wanindu Hasaranga took three wickets as Sri Lanka eased into the Super 12 phase of the T20 World Cup with a 16-run win over the Netherlands in Geelong on Thursday. The wicketkeeper-batsman’s swashbuckling 79 from 44 drove Sri Lanka to 162 for six on a sunny afternoon at Kardinia Park before the talismanic …

KARACHI: Mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed led Sindh to a sensational victory over defending champions Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as the fourth round of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy ended on Tuesday. In response to Sindh’s 106-run lead, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa fell from being 38-1 to getting bowled out for just 108 as leg-spinner Abrar ran through them before Sindh openers covered the three-run deficit to …