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LAHORE: Pakistan will host Bangladesh U-19 for a four day and five one-day matches in Faisalabad’s Iqbal Stadium from November 4-18, the country’s cricket board announced Monday. The tour will kick off with the four-day game while the one –day matches — to be played over 45 overs — will be played from November 10-18. Bangladesh’s U-19 side’s last visit …

Real Madrid’s France forward Karim Benzema won the 2022 Ballon d’Or award for the best men’s player in the world on Monday, while Barcelona’s Spain midfielder Alexia Putellas won the women’s award for a second time. Benzema, who played a pivotal role in Real’s run to the Champions League title last season, is the first French player to win the …

MUSLIM holders of World Cup tickets will be able to perform Umrah in Saudi Arabia without the need to pay for a visa, the kingdom has announced. According to Middle East Eye online news website, those with a Hayya card — the document given to fans attending Fifa World Cup matches in Qatar — will not need to pay to do the …

Indian cricket board’s Secretary Jay Shah ruled out the possibility of the Indian cricket team visiting Pakistan for the 50-over Asia Cup next year, saying that they had decided to hold the tournament at a neutral venue, local media reported on Tuesday. “Neutral venue for the Asia Cup is not unprecedented, and we have decided that we will not travel …

LAHORE: Rawalpindi Raiders joined Gwadar Sharks, Mardan Warriors and their Saturday night opponents Bahawalpur Royals in the Pakistan Junior League playoffs with a convincing 23-run victory against the Royals here at the Gaddafi Stadium. The Colin Munro-mentored Raiders produced an impressive all-round performance to overpower the table-toppers in the crucial clash. Next ball Tayyab (26 off 23 balls, three fours) …

LAHORE: Tayyab Tahir stroked his third century of the ongoing Quaid-i-Azam Trophy, Azhar Ali registered third double century of the event, Mohammad Sarwar Afridi reached three figures for the first time in his career and, Asad Shafiq and Khurram Manzoor scored their first hundreds of the season on day two of the game’s premier competition at various venues of the …

LONDON: Mohamed Salah produced a moment of magic as Liverpool condemned Manchester City to their first Premier League defeat of the season on Sunday, with leaders Arsenal taking full advantage. The Egyptian forward’s stunning goal in the 76th minute sealed a 1-0 win after a crackling contest at Anfield and leaves champions City four points behind the Gunners, who won …

LAHORE: Pakistan’s first Test captain Abdul Hafeez Kardar and country’s most successful Test batter and 2009 T20 World Cup-winning captain Younis Khan have been inducted into the Pakistan Cricket Board’s Hall of Fame. The two icons of Pakistan cricket have joined the illustrious group comprising Abdul Qadir, Fazal Mah­mood, Hanif Mohammad, Imran Khan, Javed Mian­dad, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and …

LONDON: Leicester edged off the bottom of the Premier League despite drawing a blank in a goalless draw with Crystal Palace on Saturday as Nottingham Forest fell to the foot of the table after losing 1-0 at Wolverhampton Wanderers. Fulham and Bournemouth remain in the top half of the table after sharing the points in a 2-2 draw at Craven …

LAHORE: The Pakistan Hockey Federation seems confident that it will be issued No-Objection Certificate from the Pakistan Sports Board by next week to ensure the participation of the national team at next month’s Azlan Shah Cup in Malaysia. The PHF has been in a tussle with the country’s sports regulatory body over holding elections in August this year in which …