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Raiders down Royals to make PJL playoffs


October 17, 2022

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) …

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Azhar smashes double century, Tayyab third ton of season


October 17, 2022

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 …

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Salah-inspired Liverpool down City as Arsenal extend lead in EPL


October 17, 2022

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 …

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Kardar, Younis inducted into PCB Hall of Fame


October 17, 2022

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 …

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Leicester held by Palace, Forest sink to bottom of Premier League


October 16, 2022

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 …

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PHF confident about getting NOC for Azlan Shah Cup


October 16, 2022

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 …

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Martin sets lap record to grab pole position for Australian MotoGP


October 16, 2022

PHILLIP ISLAND: Pramac Racing’s Jorge Martin set a lap record on Saturday to capture pole position for the Australian MotoGP Grand Prix as Francesco Bagnaia remained in the hunt to leapfrog world championship leader Fabio Quartararo at Phillip Island. Spaniard Martin topped the timesheets with a scorching lap of one minute 27.767 seconds in windy conditions ahead of the 18th …

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India beat SL to take seventh Women’s Asia Cup title


October 16, 2022

SYLHET: India maintained their dominance in the Women’s Asia Cup with an eight-wicket demolition of a self-destructing Sri Lanka in the final here on Saturday for their seventh title in eight editions. Sri Lanka, who were playing their first tournament final in 14 years, imploded after opting to bat on a slow and turning pitch. They could only manage 65 …

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Azhar slams ton; KP, Balochistan hit back


October 16, 2022

KARACHI: Pakistan Test batter Azhar Ali struck another century as Central Punjab piled up 300 for the loss of three wickets against Northern on the first day of the fourth round of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy at Faisalabad’s Iqbal Stadium on Saturday. Azhar was batting on 130 with Tayyab Tahir on 82 at the other end as the pair put up …

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Frylinck stars as Namibia stun Sri Lanka in T20 World Cup opener


October 16, 2022

Jan Frylinck smashed 44 runs and took two wickets as Namibia hammered Asia Cup champions Sri Lanka by 55 runs to cause a major upset in the Twenty20 World Cup opener on Sunday. The left-handed Frylinck and JJ Smit, who made an unbeaten 31, lifted Namibia to 163-7 with their 69-run seventh-wicket stand, after being invited to bat first in …

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