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SYLHET: Pakistan got off the mark in the Women’s T20 Asia Cup with a nine-wicket win over Malaysia at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. Pakistan achieved the modest 58-run target in just nine overs after openers Sidra Amin and Muneeba Ali combined for 45 runs. Sidra smashed 31 before falling to Mahirah Izzati Ismail on the final delivery …

Everyone has bad days — no one can consistently deliver their best, it varies. Cricketer Khushdil Shah is not on top of his game at the moment but instead of showing empathy, fans berated him at the Pakistan versus England series finale. They yelled “parchi” at him, implying that he didn’t get where he is because of his accomplishments. On …

The debate about who has better food, Karachi or Lahore, has been a long and heated one and we now know what side of the argument England skipper Moeen Ali falls on — he’s team Karachi all the way! On Sunday, the England cricket team defeated Pakistan by 67 runs to clinch the seven-match series 4-3. In a press conference after the …

Pakistan were brushed aside by England in the seventh T20I at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore on Sunday and lost the series 4-3 despite being up 3-2 at one point. Here are our five takeaways from the series. Nothing learned, nothing unlearned Cricket assignments closer to the World Cup are strategically placed with the objective of either experimenting, fine-tuning, solidifying or doing all a …

Indonesia’s government called on the country’s police on Monday to identify and punish whoever was responsible for a stadium stampede that left 125 people dead, as anger mounted over one of the deadliest disasters in the history of football. The tragedy on Saturday night in the city of Malang also saw 323 people injured after officers fired tear gas in a packed …

At least 174 people were killed and 180 injured in a stampede and riot at a soccer match in Indonesia, officials said on Sunday, in one of the world’s worst stadium disasters. When frustrated supporters of the losing home team invaded the pitch in Malang in the province of East Java late on Saturday, officers fired tear gas in an …

LAHORE: After an utterly dominant victory against Pakistan that saw them level the series at 3-3, England’s Phil Salt vowed there would be no let up from his side going into the seventh and final T20 International at the Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday. It was an explosive unbeaten 88 from Salt, who’d flattered to deceive in the earlier matches, which …

KARACHI: Pakistan coach Siegfried Aikman has cautioned that he has no magic wand and it will take some time to transform the fortunes of the national hockey team with modern dynamics and improve its world ranking. “Pakistan has enormous potential and talent but they lack modern style of game,” the Dutchman told Dawn soon after arriving at the Jinnah International Airport from …

NEW DELHI: India are “hopeful” that injured pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah could still make this month’s T20 World Cup despite his withdrawal from the South Africa series, coach Rahul Dravid said Saturday. Bumrah missed Wednesday’s opening win over the Proteas and is under medical supervision for a stress fracture of the back. Indian media have said the 28-year-old’s withdrawal from …

LONDON: Arsenal underlined their credentials as genuine Premier League title contenders with a 3-1 win over arch rivals Tottenham Hotspur, while Chelsea’s dramatic 2-1 victory at Crystal Palace gave Graham Potter his first success as Blues boss on Saturday. As the Premier League returned with a bang after the international break, Liverpool were rocked by Brighton & Hove Albion forward …