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KARACHI: Pakistan succumbed to a 4-2 loss to Malaysia 1 to make yet another unceremonious exit in the semi-finals of the World Team Snooker Championship in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday. After taking a winning start, Pakistan lost the next three frames in a row to trail 1-3. They managed to win the fifth frame to reduce the deficit but lost …

LAHORE: A letter of the Ministry of Inter-provincial Coordination (IPC), issued on the instructions of Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Friday, to several government departments including the Pakistan Cricket Board caused confusion as it needs clarity as far as the PCB is concerned in restoring departmental cricket, which was suspended in 2019 on the instructions of then PM Imran Khan. …

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won his second Formula One world championship amid scenes of confusion on Sunday after Ferrari rival Charles Leclerc collected a five-second post-race penalty at the Japanese Grand Prix. The Dutch driver won the race at Suzuka, with Leclerc demoted from second to third behind Red Bull’s Sergio Perez for cutting the final chicane while defending from …

The Fifa World Cup 2022 is all about celebrating diversity and it’s showing through their official soundtrack ‘Light The Sky’ that features Moroccan Bollywood star Nora Fatehi, Emirati singer Balqees, Iraqi artist Rahma Riad and Moroccan singer Manal Benchlikha. The official track dropped on Friday with Fatehi, Balqees, Riad and Benchlikha’s vocals opening the song and lyrics that ask the …

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ramiz Raja has said Pakistan’s pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi is recovering from his injury, underlining that the latter is hopeful of his availability in a high-profile T20 World Cup match against India on Oct 23. Shaheen was ruled out of the recent T20 Asia Cup and the T20 home series against England as the medical panel …

WELLINGTON: New Zealand all-rounder Daryl Mitchell is doubtful for the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia after fracturing the little finger on his right hand, the team said on Friday. The 31-year-old has been ruled out of the ongoing T20 tri-series in Christchurch also involving Pakistan and Bangladesh. A seam bowling, middle order batsman, Mitchell sustained the blow while batting in …

LONDON: Liverpool’s faltering Premier League title challenge could suffer a fatal blow if leaders Arsenal win Sunday’s marquee match-up at the Emirates Stadium. Powered by Erling Haal­and’s incredible form, Manc­h­e­ster City will aim for another goal spree against Southa­mpton, while Manch­e­ster United could turn to Brazilian midfielder Casem­iro after their derby demolition. Virgil van Dijk has urged Liverpool to embrace …

BRISBANE: An explosive David Warner slammed 75 and Mitchell Starc grabbed four wickets as Australia beat the West Indies by 31 runs here at the Gabba on Friday to clinch the Twenty20 series 2-0 in the build-up to defending their World Cup title. The home team were cruising at 95-1, but they lost three wickets for five runs, including Warner, …

Babar Azam banked on the impressive work of pace duo Haris Rauf and Mohammad Wasim as Pakistan hammered hosts New Zealand by six wickets in their tri-series Twenty20 international in Christchurch on Saturday. The Pakistan skipper, during a successful run chase of 148, scored an unbeaten 79 off 53 balls at a strike rate of 149.05 to make it two …

Mohammad Rizwan underlined why he will be a key weapon for Pakistan at the Twenty20 World Cup, top-scoring in a 21-run win over Bangladesh in Christchurch on Friday. Rizwan maintained his rich vein of form with an unbeaten 78 as Pakistan posted 167-5, before restricting their opponents to 146-8. It was the opening match of a week-long tournament, which also …