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Sitting courtside Rafa Nadal cried as his great rival, Roger Federer, bid an emotional farewell to tennis at the Laver Cup on Friday, later saying an important part of him was also leaving the men’s tour with the retirement of the Swiss. Pictures and videos of Federer and Nadal — who shared one of tennis’s most enthralling rivalries — crying …

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa white-ball captain Temba Bavuma admitted on Thursday that he was disappointed having failed to attract a bid in the auction for his country’s new Twenty20 league. “I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t disappointed,” he said at a media conference before the South African team’s departure for a one-day and T20 internationals tour of India, which …

CHARLOTTE: US PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan says the idea of a peace deal with the LIV Golf Series is “off the table” as the sport’s civil war deepens. The upstart Saudi-backed series brought turmoil to golf this year by luring big-name PGA players with record purses of $25 million and guaranteed money for 54-hole events. Several LIV Golf players …

KARACHI: The fervent crowd was back on its feet. There was a deafening roar at the sold-out National Stadium. Babar Azam roared too. The Pakistan skipper had asked his batters to step up in the second Twenty20 International against England. He led from the front with his vice-captain Mohammad Rizwan on Thursday night. This was an emphatic answer to the …

The Pakistan cricket team is back in action, especially everyone’s favourite opening duo Babar Azam and Muhammad Rizwan who were hailed for the massive victory against England. On Thursday, the captain and his vice-captain batted against the England team during the T20I in Karachi and singlehandedly made 203 runs, no outs. The Pakistan cricket team won by 10 wickets with three balls …

England captain Moeen Ali said his one over of off-spin bowling against Pakistan was a “gamble” that did not pay off after the visitors lost the second Twenty20 International in Karachi on Thursday. Chasing 200 for victory, Pakistan were 104 for no loss in the 13th over when Moeen brought himself on and conceded 21 runs, including three sixes. Pakistan seized the …

LONDON: Roger Federer wants to bring the curtain down on his glittering career by teaming up with long-time rival Rafael Nadal at the Laver Cup in London on Friday. The 20-time Grand Slam winner announced last week he intended to retire after the three-day tournament at London’s 02 arena, which starts on Friday. Federer, whose most recent competitive match was a loss …

WOLLONGONG: The Swiss team powered by European champions Stefan Bissegger and Marlen Reusser won the time-trial mixed relay at cycling’s road world championships in Australia on Wednesday in a race marred by Dutch star Annemiek van Vleuten crashing heavily. Bissegger, Stefan Kung and Marco Schmid set the fastest pace among the men before Reusser, Nicole Koller and Elise Chabbey brought …

LAHORE: As the Pakistan’s middle-order capitulated in the first Twenty20 International against England at National Stadium Karachi on Tuesday, the national team players came under fire again. Former Pakistan Test batter Younis Ahmed also expressed his concerns on the matter. The 74-year-old said that Pakistan needs a quality batter in the middle order who can tilt the match in the team’s favour …

Cricketer Mohammad Amir and his wife Narjis Khatun’s family has expanded with the birth of their third daughter. Congratulations to the couple! He shared the good news on Twitter on Wednesday accompanied by a photo of the newest addition to his family.“Alhumdulillah we are blessed with a baby girl, Ayra Amir,” he wrote. He added a red heart on the …