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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 …

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 …

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 …

LONDON: Liverpool’s clashes with Manchester City have become the Premier League’s modern classic in the era of Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola, but Sunday’s clash at Anfield could already spell the end of the Reds’ title aspirations. Both clubs have shared the supremacy of English football over the past five years, with City twice edging thrilling title races over Liverpool …

Pakistan batsman Fakhar Zaman has been promoted to the team’s 15-player squad for the Twenty20 World Cup while leg spinner Usman Qadir has been moved to the travelling reserves due to an injury, the PCB said on Friday. Experienced batsman Zaman was initially named in the travelling reserves for the World Cup, where Pakistan begin their campaign against arch-rivals India on Oct. 23 in …

CANBERRA: England were denied a clean sweep of their T20 International series against Australia when persistent rain forced the third match to be abandoned in Canberra on Friday. Needing 130 to win from 12 overs, Australia were 30-3 from 3.5 overs when rain forced the players from the field for the third and final time. England captain Jos Buttler said …

LAHORE: Four contestants were tied at two-under-par-70 on the opening day of the Faysal Bank fifth PGA Jinnah Development Golf Tour match here at the Royal Palm Golf course on Friday. Mohammad Rizwan and Asif Ali Junior of Lahore Gymkhana, PTV’s Arif Ali and Shahzad Ali of Lahore Garrison dominated the proceedings. Rizwan compiled 70 with the help of five …

SWABI: Test fast bowler Junaid Khan was impressed by Pakistan’s tri-series triumph in New Zealand on Friday, saying it augurs well for the team heading into the T20 World Cup. “Pakistan’s five-wicket victory in the final was remarkable because the middle-order batting contributed outstandingly that led to the win which is expected to be very helpful in the upcoming T20 …

India has the bench strength to make up for the absence of its injured stars when its T20 World Cup campaign gets under way against archrivals Pakistan, skipper Rohit Sharma said Saturday. Mohammed Shami has been added to India’s 15-man squad to replace pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, who is out with back issues, for the marquee tournament in Australia starting Sunday. Key …

General chit-chats about families and cars are how players from India and Pakistan defuse the hype that surrounds a contest between the bitter neighbours, rival captains Rohit Sharma and Babar Azam said on Saturday. Bilateral cricket between the arch-rivals remains suspended, thanks to their soured political relation, and emotions run high on both sides of the border whenever they clash …