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SYDNEY: Cricket Australia (CA) look set to revoke David Warner’s lifetime ban from leadership positions after announcing that the body’s integrity code would be reviewed at Friday’s board meeting as a “first step” to his rehabilitation. The now 35-year-old batsman was banned from the elite game for a year and from leadership positions for life by CA after he was …

NEW DELHI: Two-time Indian Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar will stand trial for allegedly murdering a fellow wrestler during a stadium brawl last year, a lawyer said on Thursday. Kumar and 17 others were charged by a Delhi court on Wednesday, more than a year after they were arrested over the death of 23-year-old junior grappler Sagar Dhankar following a long …

JAKARTA: The Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) and world football governing body FIFA will form a joint taskforce in a bid to improve crowd control and safety measures after a deadly football stampede earlier this month, officials said on Thursday. Indonesian authorities are under pressure to take swift steps to overhaul football safety standards after more than 130 people died during …

Iftikhar Ahmed hit a winning six on the last ball he faced against New Zealand in Christchurch on Friday and Mohammad Nawaz scored an impressive 38 of 22 balls to steer Pakistan to a five-wicket victory in the T20 tri-series final. Chasing 164 against the runners-up of last year’s World Cup, Pakistan’s middle order came good to secure victory with …

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday said that it was open to sending the Indian cricket team to Pakistan for the Asia Cup in 2023, according to a Cricbuzz report. “The visit will be subject to the clearance of the government of the time, but right now, it is certainly on the agenda of the board,” it …

Elon Musk has a problem and he’s solving it with perfume. No, it’s not body odour — the world’s richest man wants your help to buy Twitter, so he launched a perfume to fund his purchase.     The Tesla founder, who now describes himself as a perfume salesman on Twitter, launched his perfume, called Burnt Hair, on October 12. It’s described …

CANBERRA: Dawid Malan’s 82 and disciplined bowling from England helped the visitors win the second Twenty20 International against Australia by eight runs here at the Manuka Oval on Wednesday to seal the series and give them a confidence boost heading into the World Cup. Malan shared a crucial 92-run stand in Canberra with Moeen Ali (44) as England compiled 178-7 …

Pakistan tuned up for the tri-series final against hosts New Zealand with a nerve-wracking seven-wicket win over Bangladesh on Thursday after Mohammad Nawaz secured victory with just a ball to spare. Litton Das, who brushed off an early leg strain to put in a gutsy performance, and captain Shakib Al Hasan both chalked up half-centuries for Bangladesh to set Pakistan …

DOHA: Qatar World Cup organisers on Wednesday warned fans to brace for “congestion” in the first two weeks of the tournament when the peak number of supporters will be packing the Gulf state’s capital. Private cars will be banned from many streets and residents near some stadiums will need permits to get to their homes, organisers and government officials told …

White-ball specialist Liam Livingstone has been given the chance to shine with the red ball for England’s Test tour to Pakistan as opener Alex Lees was dropped from the 15-man squad announced on Wednesday. Livingstone has never played an international at Test level and has not even featured in first-class cricket for over a year, increasingly focusing his efforts on …