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SYDNEY: David Warner says he still considers leadership roles a privilege and is ready to talk to Cricket Australia about ending the ban imposed on him for his part in the Newlands ball-tampering incident. The 35-year-old was banned from the elite game for a year and from leadership positions for life by CA after he was adjudged to have played …

KATHMANDU: The moment Pakistan had been waiting for finally arrived in the 40th minute against the Maldives on Tuesday: the first goal for the national women’s team in eight years. After that, the floodgates opened as Pakistan scored six more times with Nadia Khan getting four in the second half in a landslide 7-0 victory in their last Group ‘A’ …

DESPITE their victory over the same opposition just days earlier, Sri Lanka still went into the Asia Cup final against Pakistan as the underdogs. It was a match that seemed Pakistan’s to lose but for the second time in three nights, the tournament favourites went down without a whimper and missed out on a chance to win the continental crown for the …

LONDON: South Africa coach Mark Boucher will leave his post after the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia later this year to pursue “other opportunities in line with his future career and personal objectives”, officials said on Monday. The announcement came hours after South Africa lost their three-match Test series in England. Former wicket-keeper Boucher, who played 147 Tests for South …

Shadab Khan fans have flooded Pakistani Twitter with only one message on their metaphorical banners to let their hero know they have his back — behind you Shaddy. The Asia Cup final against Sri Lanka brought with it a bundle of hope but the loss left us with a lot of mixed feelings. For some, the disappointment was too much to take …

NEW YORK: Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz completed his rapid rise to the top of the tennis world on Sunday, claiming his first Grand Slam title and taking the number one ranking with a 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (7-1), 6-3 win over Norway’s Casper Ruud in the US Open final. Alcaraz, 19, fell to his back and cupped his hands to his …

LONDON: England thrashed South Africa by nine wickets in the third and deciding Test at the Oval on Monday, completing a 2-1 series win in just over two days of action. The home side, who resumed on 97-0, needed just 5.3 more overs to reach a victory target of 130. Zak Crawley was 69 not out and Ollie Pope unbeaten …

CAIRNS: A Steve Smith century helped give retiring Australia skipper Aaron Finch a winning send-off Sunday with a 25-run victory in the final One-day international against New Zealand at Cairns. Chasing the home team’s 267-5, built on the back of Smith’s masterful 105, the Blacks Caps were all out for 242 in the last over with Mitchell Starc taking 3-60. …

MULTAN: Khyber Pakhtun­khwa went down to their first loss in the ongoing National T20 Cup when Central Punjab beat them by 25 runs here at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Sunday. Central Punjab had posted a mammoth 194-run target for the defending champions after being put in to bat first, thanks to a brilliant second wicket 98-run partnership between opener …

NEW YORK: Iga Swiatek surged to the third Grand Slam title of her career with a maiden victory at the US Open on Saturday, defeating Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur in straight sets to extend her remarkable finals winning streak. The 21-year-old world number one from Poland saw off a second set fightback from history-chasing Jabeur to prevail 6-2, 7-6 (7-5) in …