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Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp believes struggling Manchester United will have extra motivation when the teams meet on Monday and said he would have preferred to play their bottom-placed opponents following victories rather than defeats. United fell to a 4-0 loss to Brentford last weekend after being beaten 2-1 by Brighton & Hove Albion in their first game of the campaign …

LAHORE: After winning two gold medals in a span of six days, Pakistan javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem wants the country’s government to build a new stadium specifically for track and field sports. Arshad Nadeem arrived here in the early hours of Tuesday bagging gold medals in the Commonwealth Games and Islamic Solidarity Games. The 25-year-old set a new Commonwealth Games …

ON the outskirts of Rotterdam, near the airport and the sleepy neighbourhood of Schiebroek, chants of ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ and ‘Dil Dil Pakistan’ rolled off the tongues. With flags — some of them even belonging to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf — shirts, bats, wigs and about everything they could find in green, Pakistani supporters descended on the modest but picturesque ground of …

ROTTERDAM: Opener Fakhar Zaman hit his seventh One-day International century to steer Pakistan to a 16-run victory in the first of a three-match series Tuesday against the Netherlands in Rotterdam. Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat in warm and humid conditions on a day where big scores were expected on a sluggish pitch at the VOC Cricket Club …

LONDON: England seamer James Anderson says his side now only know one way to play and will not deviate from their attacking brand of cricket even if they are under pressure in the three Test series against South Africa that starts at Lord’s on Wednesday. New coach Brendon McCullum and captain Ben Stokes have orchestrated four thrilling Test wins in …

SYDNEY: Cricket Australia have targeted the inclusion of the sport at the 2032 Brisbane Olympics as part of a strategic plan to expand participation and maintain the game’s position at the heart of the country’s sporting culture. The ambitious “Where the Game Grows” plan released on Monday aims to double the number of children aged five to 12 playing the …

PARIS: Rafael Nadal will sit out the group stage of the Davis Cup finals next month after not being named in the Spain team on Monday, while Alexander Zverev will lead the German side. The 36-year-old Nadal won the Australian Open and French Open titles earlier this year to take his men’s record tally of Grand Slam singles triumphs to …

NEW DELHI: Organisers of a new Twenty20 league in the United Arab Emirates are working with their counterparts in Australia and South Africa to minimise the impact of scheduling clashes with their competitions, a top official has told Reuters. The International League T20 (ILT20), which launches in January, will be the second most lucrative Twenty20 tournament after the trend-setting Indian …

CINCINNATI: Rafael Nadal is keeping expectations in check while focusing on fitness as he prepares for the Cincinnati Masters. The world number three, who handed in an abdominal muscle injury walkover in his Wimbledon semi-final with Nick Kyrgios, takes the second seeding behind Daniil Medvedev in the American Midwest at the joint ATP and WTA tournament. With Novak Djokovic missing …

AMSTERDAM: Veteran wicket-keeper/batter Wesley Barresi returned to the Netherlands One-day International side after three years as the Dutch Cricket Association announced their 15-member squad for three-match series against Pakistan on Sunday. Barresi, 38, who made his debut in 2010, played his last game in 2019. He has scored 927 runs in 32 ODIs for the Netherlands and has featured for …