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MULTAN: Multan Sultans were flying high in the City of Saints while Karachi Kings found themselves in tatters. The home side cruised to a 55-run win in their HBL Pakistan Super League opener on Sunday against the Kings, whose apparent rebuilding process looked like needing more time. After being hit for a 185 runs, thanks to a century partnership between …

LAHORE: Quetta Gladiators stunned the favoured Peshawar Zalmi, securing a 16-run win in the second match of the HBL Pakistan Super League here at the Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday. The match witnessed an electrifying display of batting prowess, primarily led by Quet­ta openers Jason Roy and Saud Shak­eel, who was also making his PSL debut. Quetta set a challenging target …

LAHORE: Leading from the front, experienced all-rounder Shadab Khan steered Islamabad United to a resounding eight-wicket victory over defending champions Lahore Qalandars in the opening match of the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) at the Gaddafi Stadium on Saturday. Chasing a big total of 196 on a batting-friendly track under lights, United were home in the 19th over when Shadab …

LONDON: Mohamed Salah returned with a goal as Premier League leaders Liverpool routed Brentford 4-1 despite a rash of injuries, while Arsenal demolished Burnley 5-0 to keep up the pressure in the title race on Saturday. Salah came off the bench to replace the injured Diogo Jota in his first Liverpool appearance since their win over Newcastle United on New …

LAHORE: Peshawar Zalmi take on Quetta Gladiators, led by newly-appointed captain Rilee Rossouw, in the ninth HBL Pakistan Super League here at the Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday. The day match will see for the first time a new captain for Gladiators, South Africa’s Rilee Rossouw, after the mantle was taken back from long-time skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed who led the franchise …

DAMBULLA: Rookie Sri Lankan fast bowler Matheesha Pathirana claimed four wickets to help rescue the hosts after their batting collapse and hand Afghanistan a narrow four-run defeat in Saturday’s T20 opener. Sri Lanka were all out for 160 with six balls remaining and Afghan opener Ibrahim Zadran led the reply, batting through the innings with 67 not out. But his …

LAHORE: Defending champions Lahore Qalandars and Islamabad United are all set to lock horns in the opening clash of the ninth edition of the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) at the Gaddafi Stadium here on Saturday night. Both the teams have two titles to their name each. While the Qalandars have won back-to-back editions in 2022 and 2023, United clinched …

DOHA: China’s Pan Zhanle backed up his men’s 100 metres freestyle world record by winning the world title in Doha on Thursday in a warning to rivals for the Paris Olympics gold medal. The 19-year-old did not threaten the stunning 46.80 seconds mark he set with the leadoff swim in Sunday’s relay at the World Championships but 47.53 was enough …

HAMILTON: New Zealand won a Test series against South Africa for the first time with Kane Williamson hitting an unbeaten century to steer them to a seven-wicket victory in the second Test on Friday. Williamson’s unbeaten 133 was at the heart of their 269-3 in the fourth innings of a tight Test in Hamilton to complete a 2-0 series win …

LAHORE: Former Pakistan team director and head coach Mohammad Hafeez has claimed that he was promised four years in the roles before being released from it only two months after the commencement of his tenure. Hafeez was appointed in the positions by the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) interim Management Committee chairman Zaka Ashraf following the removal of his successor Mickey …