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England will tour Pakistan in September for the first time in 17 years to play seven Twenty20 and three Test matches, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Tuesday. England pulled out of their Pakistan tour last year soon after New Zealand had abandoned their tour of the South Asian country over security concerns. Beginning on Sept. 20, England will play seven Twenty20 Internationals …

English cyclist Matt Walls was involved in a horror crash at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday when he was catapulted over the barriers and into the crowds at the Lee Valley VeloPark. The Olympic omnium champion, competing in the men’s scratch qualifiers at the London venue, received treatment for more than 40 minutes before being taken away by ambulance. Spectators …

BIRMINGHAM: Pakistan’s hopes of getting closer to a semi-final berth took a hit when they were stunned 4-1 by New Zealand in their second Pool ‘A’ game of the Commonwealth Games hockey tournament on Sunday. Once Hugo Inglis scored a quickfire double in the second quarter for New Zealand, there was no way back for Pakistan, who opened their campaign …

BIRMINGHAM: Pakistan women suffered their second consecutive loss at the Commonwealth Games as their arch-rivals India put up a ruthless performance to win their much-anticpated clash by eight wickets at Edgbaston on Sunday. Skipper Bismah Maroof’s decision to bat first backfired as Indian bowlers put the choke on the Pakistan batters to bowl them out for a meagre 99 after …

England won a major women’s tournament for the first time as Chloe Kelly’s extra-time goal secured a 2-1 victory over Germany at a sold-out Wembley on Sunday. In front of a record crowd of 87,192 for any match in the history of the European Championships, Kelly prodded home a loose ball from close range to end English football’s 56-year wait …

BIRMINGHAM: An improvement from Friday but a loss nonetheless. A day after being blanked by India in their opening Group ‘A’ tie, Pakistan lost 3-2 to Australia in the mixed team badminton event of the Commonwealth Games on Saturday despite having taken a 2-1 lead after the opening three matches. Pakistan were due to wrap up their team event against …

Novak Djokovic on Saturday said he is preparing for the US Open as if he will be allowed to compete at the hardcourt major, despite his refusal to take the Covid-19 vaccine. Djokovic, who has three US Open titles, will not be able to participate in this year’s US Open due to current rules under which travellers seeking to enter …

BIRMINGHAM: Pakistan boxer Nazeerullah was no match for home hope Lewis Williams as he fell in the round-of-16 of the heavyweight competition at the Commonwealth Games on Saturday. Williams was dominant throughout all three rounds as the Leamington boxer progressed to a quarter-final clash with Papau New Guinea’s Arthur Lavalou via unanimous points decision. “Usually there’s some nerves,” Williams said …

BIRMINGHAM: Afraz scored with 20 seconds left on the clock to help Pakistan secure a 2-2 draw against South Africa in their opening match of the Commonwealth Games hockey tournament on Saturday. Pakistan twice came from behind in their Pool ‘A’ game and the performance left captain Umar Bhutta feeling optimistic about the team’s chances of finishing in the top …

KARACHI: Despite Pakistan’s rich title history in hockey, their record at the Commonwealth Games is relatively poor. Only twice have the Greenshirts, record four-time winners of the World Cup and three-time Olympic gold medallists, finished amongst the medal places — a bronze in 2002, followed by a silver in 2006. Part of it could be explained by the fact that …