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KARACHI: Nearly a year after setting a record by becoming the first Pakistani woman to have conquered an 8,000m, Gasherbrum-II, in Pakistan, Naila Kiani on Friday began her journey for K2 expedition this time, but without her mentor the late Ali Raza Sadpara, the one who believed in her prowess and told her she can conquer the world’s second highest …

GROS ISLET: Anderson Phillip struck with his second delivery in Test cricket but Bangladesh reached lunch on 77 for two on the opening day of the second and final Test against the West Indies in St Lucia on Friday. Much of that resistance was provided by Tamim Iqbal, although the experienced opener became the second wicket to fall just before …

BUDAPEST: Australian Mollie O’Callaghan overcame “panic” to continue the surge of teenage medallists in Budapest and become the youngest women’s 100m freestyle world champion in more than 30 years on Thursday. Two American veterans, Lilly King in the women’s 200m breaststroke and Ryan Murphy in the men’s 200m backstroke, then won breakthrough gold medals before the US men finished the …

LEEDS: Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell again proved thorns in England’s side as they helped New Zealand recover from a freakish stroke of misfortune to end the first day of the third and final Test on 225 for five here at Hedingley on Thursday. New Zealand struggled after electing to bat, with opener Tom Latham removed for a duck by …

COLOMBO: Travis Head will miss Australia’s last One-day International against Sri Lanka while Steve Smith is also doubtful, skipper Aaron Finch said on Thursday on the eve of the dead-rubber match. Head hurt his hamstring on Tuesday when Sri Lanka took an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series in Colombo, adding to a long list of injuries for the …

LEEDS: Yorkshire chairman Kamlesh Patel said on Thursday he had received “phenomenally racist” letters following Azeem Rafiq’s allegations of racist abuse and bullying while playing for the county. On the day Test cricket returned to Yorkshire’s Headingley headquarters, Patel also revealed the county would have gone bust but for England playing in Leeds again. Pakistan-born former off-spinner Rafiq first raised …

YAKUT: Pakistani wrestlers Waqas Afzal Bhatti and Saad Mohammad displayed brilliance as they bagged a silver medal each in their respective categories to take the country’s tally to two in the ongoing fourth Mas-Wrestling World Championship here. According to the details, the Pakistani wrestler Waqas defeated his Indian counterpart Sheikh Abdul Ahad Yunus in the qualifying round before outclassing the …

LAHORE: In a first, Pakistan Cricket Board has announced to offer separate Central Contracts to players for white-ball and red-ball cricket. Speaking at a scheduled press conference after the 69th Board of Governors (BoG) meeting held yesterday, the Chairman PCB, Ramiz Raja announced that the Board had made necessary changes in its Central Contract policy and had decided to offer …

LONDON: England Leg spinner Adil Rashid has announced that he will perform the Hajj this year and will miss out upcoming England’s ODI and T20 series against India. Rashid is set to depart for Saudi Arabia on Saturday along with his spouse to make the Hajj pilgrimage and will be unavailable for his country as well as his county, Yorkshire …

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) governing body has approved an Rs15 billion annual budget for the fiscal year 2022-23, with an enhanced central contract, the creation of ‘Pakistan Cricket Foundation’, and the allocation of funds for stadium upgrades. Speaking at a scheduled press conference a day after its 69th Board of Governors(BoG) meeting, PCB Chairman Ramiz Raja announced that …