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All-rounders Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz have returned to Pakistan’s squad for next month’s one-day international series against the West Indies, selectors said on Monday. Shadab, 23, and the 28-year-old Nawaz were part of Pakistan’s Twenty20 series against the West Indies in December but have since been out of action with injury. The three-match series against the Windies will be …

KARACHI: A disastrous show at the ICC World Cup earlier this year gave the Pakistan women’s team a reality check as they found themselves far from the standards required to be a competitive side at the international stage. The team has now entered a rebuilding phase and a new “brand” of cricket is what they are looking forward to adapt …

Manchester City won the Premier League for the fourth time in five seasons after a pulsating title race reached a dramatic conclusion as the champions staged an incredible comeback from two goals down to beat Aston Villa 3-2 on Sunday. Pep Guardiola’s side were teetering on the brink of blowing the title after falling 2-0 behind midway through the second …

MONTMELO: World champion Max Versta­ppen overcame a sequence of problems on Sunday to lead his Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez home and claim the lead in this year’s title race on an afternoon of anguish for Charles Leclerc and Ferrari at a scorching Spanish Grand Prix. His victory in a crushing Red Bull one-two was the 24th of his career …

TULSA (Oklahoma): Chile’s Mito Pereira has withstood brutal heat, punishing winds, rain and cold but on Sunday major pressure will be the challenge as he takes a three-shot lead into the final round of the PGA Championship. In just his second major Pereira has played with veteran poise at Southern Hills Country Club but faces the ultimate test of closing …

PARIS: Arab trailblazer Ons Jabeur crashed out of the French Open at the first hurdle on Sunday as full crowds returned to Roland Garros after a pandemic-hit two years. Sixth seed Jabeur, seen as a potential champion, despite never having previously got past the fourth round, lost 3-6, 7-6 (7-4), 7-5 to Poland’s 56th-ranked Magda Linette. Jabeur came into the …

DHAKA: Hosts Bangladesh hope that team spirit will propel them to victory in the series-deciding second Test against Sri Lanka from Monday with their four frontline bowlers all out injured. Bowlers from both teams struggled to make an impact on all five days of the drawn first Test in Chittagong. But the wicket at Dhaka’s Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium is expected …

BIRMINGHAM: Canada’s Aaron Brown won the first men’s 100 metre race of the Diamond League season with an underwhelming show in Birmingham on Saturday, after two false starts saw top contender Trayvon Bromell and local favourite Zharnel Hughes disqualified. Brown clocked in at 10.13 seconds, a minor improvement from his ‘B’ race earlier when he managed 10.23 behind Jeremiah Azu, …

LONDON: One point separates the cumulative tallies of Liverpool and Manchester City over the past four Premier League seasons so there is little surprise that they head into the final weekend of the current campaign with all still to play for. The final day of the season promises some blockbuster action as Champions League qualification and relegation go down to …

TULSA: Tiger Woods struggled to a six-over par start on his front nine in Saturday’s third round of the PGA Championship, fading after a fight to reach the weekend despite his severe leg injuries. Woods found water off the tee on his way to a bogey at the second hole and a triple bogey at the par-3 sixth and made …