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COLOMBO: The Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) selection committee named a 15-member squad for the Pakistan tour, while also naming an additional five players on standby, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on its website on Wednesday. The two sides will first play three T20Is, followed by as many ODIs between May 24 and June 5 in Karachi. The three ODIs …

LONDON: Pakistan wicket-keeper/batter Mohammad Rizwan wishes to have focus and concentration levels of his County team-mate Cheteshwar Pujara as he looks to improve as a red-ball cricketer. Pujara has made a strong case for a Test comeback with two hundreds and as many double hundreds in his campaign for Sussex in County Championship Division 2. The Indo-Pak pairing had shared …

SYDNEY: Cricket Australia is monitoring the unrest in Sri Lanka but is confident the national team’s seven-week tour of the island will go ahead as scheduled in June and July, the governing body said on Tuesday. Seven people died and more than 200 were injured on Monday as thousands defied a curfew to protest against the government of the Indian …

DHAKA: Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Hasan tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday and was ruled out of this week’s first Test against Sri Lanka, the country’s cricket authorities said. Shakib returned from the US on Tuesday and underwent a PCR and a rapid antigen test as a prerequisite for joining the team ahead of the series. “Both tests have returned positive …

LAHORE: The Pakistan hockey team started its preparations for the upcoming Asia Cup with a training camp here at the National Hockey Stadium on Tuesday. A day earlier, a separate camp for a five-a-side tournament to be held in Switzerland, also kicked off. The Asia Cup starts on May 23 in Jakarta. The national side recently returned from its tour …

VIENNA: The Champions League will see an increase of four teams to 36 and the present group stage replaced by one single league from the 2024/25 season after UEFA’s Executive Committee approved the final format and access list for European club competitions. The revamp of European football’s premier club competition will see each team play eight league games — four …

BRIDGETOWN: The West Indies on Monday announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming ODI series against Netherlands and Pakistan with Jason Holder, Shimron Hetmyer, and Evin Lewis missing out on selection in what will be the start of Nicholas Pooran’s reign as their new white-ball captain. West Indies will tour Netherlands and Pakistan to play three-match ODI series against the …

MIAMI: World champion Max Verstappen resisted a late attack from series leader Charles Leclerc of Ferrari to claim an accomplished victory for Red Bull in sweltering conditions at the inaugural Miami Grand Prix on Sunday. In a physically exhausting race for the drivers and teams at the Miami International Autodrome, the 24-year-old Dutchman produced a mature performance to make the …

ZURICH: The FIFA Appeal Committee ruled on Monday that the abandoned World Cup qualifier between Brazil and Argentina must be replayed after considering the appeals filed by the countries’ football associations. The qualifier in September was suspended just minutes after kickoff when Brazilian health officials invaded the pitch to stop Argentina’s England-based players from playing, saying they had breached the …

LONDON: Manchester United are set to undergo major changes after another disappointing season but former midfielder David Beckham hopes Cristiano Ronaldo sticks around for at least another year. United’s 4-0 hammering at Brighton & Hove Albion at the weekend means they cannot finish higher than sixth. The Old Trafford side have appointed Ajax Amsterdam manager Erik ten Hag to replace …