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JOHANNESBURG: Former South African captain and director of cricket Graeme Smith said on Monday that he felt “completely vindicated” after an arbitration process cleared him of allegations of racial discrimination. Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced on Sunday that two independent arbitrators found in Smith’s favour on three issues during his time as captain and later director of cricket. In a …

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has started exploring possible adjustments in the categories of central contracts as previous contracts of 20 players will expire on June 30, sources claimed. According to the details, for the new contracts – due to be issued on July 1 – the cricket board is considering reshuffling, promoting, and demoting players through different categories. …

KARACHI: Pakistani martial artist Muhammad Rashid Naseem, who holds the record of registering most Guinness World Records for Pakistan, has added two more to his tally, here on Tuesday. Pakistani martial artist Rashid broke the record of the Chinese kung fu master in the Nunchaku category, while also breaking the record of opening a bottle with the head, previously set …

ISLAMABAD: The Inter-Provincial Coordination Minister Ehsan ur Rehman Mazari visited the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) to review projects, here on Tuesday. On his first visit to the PSB, the newly-elected IPC Minister reviewed the development work going on various projects. The Minister also paid a visit to Roshan Khan Squash Complex, Player and Staff Cafeteria, while also monitoring the construction …

KARACHI: The Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) has unveiled the schedule for the upcoming Men’s Hockey Asia Cup, the eight-team tournament will begin on May 23 in Indonesia. The Men’s Hockey Asia Cup will be played in Indonesia from April 26 to June 01. The eight-team tournament will comprise 24 matches. Pakistan will play their opening match against the arch-rivals India …

DHAKA: Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan returned to the national side with selectors naming a 16-man squad Sunday for the first Test of two-match series against Sri Lanka next month. Shakib was part of Bangladesh’s One-day International squad during the recent tour of South Africa, with a 2-1 victory giving the visitors their first ever series win in that country. …

LAHORE: Whilst the Pakistan Cricket Board looks in no rush to review the current domestic cricket system amid voices from the sport’s fraternity calling for restoration of departmental teams, former legend Majid Khan has proposed a solution that he believed can satisfy all stakeholders. After the passing of its new constitution in 2019, the PCB virtually ended the role of …

IMOLA: World champion Max Verstappen rekindled his title defence and acclaimed his resurgent Red Bull team on Sunday after he led Sergio Perez home in a dominant one-two triumph in Ferrari’s backyard at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. In a rain-affected race, the 24-year-old Dutchman came home 16.5 seconds ahead of his Red Bull team-mate as Charles Leclerc and Ferrari …

LONDON: Liverpool closed the gap on Premier League leaders Manchester City to one point as the quadruple chasers pushed Everton deeper into relegation trouble with a 2-0 win, while Chelsea beat West Ham 1-0 to ease their top four anxiety on Sunday. Juergen Klopp’s side had to work hard to break Everton’s stub­born resistence in a fractious Merseyside derby at …

LONDON: Ben Stokes has backed Joe Root to continue his run-scoring spree with the bat, offering his England team mate “nothing but love, respect and support” after his decision to quit Test captaincy. Root stepped down last week, saying the job had taken a heavy toll on him recently, after dispiriting tours of Australia and the Caribbean capped a string …