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LONDON: A Ukrainian volunteer group that provides equipment to the country’s army has received over $4 million in bitcoin donations since Russia launched its invasion on Thursday, according to blockchain analysis firm Elliptic. London-based Elliptic said earlier this month that donations to Ukrainian volunteer and hacking groups had soared as Russian troops massed near the border. Since the invasion, however, it has …

CHRISTCHURCH: Rookie opener Sarel Erwee responded to a challenge levelled by his captain with a maiden century as South Africa shrugged off a nightmare first Test against New Zealand to dominate day one of the second Test on a green-tinged wicket at Hagley Oval on Friday. Having crashed to their second-worst def­eat in Tests in the series-opener, Erwee’s 108 helped …

LONDON: Russia was stripped of hosting the Champions League final by UEFA on Friday with St Petersburg replaced by Paris, and Formula One dropped this season’s Russian Grand Prix at Sochi, as the invasion of Ukraine drew punitive measures across the sporting world. Manchester United also dropped Russian state-owned airline Aeroflot as a sponsor citing events in Ukraine after the …

MELBOURNE: Australia captain Pat Cummins believes his Ashes-winning team will have to alter their approach and be prepared to grind out success on their first tour of Pakistan in 24 years. Cummins oversaw Australia’s 4-0 romp against England in his first series in charge, but vastly different conditions await them in the three-Test series in Pakistan beginning in Rawalpindi on …

ISLAMABAD: The second meeting of the steering committee for the 2023 South Asian Games was held here on Friday, in which Federal Minister for Inter-provincial Coordination (IPC) Dr Fehmida Mirza vowed that the government would hold the regional event in a befitting manner. The committee head Federal Minister for Planning Asad Umar because of some pressing engagements could not turn …

The PSL is nearing its final leg and we already have our contenders for the trophy — the Multan Sultans and the Lahore Qalandars. Lahore fans are over the moon after their team’s thrilling victory last night and are ready to head to the finals. The Qalandars posted the victorious moment and if the players seem this ecstatic, we can …

LAHORE: David Wiese provided the lift-off Lahore Qalandars so direly needed with his bat. He then did it with the ball, defending eight runs in the final over as the Qalandars eked out a six-run win over Islamabad United under a light drizzle at the Gaddafi Stadium on Friday night. In a tense eliminator, it was a question of which …

Lahore Qalandars defeated Islamabad United by six runs in Eliminator 2 match of the Pakistan Super League 22 on Friday night and qualified for Sunday’s final opposite Multan Sultans. Here are our five takeaways from that match: Match worthy of a final This match was worthy of being the PSL final. Such was the high level of drama that it should have …

LONDON: UEFA are to hold an emergency meeting on Friday to “evaluate the situation” concerning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with the former set to host the Champions League final in Saint Petersburg in May. “Following the evolution of the situation between Russia and Ukraine in the last 24 hours, the UEFA president has decided to call an extraordinary meeting of …

LAHORE: Ex-Olympian Rashid-ul-Hasan has served a legal notice on the Pakistan Hockey Federation against the 10-year ban the PHF imposed on him earlier this month for what it reckoned offensive criticism against Prime Minister Imran Khan by the player on social media. In the legal notice, the 62-year-old Rashid said the PHF had no legal authority to impose such a ban on …