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If there’s one team that has won hearts this PSL 7 it has to be Mohammad Rizwan’s Multan Sultans. On Wednesday the Sultans defeatedthe Lahore Qalandars in their home ground, Gaddafi Stadium and one player, and his celebrations, really stood out — Shahnawaz Dahani. The nail-biting match had Twitter celebrating the Sultans and their big win as the team qualified for …

LAHORE: It’s serious business time at the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL). The losers will crash out, so there is no room for complacency. While Islamabad United got a big boost of their key batter Alex Hales, Peshawar Zalmi trio of leg-spinner Usman Qadir, all-rounder Ben Cutting and fast bowler Sohail Khan are out of action after having tested positive …

LAHORE: Just when Fakhar Zaman was threatening to take the game away from them, Multan Sultans took a strategic timeout. Shahnawaz Dahani, who was going to bowl the over that resumed play at a roaring Gaddafi Stadium, was given instructions by fast bowling coach Ottis Gibson. An animated Sultans captain Mohammad Rizwan was taking consultations from head coach Andy Flower …

LAHORE: DS Polo/Rizvi’s and Adamjee Insurance Polo won the opening-day matches of the second Master Paints Jinnah Gold Polo Cup here at the Jinnah Polo Fields on Tuesday. Five goals from Max Charlton and four by Hissam Ali Hyder steered DS Polo/Rizvi’s to a 9-6 win against Barry’s. For Barry’s, Ernesto Trotz smashed five goals and Horacio Carlos one but …

LONDON: The British government led calls for the Champions League final to be taken off Russia by European football’s governing body on Tuesday to punish its deepening intervention in Ukraine. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson highlighted concerns about the showpiece men’s game being played in St Petersburg on May 28 as he urged Russian President Vladimir Putin not to conduct …

DHAKA: Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal said he was not fazed by an Afghanistan spin attack he describes as the world’s best going into their ODI series. All three ODIs are in Chattogram on Wednesday, Friday, and Monday, followed by two Twenty20s next week in Mirpur. The Afghan spin attack features Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Mohammad Nabi, but Tamim …

DUBAI: Novak Djokovic admitted the warm reception he was given by fans in Dubai on Monday exceeded his expectations as he made a successful return to the tour for the first time since his deportation from Australia. The world No.1 kicked off his 2022 campaign with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Italian teenager Lorenzo Musetti, and was greeted by loud …

LAHORE: Multan Sultans have gone about their HBL Pakistan Super League title defence in near-perfect style, winning nine out of ten round-robin matches. Now, for a first crack at reaching the final, they square off in the Qualifier on Wednesday against Lahore Qalandars, the only team who have managed to hurt them so far. After failing to defend more than …

Batter Suryakumar Yadav and fast bowler Deepak Chahar have been ruled out of India’s three-match Twenty20 International series against Sri Lanka at home, the country’s cricket board (BCCI) said on Wednesday. Yadav was adjudged player of the T20 series in India’s 3-0 win against West Indies at home and scored a match-winning 65 off 31 balls in the last match at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens. …

KARACHI: Eminent Olympian Abdul Waheed Khan, one of the two survivors of the 1960 Rome Olympics gold medal-winning Pakistan hockey team, died peacefully at his home in Karachi early Monday morning. He was 87. Waheed is survived by a widow, two daughters and a son. He will be laid to rest at Sakhi Hasan graveyard after Zuhr prayers on Tuesday. …