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EAST LONDON: A magnificent bowling show led by speedster Ubaid Shah followed by a rock-solid unbeaten stand between openers Shahzaib Khan and Shamyl Hussain steered Pakistan to a crushing ten-wicket victory over New Zealand in their ICC U-19 World Cup group match here at Buffalo Park on Saturday. With this fine victory, the Saad Baig-captained green-shirts ended their Group ‘D’ …

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday announced the composition of its Board of Governors (BoGs) in accordance with Paragraph 10 of the 2014 PCB Constitution. Now the ten-member BoGs will elect PCB chairman for a three-year term within the next seven days. Mohsin Raza Naqvi, the current caretaker chief minister of Punjab, and Mustafa Ramday are included in …

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday, announced the composition of the Board of Governors (BoG) in accordance with Paragraph 10 of the PCB Constitution 2014. The Board of Governors now stands as follows: 1. Mr Mustafa Ramday (PCB Patron’s nominee) 2. Mr Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi (PCB Patron’s nominee) 3. Mr Sajjad Ali Khokhar, President Regional Cricket Association AJK …

ALMERIA: Samuel Omorodion’s brace powered Alaves to a crushing 3-0 victory over rock-bottom Almeria in Friday’s La Liga fixture at Power Horse Stadium here. Alaves got off to a commanding start, courtesy of Omorodion, against home side Almeria, who are yet to taste triumph in the ongoing La Liga 2023/24. The 20-year-old centre-forward left behind Almeria’s defence and tickled the …

An authoritative Aryna Sabalenka blew China’s Zheng Qinwen off court on Saturday to successfully defend her Australian Open title — the first woman to do so in more than a decade. The Belarusian world number two proved too powerful for the 12th seed with a 6-3, 6-2 drubbing in 76 minutes to claim her second Grand Slam crown on Rod …

HYDERABAD: Ollie Pope led England’s fightback with an unbeaten 148 and powered the visitors to a notable 126-run lead over India on Day 3 of the ongoing first Test. England were 316/6 at stumps on the third day with Pope and Rehan Ahmed on the crease. Coming out to bat at number three with the scoreboard reading 45/1 after Zak …

EAST LONDON: Former champions Pakistan continued their impressive run at the ICC U19 Men’s World Cup with a perfect 10-wicket victory over New Zealand in their last group fixture on Saturday. Pakistan finished as the leaders of Group D with six points in three matches, followed by New Zealand with four and Nepal with two in as many matches. The …

MELBOURNE: The Australian Open will crown a new men’s champion after Jannik Sinner shock holder Novak Djokovic to reach the final, where the Italian faces twice runner-up Daniil Medvedev, who came from two sets down to outlast Alexander Zverev on a thrilling Friday. Sinner roared to a 6-1, 6-2, 6-7 (6/8), 6-3 win that ended top seed Djokovic’s bid for …

Ollie Pope was unbeaten on 67 at tea with England still trailing by 18 runs and struggling against a persistent Indian bowling attack in the opening Test on Saturday. England were 172-5 at the break in Hyderabad after beginning the second innings behind by 190 after the hosts were bowled out for a mammoth 436 in the morning session. Pope …

ABIDJAN: Morocco’s 1-0 win over Zambia at the Africa Cup of Nations on Wednesday had the knock-on effect of sending Ivory Coast through to the last 16, after a day in which the tournament hosts sacked their coach. The final day of group-stage action also saw Namibia secure a place in the knockout stage of an AFCON for the first …