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South African batting great Hashim Amla was full of praise for the Pakistan cricket team on Monday, describing the team as “talented, entertaining and a treat to watch”. Speaking exclusively on Dawn News TV’s sports show Replay, Amla discussed the state of Pakistan cricket and the series of accolades recently won by its players. He described skipper Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan as …

Singaporean cricketer Tim David, playing for Multan Sultans in the seventh edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), says the quality of batting and bowling as well as “high standards” in the PSL have made the tournament among the best in the globe. In an interview on Dawn News sports programme ‘Replay’, David spoke about his performance with the bat as well …

SYDNEY: Cricket Australia (CA) has denied reports national coach Justin Langer threw a tantrum at a “fiery” meeting after being told he may need to reapply for his job. Langer’s four-year contract ends in mid-2022 and there is speculation over his future, despite Australia’s recent success in the Ashes series and at the T20 World Cup. Local media reports said …

BEIJING: Athletes and team officials are testing positive for Covid-19 at much higher rates than other people arriving in China for the Beijing Olympics, organisers said on Tuesday. Figures released by local organisers showed 11 positive tests for Covid-19 among 379 athletes and officials arriving on Monday. They have been taken into isolation hotels to limit the spread of the …

If you missed Tuesday night’s PSL 7 match between the Multan Sultans and Islamabad United, you missed a brilliant game that had Pakistani Twitter talking well into the night. Netizens were particularly enraptured by the performances of Islamabad United captain Shadab Khan and Multan Sultan’s Khushdil Shah. The Sultans bagged their fourth straight win in the PSL after beating Islamabad United by …

LAHORE: The Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) on Tuesday announced a tiny four-member contingent which will represent the country at the Winter Olympics being held in Beijing from Feb 4 to 24. The appointment of at least three officials is compulsory as per the rules of the games. The contingent left for Beijing on Tuesday from Lahore and will reach Beijing …

KARACHI: A collaborative show of power-htiting between Tim David and Rilee Rossouw for Multan Sultans trumped Islamabad United skipper Shadab Khan’s sensational single-handed effort at the National Stadium on Tuesday. It meant the holders extended their winning start in the HBL Pakistan Super League to four matches with the 20-run victory and left United rueing the fact that Shadab, who …

Australian pace bowler Josh Hazlewood said on Wednesday he would not be surprised if security fears prompt some players to opt out of the upcoming Pakistan tour, as he eyes a comeback to the national team after recovering from injury. Australia are scheduled to play three Tests, three one-day internationals and one Twenty20 starting on March 3 in their first trip …

LAHORE: After a detailed discussion over the new amendments to the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) constitution the government is reportedly introducing to control the affairs of the national sports federations, a meeting of the Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) general council on Monday resolved to reject all such amendments, considering them against the IOC Charter and an agreement which the government …

This year’s PSL is all about performance and fans are not being very forgiving of poor performances. Take the match between the Multan Sultans, captained by Mohammad Rizwan, and the Quetta Gladiators, captained by Sarfaraz Ahmed. The Gladiators became the first team of PSL’s season 7 to lose a match after winning the toss. Sarfaraz’s Gladiators lost by six runs and some …