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LAUSANNE: Jacques Rogge, who spent 12 years as president of the International Olympic Committee, has died at the age of 79, the organisation announced on Sunday without giving details. Rogge’s health had visibly declined when he attended Olympic events since his presidency ended in 2013. “It is with great sadness that the International Olympic Committee announces the passing of former …

TOKYO: Afghanistan’s athletes were in tears when they finally arrived at the Tokyo Paralympics, officials said, as Britain’s wheelchair rugby team won one of 63 golds up for grabs on Super Sunday. Afghanistan’s Zakia Khudadadi and Hossain Rasouli were evacuated to France last weekend from the Taliban-controlled country in a “major global operation”, the International Paralympic Committee said. “The meeting …

SILVERSTONE: Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo stormed to victory at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone on Sunday to claim his fifth win of the season and extend his lead at the top of the MotoGP world championship standings. The French rider, who started from third on the grid, took the lead on lap five and opened up a three-second gap on …

LONDON: Son Heung-min sent Tottenham Hotspur to the top of the Premier League as the South Korean’s free-kick clinched a 1-0 win against Watford, while Mason Greenwood’s late strike fired Manchester United to a record-breaking 1-0 victory at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday. Nuno Espirito Santo’s Spurs have made a flawless start to the new domestic season and they sit two …

KARACHI: A semblance of normalcy was restored at the DHA Golf Club with the country’s top golfer atop the leaderboard at the Independence Day Cup Open at the end of the second round on Saturday. After the first round had ended with little-known Dilshad Ali and Mohammad Saeed topping the scores, Shabbir Iqbal — showing the form that carried him …

SPA FRANCORCHAMPS: Red Bull’s Max Verstappen mastered the treacherous conditions at a rain-soaked Spa-Francorchamps track to seize pole position from surprise star George Russell in a crash-interrupted qualifying session for the Belgian Formula One Grand Prix on Saturday. The Dutchman lapped the seven-km track in one minute 59.765 seconds. Russell briefly looked like he would seize a shock pole in …

TOKYO: Fencing icon Beatrice “Bebe” Vio successfully defended her women’s Paralympic gold on Saturday as US wheelchair racing legend Tatyana McFadden won her 18th Paralympic medal. Vio, one of the world’s best-known Paralympians, was in unstoppable form as she defeated China’s Zhou Jingjing 15-9 in the Women’s Individual Foil Category B gold medal match, just as she had done in …

LONDON: Mikel Arteta urged his Arsenal flops to ‘look in the mirror’ after a dismal 5-0 thrashing at Manchester City, while Everton extended their strong start with a 2-0 win at Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday. Arteta’s side have lost their first three league games and are yet to even score a goal this term. Arsenal sit bottom of …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday approved a framework for promotion of school cricket in particular and domestic cricket in general, advising the Central Punjab Cricket Association to implement the model in its entirety. The prime minister attended a presentation on domestic cricket in the country with special focus on school cricket. The presentation was made by the Chairman …

India captain Virat Kohli on Saturday said his players are hurting after losing the third Test against England at Headingley by a big margin but are not demoralised. Joe Root’s men thrashed India by an innings and 76 runs on the fourth day of the Test on Saturday to level the five-match series, with the fourth starting at The Oval on Thursday. …