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Pakistani batsman Ahmad Shahzad has become a dad for the second time! He and his wife recently became parents to a baby girl. He made the announcement on Twitter to his fans and followers’ delight, and congratulations came flooding in. Shahzad and his wife are already parents to a boy. Among the many congratulations he received was one from Lala, …

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday named the squads for the upcoming tours of England and West Indies, recalling four experienced players and including uncapped Azam Khan. “Quetta Gladiators’ Azam Khan, the 22-year-old hard-hitting batsman, is the new face in the T20I squad,” the PCB said in a statement. Middle-order batsman Haris Sohail has been named in the ODI …

On May 11, 19-year-old Shehroze Kashif became the youngest Pakistani to summit Mount Everest. He is also the fourth youngest mountaineer in the world to have summited the world’s highest mountain. Before reaching the 8,848.86-metre peak, the teen also has the honour of being the youngest Pakistani to have climbed the 8,047-metre Broad Peak at the age of 17, which also earned …

PARIS: Down 4-1 in the third set, Alexander Zverev decided it was time to shorten his match at the French Open on Wednesday. He was determined to avoid another lengthy fight following a five-set battle in the previous round, so he applied pressure on qualifier Roman Safiullin. The sixth seed German won the next game at love, broke back by …

LONDON: Devon Conway became just the sixth player to hit a Test century on debut at Lord’s, with the left-handed opener brilliantly anchoring New Zealand to 246-3 against England on Day one of the first match of the series on Wednesday. The 29-year-old South African-born left-hander was unbeaten on 136 — the highest individual on debut at Lord’s — to …

LAHORE: Former chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Khalid Mahmood on Wednesday suspected the Indian lobby to be behind the hurdles that are being created by Abu Dhabi authorities in holding the remaining 20 matches of the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL). However, at the same time he also termed the decision of shifting the league from Pakistan to the UAE …

“Sources” have claimed that Pakistan’s national cricket team captain Babar Azam has gotten engaged to his paternal cousin and while there has been no confirmation from the man himself, social media has gone wild. Several news networks, most notably Geo and The News broke the story. They quoted sources who claimed that the two families have had an agreement and the marriage will take …

LAHORE: The Abu Dhabi Health Ministry has surprisingly raised an objection over the presence of Indian broadcasters to cover the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) matches despite the fact that the UAE government had issued visas to them along with South African nationals. Sources said that the PCB, which is determined to start the league matches from June 7, sought …

PARIS: Japan’s Naomi Osaka stunned the tennis world late on Monday by withdrawing from the French Open after deciding to boycott post-match media duties, explaining she had been suffering from depression for almost three years. Osaka said in the build-up to the tournament that she would not attend the obligatory press conferences for players after matches, saying the questioning by …

PARIS: At the mercy of Bernarda Pera’s deep groundstrokes and struggling with her moves, top-ranked Ashleigh Barty gave the impression that her return to Roland Garros would be short-lived. In ideal playing conditions on the sun-kissed Court Philippe Chatrier, Barty was often left stranded on the red clay by the big shots of her American rival. But two years after …