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Shehroze Kashif, 19, became the youngest Pakistani mountaineer to reach the summit of Mount Everest — 8,848.86 metres — on Tuesday. In an update on Facebook, Nepalese mountaineer and the expedition manager of Seven Summit Treks, Chhang Dawa Sherpa, congratulated Kashif for becoming the youngest Pakistani to climb Mount Everest. “This morning Kashif successfully climbed the Mt. Everest as a part of …

AUCKLAND: New Zealand players including Trent Boult and Jimmy Neesham were among a first group to return to the country from the Indian Premier League on Saturday after the league was abruptly suspended, New Zealand Herald reported. International cricketers who were part of the IPL started heading back home on Wednesday after the lucrative Twenty20 competition was called off on Tuesday over …

MONTMELO: Lewis Hamilton beat Max Verstappen in a thrilling duel to win the Spanish Grand Prix and increase his championship lead over his top rival on Sunday. Verstappen’s Red Bull edged the pole-sitting Hamilton to the first curve to snatch the early lead. But Mercedes’ use of two pit stops to give Hamilton fresher tyres down the final stretch paid …

TOKYO: Hundreds of athletes, including US sprinter Justin Gatlin, participated in a test event at the Olympic Stadium on Sunday, as organisers fine-tuned operations and Covid-19 countermeasures with under three months to go before the Tokyo Games. No spectators were present in the stadium, where the Games’ opening and closing ceremonies will be held, as Tokyo remains under a state …

Seamer Shaheen Afridi took a career best five for 52 as Pakistan beat Zimbabwe by an innings and 147 runs early on the fourth day of the second Test at Harare Sports Club on Monday. It was the fourth successive series win for Pakistan on a southern Africa tour. Pakistan needed just one wicket at the start of the day …

Left-arm spinner Nauman Ali took five wickets as Pakistan closed in on victory by an innings having reduced hosts Zimbabwe to 220 for nine at the close on the third day of the second and final Test at the Harare Sports Club on Sunday. Zimbabwe, who still trail by 158 runs, lost 15 wickets on the day having been dismissed …

LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur are facing another season out of the Champions League after losing at Leeds United two years to the day after reaching the final of Europe’s elite competition. Being beaten 3-1 by Leeds on Saturday left Tottenham five points from fourth place with three games to go and having played one more than Chelsea. Dropping points at Elland …

MONTMELO: Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton became the first Formula One driver to take 100 pole positions after lapping fastest in Spanish Grand Prix qualifying on Saturday. The 36-year-old Mercedes driver was already the record holder by a massive margin, with retired Ferrari great and fellow seven-times champion Michael Schum­acher second on the list with 68. Hamilton’s childhood hero, the …

KARACHI: Pakistan’s leading race drivers and karting experts have joined hands to bring thrilling news for the country’s motor-racing fans and enthusiasts who will now be having access to top quality racing karts in the country which could help train them to become famous race drivers on the international circuit in future. Nadir Magsi, the legendary race and rally champion …

LAHORE: Former Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Najam Sethi on Saturday said the foreign players’ refusal to come to Pakistan to play the remaining 20 matches of the HBL Pakistan Super League-6 amid a worsening Covid-19 situation may be the reason behind PCB’s decision to consider the UAE as an alternative venue for the matches. “The permission from the National Command …