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AUGUSTA: Spectators returned to Augusta National on Monday under Covid-19 safety protocols while four-time major winner Brooks Koepka worked out less than three weeks after right knee surgery, hoping to compete in the 85th Masters. Defending champion Dustin Johnson and four-time major winner Rory McIlroy were among Monday’s early practicing players drawing attention from a limited number of spectators who …

KARACHI: Fakhar Zaman thanked his teammates and fans for supporting him and showing love to his magnificent effort against South Africa in the second ODI.  Taking to Twitter, Fakhar thanked people for showing support to him. “Thank you everyone for your love and support Keep supporting Pakistan,” he wrote. It must be noted here that Fakhar single-handedly led Pakistan to …

LAHORE: Pakistan may replace the out-of-form Asif Ali with Haider Ali in the third and final ODI against South Africa, according to a report.  Both sides have won a single game in the three-match series so far, with the final of the series to be played tomorrow. As per sources, Pakistan is thinking about replacing the injured Shadab Khan with …

CENTURION: Head coach Misbah-ul-Haq is confident that his bowlers will make comeback in the ODI series decider against South Africa on April 7.  Speaking in a video released by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Misbah said their bowlers were a bit rusty in the second ODI but they still controlled on the pitched like South Africa. “Such bouncy pitches are …

Pakistan all-rounder Shadab Khan will miss the rest of the tour of South Africa and the tour of Zimbabwe due to a toe injury, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Monday. The 22-year-old spinner will be sidelined for up to four weeks after injuring his left toe while batting during the second one-dayer in Johannesburg, which South Africa won …

PARIS: French Sports Minister Roxana Maracin­eanu said it was possible the French Open could be postoned for the second year amid the COVID-19 crisis. France entered a third nationwide lockdown on Saturday to contain the coronavirus spread, although professional sports have largely been spared. An exception is cycling’s Paris-Roubaix one-day race, which has been postponed from its original April 11 …

TOKYO: Japanese swimming star Rikako Ikee defied the odds and secured an Olympics berth after the leukaemia survivor won the women’s 100-metre butterfly at the national championships on Sunday, less than eight months after she returned to competition. Ikee pumped her fist and received a hug from her competitor in the next lane after finishing in 57.77 seconds, qualifying her …

KARACHI: Pakistan Blind Cricket team outclassed India in all departments in the final to win by a handsome margin of 62 runs and lift the Triangular Blind Cricket Series title at Bashundhara Cricket Ground in Dhaka. This was after 15 long years, Pakistan managed to beat arch-rivals India in the final of a major cricket event. Last such occasion was …

Cricket fans are upset at the Pakistan team’s defeat to South Africa and Quinton De Kock “cheating” Fakhar Zaman of five runs. Fans took the falling of Fakhar Zaman’s wicket hard at the end of a hard-fought battle against South Africa Sunday night. Since then, loud groups of cricket fanatics have taken to Twitter, creating a ruckus over their perceived …

MULTAN: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Sunday the notification to scrap the powers of the south Punjab secretariat was a conspiracy against the Punjab government as neither the chief minister nor the provincial ministers hailing from the region were aware of it. Talking to the media here, Mr Qureshi said he would demand that the chief minister hold …