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Pakistan won the toss and sent South Africa in to bat in the first one-day international at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Friday. Pakistan captain Babar Azam said the presence of some moisture in the pitch influenced his decision to bowl first. Pakistan gave a first cap to batsman Danish Aziz. Temba Bavuma, captaining South Africa for the first time, …

LONDON: England fast bowler Jofra Archer has had surgery to remove a fragment of glass that had been lodged in his right middle finger since January, when his fish tank broke as he cleaned it at home. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said Wednesday that Archer will begin a two-week rehabilitation. The consultant will review him before returning …

KARACHI/LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: Shahid Khokkar stood outside the Pakistan Football Federation headquarters in Lahore on Wednesday, waiting for a decision. He waited and waited. And kept on waiting as the 8pm deadline passed. Khokhar was the only member of the FIFA-appointed PFF Normalisation Committee there, waiting to report to chairman Haroon Malik whether the group of officials led by Ashfaq Hussain Shah …

NORTH SOUND: Sri Lanka lost their two overnight batsmen in a rain-interrupted session as the West Indies restricted the tourists to 189 for five in reply to their first innings total of 354 at lunch on the third day of the second and final Test at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium on Wednesday. Shannon Gabriel finally claimed his first …

Lahore: Pakistan U19 players and officials have started to gather at a local hotel in Lahore for the camp ahead of the tour of Bangladesh. The squad will undergo second testing tomorrow and upon negative results, the team will start their camp tomorrow at National High-Performance Center (NHPC). A ten-day training camp will allow players to prove their mettle for …

KARACHI: Khwaja Saeed Hai, a former tennis legend of Pakistan and patron of the Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF), passed away here on Wednesday after a protracted illness. He was 91. Born in British India in 1930, Saeed Hai studied at the Aligarh Muslim Univer­sity where he honed his skills in the sport. He was a former Pakistan number one tennis …

Pakistan is all set to play one-day international cricket after five months against South Africa on the venues of Centurion and Johannesburg. Green Shirts’ fans are also eager to see their stars again after an embarrassing last month where season six of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) was postponed after the COVID-19 fallout. The three-match series against Proteas is the …

FIFA has warned of suspending the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) over “illegitimate occupation of the PFF headquarters as well as the decision to take over the leadership from the normalisation committee” appointed by the global body, it emerged on Tuesday. In a statement, PFF Normalisation Committee chairman Haroon Malik said he had received a letter from FIFA that stated the …

LONDON: England paceman Jofra Archer has had successful surgery to remove a piece of glass that became lodged in a finger when he smashed a fish tank while trying to clean it. The 25-year-old played two Tests and all five Twenty20s during England’s recent tour of India but was ruled out of the one-day series because of a problem with …

NAPIER: New Zealand downed Bangladesh by 28 runs in their rain-affected second Twenty20 International in Napier on Tuesday to secure the three-match series and complete a home sweep against all comers. New Zealand made 173 for five off 17.5 overs after losing the toss and batting, before the weather ended their innings prematurely at McLean Park. As a result, Bangladesh’s …