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LAHORE: The entire 34-member Pakistan cricket squad, including 21 players and 13 officials, have tested negative for Covid-19 in South Africa, learnt here on Saturday. This means that now the Pakistan team will start practicing in Johannesburg from Sunday (today). Pakistan is touring South Africa to play three One-day Internationals and four T20Is. The team left for South Africa through …

KARACHI: It seems that an eagle on the second hole of the red course at the Karachi Golf Club is a fortune-changer for golfers competing at this year’s Rashid D. Habib Memorial Professional Golf Tournament. In the opening round it changed the course of Hamza Amin’s day and on Friday it did exactly the same for Pakistan number one Shabbir …

Cricketer Wasim Akram has had it up till here with people not following the government’s anti-coronavirus SOPs. He has a ‘plan B’ for the authorities to implement when it comes to SOP violators. Akram posted a video on Instagram on Saturday in which he spoke about people not following SOPs. I’m well and I hope you are as well during …

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s former pace spearhead Chaminda Vaas has withdrawn his resignation and will resume his duties as their fast-bowling consultant after a pay dispute that led to his decision was resolved, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said on Friday. Vaas had quit his role over remuneration on Feb 22, days after being appointed and hours before the team’s departure for their tour …

WELLINGTON: Maiden centuries for Devon Conway and Daryl Mitchell set up a crushing 164-run win for New Zealand in the third One-day International at the Basin Reserve in Wellington on Friday, giving the hosts a series clean sweep. Conway blasted 126 from 110 balls and Mitchell finished on 100 not out after New Zealand won the toss and elected to …

PUNE: England captain Eoin Morgan will miss the last two one-day internationals against India, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced on Thursday. Morgan has been ruled out after sustaining a split webbing between his thumb and index finger of the right hand during a 66-run defeat by India in Tuesday’s series opener, an injury that required four stitches. The …

KARACHI: It was the sort of game for which Masha United have assembled their team for. Against Karachi United, one of the country’s leading women’s football team; a side whose structure Masha aspire to have despite their philosophies being very different; a side which has slowly and steadily risen to the top of Pakistan football. Masha’s rise to the top, …

COLOMBO: Former Australian Test player Tom Moody on Thursday asked lowly-ranked Sri Lanka to end its culture of merely ‘surviving’ in cricket and vowed to shake up the national team ahead of the next World Cup. In his first public remarks since being hired last month by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) to revive the team, the 55-year-old Australian said he …

TOKYO: The Tokyo Olympics torch relay got underway on Thursday after a year’s coronavirus (Covid-19) delay, with officials hoping it will be a ‘ray of light’ after the problems caused by the pandemic. Spectators were barred from the departure ceremony and first leg over ongoing fears about the Covid-19, which forced the 2020 Games’ historic postponement a year ago. But …

LAHORE: While defending the selection of opener Sharjeel Khan, Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq on Thursday claimed he is taking a well-balanced squad to South Africa and the bunch has the ability and the necessary ingredients to win on the tour. Addressing a virtual press conference from Lahore, Misbah said the squad would leave for South Africa on a chartered flight …