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LONDON: The most gruelling and intense Premier League season appears to be catching up with Manchester United’s misfiring players. It may yet cost them a place in next season’s Champions League. There were worrying signs in United’s third straight 0-0 draw, this time in the fog at Crystal Palace on Wednesday. Bruno Fernandes was sloppy in possession, Harry Maguire and …

JOHANNESBURG: Temba Bavuma made history on Thursday after being named as the first black African captain of a South African cricket side, appointed skipper of the limited-overs side while Dean Elgar will lead the Test team. Bavuma, 30, will captain the One-day International and Twenty20 teams through to the 2023 World Cup, while Elgar, 33, will lead the Test side …

ISLAMABAD: Non-playing captain and coach of Davis Cup team Mushaf Zia on Thursday said that the Pakistan team have a chance to cause an upset against a strong Japan side as Davis Cup World Group I tie is all set to be played on Friday here at the Pakistan Sports Complex. Pakistan’s top player Aqeel Khan and Japan’s top-ranked Yosuke …

AHMEDABAD: Indian spinners Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin took seven wickets between them as England’s batting failed again on the first day of the fourth and final Test in Ahmedabad on Thursday. England managed only 205 and India, leading the series 2-1, reached 24 for one after fast bowler James Anderson trapped Shubman Gill lbw for nought on the third …

LAHORE: Former chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Najam Sethi, the man who launched the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) six-year back and worked tirelessly to make it a world renowned brand, on Thursday lamented the way the league’s sixth chapter was deferred for an indefinite period due to seven Covid-19 cases and held the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) responsible for …

England’s Ben Stokes claimed two key wickets — including skipper Virat Kohli — as India struggled to 153 for six at tea on the second day of the fourth and final Test on Friday. India trail by 52 runs in reply to England’s 205. Rishabh Pant was batting on 36 with Washington Sundar on one. Fast bowler James Anderson and spinner …

DOHA: In her first match since September, former US Open finalist Madison Keys beat Belinda Bencic 6-4, 6-1 at the Qatar Open on Tuesday. Keys’ second-round opponent is Maria Sakkari, who won their only previous match last year. Qualifier Laura Siegemund also pulled off an upset, seeing off Elena Rybakina 7-6 (9-7), 7-6 (7-5) having lost both her last encounters …

AHMEDABAD: After the contentious two-day Test gave India a 2-1 series lead against England, the series and the World Test Championship equations are simple ahead of the fourth Test which begins in Ahmedabad on Thursday. A win or a draw for India will secure the series and a place in the Test Championship final against New Zealand. A win for …

The Pakistan Cricket Board announced on Thursday that the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 6 has been delayed “with immediate effect” after seven people participating in the tournament tested positive for Covid-19. The PCB said the decision had been taken out of consideration for the health and wellbeing of all participants in the tournament. “Following a meeting with the team owners …

KARACHI: Quetta Gladiators were left smiling on Wednesday as they finally stopped a four-match losing streak in the HBL Pakistan Super League 6 as the 2019 champions sealed a 22-run victory over Multan Sultans in rather unusual circumstances at the National Stadium on Wednesday. After posting 176-7, Quetta made a startling comeback by bowling out Multan for 154 to break …