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KARACHI:   Sharjeel Khan, the opening batsman for Pakistan Super League’s team Karachi Kings, recently shared his aims related to the upcoming sixth edition of the tournament and said that he is determined to make his team lift the trophy once again. Speaking to Geo  Super, the 31-year-old cricketer said that he considers the tournament very important. “I’m looking forward to giving …

Pakistani Super League’s (PSL) franchise Peshawar Zalmi has re-appointed celebrated Pakistani actress Mahira Khan as its ambassador for the year 2021. Khan will be Peshawar Zalmi’s brand ambassador for the third time after PSL III and PSL IV, read the press release issued by the franchise on Tuesday. The announcement was made by Peshawar Zalmi Chairman Javed Afridi on Twitter …

MELBOURNE: Rafael Nadal outclassed Fabio Fognini to close in on the all-time Grand Slam titles record on Monday as Ashleigh Barty ramped up hopes of becoming the Australian Open’s first home winner in 43 years. Nadal said his lower-back stiffness was continuing to improve after his 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 against the flamboyant Italian to reach his 13th Australian Open quarter-final. …

KARACHI: Peshawar Zalmi have always been among serious contenders for the HBL Pakistan Super League crown after having clinched the title in 2017 and finishing runners-up twice in the following two seasons. The much-admired Darren Sammy was the inspirational force behind the team’s successful run in those early years but the two-time captain of the West Indies World Twenty20-winning team …

LAHORE: A total of five foreign players’ replacements have been made in the HBL Pakistan Super League teams that will take the field for the upcoming sixth edition in Karachi and Lahore. The teams made replacement picks for the players who have either become fully or partially unavailable for the Feb 20-March 22 tournament due to international cricket commitments. Ex-South …

India beat England by 317 runs in the second Test inside four days to level the series at 1-1 on Tuesday. Left-arm spinner Axar Patel claimed a five-wicket haul on his Test debut as England were all out for 164 while chasing 482 in Chennai. Ravichandran Ashwin took eight wickets in the match and hit 106 with the bat as …

MELBOURNE: Eight-time winner Novak Djo­kovic fought through what he had described as a tournament-ending injury to beat Milos Raonic and reach the Australian Open quarter-finals on Sunday. Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams survived scares to go through but US Open champion Dominic Thiem was a major casualty when he fell to Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov. Simona Halep avenged her crushing French …

CHENNAI: India seized control of the second Test after their spinners wreaked havoc on a dustbowl and skittled out England for 134 at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday. The hosts finished day two on 54-1 for an overall lead of 249 runs on a deteriorating track. Rohit Sharma, who smashed 161 in the first innings, was batting …

LAHORE: The investigation against the issuance of the accreditation card to a bookie for the second Test between Pakistan and South Africa held in Rawalpindi from Feb 4-8 is in progress and those found responsible will be punished, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief executive Wasim Khan has said. The PCB chief executive said the authorities concerned were investigating the matter …

KARACHI: Quetta Gladiators have been the only HBL Pakistan Super League franchise which has retained the captain, head coach and mentor for the sixth straight season as Sarfaraz Ahmed, Moin Khan and the iconic figure of Sir Vivian Richards collectively dream of winning a second trophy this year. The return of so-called ‘gale force’ in the shape of former West …