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KARACHI: Former HBL Pakistan Super League champions Quetta Gladiators succumbed meekly to their fourth straight defeat as Islamabad United cruised to a comfortable six-wicket triumph at the National Stadium here on Tuesday night. The result also came as a sigh of relief for Islamabad, who lifted the coveted trophy twice in 2016 and 2018, as they finally ended a four-match …

LONDON: After Manchester City extended their lead of the Premier League, the battle for a top-four finish intensified on Sunday as Chelsea and Manchester United ground out a goalless draw, Leicester City lost and Liverpool finally came back to life. Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal showed signs that they could also join the fray while at the bottom Fulham missed an …

KARACHI: Sindh Softball Association’s new body has been elected for a period of next four-year with Afzal Zaidi as its Chairman and Syed Waseem Hashmi as President. All office-bearers including Mohammed Saleem Rajput (Patron-in-Chief), Mohammed Ali Shah (Patron), Afzal Zaidi (Chairman) and Syed Waseem Hashmi have been elected unopposed., according to a communique. Dr. Farhan Essa (Vice Chairman), Aliya Ahmed …

Two more foreign cricketers and a member of the support staff tested positive for the coronavirus in the Pakistan Super League on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the 12th match of the PSL 6 between Islamabad United and Quetta Gladiators will be played as scheduled today at the National Stadium, Karachi, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced. The match will start at 7pm. …

PARIS: Novak Djokovic equalled Roger Federer’s all-time record for most weeks as ATP world number one on Monday, holding the top spot for the 310th week. Djokovic’s ninth Australian Open title last month guaranteed the 18-time Grand Slam champion would surpass Federer’s record on March 8. Having reached another milestone in his illustrious career, Djokovic had said he would look …

LAHORE: The High Performance department of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has invited 24 players to attend a month-long camp of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), starting from Tuesday (today). “This month-long camp is for elite cricketers who are either not featuring in the HBL Pakistan Super League 6 or knocking at the doors of international cricket or recently lost …

KARACHI: Karachi Kings captain Imad Wasim has termed his decision not to bowl during the high-octane HBL Pakistan Super League encounter against Lahore Qalandars as part of the strategy. Qalandars avenged their defeat in the PSL V final last November to arch-rivals by completing an incredible comeback despite losing two wickets for no runs and then losing in-form Mohammad Hafeez …

BERLIN: A last-gasp Alexander Sorloth goal sealed RB Leipzig’s dramatic 3-2 comeback win at home to Borussia Moenchengladbach on Saturday and kept them in the thick of the Bundesliga title race. Leipzig fought back with second-half goals by Christopher Nkunku and Yussuf Poulsen before Sorloth’s winning header in the 93rd minute after Gladbach had led 2-0 at half-time. We’ll try …

KARACHI: On his Instagram profile, Saim Shazli’s bio describes his golfing motto: “Swing fast, hit hard, hit long”. At the Karachi Golf Club on Sunday, the 24-year-old did exactly that to win a second title in three weeks. He did so by moving up the leaderboard at the Sindh Amateur Golf Championship one step at a time. Saim was in …

MELBOURNE: Selector George Bailey on Sunday insisted under-fire Aaron Finch would be Australia’s skipper at this year’s Twenty20 World Cup, calling mounting criticism of his leadership and form “white noise”. Finch’s scores of one and 12 in their opening two games against New Zealand last week, coupled with his failure to fire in the recent Big Bash League, has sparked …