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KARACHI: Another course record for Shabbir Iqbal led to another title for Pakistan’s top golfer. Shabbir won the CAS Open Golf Championship, smashing the course record with an eight-under 64 in the final round at the Airmen Golf Course on Sunday in a performance exemplifying why he is the best in the country. That too, after he started the final …

Pakistan’s biggest sporting event, the Pakistan Super League (PSL), is back and like every year, the first buzz is around its anthem. The PSL 6 anthem features Naseebo Lal, Young Stunners and Aima Baig and it’s called ‘Groove Mera’. It’s a mix of the traditional vocals of Naseebo Lal, rap by the Young Stunners, Aima Baig’s power vocals and a …

India lost Rohit Sharma in their chase for 420 after Ravichandran Ashwin took six wickets to dismiss England for 178 on day four of the opening Test on Monday. The hosts reached 39 for one at stumps after spinner Jack Leach bowled Sharma for 12 on a deteriorating Chennai pitch. Shubman Gill, on 15, and Cheteshwar Pujara, on 12, were …

Medium pacer Hasan Ali took a maiden ten-wicket haul to help Pakistan win its first series against South Africa since 2003 with a 95-run victory in the second Test on the fifth and final day in Rawalpindi on Monday. Hasan finished with 5-60 to record his best match figures of 11-114 and help dismiss South Africa — who were set …

BIRMINGHAM: An early goal from Ollie Watkins helped Aston Villa beat a sloppy Arsenal 1-0 on Saturday to move up to eighth in the Premier League standings, consigning the visitors to a second defeat in as many games. While Villa leapfrogged struggling Tottenham Hotspur, the result left Arsenal 10th on 31 points after a midweek loss at Wolverhampton Wanderers, two …

KARACHI: Pakistan stormed into the final of the Gladiators WESPA Youth Cup with a hard fought win against Sri Lanka. The youngest and the most inexperienced player in the team Ali Salman proved to be a hero notching up some crucial wins against top opponents. Ali won 5 of his six games in the semi final and was the top …

CHITTAGONG: Mehidy Hasan looked for a place in history as Bangladesh set the West Indies a formidable target of 395 to win the first Test at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Saturday. Mehidy took the three wickets to fall as West Indies set about the challenge, reaching 110-3 at the close of the fourth day in Chittagong. …

RAWALPINDI: A cluster of second-innings wickets left Pakistan battling for survival against a resurgent South Africa on an engrossing day three of the second and final Test at the Pindi Cricket Stadium here on Saturday. Earlier, Hasan Ali superb bowling had given Pakistan a crucial lead of 71 runs on the first innings. The pacer grabbed his Test career’s second …

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has expressed its condolence over the sad demise of former Test umpire Said Shah. Said umpired in one Test match in 1997 between Pakistan and West Indies in Peshawar. Said also supervised five One-day International from 1984 to 1997. At the domestic level he performed the job in 90 first-class matches. After the retirement …

Pakistan were dismissed for 298 in their second innings to set South Africa a daunting target of 370 to win the second Test on the fourth day’s play in Rawalpindi on Sunday. Resuming on 129-6 Pakistan’s lead was extended by wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan who scored a brilliant unbeaten 115 and extended the home side’s overnight lead of 200 to 369. Spinners …