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LAHORE: All six franchises of the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) have asked the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to hold the remaining 20 matches of Covid-19-hit sixth edition of the league either in April or June, even at the cost of rescheduling Pakistan team’s tours of South Africa and Zimbabwe, scheduled for March-April. The proposal of the franchises came forward …

AHMEDABAD: Skipper Virat Kohli said India were ‘relieved’ to make the inaugural World Test Championship final and would now focus on that ‘one big game’ against New Zealand in June after seeing off England. India crushed Joe Root’s side inside three days in the fourth Test in Ahmedabad on Saturday to clinch the series 3-1 and finish top of the …

LAHORE: Half-money favourite Sahil lived up to his top billing when he won the JWD Pakistan Derby after a tough duel with his fellow colt Governor in the crowning event of the Lahore’s racing calendar before a large crowd of equine sport’s connoisseurs. Trained by Rashid Latif and ridden by jockey Aftab Chaudhry, the shapely colt felt no problems during …

KARACHI: Three days after the shambolic postponement of the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL)’s sixth edition following seven Covid-19 positive cases surfacing, the Pakistan Cricket Board on Sunday announced a two-member independent fact-finding panel, comprising of top medical experts to investigate the causes behind the bio-secure bubble breaches. The panel — which includes infectious disease experts Dr Syed Faisal Mahmood …

WELLINGTON: A century opening stand by Martin Guptill and Devon Conway saw New Zealand clinch their Twenty20 International series against Australia in Wellington on Sunday after the tourists faltered in the face of an experimental spin attack. Set a target of 143 for victory in the fifth and final match at the Sky Stadium, New Zealand claimed victory by seven …

NEW DELHI: The popular Indian Premier League (IPL) will begin in Chennai on April 9 and will be played across six venues, initially without spectators, the Indian cricket board said on Sunday. The world’s richest Twenty20 competition was shifted to the United Arab Emirates last year as India grappled with the Covid-19 pandemic. Sunday’s IPL governing council meeting decided to …

BURNLEY: A dreadful defensive error from Arsenal’s Granit Xhaka gifted Burnley an equaliser as the sides drew 1-1 at Turf Moor in the Premier League on Saturday. The Gunners had taken a sixth minute lead when Willian ran at Burnley defence and fed Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, whose low shot snuck in at the near post despite Burnley keeper Nick Pope getting …

ISLAMABAD: Japan’s doubles pair came from a set down to defeat an experienced Pakistan duo in the Davis Cup World Group I first-round match in Islamabad on Saturday, booking a place in the 2022 qualifiers. Shintaro Mochizuki and Sho Shimabukuro beat Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and Aqeel Khan 4-6, 6-4, 6-2, in one hour and 47 minutes at the Pakistan Sports Complex. …

LAHORE: The head of the medical team of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Sohail Saleem has sent his resignation to the higher authorities, probably in the backdrop of the deferment of HBL Pakistan Super League after seven Covid-19 cases were detected mid way through the league this week. Sohail has been in in charge of the medical team which was …

NEGLIGENCE is a heavy word, but how else is it possible to describe the failures that led to the suspension of the sixth edition of the Pakistan Super League? The domestic T20 tournament with a global profile, Pakistan’s gateway to international cricket’s return to home venues, had promised to be better than ever in 2021. A reputation was built. A …