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KARACHI: Wahab Riaz and Saqib Mahmood shared the bowling honours with seven wickets between them as Peshawar Zalmi completed a six-wicket rout of Islamabad United in their HBL Pakistan Super League encounter at the National Stadium here on Saturday night. For the 10th consecutive game, the side chasing the target won the match after the two-time former PSL winners Islamabad …

KARACHI: Babar Azam starred with a sublime unbeaten 90 as holders Karachi Kings catapulted to a rousing seven-wicket victory over Multan Sultans in their HBL Pakistan Super League 6 fixture at the National Stadium here on Saturday. As per the norm in this tournament so far, total of 195-6 in 20 overs seemed inadequate to defend as Multan Sultans found …

KARACHI: Hamza Shikoh seized the initiative on the opening day of the Sindh Amateur Golf Championship, grabbing a one-stroke lead at the Karachi Golf Club on Friday. Hamza returned a card of 71 — the only under-par score of the day — to grab top spot ahead of Arsalan Shikoh Khan (72). Beyond the top two were Mohammad Ahmed Mannan …

NYON: Seven-time European champions AC Milan have been drawn to play Man­chester United in what is the standout tie in next month’s Europa League round of 16. Friday’s draw sends Milan star Zlatan Ibrahimovic back to the English club where he played for two years, including the 2016-17 season when United won their only Europa League title. Ajax Amsterdam, the …

AHMEDABAD: Victorious India and dejected England players took a rest Friday on what should have been the third day of a key five-day clash, with warnings that the speed of the result had tarnished the Test format. New spin hero Axar Patel took 11 wickets in two innings as India cruised to a 10 wicket victory that put them 2-1 …

KARACHI: Multan Sultans got themselves off the mark in the HBL Pakistan Super League 6 fixture after on the back of captain Mohammad Rizwan’s dazzling batting form to hand Lahore Qalandars their first loss in three matches at the National Stadium here on Friday. In the first clash of the double header — with Peshawar Zalmi and Quetta Gladiators playing …

KARACHI: Peshawar Zalmi went on a sixes galore to pull off a stunning run chase that condemned Quetta Gladiators to a third straight defeat in the HBL Pakistan Super League 6 clash at the National Stadium on Friday night. Peshawar, who were seemingly behind a challenging rate till the 48th over, burst into contention thanks to cameos from Sherfane Rutherford …

KARACHI: As Lahore Qalandars prepare to extend their winning run in the HBL Pakistan Super League 6 when they take on the winless Multan Sultans in the first fixture of Friday’s double header, former champions Quetta Gladiators are in need of a major overhaul. But the most heartening development on Thursday was the news concerning fans. For the remaining 14 …

KARACHI: Aim high and shoot for the stars is the basic lesson for emerging stars and Islamabad United’s paceman Mohammad Wasim seems to be following the notion during the HBL Pakistan Super League. The 19-year-old wants to represent Pakistan at the highest level as an all-rounder. He had an impressive beginning with the ball in hand, but haven’t had the …

DUNEDIN: Martin Guptill fell short of a third Twenty20 International century but his strong return to form helped New Zealand to a four-run win over Australia in the second match in Dunedin on Thursday. New Zealand extended their lead to 2-0 in the five-match series after their 53-run win in Christchurch. Opener Guptill smashed 97 off 50 balls and shared …