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KARACHI: Central Punjab’s defence of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy is far from over after the reigning champions’ overcautious approach against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Monday set the stage for a thrilling finale to the decider here at the National Stadium. The equation for both sides is quite simple — either Central Punjab score the remaining 216 runs to retain their crown or …

Kane Williamson underscored his ranking as the world’s premier batsman with a masterful double century on a landmark on Tuesday as New Zealand took control of the second Test against Pakistan. In between the showers at Hagley Oval in Christchurch, Williamson was in classic form, batting for nine hours 33 minutes for his 238 and leading New Zealand to an …

MATTALA: England’s cricketers arrived in Sri Lanka on Sun­day to resume a Test tour cancelled in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, in what officials hope will be a ‘massive boost’ for match-starved cricket fans. A British Airways charter flight carrying 40 passengers — players and support staff — landed in Mattala, in the south of the Indian Ocean …

KARACHI: A boy among men stood the tallest in the end, making history on the way. It was a rousing performance; one that amplified the hype surrounding Omar Khalid being Pakistan golf’s latest wunderkind. The 16-year-old on Sunday became the youngest-ever winner of the National Amateur Golf Championship with one of the best scores in the tournament’s 60-year history. Starting …

KARACHI: A record-breaking century from the prolific Kamran Ghulam, who shattered a 36-year-old landmark, laid a solid platform for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to dictate terms against holders Central Punjab on the decisive day three of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy final at the National Stadium here on a chilly Sunday. Following Central Punjab’s rather surprise closure of their overnight first innings after the …

The sudden announcement by fast bowler Mohammad Amir to quit international cricket has sparked a lot of debate among the cricketing circles. Amir took the decision after being overlooked by the national selectors for the New Zealand tour. Previously, he was also dropped for the home Twenty20 series against Zimbabwe. The fast bowler has cited mental torture by the Pakistan …

Kane Williamson posted his third century in consecutive matches this summer and shared an unbroken 215-run partnership with Henry Nicholls which steered New Zealand close to a first-innings lead over Pakistan on the second day of the second cricket Test. Williamson followed his innings of 251 in the first Test against the West Indies and 129 in the first Test against …

Cricket Australia boss Nick Hockley has dismissed speculation that India is weighing a boycott of the fourth Test in Brisbane over the need to re-enter strict quarantine conditions. Australian media, citing unnamed sources within India’s touring party, reported the team’s players would refuse to travel to Brisbane if they were to be subjected to a hard lockdown in Queensland state. Hockley said …

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it had administered 4,225,756 first doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Saturday morning and distributed 13,071,925 doses. The tally of vaccine doses distributed and the number of people who received the first dose are for both Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech, vaccines as of 9:00 a.m. ET on Saturday, the …

LAHORE: Former Test wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal on Saturday expressed his dejection over the response he received from his team Central Punjab’s coach and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for the ongoing Quaid-e-Azam Trophy final. Talking to media here, the 38-year-old Kamran claimed that despite having recovered from injury, Central Punjab coach Shahid Anwar did not recall him for the Quaid-e-Azam …