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ad An eighth member of Pakistan’s cricket squad has tested positive for Covid-19 as the team undergoes quarantine in Christchurch, New Zealand health authorities said Wednesday. The health department said there was one new confirmed case among the squad and a further two members were being investigated, adding to the seven who previously tested positive over the past week. The …

Pakistan international Raza Hasan was expelled from the remaining domestic cricket season for breaching Covid-19 protocols, the Pakistan Cricket Board said on Monday. The 28-year-old left-arm spinner was sent home after he “left the bio-secure premises at a local hotel without seeking a prior clearance from the medical team” and the High Performance department, the board said in a statement. Hasan …

MANAMA: Lewis Hamilton powered to his record-increasing 95th victory at the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday in a race overshadowed by Romain Grosjean’s horrific crash, which left the Frenchman receiving hospital treatment for burns. Newly-crowned seven-time world champion Hamilton cruised to his 11th win this year in his Mercedes with a masterful drive in challenging and chaotic circumstances at the …

SYDNEY: Australia run-machine Steve Smith scored his second successive century against India to give the hosts an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match ODI series but the top order batsman said he almost missed Sunday’s match due to a bout of vertigo. Smith said a team doctor put him through his paces to see if he was fit to take …

SYDNEY: Star opening batsman David Warner faces a battle to be fit for the India Test series after Cricket Australia said on Monday he will miss the last One-day International and the three-match Twenty20 series. Warner limped out of Sunday’s One-day International against India after straining his groin while fielding as Australia secured the series 2-0 in Sydney. After a …

MOUNT MAUNGANUI: Rain washed out the third and final Twenty20 International between New Zealand and the West Indies on Monday, leaving the hosts with a 2-0 winners of the three-match series. Only 2.2 overs were possible before heavy rain forced the players from the field at Bay Oval. The rain set in and umpires called off the match at 9.20pm …

LAHORE: Former hockey Olympian Tauqir Dar has urged the government to take necessary steps to bring the prices of sports equipment down in order to promote the sports culture in the country and make it affordable for athletes and sportspersons. Talking to reporters at the Dar Hockey Academy, at the National Hockey Stadium here on Saturday along with ex-Test cricketer …

SYDNEY: Another pulsating Steve Smith century and two flying outfield catches clinched the One-day International series for Australia with a 51-run victory over India in Sydney on Sunday. Smith tormented India with his second blistering hundred in as many matches as Australia posted another huge target, reaching 389-4 off 50 overs at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The Australians then restricted …

LONDON: Substitute Edinson Cavani produced a second-half masterclass, scoring twice and creating another goal as Manchester United hit back from a two-goal deficit to beat Southampton 3-2 in a Premier League cracker on Sunday. Southampton had looked in control after Jan Bednarek headed in James Ward-Prowse’s corner in the 23rd minute before Ward-Prowse beat De Gea 10 min­utes later with …

LAHORE: National table tennis coach Saba Waris has died after a bypass surgery at a local hospital here on Sunday. Saba, 68, had coached a good number of table tennis stars who performed for different departments while also representing Pakistan and the Punjab Sports Board. Saba’s surgery was conducted on Saturday from where he was shifted to the ICU where …