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CAPE TOWN: The entire board of Cricket South Africa (CSA) has resigned ahead of a government-imposed deadline for it to co-operate in an investigation of misconduct within the sport’s national governing body. The acting president and a group of board members resigned at a meeting Sunday and the remainder stepped down on Monday, Cricket South Africa said. Three board members will stay …

BERLIN: A much-anticipated Champions League meeting between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi will not take place this week but Juventus v Barcelona is still a highlight of the group stage. Serial Serie A champions Juventus have made a stuttering start under new coach Andrea Pirlo while new Barca boss Ronald Koeman is looking to bounce back from weekend defeat in …

KARACHI: While Hussain Talat struck goldmine with a career-best effort on Monday as Southern Punjab tightened their grip against Northern, the big Quaid-e-Azam Trophy clash between Central Punjab and Sindh at the National Stadium was intriguingly poised with Fawad Alam firmly holding the fort. In the other fixture, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were at the receiving end when Balochistan obtained a substantial …

LAHORE: Former Test captain Salim Malik received no considerable relief here on Monday in a video transcript case, allegedly involving him in fixing conversation, as former Lahore High Court Judge Fazal-e-Miran Chauhan, as the independent adjudicator of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), announced his decision of the case. Salim, 57, was banned for life in 2000 by the Justice Malik …

Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced on Tuesday it will send a security assessment delegation to Pakistan this weekend with a view to playing in the country in early 2021. If the tour goes ahead it will be South Africa’s first visit to Pakistan since 2007/08. Two subsequent “away” tours were staged in the United Arab Emirates because of security concerns …

BARCELONA: Real Madrid averted a crisis in the best way possible on Saturday by beating Barcelona 3-1 in the first empty Clasico, landing an early blow in La Liga’s title race. Barca had the chance to inflict a third consecutive defeat on their rivals and increase the pressure on Zinedine Zidane. Instead, Real’s win earns them a six-point lead over …

JOHANNESBURG: Acting president Beresford Williams and five other Cricket South Africa (CSA) board members resigned on Sunday, two days ahead of a deadline threatening intervention from the country’s sports minister. The resignations were annou­nced in a series of tweets on CSA’s official Twitter account. The organisation has been in disarray since chief executive Thabang Moroe was suspended last Dece­mber, prompting calls …

KARACHI: For the first time in their history, Karachi United went into a Pakistan Football Federation (PFFL) match with their destiny in their own hands. This was their chance to fulfill their long-time ambition. This just had to be their time. Since 2014, the club — founded in 1996 — has failed to earn promotion to the top-flight Pakistan Premier …

PORTIMAO: Six-time world champion Lewis Hamilton became the most successful Formula One driver of all time in terms of race wins on Sunday with a dominant 92nd career victory at the Portuguese Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver, who took the chequered flag a huge 25.592 seconds ahead of second-placed team-mate Valtteri Bottas, had equalled Ferrari great Michael Schumacher’s record 91 …

KARACHI: The opening day of any major sporting competition brings renewed hope of building on improvement from the previous season. But Central Punjab’s defence of Quaid-e-Azam Trophy cricket title on Sunday got off on a note of despondency against the cut and swerve of Tabish Khan. Elsewhere in the city, Southern Punjab were in full control already after dismissing last …