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PARIS: World No.1 Novak Djokovic took another confident stride closer to an 18th Grand Slam title with his 70th win at French Open on Thursday as Jelena Ostapenko stunned second seed Karolina Pliskova, throwing the chase for the women’s title wide open. Djokovic, the 2016 champion, needed just 83 minutes to complete a 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 demolition of Lithuania’s Ricardas …

KARACHI: Balochistan held their nerves when it mattered most to earn a narrow two-run victory against Sindh in their First XI National T20 Cup fixture in Multan on Thursday. On Day two of the competition at the Multan Cricket Stadium, Sindh made a belated charge when it seemed they would fall well short of the 181-run target. Anwar Ali and …

LAHORE: Australia-based David Hemp has been appointed as the head coach of the Pakistan women’s national cricket team, according to a press release issued by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday. Hemp, who turns 50 next week, has previously coached the Melbourne Stars’ and Victorian women’s cricket teams in Australia’s Women’s Big Bash League between 2015 and 2020, and …

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has called the much-awaited meeting with the franchises of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) on Oct. 7 after the Lahore High Court disposed off the case, filed by the franchises against the PCB for not meeting their demand of introducing new financial model of the league. LHC Justice Sajid Mehmood Sethi disposed off the …

LAHORE: Former Pakistan captain Salim Malik on Wednesday submitted his reply in a case against him, allegedly having a suspicious role in the ICC transcript recorded in 2000 in London, to the Pakistan Cricket Board adjudicator retired Justice Fazale Miran Chouhan here on Wednesday. The next date of hearing was set as Oct 12. Salim’s lawyer Nasrullah Cheema said the …

PARIS: Less than six weeks after Bayern Munich won last season’s delayed final behind closed doors, the draw for the group stage of this season’s Champions League takes place on Thursday with the threat of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic again hanging over the competition. Bayern were crowned European champions for the sixth time after beating Paris Saint-Germain at an empty …

ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee on Wednesday made it clear that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is answerable to the committee which is the apex accountability forum of the country. At the outset, PCB chairman Ehsan Mani contested that the Board is autonomous. However, the Auditor General of Pakistan Revenues (AGPR) as well as the parliamentarians ruled the otherwise. Following …

PARIS: Serena Williams suffered another blow in her bid for a 24th Grand Slam title as the American withdrew from the French Open on Wednesday with an Achilles injury, while 12-time champion Rafael Nadal raced into the third round. The 39-year-old Williams, a three-time winner at Roland Garros, pulled out ahead of her second round match against Tsvetana Pironkova citing …

KARACHI: Rising Pakistan batting star Haider Ali and Zeeshan Malik put up a star-studded Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the sword with career-best knocks while inspiring defending National T20 Cup champions Northern to a clinical 79-run victory in the opening fixture in Multan on Thursday. After Shadab Khan — standing in for regular captain Imad Wasim for the entire duration of the …

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has submitted its reply to the Lahore High Court (LHC) against a writ petition jointly filed by the six franchises of the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL), seeking a new financial model of the league. The LHC will hear the case on Wednesday as both the parties will present their case before the Honourable …