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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday said that it will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the reduction of batsman Umar Akmal’s ban for an anti-corruption breach. The middle-order batsman was banned in April for failing to report approaches to engage in corrupt practices ahead of this year’s Pakistan Super League. An independent adjudicator last month reduced Akmal’s three-year …

ISLAMABAD: Former captain Inzamam-ul-Haq believes Pakistan are better than England and the visitors could still win the ongoing three-match Test series. “I think Pakistan team is better than England and we should have won the first Test [in Manchester]. I still believe Pakistan can still win the series. When you are going through a tough phase, the team’s body language …

ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram believes the Green shirts should include Fawad Alam in the middle order in the second Test against England starting at Southampton on Aug 13. “In the next match, you won’t find a turning wicket. You will play with one spinner and you will have to play with an extra batsman,” a private news channel …

MANCHESTER: England’s most successful bowler James Anderson said on Monday he is not pondering his Test retirement but conceded the decision to step away could be taken out of his hands if he continues to underwhelm. The 38-year-old has endured a frustrating summer, managing just six wickets in his last three Tests, fuelling speculation that his 17-year Test career could …

LAHORE: PML-N MPA Hina Pervaiz Butt has submitted a resolution in the Punjab Assembly demanding inclusion of minority heroes in the curriculum. “According to the Constitution of Pakistan, all citizens have equal rights. In Pakistan even today the people of the minority community are performing the most important services in various fields. Pakistan has made history all over the world …

TOKYO: Two employees of the Tokyo Olympic organising committee have tested positive for Covid-19, officials said on Saturday. That brings to three the number of employees of the committee who have tested positive since the pandemic began. Organisers said a man and a woman had tested positive but gave few details. They said the man was in his 20s and …

LISBON: The coronavirus pandemic has changed almost everything about the Champions League. Empty stadiums, games in August and a tournament in Portugal. But Bayern Munich and Barcelona keep winning, and Robert Lewandowski and Lionel Messi keep scoring. Lewandowski scored twice and set up two more goals as Bayern beat Chelsea 4-1 in Munich on Saturday to complete a 7-1 rout …

We are feeling frustrated, just as the fans are, after the Old Trafford Test match but this is how cricket is. There are very small margins between victory and defeat and it’s easy to curse yourself when you’ve lost. But, we should remember that we were right on top until pretty much the last session of the game and we …

MANCHESTER: England star all-rounder Ben Stokes will miss the concluding two Tests against Pakistan for family reasons, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Sunday. Stokes’s father Ged was admitted to hospital in Johannesburg two days before Christmas last year with a serious illness while following his son’s progress with the England cricket team during their tour of …

MANCHESTER: Paki­stan captain Azhar Ali ‘missed a trick’ several times in the opening Test against England and their three-wicket loss will hurt the team and their fans, according to bowling great Wasim Akram. Azhar and his men held the upper hand for most part of the series opener and had England, chasing 277 for victory, reeling at 117-5 at Old …