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DHAKA: Glenn Phillips hit an aggressive 87 to keep New Zealand in the game on day three of a finely poised rain-hit second and final Test against Bangladesh on Friday. All-rounder Phillips lifted New Zealand from a precarious 55-5 at the start of the day to 180 all out in response to Bangladesh’s first innings total of 172 in Dhaka. …

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa seamer Lungi Ngidi will play no part in a three-match home Twenty20 International series against India that starts on Sunday and is in a race to be fit for the opening Test of the tour that begins on Dec. 26. Ngidi, 27, has a left lateral ankle sprain and will be replaced in the T20 squad by …

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board has taken a significant step towards fortifying domestic cricket by awarding central contracts to 11 women players. The move elevates the total count of the domestic contracted players to 80. According to the PCB, the latest addition in the contracts include one player from the emerging women’s category while the remaining ten players earned their …

MELBOURNE: David Warner has shrugged off Mitchell Johnson’s withering criticism of his selection in Australia’s Test squad as a “headline” for the home summer, saying his former team-mate is entitled to his opinion. In an incendiary column Johnson questioned Warner’s place in the side for the Pakistan series, citing his waning output in Test cricket in recent years. Johnson also said Warner had not …

LAHORE: A cohort of 29 Under-19 women cricketers will undergo a 15-day skill camp at the Inzamam-ul-Haq High Performance Centre in Multan from Sunday. The primary goal of the U-19 camp is to identify emerging talent for the upcoming U-19 tri-series in Bangladesh.   Besides hosts Bangladesh and Pakistan, Sri Lanka will be the third team who will vie for …

DUBAI: Pacer Mohammad Zeeshan put up a brilliant show to help Pakistan get off the mark in their U-19 Asia Cup campaign with a seven-wicket drubbing of Nepal at the ICC Academy Ground on Friday. The right-armer took six wickets as Pakistan bundled Nepal out for 152 after skipper Said Baig opted to bowl first. Pakistan chased down the target …

KARACHI: Lahore Whites bowed out of the National T20 Cup with a 30-run win over Sialkot, featuring a century by opener Mohammad Faiq in the Super Eight fixture here are the UBL Sports Complex on Friday. Lahore Blues, meanwhile, narrowly missed out on beating high-flying Abbotabad and finishing their campaign on a high. Both the Lahore outfits could manage only …

LAHORE: All six franchises of the HBL-Pakistan Super League finalised their trades and retentions on Thursday, ahead of the international player draft next week for the upcoming season of the glitzy T20 extravaganza. While Karachi Kings have snapped up Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood and pacer Hasan Ali, tearaway fast bowler Naseem Shah and all-rounder Imad Wasim have bolstered the …

LONDON: Champions Manch­ester City lost further ground in the Premier League title race when they went down 1-0 at Aston Villa on Wednesday as Liverpool closed to within two points of leaders Arsenal with victory at Sheffield United. Leon Bailey’s deflected strike after a surging run in the 74th minute sealed Villa’s club record-equalling 14th successive home league win as …

WELLINGTON: New Zealand named two uncapped players on Thursday in the squad for their looming home One-day International series against Bangladesh. The Black Caps are currently on tour in Bangladesh, but the teams meet again in New Zealand for three ODIs, starting on December 17 in Dunedin. All-rounder Josh Clarkson and seamer Will O’Rourke have been called up for the …