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KARACHI: Several Pakistan cricketers are reportedly unhappy with chief selector Wahab Riaz for delaying the issuance of NOCs to players to compete in foreign leagues, such as the Big Bash League in Australia, leading to tension between the two sides the Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency reported on Sunday. Sources close to the players told PTI that all-rounder Imad Wasim had decided …

LONDON: Trent Alexander-Arnold’s late equaliser rescued Liverpool in their 1-1 draw at title rivals Manchester City after Erling Haaland bagged his 50th Premier League goal, while Newcastle routed woeful Chelsea 4-1 on Saturday. Alexander-Arnold struck 10 minutes from the end of a tense summit meeting at the Etihad Stadium after Haaland’s landmark strike looked like extending City’s record home winning …

MALAGA: Novak Djokovic was furious after being asked to undergo a dope test shortly before Serbia’s Davis Cup win over Great Britain, although the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) said on Saturday it was standard practice. Djokovic revealed his anger at being asked before the 2-0 win on Thursday which sent Serbia into the Davis Cup semi-finals, rather than after. …

PARIS: Paris St Germain put on a scintillating performance to earn a 5-2 win over AS Monaco with five different scorers on Friday as the hosts strengthened their grip on Ligue 1’s top spot. Goals from Goncalo Ramos, Kylian Mbappe, Ousmane Dembele, Vitinha and Randal Kolo Muani secured the points for PSG with Takumi Minamino and Folarin Balogun replying for …

Pakistan all-rounder Imad Wasim announced on Friday that he would be retiring from international cricket. “In recent days, I have been doing a lot of thinking about my international career and I have come to the conclusion that now is the right time for me to announce my retirement from international cricket,” the 34-year-old said in a post on social …

NICE: French police on Friday detained Algerian international Youcef Atal, who plays for Ligue 1 football side Nice, in a probe into suspected “justification of terrorism” after he published a social media post on the Israel-Hamas war, prosecutors said. Last month the 27-year-old defender was banned for seven matches over the post, which he quickly deleted and for which he …

BUENOS AIRES: Arge­n­tina forward Angel Di Maria will retire from international football following next year’s Copa America, the 35-year-old said on Thursday after representing his country for 15 years. Di Maria has made 136 appearances for world cham­pions Argen­tina since his debut in 2008, playing in four World Cups and scoring in the 2022 final win over France. He will …

  RAWALPINDI: Zaka Ashraf, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Interim Management Committee chairman, on Friday appreciated the national team ahead of its Test tour to Australia. During a visit to the Pindi Cricket Stadium where a training camp of the national team is in progress ahead of the three-match series in Australia, Zaka appreciated the performance of star batter and …

MALAGA: Last year’s runners-up Australia powered into the semi-finals of the Davis Cup with a battling 2-1 win over three-times champions the Czech Republic that set up a showdown with this year’s surprise package Finland. Australia’s doubles pair of Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell secured their team’s progress with a 6-4, 7-5 victory over Jiri Lehecka and Adam Pavlasek in …