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LONDON: An older Dukes ball with a more prominent seam will be used in England’s Tests against Ireland and Australia this year instead of the new version being used in the County Championship, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Wednesday. The ball for this year’s County Championship was designed with the smaller seam at the behest of …

POTCHEFSTROOM: Sana Mir took the 146th wicket of her ODI career to join Anisa Mohammed and Lisa Sthalekar on the top of the most-wickets list for spinners in women’s ODI cricket as South Africa beat Pakistan by eight wickets in the second ICC Women’s Championship match played at the Senwes Park on Thursday. PAKISTAN’S Sana Mir captures her 146th wicket …

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) striker Neymar was banned for three matches on Friday with a further two-match ban suspended for lashing out at a fan following the club’s shock defeat in the French Cup final. Announcing the ban, the French football federation said the sanction would go into effect from May 13 allowing the Brazilian superstar to appear for the French …

The Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) suspended a second Sri Lankan coach on Friday for breaching its anti-corruption code. Avishka Gunawardene was charged with breaching two counts relating to the T10 League in the United Arab Emirates in December 2017. The charges against Gunawardene, the coach of Sri Lanka in the league, include failing to disclose any corrupt conduct to the …

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp hopes to have Mohamed Salah, Andy Robertson and Jordan Henderson fit for Sunday’s Premier League finale against Wolves as the Reds aim to end a 29-year wait to win the title. Klopp’s men trail Manchester City by one point at the top of the table and need the champions’ 13-game winning run to come to an …

Coach Yury Syomin has called on his Champions League-chasing Lokomotiv Moscow to forget last week’s defeat at Arsenal Tula and concentrate on consolidating their hold on second when they face Rubin Kazan on Friday Moscow, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – APP –  ) :Coach Yury Syomin has called on his Champions League-chasing Lokomotiv Moscow to forget last week’s defeat at Arsenal Tulaand concentrate on …

England international Jadon Sancho is set to miss out on Borussia Dortmund’s last home game of the season this weekend amid doubts over his fitness, coach Lucien Favre said on Thursday Berlin, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – APP – ) :England international Jadon Sancho is set to miss out on Borussia Dortmund‘s last home game of the season this …

After all that, why exactly would you want to change it? Just as moves are being stepped up that threaten to change the Champions League into more of a closed shop than ever, along comes the drama of this week at Anfield and in Amsterdam of a sort possibly unmatched in sport Amsterdam, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – APP …

Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) Chairman Asif Mehmood Thursday announced to organize a Night Cricket Tournament during second Ashra of Ramazan RAWALPINDI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – APP –  2019 ) :Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) Chairman Asif Mehmood Thursday announced to organize a Night CricketTournament during second Ashra of Ramazan.He said the PHA was trying to arrange healthy …

The 5th Edition of Bahria Cup All Pakistan Flood-Light Tape Ball Cricket Tournament will be held here from May 17 to 22 at Bahria Cricket Stadium, Bahria Town LAHORE, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – APP – ) :The 5th Edition of Bahria Cup All Pakistan Flood-Light Tape Ball cricket Tournament will be held here from May 17 to 22 at Bahria Cricket Stadium, Bahria Town.Bahria Town sports Wing is regularly …