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MIAMI GARDENS: Roger Federer will face a hectic few days if he’s going to win another Miami Open. He’s off to a good start. Federer is through to the quarter-finals, having little trouble on the way to a 6-4, 6-2 victory over 13th-seeded Daniil Medvedev on Wednesday needing only 61 minutes to prevail in a match where he committed a …

DUBAI: Despite the series loss to Australia, Pakistan bowling coach Azhar Mahmood is upbeat about finding suitable options and trying various combinations ahead of the ICC Cricket World Cup. Pakistan lost by 80 runs in the third ODI in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, giving the visitors an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series. Azhar said losing the series was …

LAHORE: Former Test fast bowler Sarfraz Nawaz as well as member of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Sports Iqbal Mohammad Ali have slam­med the policy of the Pakis­tan Cricket Board (PCB) and national selectors to rest top Pakistani cricketers for the tough One-day series against Australia and added that the series could have served as ideal preparation for the …

LAUSANNE: Break­dancing was among four sports given a provisional green light for inclusion in the Paris 2024 Games by the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday, IOC President Thomas Bach said. The Paris 2024 organising committee in February proposed surfing, skateboarding and sport climbing as well as breakdancing for inclusion in the Games. “We decided to recommend the four sports [for …

Skipper Aaron Finch just missed a record hundred while Adam Zampa took four wickets and Pat Cummins claimed three as Australia demolished Pakistan by 80 runs in the third one-day international in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. Finch hit a 136-ball 90 to steer Australia to 266-6 in 50 overs on a slow-paced Sheikh Zayed Stadium pitch before Zampa (4-43) and …

PERTH: Former Australian bowler and influential coach Bruce Yardley died on Wednesday at the age of 71 after a long battle with cancer. Playing at a time when the Test landscape was dominated by fast-bowlers, Yardley started out as a medium-pacer himself before switching to off-spin midway through his career and earned his Test debut for Australia at the age …

ABU DHABI: Skipper Aaron Finch fell 10 short of a record third consecutive hundred but still took Australia to 266-6 in the third One-day International against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. The right-handed opener scored 90 off 136 balls with five boundaries and a six to anchor Australia — who won the toss and opted to bat — after …

LAHORE: While the World Cup is now just two months away, it appears the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) think-tank has adopted a policy under which the opportunity to select the best team for the mega event has been wasted, as a number of prominent players have been rested from the upcoming Pakistan Cup one-day tournament. The Pakistan Cup is being …

Indian batsman KL Rahul said he was “scared” to leave home and suffered major self-doubts after being kicked off the tour of Australia with teammate Hardik Pandya over sexist remarks. The pair were sent home in January after a chat show interview was aired in which Pandya bragged about his success with women as Rahul, sitting alongside, enjoyed his comments, prompting …

John Permal, Pakistan’s fastest man from 1965 to 1974, has passed away in Karachi, his son announced via Twitter on Wednesday evening. According to his son Anthony Permal, who goes by the Twitter handle ‘Tony Khan’, Permal had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in June 2018. Permal’s son tweeted the following message to his followers: “John Permal, the fastest man …