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GRENADA: The third One-Day International of the five-match series between the West Indies and England was abandoned on Monday due to continues rain in Grenada. After winning the toss, England put the West Indies to bat but the showers which delayed the toss returned and forced the match to be stopped before a ball was bowled at the National Stadium. …

The Pakistan Super League (PSL)’s fourth edition has reached its half way as all the six participating teams have completed the first phase, playing five matches – one each against all other teams. Now the PSL-4 is going back from Sharjah to Dubai where further seven matches will be played from February 26 to March 1 before shifting to another …

LONDON: The plane carrying footballer Emiliano Sala that crashed in the Channel last month did not have a commercial licence, British investigators said Monday. But the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said the journey would have been allowed as a “private” flight in which costs are shared between pilot and passenger. “The basis on which the passenger was being carried …

NEW DELHI: An Indian snooker tournament has been indefinitely postponed in a row over visas for Pakistani athletes following a suicide bomb attack New Delhi has blamed on Pakistan. The 10 Reds Asian Tour event, scheduled to be held in Bangalore next month, looks likely to be cancelled after organisers said they could not guarantee Pakistani competitors would be allowed …

NEW DELHI: The rise of Afghan cricket is one of the great sporting fairy-tales and it is showing no signs of ending after their record-breaking Twenty20 International series sweep over Ireland. Spin king Rashid Khan became the first bowler to take four wickets in four balls in a Twenty20 International as Afghanistan convincingly won the third and final match in …

ISLAMABAD: Peshawar Zalmi captain Daren Sammy termed his experience of playing in the Pakistan Super League a ‘lifetime treasure’ adding that he has received overwhelming love from the fans through the platform. “The love they have given me has always been overwhelming for me and its a lifetime treasure. Pakistan is always welcoming and I appreciate the fact that the …

JOHANNESBURG: Fast bowlers Lungi Ngidi and uncapped Anrich Nortje were named in a 14-man South African squad on Sunday for the first three of five one-day internationals against Sri Lanka. Veteran batsman Hashim Amla was not included for the start of South Africa’s last series before the Cricket World Cup in England from May to July – but selection convener …

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan politicians, cricket legends and newspaper were gushing praise on Sunday after the national team’s ‘unthinkable’ series triumph against South Africa — the island becoming the first Asian side to win a series there. The depleted Sri Lankan side led by interim captain Dimuth Karunaratne won the two-Test series at St George’s Park in Port Elizabeth on Saturday …

MELBOURNE: Former Australia batsman Cameron Bancroft has played down any talk of a rift with David Warner after being accused of throwing his fellow opener ‘under a bus’ in a controversial interview about the Cape Town ball-tampering scandal. Bancroft, who was suspended for nine months for his part in the Newlands incident, made a successful return to first-class cricket, carrying …

PORT ELIZABETH: South Africa’s shock series defeat against the unheralded Sri Lanka came as a major jolt to a team which had become accustomed to dominating Test matches at home. The unheralded Sri Lankans exposed flaws in both South Africa’s top-order batting and their much-vaunted fast bowling attack in winning both Tests in a two-match series. Coach Ottis Gibson was …