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MELBOURNE: Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc has been ruled out of the One-day International series in India after sustaining a pectoral muscle injury during the second Test win over Sri Lanka, Cricket Australia said on Thursday. Kane Richardson will take his place in the 15-man squad for the tour, which starts with two Twenty20 matches later this month and is …

LAHORE: All six franchises of Pakistan Super League (PSL) were found to be defaulters by different aspects, the PCB Board of Governors disclosed during its meeting held here on Thursday. The BoG also failed to give final approval to the new domestic restructure, under which the role of the affiliated departmental teams is to end. Presided over by PCB chairman …

GILGIT: The week-long high-altitude winter sports competitions concluded on Thursday at one of the world’s highest sports arenas in the Shimshal Valley of Gilgit-Baltistan. The 10km target of the first-ever high-altitude winter snow race was achieved by 12 participants, including two girls. Mansoor Karim from Shimshal was the first to cross the finishing line, followed by Ahmed Baig from Shimshal …

New Zealand made 158 for eight batting first in the second Twenty20 match against India at Auckland’s Eden Park on Friday. India performed well with the ball after New Zealand won the toss and opted to bat, taking early wickets then restricting the Black Caps with some tight bowling to close the innings. Krunal Pandya took three for 28 and …

Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur on Friday conceded that although the green shirts were unable to yield great results against the South African cricket team in the recent One-Day International and T20 series, they had tried hard. “It is disappointing that Pakistan could not win the One-Day International (ODI) series, but the team’s spirit against the South African team is …

LIVERPOOL: Pep Guardiola saluted Manchester City´s never-say-die spirit as the champions knocked Liverpool off the top of the Premier League with a 2-0 win against Everton on Wednesday. Guardiola´s side were in danger of being blown away by Liverpool in the title race after a damaging defeat at Newcastle last week. But Liverpool have faltered with successive draws against Leicester …

LONDON: British investigators on Wednesday said they had recovered a body from the wreckage of the plane carrying Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala in the Channel. But bad weather has forced the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) to abandon hopes of pulling the plane to shore. The light aircraft was carrying the 28-year-old footballer to his new Premier League team Cardiff …

SYDNEY: Pace spearhead Mitchell Starc was on Thursday ruled out of Australia’s Twenty20 and one-day tour of India with a “substantial” muscle tear, joining fellow quick bowler Josh Hazlewood on the sidelines. Australia play two T20s and five ODIs against the Indians from later this month as part of an important build-up to their World Cup title defence in England …

QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan Alyani has expressed his desire that one match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) should be played in Quetta. In a letter to Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ehsan Mani, Mr Alyani said: “It has been ages since an international match was played in Quetta. The people of Balochistan are peace-loving and sports fanatic. …

Pakistan were drawn at home to India on Wednesday in an Asian Davis Cup qualifying tie that could present political problems. On the basis of the world rankings, India, who were seeded No.1 in the Asia Pacific draw, will be overwhelming favourites to win and advance to the World Group qualifying round. The problem is that the Indian government froze …