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Pakistan managed to secure a consolation victory on Wednesday in the third Twenty20 international against South Africa at SuperSport Park. The green shirts defeated South Africa by 27 runs, thereby denying them the chance of clean sweeping the series. South Africa were given a target of 169 against which they only managed to score 141. Mohammad Amir took three wickets …

SAHIWAL: In a brazen display of barbarity, a Fatehsher police team on Wednesday abused and roughed up a junior snooker world champion “for keeping his club open till late night”. Muhammad Naseem Akhtar, who won the title of junior world champion in 2018 besides being three-time under 18, Punjab champion and one-time under 18 national and under 21 Asian semifinalist, …

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. …

ISLAMABAD: Peshawar Zalmi’s captain and one of Pakistan’s most loved international cricket players Daren Sammy  arrived in Pakistan early on Monday. Peshawar Zalmi Chairman Javed Afridi received his team’s most prominent player Daren Sammy at Islamabad Airport. An impressive ceremony in his honour will be held at Peshawar’s Governor’s House,  He would be  to attend the Kit & Anthem launch …

ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi has shared his views on Pakistan’s  failure to  secure the winning  streak in Twenty20 game as South Africa took a  2-0 lead in the three-match series with a dramatic seven-run win over Green Shirts at the Wanderers Stadium on Sunday. Hours after Pakistan’s shocking defeat, President Alvi took to  Twitter  and  wrote:  “One of our batsmen …

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Sunday he would prefer his son to play soccer rather than American football, describing gridiron as “dangerous.” In an interview with CBS´s “Face the Nation”, which aired as millions of Americans prepare to watch the Super Bowl, Trump said he was concerned about safety aspects of the sport. Asked if he would let his 12-year-old …

WELLINGTON: Martin Guptill was Monday ruled out of the New Zealand side for the Twenty20 series against India after failing to recover from a back injury. Coach Gary Stead said Guptill failed a fitness test but he remained hopeful the big-hitting opener would recover in time for the one-day international series against Bangladesh starting next week. “Unfortunately Martin hasn´t recovered …

Dubai: West Indies captain Jason Holder has been suspended for the third and final Test against England due to his team´s slow over-rate during their victory in Antigua last week, the ICC announced on Monday. Cricket´s governing body banned Holder, despite the hosts playing four seamers and the regular fall of wickets as England were bowled out for 187 and …

Peshawar Zalmi skipper Darren Sammy arrived in Peshawar on Monday to attend his team’s kit and anthem inauguration ahead of the fourth season of Pakistan Super League (PSL), set to begin on February 14. The West Indies cricketer was welcomed by scores of fans as he landed at the Islamabad International Airport, where he was received by chairman of Peshawar …

Fast bowler Mohammad Sami will be leading Islamabad United in the fourth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) starting February 14. The decision was announced on Monday in a press release shared on Twitter by the franchise. United also shared a video of owner Ali Naqvi announcing the news in a video. “Mohammad Sami has been a true match …