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WASHINGTON: The Int­er­national Cricket Council (ICC) approved USA Cricket as its 105th member on Tuesday, restoring the sport in the United States after the expulsion of a previous national governing body. The move making USA Cricket the ICC’s 93rd associate member allows the group to obtain ICC development funding and sanction international and domestic cricket in the US. That is …

Fast bowler Junaid Khan was the main casualty as Pakistan’s squad for the upcoming five-match ODI series against South Africa was announced on Wednesday. “Junaid Khan has not been considered for this tour because we feel he has to work more on his bowling since the fitness issues that had cut short his series against New Zealand,” chief selector Inzamam …

DAKAR: Mohamed Salah completed a memorable day for Egyptian football by retaining his African Player of the Year award in Senegal on Tuesday. The 26-year-old Liverpool star finished first with club-mate Senegalese Sadio Mane and Arsenal and Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang the other finalists. “I have dreamt of winning this award since I was a child and now I have …

LAHORE: Consistency in selection despite the inconsistent performances of some players appears to be the criteria adopted by the national selection committee while announcing a 16-member Pakistan squad for the five-match One-day International series against South Africa starting later this month. A number of Pakistan players have been putting up below-average performances in the previous Asia Cup and New Zealand …

Despite being without suspended captain Faf du Plessis, South Africa will be pushing for a clean sweep when they play Pakistan in the third and final Test starting at the Wanderers Stadium on Friday. Opening batsman Dean Elgar was announced as stand-in captain on Wednesday after Du Plessis was suspended for one match after South Africa fell short of the …

Hockey India has sacked men’s national team coach Harendra Singh after a dismal showing at the Asian Games and their quarter-final exit as hosts in last month’s World Cup. The much-fancied Indian senior team had to settle for a bronze at the Asiad in Jakarta last year and were dumped out by the Netherlands in the World Cup in December. …

Football legends Luis Figo and Kaka have landed in Karachi to officially kick off the World Soccer Stars event in the country. Football legends Luis Figo and Kaka have landed in Karachi to officially kick off the World Soccer Stars event in the country The two Real Madrid superstars had tweeted a message for Pakistani fans prior to boarding their Karachi-bound …

LAHORE: Ailing former hockey Olympian Zahid Sharif on Tuesday claimed that the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) backed out of its promise to organise a benefit match for extending financial assistance for his heart-related medical treatment. “Presently, I am in worst physical condition; my heart is only working seventeen per cent. And sadly I do not have resources to undertake [the] …

ISLAMABAD: Sixth seed Mohammad Hamza Ilyas shocked third seed Kamran Albert Masih in the Jubilee Insurance U-16 National Snooker Championship final here at the Pakistan Sports Complex on Tuesday. Hamza of Punjab comfortably won the match 87-26, 61-34, 61-39, 55-28 to clinch the national title. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Kamran, who reached the final after registering an upset victory against top seed …

NEW DELHI: Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah was on Tuesday rested for the upcoming one-day series in Australia and tour of New Zealand after playing a key role in India’s historic Test triumph Down Under. Bumrah took 21 wickets in four Tests as India clinched the series 2-1. It was India’s first ever Test series win in Australia after seven decades …