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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 …

The missing plane carrying Argentinian footballer Emiliano Sala and his pilot has been found on the Normandy coastline, investigators said on Sunday. Sala, 28, was travelling from France to join up with his new club, Premier League side Cardiff City, in a light aircraft manned by David Ibbotson on January 21 when it disappeared close to the Channel Islands. Tributes were …

RAWALPINDI: Nepal women’s blind team beat Pakistan by ten wickets in the the third T20 here at the Waqar-un-Nisa College for Women on Saturday. The match was originally scheduled to be played in Faisalabad on Feb 1 but due to heavy rains was shifted to Rawalpindi. Pakistan women’s blind cricket team won the toss and decided to bat first and …

JOHANNESBURG: South African captain Faf du Plessis has been rested for the last two Twenty20 Internationals against Pakistan. Middle-order batsman David Miller has been appointed as the stand-in captain ahead of the second T20 International here at the Wanderers on Sunday. The Proteas hold a 1-0 lead following their six-run win in the opening match at Newlands, Cape Town on …

A commanding knock of 90 by Ambati Rayudu saw India wrap up their One Day International (ODI) series against New Zealand 4-1 when they won Sunday’s final match in Wellington by 35 runs. Rayudu rescued India from a disastrous start when the visitors were four for 18, steering his side to 252. New Zealand’s top order also went cheaply, before …

India’s premier domestic cricket tournament, the Ranji Trophy, climaxes this week. But with the big stars absent and fans preferring shorter, sharper matches, the stands have been largely empty. At a recent match between Delhi and Andhra Pradesh at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium in the Indian capital, there were about the same number of people in the stands — …

Suspended Pakistani skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed, who is currently serving a four-match ban for making a racist remark about a South African cricketer, said he is hopeful of continuing his role as captain as his ban comes to an end. Ahmed was caught making a racist remark on cameraon Jan 22 during the second One-Day International (ODI) against Proteas. As Phehlukwayo got …

The Pakistan women’s team defeated their West Indies counterparts by 12 runs in the final of a three-match T20 International series at Karachi’s Southend Club Cricket Stadium on Sunday, preventing a whitewash by the visitors who won the series 2-0 with their victory on Friday. At the outset of the match, Pakistan won the toss and opted to bat first, setting …

South Africa beat Pakistan by seven runs in the second Twenty20 international to claim the series at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on Sunday. Batting first, Stand-in captain David Miller hit an explosive half-century as South Africa made a strong finish to their innings. Miller slammed 65 not out off 29 balls to enable South Africa to post 188 for …

Lahore Qalandars coach Aqib Javed on Saturday said  South Africa cricketer AB de Villiers was due in Dubai on February 9 to take part in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) fourth edition. The former skipper  is part of PSL franchise Lahore Qalandars this year. He said the players were eagerly waiting for de Villiers to learn from him. Javed said …