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Karachi: Pakistan recalled fast bowler Mohammad Amir in the 15-man squad for next month´s three-match Twenty20 series against South Africa, while recent top performers missed out on selection. The 26-year-old left-armer was left out of the limited-over and Test squads after a poor showing in last year´s Asia Cup, but was brought back into both for the ongoing tour of …

CENTURION: Scores in the third one-day international between South Africa and Pakistan at SuperSport Park on Friday:  Imam hundred went in vain as South Africa won a rain-disrupted third One-day International (ODI) against Pakistan by 13 runs on the Duckworth-Lewis method at Centurion on Friday. The Proteas took 2-1 lead in their five-match ODI series, with the fourth game set …

Argentinian authorities and Emiliano Sala’s family have called for Friday to resume research after the death on Monday over the Channel of the plane that transported the 28-year-old footballer. “President Mauricio Macri has ordered Foreign Minister Jorge Faurie to make a formal request to the governments of the United Kingdom and France to request the continuation of the research,” announces …

AFTER taking a hard look at the Pakistan cricket team, one can say that it is not the happiest bunch on the planet. But we must not forget that this is a team which was once on the verge of elimination for the ICC Champions Trophy in England but then stunned the world by winning it in style. One minute …

MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic was about as perfect as can be in his semi-final at Rod Laver Arena. Didn’t miss much. Almost couldn’t, really. It was a performance so flawless, so fantastic, that it was easy to feel as if only one man on the planet might have a chance of preventing Djokovic from claiming a record seventh Australian Open title: …

CENTURION: Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed played in the third One-day International against South Africa on Friday despite coming under scrutiny for an allegedly racist comment in the second game. Sarfraz apologised for his outburst while South Africa all-rounder Andile Phehlukwayo was batting in the home team’s victory in Durban on Tuesday. Speaking in Urdu, Sarfraz was caught on a stump microphone saying …

  Fast bowler Mohammad Amir was recalled to the T20I roster on Saturday as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced a 15-man squad for the upcoming 20-over series against South Africa. Amir’s inclusion in place of Waqas Maqsood was the only change to a dominant T20I side that whitewashed both Australia and New Zealand 3-0 late last year. Meanwhile, Asif …

BRISBANE: Australia bundled out Sri Lanka for 144 in just over two sessions before their new-look batting order reached 72 for two to put the hosts in a commanding position on day one of the series opening day-night Test at the Gabba on Thursday. Mitchell Starc also claimed his 200th Test wicket to add to a satisfying day for the …

LONDON: The active search for the plane carrying Argentine football player Emiliano Sala was called off on Thursday with authorities saying the chances of survival are “extremely remote” three days after it disappeared from radar over the English Channel. A three-day air-and-sea operation, covering 1,700 square miles near the Channel Islands, has failed to locate the aircraft or the two …

BRIDGETOWN: James Anderson claimed an England record-equalling 27th Test five-wicket haul on Thursday as the tourists bowled out the West Indies for 289 in the first Test in Barbados. England, in reply, lost Keaton Jennings before going for lunch at 3-1. The West Indies resumed on the second morning at the Kensington Oval on 264-8 after Anderson’s burst with the …