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LAHORE: Overlooking the top performers of the ongoing Pakistan Cup, the national selection committee announced the squads for Pakistan’s One-day and Twenty20 International series against Australia on Thursday. Uncapped Khyber Pakhtun­khwa duo of all-rounder Asif Afridi and wicket-keeper/batter Mohammad Haris has been included in the squads for both the three-match ODI series and a solitary T20I, scheduled to be held …

KARACHI: The Pakistan trio comprising defending champion Mohammad Asif, country’s top cueist Mohammad Sajjad and prodigy Ahsan Ramzan inched closer towards glory by storming into the semi-finals of the International Billiards and Snooker Federation (IBSF) World Snooker Championship in Doha on Thursday. Asif, who is eyeing his third world crown, is slated to face debutant Ahsan while former world number …

KARACHI: Defending champion and top seed Mohammad Asif and third seed Shahid Aftab consolidated their positions for making it to the knockout round of the NBP 46th National Snooker Championship here at the bank’s sports complex on Monday. Drawn in group ‘A’, four-time national champion Asif won back-to-back matches to stay unbeaten in four outings so far. First, he trounced …

KARACHI: Spinner Asif Afridi and opener Sahibzada Farhan were the standout performers on Sunday as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa retained their Pakistan Cup title with a comprehensive seven-wicket defeat of Central Punjab in the final here at the SBP Sports Complex. The decider of the 50-over competition failed to provide the anticipated spills and thrills while the unstoppable Khyber Pakhtunkhwa stamped their …

LAHORE: Opener Abid Ali’s World Cup dream might be over even before it starts and all-rounder Faheem Ashraf could lose his place in the Pakistan side just when he wouldn’t want it to happen. To accommodate experienced pacer Mohammad Amir and hard-hitting batsman Asif Ali, Pakistan’s final 15-man squad for the World Cup might not include Abid and Faheem when …