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2020 Asia Cup will be held in Pakistan
The next edition of Asia Cup will take place in Pakistan in September, 2020.
The tournament will be played in the T20 format as it is set to precede the 2020 International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 World Cup in October.
Pakistan was awarded the hosting rights for the tournament last year in December by Asian Cricket Council President Nazmul Hassan Papon.
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Pakistan, Bangladesh World Cup warm-up match abandoned due to rain
Pakistan’s second International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup warm-up match with Bangladesh in Cardiff was called off due to rain on Sunday, without a ball being bowled.
Persistent rain and inclement weather initially delayed the toss. As the rain continued, umpires finally decided to abandon the game.
The Men in Green lost their first warm-up match against Afghanistan by three wickets in ... |
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Dortmund snatch Brandt in multiple transfer swoop
DORTMUND:
Borussia Dortmund pulled off a transfer coup on Wednesday, snatching gifted international midfielder Julian Brandt from the grasp of Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich.
Brandt, 23, lured from Bayer Leverkusen, joins new signing Thorgan Hazard, the younger brother of Chelsea star Eden, at the club who also snapped up German international defender Nico Schulz, in a transfer blitz.
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Olympic swim champion Meilutyte retires at 22
VILNIUS:
Lithuanian swimmer Ruta Meilutyte announced her retirement on Wednesday at the age of 22 after missing three doping tests, ending a career in which she became Olympic and world champion.
Lithuania’s swimming federation said earlier this month that Meilutyte faced a suspension of up to two years for missing three drug tests, meaning she would be ruled out of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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Qualifiers begin long road to French Open glory
PARIS:
Almost three weeks before the world’s best fight it out for the French Open titles, hundreds of players, including grizzled veterans and teenage hopefuls, have descended on Roland Garros for qualifying.
The men’s opening round got underway on Monday, despite the tournament proper not due to start until Sunday, with 128 entrants playing for only 16 spots in the main draw.
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Amir, Riaz, Asif included in Pakistan squad for 2019 World Cup
The national selection committee, headed by Chief Selector Inzamamul Haq, has made three changes to Pakistan’s 2019 International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup squad, after consultation with team management.
According to details, after a disappointing one-day international (ODI) series against England, which Pakistan lost 4-0, the team management and selection committee has decided to make a ... |
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Kompany to leave Man City on a high after treble
LONDON:
Belgian defender Vincent Kompany said on Sunday he would be leaving Manchester City after helping the Premier League club to a become the first team to win the English treble of league championship and both domestic cups.
“We’ve just seen the close of an incredible season. My 11th as a Blue. And I cannot believe I’m writing this but … also my last as a Blue,” the City captain wrote in... |
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Calf injury brakes Kvitova's French Open momentum
PRAGUE:
Petra Kvitova heads into the French Open with two titles under her belt this year but a calf injury in a tournament tune-up match this week has hit the twice Wimbledon champion’s momentum.
The 29-year-old Kvitova was forced to retire from the last major warm-up before Roland Garros with a left calf injury after trailing Greece’s Maria Sakkari 7-5 5-7 4-0 on Thursday in the third round... |
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Injured Sharapova withdraws from French Open
PARIS:
Maria Sharapova has pulled out of this year’s French Open with a shoulder injury, the two-time former Roland Garros winner announced on Wednesday.
Sharapova, 32, a five-time Grand Slam champion, has not played since pulling out of a tournament in her native Russia at the end of January.
“Sometimes the right decisions aren’t always the easiest ones,” she said in a post on her Instagr... |
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Svitolina, Zverev ousted as Serena withdraws from Italian Open
ROME:
Two-time women’s holder Elina Svitolina crashed out of the WTA and ATP Italian Open on Tuesday along with Germany’s Alexander Zverev as Serena Williams’s return to the courts was short lived with her knee injury flaring up to force the American star out of the final warm-up before the French Open in two weeks times.
Svitolina —who had a first round bye as fifth seed — held a match point... |
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