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Pakistan openers make confident start after Sri Lanka take 80-run lead
Pakistan had to work hard on day two of the second Test against Sri Lanka as the visitors managed to put on board an 80-run lead courtesy Dinesh Chandimal’s 74 off 143 balls at the National Stadium of Karachi.
Sri Lanka were all-out for 271 as the third session of day two started after tea and Pakistan were asked to come in to bat then before stumps.
The hosts did not lose any wickets and ma... |
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Four Pakistan players undergo dope tests in Karachi
Four members of the Pakistan squad underwent dope tests ahead of the second Test against Sri Lanka in National Stadium, Karachi on Wednesday.
Urine samples of Pakistan pacers Mohammad Abbas, Naseem Shah along with batsmen Abid Ali and Fawad Alam were taken by the International Cricket Council (ICC), which is part of the standard process that happens before or during every series.
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England beat Pakistan by 29 runs in first T20I
Skipper Bismah Maroof’s gutsy half-century was in vain as England Women beat Pakistan Women by 29 runs in the first of the three Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) at Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday.
The Pakistan captain scored a 58-ball 60, hitting five fours.
Pakistan lost both openers in the first five balls of the run chase as the scorecard read one for two at the end of the first over. The problem... |
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Luke Ronchi heaps praise on Kohli-esque Babar Azam
Former New Zealand cricketer Luke Ronchi has heaped praise on prolific Pakistan batsman, who is also the team’s T20I captain, Babar Azam by putting him in the same category as some of the world’s top batsmen.
Babar scored a sparkling unbeaten century during the recently concluded drawn Test match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi.
“With Babar Azam, I feel that he will be in the ... |
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Fourth day's play called off without a ball being bowled
Overnight rain and poor light continued to mar Pakistan's first home Test in a decade on Saturday, with officials calling the fourth day off before play had begun.
Groundsmen wiped water from the pitch covers and rolled out a super sopper, but overcast conditions and poor light forced umpires Richard Kettleborough and Michael Gough to call off play at 12:00 local time (0700 GMT).
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No one wants to face Liverpool in Champions League: Robertson
LONDON: Defending champions Liverpool will be the team others want to avoid when the draw for the last 16 of the Champions League is held on Monday, left back Andy Robertson has said.
Liverpool reached the knockout stages as group winners with a 2-0 victory at Salzburg on Tuesday, and could be drawn against Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Atalanta or Olympique Lyon.
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Pakistan beat India in squash as 2019 South Asian Games conclude
Pakistan bagged a last-gasp gold medal to end their 2019 South Asian Games on a high as a three-membered team beat India in squash’s team event on Tuesday.
Tayyab Aslam, Asim Khan and Farhan Mehboob were representing Pakistan in the squash team event.
Tayyab beat Harinder Paal Singh 5-11, 11-6, 4-11, 12-10 in the first match, while Farhan beat Abay Singh 11-8 and 12-10.
Asim lost his matc... |
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Russia to miss Olympics after WADA ban
LAUSANNE: Russia will miss next year’s Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 Beijing Winter Games after the World Anti-Doping Agency on Monday banned the powerhouse from global sporting events for four years over manipulated doping data.
WADA’s executive committee, meeting in Lausanne, decided that Russia be handed the four-year suspension after accusing Moscow of falsifying laboratory doping data handed... |
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Wasim resigns as head of PCB Cricket Committee
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chief Executive Wasim Khan has resigned from his position as the head of board’s Cricket Committee.
The PCB Chairman Ehsan Mani on Sunday announced the development after mutually deciding with Wasim to restructure the committee.
"He [Wasim Khan] is a full-time employee of the PCB, a chief executive, so he could have exerted a lot of influence over the committ... |
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Man City flex financial muscle to leave Man Utd lagging behind
MANCHESTER: The balance of football power in Manchester has swung comprehensively to City from United on the field and the Premier League champions are now on the verge of toppling their neighbours in the financial stakes as well.
Despite failing to hit the heights of their past two title-winning campaigns, City host United on Saturday already 11 points ahead of their local rivals just 15 games... |
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