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Iran sinks Wales 2-0 at FIFA World Cup

Doha: Iran claimed a famous 2-0 victory over 10-man Wales yesterday as Carlos Queiroz’s men scored two goals deep into added time to keep their Fifa World Cup campaign alive. It had been building up to that first goal and when it came, there wa...

Pakistan announces 17-man squad for Blind T20 WC

Islamabad: Pakistan Blind Cricket Council (PBCC) unveiled a 17-member roster for the forthcoming Blind T20 World Cup in India ysterday. Under the captaincy of Nisar Ahmed, the national squad includes Zafar Iqbal (vice-captain), Riasat Khan, Shahzaib,...

Ronaldo, Brazil enter World Cup fray after Swiss win

DOHA: Cristiano Ronaldo will aim to put his painful Manchester United divorce behind him at the World Cup yesterday as Brazil also make their bow following a win for Switzerland in the early kick-off. Ronaldo's preparations for what is likely to be h...

PCB to host dinner in honour of Babar Azam, team

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will host Babar Azam and his team for an honorary dinner to celebrate the national team’s impressive performance over the past couple of months. Following the national team’s impressively consisten...

Holders France crushes Australia by 4-1

DOHA: The injury-decimated defending champions had seen Argentina being upset just hours earlier in their opening match of the World Cup. Here, at the Al Janoub Stadium, designed in the shape of Qatar’s traditional dhow boats, they were battlin...

PCB denies NOC to Mohammad Amir for T10 League

Islamabad: Retired pacer Mohammad Amir is still waiting for Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to permit him to play 2022 Abu Dhabi T10 League. The 30-year-old is part of the Bangla Tigers and has been training with the side in Abu Dhabi, however, he has n...

Warner’s hundred helps Australia whitewash England

Melbourne : Australia, fuelled by hundreds from Travis Head and David Warner, crushed England by 221 runs in the third one-day internationals to sweep the series in front of largely empty stands at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Tuesday. Head...

Saudi Arabia stuns Messi’s Argentina in opening WC game

DOHA: Saudi Arabia blasted back-to-back strikes in five second-half minutes to shock favourites Argentina 2-1 in their opening Group C encounter of the FIFA World Cup 2022, here yesterday. The Copa America champions faced their first defeat after 36...

Meeting held to review security ahead of England cricket team’s arrival

ISLAMABAD: While there are apprehensions that the upcoming tour of the English cricket team may be hampered because of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) long march, Islamabad police have reviewed security arrangements for the cricket team and ensure...

England thrashes Iran by 6-2 in Group B opener

Qatar: England started their FIFA World Cup 2022 journey in Qatar in style, defeating Iran by 6 goals at their opening match in the FIFA World Cup 2022, while the Gulf country did not give England a clean sheet and scored 2 goals.   Iran and En...

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IPL auction records tumble as Pant, Iyer break $3m mark

RIYADH: Indian wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant became the most expensive player in Indian Premier League (IPL) history yesterday when he sold for a record $3.2 million, as teams splashed out on world-class cricketers for the lucrative Twenty20 tournament....

Kohli breaks Tendulkar’s Test record in Australia

SYDNEY: India’s star batter Virat Kohli ended his century drought with a match-defining knock in the first Test of the five-match series against Australia at Optus Stadium in Perth yesterday. Kohli, who had been struggling in Tests with an ave...

Zimbabwe defeats Pakistan by 80 runs via DLS method

LONDON: Zimbabwe defeated Pakistan through the Duckworth-Lewis (DLS) method by 80 runs in the first one-day international (ODI) of the three-match series yesterday at Queens Sports Club. The hosts had posted a total of 206 runs after they were bundle...

Karachi police fully prepared to handle any emergency: AIG Odho

KARACHI: Karachi police have been put on high alert amid ongoing Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) protests, yesterday. As per details, Karachi Police Chief Javed Alam Odho has directed the police force to remain on high alert amid the ongoing PTI prote...
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