NURBURG: Even Lewis Hamilton once saw Michael Schumacher’s record of 91 wins as unbeatable. Now he’s matched it. Lewis Hamilton equalled Schumacher’s all-time record on Sunday with an Eifel Grand Prix victory that catapulted the Mercedes driver closer to a seventh world championship. While the Briton triumphed at the Nuerburgring, the German circuit where Ferrari […]
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LONDON: Spain and Germany held on to claim uninspiring wins in the Nations League on Saturday, when Luxembourg and Montenegro also won their games. Mikel Oyarzabal pounced on a horror slip by Swiss captain Granit Xhaka to seal a 1-0 victory for Spain in an empty stadium in Madrid, while Germany defeated Ukraine 2-1 in […]
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TOKYO: World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said competitors should be able to ‘take the knee’ on the podium at the postponed Tokyo Olympics, following an outcry over moves to ban protests. Coe, who was inspecting the national stadium where Olympic track and field will be contested next year, said any protests must be carried out […]
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KARACHI: Former hockey Captain and ex-Olympian Islahuddin Siddiqui has been asked to vacate the hockey academy premises in North Nazimabad by director culture, sports and recreation DMC (Central) who has described it as “illegal occupation” in a letter issued this week. The letter is dated 05.10.2020 and has been addressed to in-charge of the Islahuddin-Muhammad […]
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KARACHI: While the second leg of the star-studded First XI National T20 Cup begins in Rawalpindi, Central Punjab clinched the Second XI title after finishing at the top of the league standings in Lahore on Thursday. Central Punjab only needed to secure a victory in the final fixture of the second-tier competition at the Gaddafi […]
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COLOMBO: The draft for Sri Lanka’s upcoming Premier League tournament has been postponed, the cricket board said on Thursday, as the island nation battles to contain its biggest-ever coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak. Leading internationals including Chris Gayle, Darren Sammy, Darren Bravo, Shahid Afridi and Shakib Al Hasan had been up for grabs at a Friday ceremony […]
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LAHORE: Chief selector-cum-head coach Misbah-ul-Haq is planning to name a pool of 22 players during the second phase of the ongoing National T20 Cup in Rawalpindi for the One-day International and Twenty20 International series against Zimbabwe in Oct-Nov this year. In a video message released by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Misbah said though he […]
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KARACHI: The penultimate First XI fixture of the National T20 Cup’s Multan leg saw Khyber Pakhtunkhwa extend their winning streak to four after condemning Central Punjab to a 29-run defeat on Tuesday. Defending a competitive total of 178 was no problem for Mohammad Rizwan’s men as Central Punjab were dismissed for 149 after Kamran Akmal […]
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KARACHI: Showing clear signs of resurgence after a long layoff, former celebrity Mohammad Sajjad thumped promising Haris Tahir 8-6 in the best of 15 frames final to recapture the 12th National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) Ranking Snooker Championship for the third time at bank’s sports complex here on Tuesday. Sajjad, who is also former national […]
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PARIS: Argentina’s Nadia Podoroska became the first qualifier in the Open era on Tuesday to reach the women’s semi-finals at Roland Garros after stunning third seed Elina Svitolina 6-2, 6-4. World No. 131 Podoroska had never won a Grand Slam main draw match before the tournament and is the only the third female qualifier to […]
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