LAHORE: Australia-based David Hemp has been appointed as the head coach of the Pakistan women’s national cricket team, according to a press release issued by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday. Hemp, who turns 50 next week, has previously coached the Melbourne Stars’ and Victorian women’s cricket teams in Australia’s Women’s Big Bash League […]
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PARIS: World No.1 Novak Djokovic took another confident stride closer to an 18th Grand Slam title with his 70th win at French Open on Thursday as Jelena Ostapenko stunned second seed Karolina Pliskova, throwing the chase for the women’s title wide open. Djokovic, the 2016 champion, needed just 83 minutes to complete a 6-1, 6-2, […]
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KARACHI: Balochistan held their nerves when it mattered most to earn a narrow two-run victory against Sindh in their First XI National T20 Cup fixture in Multan on Thursday. On Day two of the competition at the Multan Cricket Stadium, Sindh made a belated charge when it seemed they would fall well short of the […]
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An emotional Rashid Khan dedicated his man-of-the-match performance to his mother, who died earlier this year, after he bowled Sunrisers Hyderabad to their first win of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The Afghan leg-spinner took 3-14 from his four overs to restrict Delhi Capitals to 147 for seven in their chase of 163, handing Hyderabad […]
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WELLINGTON: New Zealand will launch their home summer of cricket with a Twenty20 International against West Indies at Eden Park in Auckland on Nov 27 before two Test series against the same visitors and Pakistan, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said on Tuesday. The New Zealand government had green-lighted the West Indies and Pakistan tours and […]
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s top-notch pro boxer Muhammad Waseem will be flying to Glasgow this week as part of his plan to begin training for next year’s title bout in the IBF flyweight division. “I’ve obtained a five-year UK visa and will be leaving for Glasgow on Friday to train there,” the Quetta-born Waseem told APP on Tuesday. The […]
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LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has submitted its reply to the Lahore High Court (LHC) against a writ petition jointly filed by the six franchises of the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL), seeking a new financial model of the league. The LHC will hear the case on Wednesday as both the parties will present […]
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MADRID: Sergio Ramos scored a late penalty as Real Madrid came from behind to scrape a 3-2 win against 10-man Real Betis, their first La Liga victory of the season. Betis were ahead at half-time after two goals in two minutes from Aissa Mandi and William Carvalho overturned Fede Valverde’s opener for the reigning champions. […]
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PARIS: Roland Garros got underway in the ‘ridiculous’ chill and damp of Paris on Sunday with former world number one Victoria Azarenka walking off court, complaining that it was ‘too cold’ to play. The French Open, which was pushed back from its traditional May-June slot due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, began in steady drizzle […]
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LONDON: Another controversial handball decision gave Newcastle United a stoppage-time equaliser by Callum Wilson from the penalty spot and a 1-1 draw at Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Sunday. Spurs had led through a 25th-minute Lucas Moura goal and Newcastle had not managed a shot on target but deep into stoppage time Newcastle’s […]
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