LONDON: Pakistan bowling coach Waqar Younis is confident that the future of country’s ‘trademark’ fast bowling is in safe hands after overseeing the latest generation of quicks during their recent tour of England. Teenage paceman Naseem Shah and 20-year-old left-arm fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi both impressed as Pakistan lost the three-match Test series 1-0 […]
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NEW YORK: Novak Djokovic overcame an early scare to move into the third round of the US Open Wednesday but top women’s seed Karolina Pliskova crashed out in the tournament’s first shock. Djokovic extended an undefeated run in 2020 to 25 matches as Pliskova was stunned in straight sets by France’s Caroline Garcia, the world […]
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LONDON: Former England all-rounder David Capel has died at the age of 57 following a long illness, his former county Northamptonshire announced on Wednesday. Capel, who played 15 Tests and 23 One-day Internationals between 1987 and 1990, was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2018. He represented Northamptonshire for his whole playing career between 1981 […]
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LONDON: Claire Williams, Formula One’s only female team boss, will step down after Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix and following the sale to US-based Dorilton Capital, the former champions announced on Thursday. Williams, officially the deputy to her 78-year-old father Frank who no longer attends races and is also leaving, effectively ran the British-based team whose […]
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s former captain and legendary fast bowler Wasim Akram praising teenage debutant Haider Ali said that he showed his talent against one of the best sides in world cricket. Wasim believes that the 19-year-old Attock-born cricketer has given the Pakistan team the X-factor, which was missing. Haider became the first Pakistan batsman to hit […]
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NEW YORK: Serena Williams search for her record-equalling 24th Grand Slam started off with a win as Scotsman Andy Murray rolled back the years with five set thriller at the US Open Tuesday. Six-time winner Williams powered past 96th-ranked Kristie Ahn after Murray came from two sets down to win a five-set thriller in his […]
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MANCHESTER: Young Haider Ali became the first Pakistan batsman to score a half-century on debut in Twenty20 International cricket as Pakistan piled up a big total of 190 runs for the loss of four wickets at Old Trafford on Tuesday. Veteran all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez smashed an unbeaten 86 from 52 balls with four boundaries and […]
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NEW DELHI: India skipper Virat Kohli has said he did not miss cricket as much as he expected during the months-long break caused by the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Kohli, who also captains Indian Premier League side Royal Challengers Bangalore, recently started training in the United Arab Emirates for the virus-delayed start of the glitzy […]
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MANCHESTER: Pakistan batting coach Younis Khan has said that Babar Azam needs to stamp his authority on the white-ball teams. The former Pakistan captain — who retired as the country’s leading run-getter in Test cricket with 10,099 runs from 118 matches — says that the young captain needs to block out the noise of those […]
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MADRID: With or without Lionel Messi, Barcelona already know they will start their season at home against Villarreal at the end of September. La Liga announced its calendar on Monday, and the first round is scheduled for the second weekend of September. But Barca, Atletico Madrid and Sevilla who played later into this past season […]
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