TOKYO: Tokyo 2020 organisers said on Thursday that Japan’s softball game against Australia on July 22 would be the first event on the schedule, the announcement coming as concerns mount about the potential impact on the Games from the coronavirus outbreak. The game will begin at 9 a.m. local time (0000 GMT) at the Fukushima […]
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KARACHI: What will the approach be like when two sides occupying top slots clash with one of them possibly not even assured of progressing through to the playoffs in the HBL Pakistan Super League? This is exactly the permutation which now confronts Peshawar Zalmi when they clash face-to-face with Multan Sultans at the National Stadium […]
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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday decided to cut short the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2020 and hold the final match of the tournament on March 18 instead of March 23. According to a press release by the cricketing body, the playoff match has been replaced by the semi-finals, which will be held in Lahore’s […]
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DSSELDORF: For many athletes and teams who have yet to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics, the global virus outbreak is spoiling plans and ruining hopes. Qualifying events are being cancelled or postponed almost daily, and time is running out for athletes to prove they meet the standard. Rowing was the latest sport to find itself […]
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MADRID: All upcoming professional football matches in Spain, France and Portugal, as well as some in Germany and a European Championship qualifying match in Slovakia, will be played in empty stadiums because of the coronavirus outbreak. The Spanish League said on Tuesday that matches in the first and second divisions will be played without fans […]
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LAHORE: Quetta Gladiators’ Australian cricketer Ben Cutting on Tuesday said Pakistan was safe for cricket and he did not have any apprehensions on coming here to play in the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2020. “Security was not my concern as I had seen the security measures during the World Eleven tour in September 2017,” […]
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KARACHI: Quetta Gladiators are propping up the Pakistan Super League (PSL) standings and the franchise believes a tiring travel schedule has contributed to their dismal performance so far. The reigning champions have picked up just three wins from their eight matches to sit at the bottom of the charts and facing an uphill task to […]
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JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo is weighing an audacious 2032 Olympics bid centred on the country’s not-yet-built new capital and is in early talks with SoftBank chief executive Masayoshi Son and other investors for support, sources said. The world’s fourth-most-populous country unveiled in August plans to build a $34 billion “smart and green” new capital […]
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Lahore Qalandars collected on Sunday their third victory of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2020 season as they defeated the Karachi Kings by eight wickets at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium. The Qalandars conveniently chased the 188-run target, scoring 190 runs for the loss of just two wickets with five balls to spare. Ben Dunk’s 99-run knock […]
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LONDON: England’s Jofra Archer is likely to miss the Indian Premier League (IPL) as national team coach Chris Silverwood wants the fast bowler to play cricket with Sussex to get up to speed before the home Test series against West Indies in June. Archer, who has a contract with the Rajasthan Royals franchise in the […]
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