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LONDON: England captain Harry Kane won the Ballon d’Or on Monday after a record-breaking campaign with Bayern Munich, becoming the first Englishman to claim football’s top individual honour since Michael Owen in 2001. Spain midfielder Alexia Putellas won the women’s award for the third time. After a record-breaking season that cemented his status as one […]

LAHORE: Sri Lanka secured their place in the ODI tri-series final with a comfortable eight-wicket win over Pakistan in the fifth match at Gaddafi Stadium on Tuesday. This result also ended England’s campaign without a victory. Set a modest target of 111, Sri Lanka chased it down in the 19th over, losing just two wickets. […]

LAHORE : Pakistan all-rounder Shadab Khan, who scored an unbeaten century against England in a Tri-Nation Series match, has said his goal is to perform well with both bat and ball. Speaking to the media after the match at Gaddafi Stadium, Shadab said he would dedicate his century to his family and give them credit […]

LAHORE: Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf has responded to criticism of his bowling, saying he is not bothered by negative comments and will continue working to improve his performance. Speaking to the media in Lahore, Rauf said batters hit sixes against bowlers around the world, not just him. He said he had never been afraid […]

Young Bangladeshi fast bowler Mehedi Hasan Hridoy, who was suffering from blood cancer, died in an ambulance while being transferred to Dhaka for better medical treatment, Bangladeshi media reported on Sunday. Hridoy was a member of the Chattogram Division Under-18 cricket team. He was being moved to the capital for specialised treatment but died before […]

Pakistan have made a change to their squad for the ongoing ODI Tri-Series, releasing wrist-spinner Sufiyan Muqeem and bringing in young left-handed batter Maaz Sadaqat as cover. According to a statement issued by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Muqeem’s release was decided with the nature of Lahore’s pitches in mind. The spinner will return to […]

Pakistan captain Shaheen Afridi spearheaded the bowling effort, taking four wickets to restrict England to 241 in 46.4 overs in the fourth ODI tri-series match at Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday. Asked to bat first, England lost early wickets before Ben Duckett and Sam Curran steadied the innings, putting together a vital fifth-wicket partnership to revive […]

Pakistan on Saturday announced an initial 14-member Test squad for the upcoming two-match ICC World Test Championship series against Sri Lanka, with Sameer Minhas, Mohammad Taha and Mohammad Suleman receiving their maiden call-ups. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced the squad for the series, which will be played in Rawalpindi and Lahore from 9 to 21 […]

MIRPUR: Bangladesh have recalled fast bowler Taskin Ahmed to their Test squad for the opening match of the two-Test series against West Indies, beginning in Dhaka on 28 October. Taskin, who was rested for Bangladesh’s one-off Test against Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi earlier this month, has replaced Khaled Ahmed in the 15-member squad. The Afghanistan […]

OSAKA: Katie Boulter reclaimed the British number one ranking after battling back from a set down to defeat Croatia’s Antonia Ruzic in the Japan Open quarter-finals here at the Utsubo Tennis Center on Thursday. The eighth seed recovered from a set and a break down to secure a 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 victory in two hours, […]