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Rohit Sharma tests positive for COVID-19

NEW DELHI – June 26 (ONLINE) Indian batter Rohit Sharma has tested positive for COVID-19, India media revealed Sunday. According to media reports, Rohit’s inclusion in India’s squad against England is in doubts now. According to Indian media, Rohit is in isolation at the team […]

Man Utd close in on de Jong deal

MANCHESTER, UK – June 26 (ONLINE) English Premier League (EPL) club Manchester United are closing in on n agreement with Barcelona for top transfer target Frenkie de Jong, a footaball news website claimed Sunday. According to the news report, There is growing confidence that a […]

Chun lead shrinks to three after third round at Women’s PGA

Bethesda, United States, June 26 (AFP/APP):Chun In-gee will take a three-shot lead into the final round of the Women’s PGA Championship after battling to a three-over-par 75 in Saturday’s third round. The South Korean world number 33, who dominated play over the first two days […]

Ahmed Shahzad believes “senior players can’t digest juniors’ success”

ISLAMABAD – June 26 (ONLINE) Pakistan’s opening batsman Ahmed Shahzad, who has been out of green colours since a long time, has said senior players are unable to “digest” juniors’ success and achievements. In an interview with a cricket website, Shahzad reacted to former and […]

Tennis star Murray refuses to play in Saudi Arabia

LONDON, UK – June 26 (ONLINE) Three-ime Grand Slam winner Andy Murray has ruled out any possibility of playing in Saudi Arabia in the future, adding that he had previously turned down an offer to play in the kingdom. British media reports last week said […]

Arsenal reaches agreement for Jesus

LONDON, UK – June 25 (ONLINE) Premier League club Arsenal have reached an agreement with Manchester City for buying Gabriel Jesus, it emerged Saturday. According to Sky Sports, the deal is not finalized yet, as much more still remains unsettled, including medical and personal terms […]

Sri Lanka names 18-man squad for Australia Test series

Colombo, June 25 (AFP/APP): Dimuth Karunaratne will lead Sri Lanka’s 18-man squad for the two-match Test series against Australia, which starts next week in Galle, the island nation’s cricket board said Saturday. The first Test starts on June 29 and the second will be from […]

FIFA WC: teams to have 26-man squads

ZURICH, Switzerland – June 24 (ONLINE) National teams will be allowed to include a maximum of 26 players in their final squads for the World Cup this year, Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) said in a statement. According to media reports, FIFA has decided […]

.Shan Masood credits Rizwan for his “red hot form”

LONDON, UK – June 24 (ONLINE) Stylish Pakistani left-handed batsman Shan Masood, who has been in the form of his life during recent times, has given the due credit to his team-mate and wicket-keeper batsman Muhammad Rizwan for his success. Talking to a sports website, […]

.PCB increases players’ number in Central Contract, their salaries

LAHORE – June 24 (ONLINE) The Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) Board of Governors (BoG) on Thursday decided to include more players in PCB’s central contract and to add up to their salaries, PCB Chairman Ramiz Raja said Friday. The decision was made in PCB’s BoG’s […]

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