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PCB to refund Karachi-leg tickets bought for children under 12

KARACHI, Jan 28 (APP):The PCB has decided to refund match tickets bought for children under the age of 12 for the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) 7 Karachi-leg. The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) in its January 10 decision had limited crowd attendance to […]

Haris Rauf reveals Indian players supported him early in his career

Lahore-January 27 (Online): Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf revealed that during the start of his cricket career, Indian batsman KL Rahul and all-rounder Hardik Pandya supported him for his international cricket journey, media reported on Thursday. According to the Indian media, Haris Rauf said during […]

PSL 7th Edition kicks off at National Stadium Karachi

Islamabad January 27 (Online): Pakistan Super League 7th edition kicked off at National Stadium Karachi on Thursday evening with a spectacular opening ceremony. Renowned singers enthralled the audiences with their tremendous performance during the ceremony. The opening match is being played between Karachi Kings and […]

World champion cyclist Pieters still in coma after fall

The Hague, Jan 27 (AFP/APP): A month after suffering head injuries on a Dutch national team training camp in Spain, track world champion Amy Pieters remains in a coma, her cycling team SD Worx said on Thursday. Doctors had hoped to awaken Pieters after a […]

Taremi fires Iran into 2022 World Cup finals with win over Iraq

Tehran, Jan 27 (AFP/APP):Mehdi Taremi was on target as Iran confirmed their spot in the 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar with a 1-0 victory over Iraq at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran on Thursday. Porto forward Taremi scored the winner after 48 minutes to […]

England skipper Morgan to miss rest of T20 series in West Indies

London, Jan 27 (AFP/APP):England’s limited overs captain Eoin Morgan will miss the rest of the Twenty20 series against the West Indies after suffering a thigh injury. Morgan noticed the problem while warming up ahead of the third match of the T20 series and decided to […]

Japan’s starters in FIFA World Cup Asian qualifier against China

TOKYO, Jan. 27 (Xinhua/APP): Following is the starting lineup of Japan’s national team in the final round of 2022 FIFA World Cup Asian Zone qualifier against China here on Thursday: Goalkeeper: 12-Gonda Shuichi Defenders: 3-Shogo Taniguchi, 4-Kou Itakura, 5-Yuto Nagatomo, 19-Hiroki Sakai Midfielders:6-Wataru Endo(C), 10-Takumi […]

Ratnayake, Malinga named Sri Lanka coaches for Australia tour

Colombo, Jan 27 (AFP/APP):Sri Lanka’s cricket board appointed two stand-in coaches Thursday to help the national team during their upcoming Twenty20 tour of Australia. Former Test player Rumesh Ratnayake, 58, was named interim coach, but will not travel with the team to Australia because he […]

Hodgson confident of pulling off another great escape at Watford

London, Jan 26 (AFP/APP): Former England boss Roy Hodgson said on Tuesday he believes he is capable of pulling off the “massive challenge” of keeping Watford in the Premier League given his impressive record in relegation battles. Hodgson was appointed as the Hornets’ third manager […]

Tour de France unveils tough opening stages for 2023 race

Paris, Jan 26 (AFP/APP):The 2023 Tour de France will kick off with a series of tough, hilly stages, unveiled by race director Christian Prudhomme in Vitoria, Spain, on Wednesday. The Tour will start in the Basque Country for the second time in its history, 31 […]

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