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India captain Rohit back for white-ball series against Windies

New Delhi, Jan 26 (AFP/APP):Rohit Sharma will return to lead India in the upcoming limited-overs series against West Indies after recovering from his hamstring injury, as the country’s cricket board named the squad on Wednesday. Rohit, who was recently appointed white-ball captain, missed the team’s […]

HBL PSL 7 begins on Thursday

LAHORE, Jan 26 (APP):The stage is set for the seventh edition of HBL Pakistan Super League to commence tomorrow on, Thursday at the iconic National Stadium in Karachi with defending champions Multan Sultans facing off 2020 champions Karachi Kings following a curtain-raiser opening ceremony. Babar […]

Ruthless Barty made Pegula feel ‘helpless’

Melbourne, Jan 25 (AFP/APP):Jessica Pegula admitted Tuesday she felt “helpless” against ruthless world number one Ashleigh Barty, saying she “plays more like a guy”. The American 21st seed had beaten powerful fifth seed Maria Sakkari to make the last eight at Melbourne Park for the […]

Former Tour winner Bernal ‘stable’ after training accident: team

Bogota, Jan 24 (AFP/APP):Former Tour de France winner Egan Bernal was “conscious” and “stable” in hospital following a training accident near his home town in Colombia, his cycling team Ineos Grenadiers said Monday. Pictures shared on social media showed the 25-year-old current Giro d’Italia champion […]

PM Imran Khan congratulates Pakistani cricket stars

ISLAMABAD, Jan 24 (APP): Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday congratulated cricket stars Shaheen Afridi, Muhammad Rizwan, Babar Azam and Fatima Sana for becoming International Cricket Council’s Men’s Cricketer, Men’s T20 Cricketer, ODI Cricketer and Women’s Emerging Cricketer of the Year 2021 respectively. In a […]

Australian Olympic team finalised for Beijing

SYDNEY, Jan. 24 (Xinhua/APP):The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) on Monday announced 44 athletes across 10 disciplines to compete at the Beijing Olympic Winter Games in 2022. The announcement finalized the country’s third-largest Olympic Winter team, with 23 women and 21 men, a record high female […]

Tempers rise as tetchy Medvedev reaches Melbourne quarter-finals

Melbourne, Jan 24 (AFP/APP):World number two Daniil Medvedev lost his cool in the heat of a testy four-set battle to reach the quarter-finals at the Australian Open on Monday. The Russian sought a medical timeout to have his lower back massaged and had some heated […]

Closing ceremony of the finals of the Ice Hockey National Championship was held today in Ghalkan Gojal

GILGIT, Jan 23 (APP):The closing ceremony of the finals of the National Ice Hockey Championship was held at Ghalkan Gojal in Upper Hunza area. The special guest of the function was Force Commander Gilgit-Baltistan. Jawad Ahmad. Senior Minister Gilgit-Baltistan Obaidullah Baig and Chief Secretary Gilgit-Baltistan […]

De Kock century sets up South Africa clean sweep

Cape Town, Jan 23 (AFP/APP):Former captain Quinton de Kock hit a sparkling century to set up a four-run win for South Africa in the third one-day international against India at Newlands in Cape Town on Sunday. South Africa completed a 3-0 clean sweep in the […]

Shoib Akhtar believes Kohli was forcibly removed from India’s captaincy

ISLAMABAD – January 23 (ONLINE): Pakistan’s legendary former cricketer Shoaib Akhtar Sunday revealed that Kohli was “forced” to leave the captaincy. According to media reports, Shoib Akhtar said that “Virat did not step down but he was forced to do so.” He maintained that this […]

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