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Rashid assures Australia of ‘foolproof security’ for cricket team’s tour

Islamabad – December 10 (Online): Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Friday assured foolproof security for the Australian cricket team scheduled to visit Pakistan in March 2022. A security delegation of Cricket Australia Friday met with Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid Ahmed in Islamabad to discuss security […]

Murray splits from long-term coach Delgado

London, Dec 10 (AFP/APP):Andy Murray has split with long-term coach Jamie Delgado ahead of the 2022 season, according to reports in the British media on Friday. Delgado has been in Murray’s team since 2016, helping him to a second Wimbledon title and the world number […]

Cricket Australia chief backs Tim Paine to make Test return

Melbourbe -December 10 (Online): Cricket Australia (CA) chief executive officer Nick Hockley hopes Tim Paine returns to country’s Test side “as quickly as possible” after the wicket-keeper resigned from the captaincy because of his involvement in a “sexting” scandal. Paine disrupted Australia’s Ashes preparations weeks […]

Siegfried Aikman named Pakistan hockey team’s coach

Lahore -December 10 (Online): In a bid to revive the flagging fortunes of the national hockey team, the Pakistan Hockey Federation has turned to Dutch coach Siegfried Aikman. Aikman was unveiled as the team’s new head coach on Thursday, a day before its departure for […]

Root and Malan dig in for England at tea in first Ashes Test

Brisbane -December 10 (Online): Joe Root and Dawid Malan dug in to give England some badly needed cheer at tea on the third day of the opening Ashes Test against Australia at the Gabba on Friday. England were 107-2 at the break with skipper Root […]

Malan admits he thought Test cricket had passed him by

Brisbane, Australia, Dec 10 (AFP/APP):England number three Dawid Malan admitted Friday that he thought his Test cricket career was over before his recall to the team earlier this year. The 34-year-old South African-born Malan was speaking after his gritty 80 not out in England’s second […]

Tour de France fan who caused pile-up set gets fine

Brest, France, Dec 9 (AFP/APP):The spectator behind one of the biggest pile-ups in Tour de France history was on Thursday fined for the incident at this year’s event in which dozens of riders were injured. A court in Brest, western France, ordered the 31-year old […]

Female athletes display top performances in Inter-University Athletics Cship

ISLAMABAD, Dec 09 (APP):The female athletes displayed top performances in the Inter-University Athletics Championship (Women) under the auspicious of Kamyab Jawan Sports Drive here at the Jinnah Stadium of the Pakistan Sports Complex. Many athletes featured in different disciplines of the championship. In 200m, Tameem […]

Football great Pele hospitalized for tumor treatment

Sao Paulo, Dec 9 (AFP/APP):Brazilian football legend Pele has been hospitalized for treatment of a previously identified colon tumor, his doctors said Wednesday, the latest health issue for the 81-year-old icon. The three-time world champion was admitted to Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo “for […]

Stokes no-ball controversy spices up second day of Ashes

Brisbane, Australia, Dec 9 (AFP/APP):England’s star all-rounder Ben Stokes was at the centre of a no-ball drama in the first Ashes Test on Thursday at the Gabba. David Warner was on 17 when Stokes bowled him, only for the Australian opener to be given a […]

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