England spinner Leach ruled out of Ashes

London, June 4 (AFP/APP): England’s Ashes preparations were dealt a blow on Sunday as frontline spinner Jack Leach was ruled out of the series due to a lower back stress fracture. The 31-year-old developed the injury as England wrapped up victory in a lone Test […]

Motorcyclist dies in collision at German Ironman race

Berlin, June 4 (AFP/APP): The driver of a motorcycle carrying a cameraman covering an Ironman triathlon in the northern German city of Hamburg died Sunday after colliding with a cyclist participating in the race. “According to initial indications, there was a head-on collision between the […]

England run riot before Ireland suffer Tongue lashing

London, June 2 (AFP/APP):Ollie Pope and Ben Duckett compiled record-breaking centuries before debutant Josh Tongue took his first wickets in Test cricket as England continued to dominate their Ashes warm-up against Ireland on Friday’s second day at Lord’s. Pope’s 205, the fastest double hundred in […]

NCA to host national players for specialised camps

By Sohail Ali LAHORE, Jun 02 (APP):Thirteen spinners and 11 fast bowlers will undergo specialised men’s camps at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) here this month in a bid to develop a deep and strong core ahead of an exciting and challenging season. Fourteen batters […]

Sevilla in seventh heaven after win

BUDAPEST 01 June (Online): Sevilla found their Europa League magic formula on Wednesday, beating Roma 4-1 on penalties in Budapest to make it a perfect seven out of seven in finals in the competition. The game finished 1-1 following extra-time after Paulo Dybala’s opener was […]

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