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Verstappen quickest, Leclerc crashes in ‘slippery’ Miami Grand Prix practice

Miami Gardens, United States, May 6 (AFP/APP):World champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull set the fastest time in Friday’s practice for the Miami Grand Prix while Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc suffered a crash into a barrier on a track which several drivers described as “slippery”. After […]

Golf: LPGA International Crown scores

San Francisco, May 6 (AFP/APP): Scores on Friday in round-robin four-ball matches in the LPGA International Crown at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco: Madelene Sagstrom/Maya Stark (SWE) bt Yin Ruoning/Lin Xiyu (CHN) 2&1 Anna Nordqvist/Caroline Hedwall (SWE) bt Liu Yu/Liu Ruixin (CHN) 2&1 Minjee […]

Babar’s next goal of winning World Cup

ISLAMABAD, May 06 (APP): Pakistani Skipper Babar Azam who would be completing the century of matches in ODI format on Sunday was focused to set more records in the game and sees wining the World Cup as his next goal. Babar has had an illustrious […]

Babar-Imam duo equals Younis-Yousuf’s partner- ship record in ODIs

ISLAMABAD, May 5th (Online): Pakistan openers Babar Azam and Imam-ul-Haq equalled Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf’s partnership record for Pakistan in One Day Interna-tionals (ODIs). Babar and Imam’s partnership has been fantastic over the years in ODI cricket. They have scored a lot of runs […]

Fines recommended for players in Yorkshire racism scandal

ISLAMABAD, May 5th (Online): England cricket chiefs on Wednesday recommended fines totalling 37,000 ($46,000) for players charged in connection with the explosive Yorkshire racism scandal. Pakistan-born bowler Azeem Rafiq, 32, went public with allegations of racism and bullying in September 2020, related to his two […]

IPL 2023: A Knight to forget for Hyderabad

ISLAMABAD, May 5th (Online): SYNOPSIS: It was yet another game where Sunrisers Hyderabad lost the plot with the bat and gifted Kolkata Knight Riders a crucial win. An inspired bowling performance from Varun Chakravarthy helped Kolkata Knight Riders beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by five runs at […]

Bowie mourned after death at 32

LOS ANGELES 04 May (Online): Tori Bowie, a three-time Olympic medallist and 2017 100m world champion, was remembered Wednesday as a rare athletics talent and warm friend after her death at the age of 32. Bowie anchored the US team that won 4x100m relay gold […]

‘I want to be best’ says Alcaraz

MADRID 04 May (Online): Carlos Alcaraz said on Wednesday that his competitive fires burn so intensely that he not only wants to become the world’s greatest tennis player, he also plans to reign supreme at marbles. World number two and US Open champion Alcaraz made […]

Mickey Arthur contacts Sarfaraz Ahmed, will he play 2023 World Cup?

ISLAMABAD 04 May (Online): Pakistan’s newly-appointed team director, Mickey Arthur, has reached out to wicketkeeper batsman, Sarfaraz Ahmed, and had a brief discussion with him, according to a media report. In a press conference on Wednesday in Karachi, Sarfaraz was asked whether he wished to […]

Former captain Shahid Afridi hosted dinner for Pakistan’s heroes

KARACHI, May 04 (APP): Shahid Afridi hosted a dinner for the Pakistani cricket team at his residence in Karachi. Pakistan registered their first one-day international series win over New Zealand in 12 years with a hard-fought 26-run victory in the third match in Karachi. […]

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