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News Desk  Islamabad: Bangladesh batter Jaker Ali admitted that the team’s top-order failure proved costly in their second Asia Cup group match against Sri Lanka, where they slumped to a six-wicket defeat. Sri Lanka comfortably chased…

AFP/APP Paris: Germany, France, Argentina, and Austria all moved within touching distance of the Davis Cup finals on Friday, taking 2-0 leads in their second-round qualifiers. The seven winners from this weekend’s best-of-five ties will…

News Desk Islamabad: Skipper Litton Das struck a composed 59 to guide Bangladesh to a seven-wicket victory over Hong Kong in their Asia Cup opener on Thursday. Batting first in Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong posted 143-7, with Nizakat Khan…

News Desk Islamabad: Haider Ali, who had been accused by a British-Pakistani woman of assault at a Manchester hotel, was arrested on August 4 at the Spitfire County Cricket Ground in Kent during Pakistan Shaheen’s tour of England. He was…

News Desk  Sharjah: All-rounder Faheem Ashraf produced a career-best spell of 4-27 as Pakistan were set a 170-run target against Afghanistan in their Twenty20 International tri-series clash on Tuesday. The match began with both sides…

News Desk Islamabad: Afghanistan registered their first points in the ongoing tri-series with a 38-run victory over the UAE, thanks to an all-round display led by captain Rashid Khan, who not only derailed the hosts’ chase but also…

News Desk Islamabad: Pakistan batter Asif Ali on Sunday announced his retirement from international cricket, describing it as the greatest honour of his life to represent the country. In a message posted on X, Asif said, “Wearing…

AFP/APP London: Premier League champions Liverpool have agreed a deal to sign Alexander Isak from Newcastle United for a British record transfer fee, media reports said Monday. The Swedish forward is set to join the Reds in a deal…

News Desk  Lahore: Peshawar Zalmi eked out a thrilling six-run win over Legends XI in a charity exhibition match at the Imran Khan Cricket Stadium on Saturday, staged under the “Khel Se Khidmat” initiative to raise funds for flood…

News Desk  Sharjah:Pakistan registered their second successive victory in the ongoing tri-series with a 31-run win over the United Arab Emirates (UAE), thanks to blistering half-centuries from Saim Ayub and Hasan Nawaz at the Sharjah…