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KABUL: Fast-rising Afghanistan announced a spin-heavy squad on Sunday led by Rashid Khan for the T20 tri-series and Asia Cup to be played in the United Arab Emirates. Along with Rashid, Afghanistan will have Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, AM Ghazanfar and Mohammad Nabi in the spin department as they play their first Twenty20 Internationals this year. The tri-series, also involving Pakistan and hosts the UAE, starts in Sharjah on Friday, while the six-nation Asia Cup begins on Sept 9. The 19-year-old Ghazanfar has yet to play a T20I but has made rapid strides in domestic matches in that format…
ISLAMABAD: The National Bank of Pakistan (NBP), on a request of the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB), has blocked the bank account of the suspended Pakistan Weightlifting Federation (PWLF). “The action is in line with the agenda of PSB director general Yasir Pirzada [which is] to ensure transparency, accountability and good governance in all sports organisations across Pakistan,” a PSB spokesman said in a press statement issued on Sunday. The PSB emphasised that no body which fails to meet constitutional and legal requirements will be allowed to operate under the country’s banner. “The step was taken after the PSB informed NBP…
END OF AN ERA Pujara played 103 Tests in his career. © Getty India batter Cheteshwar Pujara has announced his retirement from all forms of Indian cricket. The Test batter made the announcement on X (formerly Twitter). “Wearing the Indian jersey, singing the anthem, and trying my best each time I stepped on the field – it’s impossible to put into words what it truly meant. But as they say, all good things must come to an end, and with immense gratitude I have decided to retire from all forms of Indian cricket,” he said in a post on X.…
MORE GAMES Afghanistan and Bangladesh will begin with the T20 leg. © AFP Afghanistan will host Bangladesh in the UAE for a white-ball series in October, the two cricket boards confirmed. The two teams will play three ODIs and three T20Is in the UAE, after the 2025 Asia Cup. Immediately after the completion of the Asia Cup, where the teams are grouped together, Afghanistan and Bangladesh will square off in a T20I series starting October 2. The second and third matches will be played on October 3rd and 5th. The ODI leg will then kickstart on October 8 with the…
England took the series lead despite more Shane Warne brilliance Adam Burnett and Josh Schonafinger join host Louis Cameron to recap what proved the decisive Test match of an epic series, the fourth 2005 Ashes Test at Trent Bridge. Episode index: 2:00 – Series hits fever pitch 3:30 – England’s array of sporting sex symbols 7:00 – Australia’s trip to Scotland 9:30 – Best batting combo: Warne and Lee or Starc and Cummins? 16:50 – Wild Thing debuts 18:30 – Who was Gary Pratt? 35:30 – To follow on or not, that is the question 47:00 – Another chapter in the…
Birmingham Phoenix produced a polished display to thrash Manchester Originals by seven wickets at Emirates Old Trafford and move up to fourth in the table. Points Table Match Analysis The Phoenix have struggled for consistency in the tournament, and their defeat to Welsh Fire on Friday evening ended any hope of qualifying for the knockout phase, but a disciplined performance in the field and a clinical partnership of 72 from 45 balls between Ben Duckett (49 not out from 38) and Joe Clarke (40 from 21) delivered a consolation victory.Set just 110 to win, Will Smeed nicked off to Sonny Baker…
A CAREER IN NUMBERS Pujara is one of only three batters to bat all five days of a Test © Getty A look at all the key numbers from Chetheshwar Pujara’s professional career. 7195 runs scored by Cheteshwar Pujara in Tests, making him one of the eight India batters to aggregate over 7000 runs in the format, after Sachin Tendulkar (15921), Rahul Dravid (13265), Sunil Gavaskar (10122), Virat Kohli (9230), VVS Laxman (8781), Virender Sehwag (8503) and Sourav Ganguly (7212). He is one of the 14 cricketers to have represented India in over 100 Tests (103). 6529 of Pujara’s Test…
SOUTH AFRICA’S TOUR OF AUSTRALIA, 2025 Green smashed a 47-ball hundred. © Getty After two insipid batting performances Australia tucked in for a run-fest on the Queensland coast as Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh and Cameron Green all struck centuries to set up their second-highest total in the format. Green’s 47-ball maiden hundred, the second-fastest by an Australian, capped a remarkable day where the top-three all reached three figures, a feat seen only once before in ODIs. Australia racked up a staggering 431 for 2 and then buried the visitors under his mountain of runs as Cooper Connolly picked up a…
Emma Raducanu bagged her first US Open victory since her fairytale 2021 title triumph on Sunday with a straight-sets demolition of Japanese qualifier Ena Shibahara. The Briton was in complete control throughout, breaking Shibahara’s serve routinely on her way to a 6-1, 6-2 drubbing on the Louis Armstrong Stadium showcourt. The win was Raducanu’s first at the US Open since she made history four years ago, winning the championship as a little-known qualifier at the age of 18. She was knocked out in the US Open first round in 2022, missed the 2023 tournament due to injury, and exited in…
Manchester United remain without a Premier League win this season after being held 1-1 at Fulham on Sunday, while a Jack Grealish-inspired Everton opened their new stadium with a 2-0 victory over Brighton. Ruben Amorim’s United were left to rue Bruno Fernandes’ wayward first-half penalty as they were pegged back at Craven Cottage. Rodrigo Muniz’s own-goal put United in front on the hour mark, but Emile Smith Rowe came off the bench to rescue a point for Fulham. Amorim is seeking an upturn on a disastrous 15th-placed finish last season, but so far his new £200 million ($270 million) forward…