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MANAMA: Pakistan’s campaign at the IBSF World Masters Snooker Championship saw contrasting fortunes on Tuesday as Mohammad Asif stormed into the last 16 while compatriot Shahid Aftab bowed out following hard-fought battles. Asif, who won the Saarc Championship last year, delivered a masterclass in the last 24 round, dismantling Wales’ Tony Morgan 3-0. The 42-year-old displayed formidable break-building, sealing victory with runs of 55 [74(55)-10], a near-perfect 90 [106(90)-0] and 61 [89(61)-11]. Asif now faces Mohamed Shehab of the UAE in Wednesday’s last 16 round. Earlier, current national champion Shahid exited the championship after a 4-2 defeat to Qatar’s Bashar…

KARACHI: Ahtesham Humiyun and Hassan Usmani registered convincing wins to set up the 21st Westbury National Tennis Championship final in the Under-18 category here at the Karachi Club on Tuesday. Ahtesham swept aside Muzammil Bhand 6-2, 6-3, while Hassan downed Muhammad Yahya 7-5, 6-0 to book their spots in the final. Romaisa Malik, meanwhile, routed Safa Afzal 6-1, 6-0 in the girls U-18 semi-final. In the men’s quarter-finals Kashan Tariq overpowered Asif Ali Bachani 8-2 and Ismail Aftab beat Taimoor Ansari with the same score. Eschelle Asif delivered a flawless 8-0 victory over Taiba Yar Baig in the women’s last-four…

MLC 2025 Monank Patel scored 478 runs for MINY in the 2025 season © Sportzpics The 2025 Major League Cricket (MLC) season culminated in a thrilling final over, perfectly encapsulating a season of remarkable growth. A 22-year-old Rushil Ugarkar held his nerve against seasoned T20 pros Glenn Maxwell and Glenn Phillips, securing a near theatrical comeback for MI New York to win their second MLC title-and the franchise’s third across three different continents in 2025. This was a season where local players truly came into their own, holding their ground against the might of international stars after two seasons of…

INDIA WOMEN TOUR OF ENGLAND, 2025 India last played an ODI series against Ireland in January, earlier this year © Sportzpics Kate Cross, in the pre-match press conference, called her head coach Charlotte Edwards the ‘Queen of Mumbai (Indians)’ before quickly correcting it to designate the title to Harmanpreet Kaur instead. Lottie (Edwards), meanwhile, got ‘Queen of England cricket’. Fitting, both of those. Their three-year alliance at MI, alongside Nat Sciver-Brunt as the team vice-captain, has yielded two titles. As much as franchise culture has helped blur the barriers and brought the best of the best to work in harmony,…

WEST INDIES NEWS West Indies collapsed to 27 all out in Sabina Park. © AFP Cricket West Indies (CWI) has called an emergency meeting of its Cricket Strategy Committee and invited Clive Lloyd, Viv Richards and Brian Lara for inputs. The decision follows West Indies team’s humiliating capitulation, for 27 runs, in the day-night Test against Australia in Jamaica on Tuesday. “As an immediate step, I have advised the Chair of the Cricket Strategy and Officiating Committee to convene an emergency meeting to review the recent Test series against Australia, particularly the final match,” CWI president Dr Kishore Shallow said…

Kate Cross is hoping “the queen of English cricket”, head coach Charlotte Edwards, can help lead England back to the top of the international game as they step up their Women’s World Cup preparations.England face India in the first of three one-day internationals in Southampton on Wednesday – live on Sky Sports Cricket from 12.30pm (first ball, 1pm) – off the back of a 3-2 T20 series defeat by the same opposition. Edwards, who captained England to 50-over and T20 World Cup glory in 2009, replaced Jon Lewis as head coach in April after the team were swept in the winter’s…

The action continues in the Vitality Blast 2025 on July 13 with multiple T20 fixtures. Follow all the live streaming coverage, get up-to-date match schedules, team lineups, live scores, and full post-match reports from England’s top domestic T20 cricket competition. Vitality Blast 2025 North Group – Durham vs Leicestershire Foxes – Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions – July 15 #video1# Durham vs Leicestershire, Match 113, Vitality Blast Durham v Leicestershire Foxes, Vitality Blast, North Group. Match Abandoned, No Result.   Durham 2 points, Leicestershire 2 points    By Graham Hardcastle, ECB Reporters Network supported by Rothesay Durham and Leicestershire…

AUSTRALIA TOUR OF WEST INDIES 2025 West Indies were bundled out for 27 in the second innings © AFP West Indies captain Roston Chase has described being bowled out for 27, the second-lowest total in Test history, as “quite embarrassing.” Chasing 204 in the third and final Test at Sabina Park, West Indies were bundled out in 14.3 overs, the third-shortest an all-out innings has lasted. Mitchell Starc took a five-wicket haul in 15 balls, the fastest ever, and Scott Boland picked his maiden hat-trick to consign West Indies to a bunch of unwanted record on home turf. “It’s heartbreaking…

West Indies cricket chiefs have called an emergency meeting that will include former greats Sir Vivian Richards, Sir Clive Lloyd and Brian Lara following their humiliating third Test defeat to Australia which saw them bowled out for 27.Chasing 204 for victory in Jamaica, the West Indies second innings lasted just 14.3 overs as they were dismissed for the the second-lowest total in Test history, only just surpassing New Zealand’s 26 against England from 1955. The West Indies’ previous historic low score was 47 against England in 2004. Image: Australia’s Mitchell Starc took the fastest five-wicket haul in Test match history…

James Anderson and Rocky Flintoff will both take part in The Hundred this season after being selected in The Hundred Vitality Wildcard Draft. Anderson, 42, an England great and one of the finest bowlers to ever play the game, was selected by Manchester Originals. Flintoff, 17, will join up with his father Andrew, Head Coach at Northern Superchargers. The pair were two of 32 names drafted in The Hundred Vitality Wildcard Draft, the final updates to the 16 squads ahead of the fifth year of The Hundred. Essex’s Esmae Macgregor will join Anderson at Originals, off the back off a…