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Pakistani mountaineer Sajid Ali Sadpara creates history
KARACHI: Pakistani mountaineer Sajid Ali Sadpara created history when he became the first Pakistani alpinist to achieve the true summit of Mount Manaslu — the world’s 8th highest peak.
Sadpara’s team confirmed that he reached atop Manaslu…
England in ‘good place’ for World Cup, says Kane
LONDON: England captain Harry Kane said the Three Lions are in a good place heading into the World Cup after a 3-3 draw with Germany despite going to Qatar on a six-game winless run.
Kane looked to have completed a famous fightback for…
England and Germany sign off with 3-3 Nations League thriller
LONDON: England and Germany drew 3-3 at Wembley as the hosts surged back from 2-0 down to lead 3-2 only for Kai Havertz to level with his second goal as the battle of the Nations League’s Group A3 also-rans exploded into a memorable…
India’s Deepti says Dean ‘warned’ before Mankad run-out
NEW DELHI: India’s Deepti Sharma on Monday said the team repeatedly warned England tailender Charlie Dean for backing up at the non-striker’s end before she controversially ran Dean out in a one-day international.
The rare mode of…
Rohit backs Kumar as India look to fix T20 bowling
NEW DELHI: Improving India’s bowling remains the team’s focus ahead of the Twenty20 World Cup next month, skipper Rohit Sharma has said, adding that he backs seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar to come out of a recent slump.
India went past Aaron…
Australia have the depth to cover injuries, says coach McDonald
Australia head coach Andrew McDonald said he has enough quality at his disposal to deal with any injury issues ahead of their Twenty20 World Cup title defence on home soil next month.
Australia, who won the title last year in the United…
England won’t take risks with Buttler before T20 World Cup
England’s limited-overs coach Matthew Mott said Jos Buttler is itching to make his return from injury during their seven-match series in Pakistan but they will not take any risks with the batsman so close to the Twenty20 World Cup.…
Russia’s Alexandrova wins Korea Open title
SEOUL: Ekaterina Alexandrova won the third title of her career as she dismantled top seed Jelena Ostapenko 7-6 (7/4), 6-0 in the final of the Korea Open on Sunday.
The two battled to a lengthy tiebreaker after an evenly matched hour-long…
Samsonova shines in Tokyo for third title in two months
Liudmila Samsonova improved her unblemished record in tennis finals to 4-0 by defeating Chinese teenager Zheng Qinwen 7-5 7-5 at the Pan Pacific Open on Sunday, continuing her incredible hardcourt run to lift her third title in two months.…
Lozano lifts Mexico to 1-0 win over Peru in World Cup warm-up
PASADENA: Hirving Lozano’s late strike lifted Mexico to a 1-0 victory over Peru at California’s Rose Bowl in a friendly international football match that is part of Mexico’s World Cup build-up.
Napoli forward Lozano sent the pro-Mexico…