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A tense final morning, in which Pakistan had 120 to get with seven wickets in hand, began with the closest call. Mohammad Rizwan, coming forward to a Prabath Jayasuriya delivery, saw the ball slip between bat and pad before passing within a couple of centimetres of the off bail. There were plenty…

A brilliant century from Tammy Beaumont helped England to a dominant 109-run win in the third one-day international against South Africa, and ensured they cannot lose the multi-format series. After being put in to bat in sultry conditions in Leicester, England racked up 371-7 – their fifth-highest ODI score and…

New Zealand beat Ireland by 31 runs in the first of three Twenty20 internationals between the sides. Batting first, the tourists made 173-8, with Glenn Phillips top-scoring with 69 not out and Josh Little taking 4-35. Ireland fell well short of their target despite Curtis Campher’s 29, all out with…

England fast bowler Mark Wood will have further elbow surgery in a bid to be fit for the T20 World Cup in October. Wood, 32, had an operation on his right elbow in March to “address an impingement problem” sustained during England’s tour of West Indies. He played club cricket…

Lendl Simmons, the West Indies batter, has retired from international cricket.”When I wore the Maroon Colours of the West Indies Cricket for the first time on debut in ODIs on December 7th, 2006, little did I know that my international career would have lasted 16 years but my passion and…

For so much of the afternoon and the evening sessions, it seemed as if Pakistan were marching non-plussed towards their monumental target. Abdullah Shafique had hit as flawless a hundred as you could hope for on a fourth-day Galle surface. Babar Azam had been solid in partnership with him, and the stand was nearing…

Lancashire and England seamer Saqib Mahmood has signed a new two-year deal to remain with the club. The 25-year-old came through Lancashire’s academy and has since gone on to make 65 appearances in all competitions for the Red Rose. He has played 20 times for England – across all formats…

Ben Stokes has announced that he will retire from ODI cricket immediately after England play South Africa at Chester-le-Street on Tuesday. Stokes was appointed as England’s Test captain earlier this year and said that playing three formats was “just unsustainable for me now” and that he felt as though he was…

Allrounder Jason Holder makes a return to West Indies’ ODI squad for the three-match series against India beginning on July 22. Holder had been rested for the recently-concluded series against Bangladesh in Guyana, which West Indies lost 3-0. Fast bowler Anderson Phillip and bowling allrounder Romario Shepherd were not included in the squad after going wicketless against…

Former West Indies captain, the wicketkeeper-batter Denesh Ramdin, has announced his retirement from international cricket with immediate effect. “It is with great pleasure that I announce my retirement from international cricket,” Ramdin, who last played for West Indies in a T20I in December 2019, said on Instagram. “The past 14 years have…

Andy Murray’s grass-court season ended with defeat by Alexander Bublik in the Hall of Fame Open quarter-finals. The Briton lost 7-5 6-4 to the Kazakh in what was their fourth meeting of the season. Murray overturned an early break in the second set but Bublik won four of the final…

New Zealand sealed a 3-0 series whitewash over Ireland thanks to a dramatic one-run victory on Friday. Martin Guptil’s 115 and 79 from Henry Nicholls helped the tourists to an impressive 360-6 at Malahide. Centuries from Paul Stirling (120) and Harry Tector (108) saw the hosts go close to a…

Sri Lanka dislodged both of Pakistan’s openers in the final hour of play on day one in Galle, as the hosts fought back hard on a day that had largely belonged to the visitors. Kasun Rajitha got one to nip back in from around the wicket to trap the left-handed…

Ben Stokes will not play in England’s T20I series against South Africa or the Hundred, the ECB have announced. The news came as part of the announcement of the limited-overs squads for the upcoming three ODIs and three T20Is against South Africa, which begin next week. Stokes missed the T20I series…

Sri Lanka 1st Innings BatterHow OutBowlerRunsBalls4s6sMinsSRO Fernandoc Rizwanb Hassan3549508271.43D Karunaratneb Shaheen17001614.29Kusal Mendisc Rizwanb Yasir2135305860.00Mathewsc Naseemb Yasir01500310.00Chandimalc Yasirb Hassan7611510117666.09D de Silvab Shaheen1428203850.00Dickwellac Salmanb Shaheen44107100.00R Mendisc Rizwanb Naseem1141105026.83P Jayasuriyalbwb Nawaz3900833.33Theekshanac Rizwanb Shaheen38654110258.46Rajithanot out1232105437.50Extras3nb 0w 1b 3lb7Total(66.1 overs)222 all out BowlerOversMaidensRunsWicketsEconShaheen14.135844.09Hassan12.022321.92Naseem13.005314.08Yasir21.046623.14Nawaz6.021813.00 Fall of WicketBatter11-1 (2.6 overs)D Karunaratne60-2 (14.5 overs)Kusal Mendis60-3 (15.1 overs)O Fernando68-4 (20.5 overs)Mathews99-5 (29.3 overs)D de Silva103-6 (31.1 overs)Dickwella130-7 (42.3 overs)R Mendis133-8 (43.6 overs)P Jayasuriya177-9 (54.5 overs)Chandimal222-10 (66.1 overs)Theekshana Pakistan 1st Innings BatterHow OutBowlerRunsBalls4s6sMinsSRShafiquelbwb P Jayasuriya1347206227.66Imamlbwb Rajitha216003012.50Azharnot out33800437.89Babarnot out17001114.29Extras0nb 5w 0b 0lb5Total(18.0 overs)24-for2wickets BowlerOversMaidensRunsWicketsEconRajitha5.021112.20Theekshana9.041101.22P Jayasuriya4.03210.50 Fall of…

France breezed into the Euro 2022 quarter-finals with a game to spare by beating Belgium at Rotherham’s New York Stadium to progress as Group D winners. Corinne Diacre’s side followed up their 5-1 thrashing of Italy with another impressive attacking display that should have seen them win by a bigger…

Serena Williams will continue her comeback next month at the National Bank Open in Toronto, Canada. The 23-time grand slam singles champion played in her first singles tournament for a year at Wimbledon but did not commit on her future plans. However, the American, 40, has signed up to play…

Hampshire professionally secured their sixth win in nine games this season to maintain the pressure on Surrey at the top of the County Championship table. James Vince’s men needed just under two hours to claim the final Warwickshire wicket. The T20 Blast semi-finalists then knocked off the 91 required to…

West Indies fast bowler Kemar Roach will return to Surrey for the rest of the County Championship season. The 34-year-old played twice this summer, taking four wickets, before suffering a hamstring injury. He has since been part of the West Indies Test side that recorded two big wins over Bangladesh, with…

Reece Topley starred with the ball as England dug in to level their one-day international series against India with a 100-run victory in the second match at Lord’s. Topley took 6-24 – the best figures for England in a men’s ODI – as the hosts expertly defended 246. The 28-year-old,…

By Akhtar Ali Khan The World Games snooker event in the United States kicks off tomorrow, July 13, with 16 players from 14 countries competing. All the players will play live pre-quarter final stage, Pakistan is being represented by Ahsan Ramzan and his first match tomorrow will be against American…