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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…

England produced a sensational, record-breaking performance to stun rivals Norway as they progressed to the knockout stages of the European Women’s Championship as group winners. The host nation broke their own tournament record to win 8-0. Norway, who are ranked 11th in the world, were outplayed, outclassed and completely stunned…

Jersey’s hopes of making the 2022 T20 World Cup are over after they lost by 23 runs to Zimbabwe in their second qualifying match in Bulawayo. The island’s bowlers and fielders impressed as they restricted the hosts – the only Test-playing nation in the competition – to 146-8, Sean Williams…

Emma Lamb’s maiden international century led England to a dominant five-wicket win over South Africa in the first one-day international at Northampton. Lamb, in her third ODI, brought up her hundred from just 91 balls as England chased 219 with 17.5 overs to spare. She added 89 for the third…

Whither the 50-over format? Or should that be wither, as far as the World Champions are concerned. On a hot and humid afternoon at the Kia Oval, not even the reunion of England’s Class of 2019 top-order could resist the extraordinary skills of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami, who inflicted…

Pakistan women’s national cricket team’s training camp for the tri-series in Ireland and the Commonwealth Games finishes today in Islamabad. The Bismah Maroof-led team will fly out for Belfast via Dubai in the wee hours of 12 July (Tuesday). The team will take a two-day Eid-ul-Adha break tomorrow and on…

Michael Bracewell hit a record-breaking 24 in the final over to clinch a one-wicket win for New Zealand against Ireland in the ODI opener at Malahide. The Black Caps needed 20 from the last over for victory to beat the previous best of 18 set by England against Australia in…

England held on for a consolation victory in the third Twenty20 against India despite Suryakumar Yadav’s sensational century at Trent Bridge. Chasing 216, the tourists were 31-3 after five overs before Suryakumar’s 48-ball ton – his first for India – gave them real hope. He dominated a partnership of 119…

Sri Lanka had one of their great days as they levelled the two-Test series against Australia in Galle. First, Dinesh Chandimal’s double-century – also his career-best – carried them to a huge lead, and then Prabath Jayasuriya completed the best figures by a Sri Lankan on Test debut with a 12-wicket haul as…

Despite the series not being part of the ICC ODI Super League, it was important for Bangladesh to win a game on this tour, to lift their confidence. Though the visitors went down to the West Indies 2-0 in both Tests and T20Is, West Indies knew they wouldn’t have it…

England were thrashed by 49 runs in the second Twenty20 at Edgbaston as India clinched the three-match series with a game to spare. Chasing 171 to level the series, England put in another disappointing batting performance and were bowled out for 121 in 17 overs. Jason Roy was caught at…

Pakistan had lost three Test series in a row in Sri Lanka between 2009 and 2014, and the three-match series of 2015 was deemed to Test the side’s potential with the world-class cricketers in Kumar Sangakkara and Rangana Herath still in the opposition’s ranks. In three weeks’ time, Pakistan recorded…

Kurram won the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-leg of the two-day City Cricket Association Tournament 2022-23 on first innings lead basis after their final against Nowshera ended in a draw at the Sardheri Ground, Charsadda on Friday. Kurram successfully defended their first innings score of 260 to dismiss Nowshera for 201. When the…

Pakistan will play their opening match of the Tri-Nation Women’s T20I Series against Australia at the Bready Cricket Club on 16 July. Pakistan will play both Australia and Ireland twice, the top two sides will progress to compete in the final. All seven tournament matches will be staged at the…

Bismah Maroof is looking forward to the two challenging events against formidable opponents. Captain Bismah Maroof said “Our preparations have suffered a bit due to the persistent rains as we could not play practice matches, we had to hence shift our focus to fitness more. We tried to make most…

South Africa batter Lizelle Lee has retired from the international game three days before the start of a one-day series against England. The 30-year-old was in the South Africa squad preparing to face England in a three-match series beginning on Monday. Lee, her country’s all-time leading Twenty20 run-scorer, will still…