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Sri Lanka made huge strides towards taking control of the Test on the second day, despite having lost their last four wickets for 63 runs in the morning. Asitha Fernando made the crucial breakthrough, removing form batter Abullah Shafique with the second ball of the innings, before the spinners went…

England 800m runner Max Burgin has withdrawn from the Commonwealth Games after developing a deep vein thrombosis in his right calf. The 20-year-old, the fastest man in the world this year over 800m, pulled out of last week’s World Championships with the problem. The Commonwealth Games in Birmingham begin on Thursday. “It’s…

Sweden’s Armand Duplantis added a new world record to his pole vault world title, clearing 6.21m in a virtuoso performance in Oregon. The 22-year-old Olympic champion had gold secured with a first-time clearance of 6m. None of his rivals managed higher than 5.94m. Duplantis then beat his own world record…

Pakistani Elite athlete Arshad Nadeem secured 5th position with a throw of 86.16 meters in the Javelin throw competition at the World Athletics Championships being held in Eugene, USA. This achievement is a historical milestone as no Pakistani athlete has ever qualified or secured a place in the finals of…

Twelve sides of six Cricket Associations will be again in action when they lock horns in the National U19 Championship (three-day event) in Karachi from 25 July to 23 August. The 12 sides have earlier featured in the National U19 Cup (one-day tournament) that was won by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Whites beating Central…

Novak Djokovic will be joining Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray to play for Team Europe in the Laver Cup. The event, which pits six European players against six from Team World over three days, will take place in London between 23 and 25 September. Felix Auger-Aliassime, Taylor Fritz,…

Sri Lanka 1st Innings BatterHow OutBowlerRunsBalls4s6sMinsSRO Fernandoc Rizwanb Nawaz50704310571.43D Karunaratnec Naseemb Yasir40903014344.44Kusal Mendisrun out (Salman) 310001330.00Mathewsc Rizwanb Nauman421065014739.62Chandimalc Alamb Nawaz801379218558.39D de Silva b Naseem3361319554.10Dickwellanot out 4243515897.67Wellalagenot out 69102566.67Extras10nb 0w 4b 5lb19 Total(86.0 overs)315-for6wickets   BowlerOversMaidensRunsWicketsEconHassan12.034503.75Naseem12.033412.83Nauman21.026413.05Salman6.002504.17Nawaz17.027124.18Yasir18.016713.72 Fall of WicketBatter92-1 (20.3 overs)O Fernando96-2 (23.2 overs)Kusal Mendis120-3 (29.6 overs)D Karunaratne195-4 (59.1 overs)Mathews258-5 (74.1 overs)Chandimal290-6 (81.2 overs)D de Silva Sri Lanka Dimuth Karunaratne(c)Oshada FernandoKusal MendisAngelo MathewsDinesh ChandimalDhananjaya de SilvaNiroshan Dickwella(wk)Ramesh MendisPrabath JayasuriyaDunith WellalageAsitha Fernando Pakistan Imam ul-HaqAbdullah ShafiqueBabar…

The openers put on 92 together, Dinesh Chandimal made 80, and Niroshan Dickwella went to stumps on 42 not out, as Sri Lanka strode to 315 for 6 for the day. On a flat Galle surface that will take some days to properly wear, this was neither a commanding total, nor a modest one.…

England are through to the semi-finals of the European Women’s Championship after coming from behind in dramatic fashion to beat pre-tournament favourites Spain in extra time. Georgia Stanway sent the Amex Stadium into delirium when she thumped in the winner after Sarina Wiegman’s side had trailed up until the 84th…

Novak Djokovic is unlikely to play at the US Open after organisers said they would “respect” American government rules over travel for unvaccinated players. The US requires non-citizens to be vaccinated against Covid-19 to enter. Djokovic is not vaccinated and missed the Australian Open earlier this year for that reason. The 35-year-old…

Michael Bracewell took a hat-trick as New Zealand hammered Ireland by 88 runs in the second of three Twenty20 internationals in Belfast. The tourists saw Dane Cleaver hit an unbeaten 78, with Finn Allen making 35 in their total of 179-4. Mark Adair and Craig Young took two wickets each…

Britain’s Jake Wightman produced a stunning run to take 1500m gold at the World Championships in Oregon. The 28-year-old produced a brilliant final burst to pass Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen and clinch the title in three minutes 29.23. Wightman looked stunned as he crossed the line in a world-leading time.…

The Netherlands will be without forward Lieke Martens for the rest of Euro 2022 because of a foot injury.Martens, who scored three times and was named player of the tournament as the Dutch won Euro 2017, was injured in the 4-1 win over Switzerland on Sunday. Dutch boss Mark Parsons said: “This…

Ben Stokes’ final one-day international ended in another England defeat as South Africa won a sweltering series opener in Chester-le-Street by 62 runs. The world champions, beaten 2-1 by India last week, were first worn down in the oppressive heat by Rassie van der Dussen’s fine 134. He combined with…

Pakistan defeated Ireland by 13 runs after their rain-interrupted Twenty20 international tri-series match in Bready was reduced to 14 overs. After the tourists opened with 92-5, the hosts fell just short of chasing down their target as they finished on 83-6, with Gaby Lewis hitting 47. Muneeba Ali registered 29…

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…