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Covid-19 forces cancellation of England-South Africa ODI
Two members of England cricket's touring party in South Africa have tested positive for Covid-19 and the re-scheduled first one-day international was cancelled on Sunday.
The match in Paarl was to have opened the series after…
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Pakistan name 18-player squad for NZ T20s
Christchurch: Pakistan today announced an 18-player men’s national squad for the three T20Is against New Zealand to be played on 18, 20 and 22 December.
The squad was finalised by head coach Misbah-ul-Haq and captain Babar Azam in…
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Corona-hit Pakistan squad denied permission to train in New Zealand
New Zealand health ministry has once again refused to grant permission to allow Pakistan cricket team to train in groups during their isolation period in Christchurch.
Eight members of the touring Pakistan team have tested positive for…
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Eight Pakistan players test positive for Covid-19 in NZ
Christchurch: A total of eight Pakistan cricket team members have tested positive following day 1, 3 and 6 tests in New Zealand, the cricket board said.
According to a statement issued by the PCB, off the eight positives, two have been…
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Shahid Afridi returns to Pakistan over ‘personal emergency’
COLOMBO: In a major blow to Gale Gladiators in their campaign for the Lanka Premier League, former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi returned to Pakistan on Wednesday citing a personal emergency.
Afridi is captaining the Gladiators in…
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Eighth Covid case hits Pakistan cricketers in New Zealand
An eighth member of Pakistan's cricket squad has tested positive for Covid-19 as the team undergoes quarantine in Christchurch, New Zealand health authorities said Wednesday.
The health department said there was one new confirmed case…
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Shahid Afridi confronts Afghan cricketer who exchanged words with Amir
Former Pakistan cricket captain Shahid Khan Afridi on Monday confronted an Afghan cricketer playing for the Lankan Premier League (LPL) who had earlier exchanged words with left-arm pacer Mohammad Amir.
It all started when the…
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Argentina bids final farewell to favorite son Maradona
Huge crowds bade a grief-filled adieu Thursday to Argentina's favorite son Diego Maradona before he was buried on the outskirts of the capital after a farewell that at times descended into chaos.
As darkness fell, the football legend was…
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Some members of Pakistan squad flouted Covid-1 9 protocols: NZC
CHRISTCHURCH: Some members of the Pakistan team contravened Coronavirus protocols on the first day of managed isolation in Christchurch, New Zaeland Cricket said, as six members of the touring squad tested positive for COVID-19.
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‘I represent the nobodies’: Maradona, the ‘barrio’ boy in Naples
Few places will mourn the death of Diego Maradona as much as Naples, the downtrodden, gritty Italian city that clasped the troubled Argentine to its heart at his time of need and was repaid with the best years of perhaps the greatest…
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Football legend Diego Maradona dead at 60
Diego Maradona, one of the greatest players of all time, died Wednesday at the age of 60, plunging his native Argentina and football fans around the world into mourning.
Renowned along with Pele as one of the finest players ever to grace…
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England to play four Tests in India
India will host England for four Tests in early 2021 in what could become the key clashes in deciding who reaches the world Test championship final.
Sourav Ganguly, president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, announced the…
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Fakhar Zaman ruled out of NZ tour
Batsman Fakhar Zaman has been ruled out of the tour to New Zealand. Fakhar is suffering from fever and has not recovered in time for the Pakistan squad’s departure for the tour.
The decision to withdraw Fakhar from the tour was made…
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Moeen says he’s ‘never experienced’ racism in English cricket
Moeen Ali has insisted "hand on heart" he has not experienced any racism during his time in English cricket following a welter of allegations.
Tuesday saw the England and Wales Cricket Board accused of "institutional racism" by former…
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PCB committee names PSL team of tournament
LAHORE: A four-member independent jury today announced the Team of HBL Pakistan Super League 2020, which will be captained by Islamabad United’s Shadab Khan.
The independent jury included respected commentators Bazid Khan, Ramiz Raja and…
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