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IRAN's footballers board a flight at Turkiye's Antalya Airport for Mexico to take part in the World Cup tournament, which begins on June 11.—AFP ANTALYA: Iran's World Cup squad left Turkiye for Mexico on Saturday, taking off under the shadow of a bitter diplomatic row between Tehran and...
Posted on 7 June 2026 | 5:38 am
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KARACHI: Visiting Lyari around this time when the FIFA World Cup is just round the corner is an experience. Football fever is on the rise. Walking down each lane and alley tells you a story about the community's love for football. Ill-famed for turf wars and drug trafficking, Lyari is also known a...
Posted on 7 June 2026 | 4:26 am
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Workers at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles have overwhelmingly voted to authorise a potential strike during the World Cup, just days before football's global showpiece begins. The Unite Here Local 11 union, which represents about 2,000 stadium food and beverage workers, is demanding better pay along w...
Posted on 6 June 2026 | 6:41 pm
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Mirra Andreeva won her first Grand Slam title on Saturday by downing Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska in straight sets in the French Open final. The 19-year-old Russian beat Chwalinska 6-3, 6-2 to become the youngest Roland Garros women's singles champion since Monica Seles, then aged 18, won her ...
Posted on 6 June 2026 | 3:45 pm
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India have called up teenager Vaibhav Sooryavanshi for their upcoming Twenty20 international series against Ireland and England, the country's cricket board (BCCI) announced on Saturday, while Shreyas Iyer has been named captain. Sooryavanshi, 15, is fresh off a breakout campaign in the Indian Pre...
Posted on 6 June 2026 | 8:58 am
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LAHORE: Pakistan skipper Shaheen Shah Afridi has defended the pitch strategy following his team's One-day International series victory over Australia at home. The Green-shirts defeated Australia by four wickets in a low-scoring third ODI to win the series 2-1 at the Gaddafi Stadium on Thursday nig...
Posted on 6 June 2026 | 4:12 am
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LONDON: Jamie Smith helped England recover from a middle-order collapse as they set New Zealand 254 to win the first Test at Lord's on Friday. England were dismissed for 226 in their second innings on the second day of a frenetic clash in north London. New Zealand's Nathan Smith took 6-70, t...
Posted on 6 June 2026 | 1:08 am
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NEW CHANDIGARH: India's coach Gautam Gambhir told struggling Rishabh Pant on Friday to stick to his natural attacking game after removing him as vice-captain for the one-off Test against Afghanistan. KL Rahul will be Shubman Gill's deputy for the match starting on Saturday in New Chandigarh in ...
Posted on 6 June 2026 | 1:08 am
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Posted on 5 June 2026 | 10:29 am
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Iran will head off to their World Cup base this weekend with a spring in their step after beating Mali 2-0 in a friendly in Turkiye on Thursday, even if some uncertainty still clouds their participation in the tournament. Goals from midfielder Saeid Ezatolahi and right back Ramin Rezaeian either sid...
Posted on 5 June 2026 | 6:14 am
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NEW DELHI: Pakistan has decided not to send its team for the Asian Senior Fencing Championships to be held in New Delhi from June 19 despite the local organisers sending an invite to the neighbouring country to take part in the continental event, Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency reported on Th...
Posted on 5 June 2026 | 4:51 am
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WINNIPEG (Canada): When billions of fans tune in to the 2026 World Cup, they will be witnessing the culmination of a global grass-growing mission that has scientists, farmers and turf specialists sweating as much as the players. From Mexico to Canada, across 16 stadiums in wildly different climates,...
Posted on 5 June 2026 | 4:14 am
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PAKISTAN'S Hayyan Khattak (R) in action during the Diamond Jubilee International Football Tournament match against the Maldives at the National Stadium on Thursday.—Courtesy PFF MALE: Pakistan ended a wait of more than two and a half years for an international victory with a commanding 3-0 ...
Posted on 5 June 2026 | 3:56 am
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Spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi and Shadab Khan starred in Pakistan's four-wicket win in their decisive third and final one-day international against Australia in Lahore on Thursday. Shaheen grabbed 3-30 to bundle Australia out for 157 before Shadab added a fighting 29 not out to his two wickets, he...
Posted on 4 June 2026 | 8:29 pm
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Attendees of the World Cup will not be allowed to carry reusable water bottles into venues due to safety concerns, FIFA said on Thursday, following a last-minute change to its Stadium Code of Conduct. The governing body, which had earlier permitted empty, transparent, reusable plastic bottles inside...
Posted on 4 June 2026 | 5:59 am
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LAHORE: Pakistan and Australia will lock horns in a winner-takes-all third and final One-day International at the Gaddafi Stadium on Thursday after the visitors levelled the three-match series with a gritty 41-run victory here on Tuesday. The decider presents both teams with an opportunity to finish...
Posted on 4 June 2026 | 3:56 am
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FORT LAUDERDALE: New Zealand goalkeeper Max Crocomb fails to block a shot by Haiti's Duke Lacroix during their international friendly at the Inter Miami CF Stadium.—AFP FORT LAUDERDALE: Haiti crushed a shambolic New Zealand 4-0 in a steamy World Cup warmup in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Tue...
Posted on 4 June 2026 | 2:04 am
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ISTANBUL: Iran will play their final World Cup warm-up behind closed doors in Turkey on Thursday before departing for their tournament base in Mexico on Saturday, the Iranian FA (FFIRI) said on Wednesday. Although it was one of the first teams to qualify, Iran's participation in the World Cup has...
Posted on 4 June 2026 | 2:04 am
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Posted on 3 June 2026 | 10:41 am
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Posted on 3 June 2026 | 10:00 am
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Fast bowler Nathan Ellis took a career best four-wicket haul as an understrength Australia shocked Pakistan by 41 runs in the second one-day international in Lahore on Tuesday, levelling the three-match series 1-1. Australia's total of 231-9 in 50 overs had fighting half centuries from Josh Inglis...
Posted on 3 June 2026 | 9:49 am
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TEHRAN: Iran's football team will leave for Spain this weekend en route to their World Cup base in Mexico despite still awaiting visas, the head of the country's football federation said. The 2026 World Cup is being hosted jointly by the United States, Mexico and Canada. Neither the United State...
Posted on 3 June 2026 | 4:02 am
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LONDON: New Zealand's Kane Williamson is relishing his return to Lord's as the iconic stadium stages its 150th Test when the Black Caps take on England this week. Lord's, which has staged more Tests than any other venue, is cricket's most historic arena and Williamson has no intention of tak...
Posted on 3 June 2026 | 4:00 am
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BUENOS AIRES: When a euphoric Lionel Messi lifted the World Cup at the Lusail Stadium in Qatar at around 9pm on December 18, 2022, he finally had nothing left to prove. Argentina's captain already had every possible accolade at club level, including eight Ballons d'Or as the world's best playe...
Posted on 3 June 2026 | 3:55 am
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KOLKATA: A giant statue of football superstar Lionel Messi was taken down in India on Monday after it was spotted swaying dangerously in the wind, authorities said. Hydraulic cranes and ropes were used to dismantle the 21-metre (70-foot) sculpture in Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal state, before...
Posted on 2 June 2026 | 6:41 am
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IRELAND batter Rebecca Stokell plays a shot as Pakistan wicket-keeper Muneeba Ali looks on during their tri-series T20 International at Castle Avenue. —Courtesy PCB DUBLIN: Ireland produced their highest successful run chase in T20 Internationals to defeat Pakistan by seven wickets in the thi...
Posted on 2 June 2026 | 4:30 am
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LAHORE: Pakistan will have an opportunity to wrap up the three-match One-day International series when they face Australia in the second fixture at the Gaddafi Stadium on Tuesday, while the tourists will be desperate to revive the contest after being outclassed by spin in the opener at Rawalpindi....
Posted on 2 June 2026 | 4:28 am
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Pakistan's Otis Khan (front) in action during the Diamond Jubilee International Football Tournament match against Bangladesh at the National Stadium on Monday.—Courtesy PFF MALÉ (Maldives): Pakistan men's national football team kicked off their Diamond Jubilee International Football Tour...
Posted on 2 June 2026 | 2:10 am
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LAHORE: The Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) has prepared a document based on Qatar's sports funding model and will propose its recommendations to the government for the allocation of grants to national sports federations under the proposed National Sports Policy 2026. The initial draft of the ...
Posted on 1 June 2026 | 4:10 am
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PARIS: Iga Swiatek's 25th birthday celebrations turned sour at the French Open on Sunday when the former champion lost to 15th seed Marta Kostyuk in the fourth round and her quest for a fifth title ended just when she had looked to be rediscovering her form. Swiatek's shock 7-5, 6-1 loss came a...
Posted on 1 June 2026 | 4:05 am