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Second Test, Queen’s Park Oval, Port-of-Spain (day four of five)West Indies 344 (Greaves 73; Sajid 4-85) & 117 (Sajid 4-32, Usman 4-39)Pakistan 387 (Shafique 160*, Babar 88; Warrican 6-112) & 77-2Pakistan won by eight wickets; series drawn 1-1ScorecardPakistan completed their first overseas Test win in three years with an eight-wicket victory over West Indies in Trinidad to draw the series 1-1.Chasing a target of 75 in Port-of-Spain, Abdullah Shafique and captain Babar Azam both made an unbeaten 24 as the tourists wrapped up the match inside 24 overs on day four.The home side, who had won the first Test in…
Rangers have finally delivered the winger Derek McInnes wanted, but their work in attack may only be beginning. Daisuke Yokota has completed a £3.5million move from Hannover and joined the squad in Poland ahead of the Europa League qualifier against Jagiellonia Bialystok. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner The Japanese attacker gives Rangers a left-footed option who enjoys cutting in from the right. His arrival was the ninth of a busy summer as McInnes continues rebuilding a squad that finished last season without a major trophy. Club Status Appearances Goals Assists Carl Zeiss Jena II Permanent 3 2 0 Valmiera FC Permanent 61 8…
Canelo Alvarez has explained why three of his previous performances prove that he could hand Terence Crawford a first career defeat, if their rematch were to take place. Canelo had not lost in the 168lb division ahead of his clash with the Omaha southpaw, who moved up three weight divisions from his natural welterweight category in pursuit of the super-middleweight poster boy. On fight night, Crawford controlled the contest and proved to be too fast with his feet, his hands and his mind to outpoint the champion and become boxing’s first post-war three-weight undisputed ruler. Ever since, Canelo has pleaded…
Ireland’s hopes of qualifying directly for the 2027 ODI World Cup ended on Wednesday after the first match of its five-ODI series against Afghanistan was washed out without a toss at Bready.Ranked 12th, Ireland needed a 5-0 whitewash and West Indies to lose both its matches against India before the September 30 cut-off. Those results could have carried Ireland above Zimbabwe, West Indies and Afghanistan into a direct qualification position. The washout closed that route.ALSO READ | Jos Buttler becomes leading run scorer in men’s T20sIreland must now negotiate the 10-team World Cup Qualifier. The winner will advance directly to…
Former England defender Kyle Walker said he was “at ease” with his decision to quit international football and hoped it could lead to an extended club career – similar to that enjoyed by former team-mate James Milner.The Burnley right-back, who turned 36 in May, announced his retirement from the Three Lions in March after a glittering career earned him 96 caps and feature at five major tournaments.Walker played in the final of the European Championship in 2021 and 2024 and the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup.England finished third in this summer’s tournament in North America, although injuries to Reece…
Opening up the 2026/27 Eredivisie campaign on Saturday night, AZ Alkmaar will welcome Den Haag to the AFAS Stadion. With the rest of Europe’s elite domestic leagues set to make their respective returns over the next fortnight, there are plenty of eye-catching betting promotions available. Verdict: AZ Alkmaar win Best Odds: 4/9 Bookmaker: Odds: @ @ 1xBet AZ Alkmaar Starting with the hosts, producing what was an iconic performance last weekend as they stormed their way to the 2026 Johan Cruyff Shield, AZ Alkmaar certainly find the mood in their camp at a red-hot high. Springing what was an almighty…
The timing could hardly have been worse. Just 13 days earlier, Duk Koo Kim died from injuries sustained in his lightweight title fight with Ray Mancini. Boxing was facing intense criticism over fighter safety, and every televised bout carried added scrutiny. Holmes then defended his WBC heavyweight championship against Randall “Tex” Cobb, a durable pressure fighter whose style played directly into the champion’s strengths. It took only a few minutes to see how difficult the fight would be. Holmes established his jab immediately, keeping Cobb at the end of his punches while the challenger trudged forward looking for openings that…
Welsh Fire captain Phil Salt would ideally like The Hundred to be a week longer after his side played three matches in five days.His second-placed side won at Birmingham Phoenix on Saturday afternoon and defeated Southern Brave in Cardiff on Monday evening, before losing to Manchester Super Giants on Wednesday afternoon.”It’s been a little bit hectic the last few days,” Salt told BBC Sport.”Birmingham, back to Cardiff, up here. It’s a lot to be honest with you in five days and managing bodies through.”From a player’s point of view I’d like this competition to be probably a week longer.”The Hundred…
Days after clinching the WBC lightweight title, William Zepeda touched down at Mexico City International Airport to a hero’s welcome as fans lined up to greet the new beltholder.Zepeda, 34-1 (27 KOs), outpointed Lamont Roach Jnr in Las Vegas on Saturday in a largely dominant display to win by scores of 118-110 and two of 117-111 after 12 rounds of their battle for the vacant title. It was the 30-year-old’s first action since being on the wrong end of similar tallies against Shakur Stevenson 13 months ago.“The thing with Shakur was a test I couldn’t pass at the time,” Zepeda…
Gianni Infantino will remain as Fifa president after he received the backing of senior executives in a meeting in Morocco on Wednesday.Infantino summoned members of the management board to Fifa’s Africa office in Rabat following mounting criticism of his aborted attempt to sell off commercial and event operations to private investors.European football’s governing body Uefa said at the weekend that it has lost confidence in Infantino, calling the Fifa Forward Enterprise proposal a “shabby, back room, opaque deal”.Much criticism has come from within Fifa, including secretary general Mattias Grofstrom, who was at Wednesday’s meeting. In an internal memo sent to…