KATHMANDU, Sep 27(ABC): Nepali police have sought help from Interpol to locate the country’s fugitive suspended national cricket captain, they said Tuesday. A Nepali court issued an arrest warrant for Sandeep Lamichhane earlier this month following an allegation of rape by a 17-year-old girl. But the leg-spinner is thought to have remained in the Caribbean where he was playing in …

KARACHI, Sep 27(ABC):  Pakistani mountaineer Sajid Ali Sadpara created history on Monday when he became the first Pakistani alpinist to achieve the true summit of Mount Manaslu — the world’s 8th highest peak. Sadpara’s team confirmed that he reached atop Manaslu before a huge avalanche had stuck the climber around C4 in the afternoon. Manaslu’s “true summit” became the centre …

Sep 26(ABC): Novak Djokovic said he was bothered by a wrist problem during the Laver Cup in London and that his lengthy absence from the Tour recently could be to blame. The three-day tournament in London’s O2 Arena was Djokovic’s first event since the Serb won his 21st Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon in early July. The 35-year-old, who …

CHARLOTTE, Sep 26(ABC): The United States was forced to work harder than expected to earn a ninth consecutive Presidents Cup on Sunday, taking down a scrappy International team that vowed to fight until the final bell. Robbed of top players who defected to the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series, the depleted Internationals were expected to be easy pickings for an American …

LAHORE, Sep 26(ABC): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced to increase in the retainers and match fees in the domestic contracts 2022-23, approved by the Board Of Governors at its 70th meeting. According to the PCB, the contracts will run from September 2022 to August 2023 and the list of player names will be revealed in due course. Following PCB …

Sep 26(ABC): England’s limited-overs coach Matthew Mott said Jos Buttler is itching to make his return from injury during their seven-match series in Pakistan but they will not take any risks with the batsman so close to the T20 World Cup. Buttler has not played in the series so far as he recovers from a calf injury he sustained while playing in The …

Karachi, Sep 26(ABC):  Martin Darlow, the deputy chairman of English Cricket Board feels Pakistan Super League has played an important part in making England’s tour to Pakistan happen. The ECB had last year pulled out of a scheduled short tour of Pakistan but this year – the English side, led by Moeen Ali, is in Pakistan for 7 match T20I …

Sep 26(ABC): Kenyan athlete Eliud Kipchoge Sunday smashed his world record after winning the Berlin marathon. Pakistani athletes, too, participated in the marathon and qualified for the Boston Marathon 2024. Eliud Kipchoge lit up an overcast morning in the German capital, lowering his old mark by half a minute with a new best time of 2hr 01min 9sec. He told …

LONDON, Sep 24(ABC): Sitting courtside Rafa Nadal cried as his great rival, Roger Federer, bid an emotional farewell to tennis at the Laver Cup on Friday, later saying an important part of him was also leaving the men’s Tour with the retirement of the Swiss. Pictures and videos of Federer and Nadal – who shared one of tennis’s most enthralling …

MIAMI, Sep 24(ABC): Lionel Messi’s expertly taken double helped seal a comprehensive 3-0 win for Argentina over Honduras in Miami on Friday to extend their impressive unbeaten run ahead of the Qatar World Cup. The Argentina captain scored a goal in each half, his opener doubling the lead given to Lionel Scaloni’s team by Lautaro Martinez early on. Argentina haven’t …