ISLAMABAD, July 9(ABC): Pakistan women’s national cricket team’s training camp for the tri-series in Ireland and the Commonwealth Games ended in Islamabad on Saturday. The Bismah Maroof-led team will fly out for Belfast via Dubai in the wee hours of July 12 (Tuesday). The team will take a two-day Eid-ul-Adha break Sunday and on Monday while preparing for their journey …

LONDON, July 9(ABC): Elena Rybakina produced a sensational display of power tennis to beat Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur 3-6 6-2 6-2 and become the first player from Kazakhstan to win a Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon on Saturday. Jabeur, bidding to become the first African woman and first Arab to win a Grand Slam singles title, settled quickly to take …

LAHORE, July 9(ABC): Pakistani mountaineer Shehroze Kashif Saturday said that he saw death “very closely”, as he was stranded on Nanga Parbat while descending along with veteran mountaineer Fazal Ali. Shehroze and Fazal were rescued and taken to Gilgit from Camp One of the 8,126-metre high mountain on Friday. And, now the 20-year-old has reached Lahore today. Speaking to the …

SYDNEY, July 18(ABC): Test captain Pat Cummins will miss Australia’s upcoming one-day series against Zimbabwe and New Zealand, team bosses announced Monday as they named a strong squad led by Aaron Finch. The pace spearhead has been rested for all six games in August-September at Townsville and Cairns, while batsman Travis Head will be absent for birth of his first …

LONDON, July 9(ABC): Record-breaking Novak Djokovic hit top form after a sluggish start against Britain s Cameron Norrie on Friday, reaching an eighth Wimbledon final, where he will face Nick Kyrgios. The Serbian top seed was uncharacteristically off-colour in the first set but roared back to win 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4, playing near-flawless tennis. It will be a record 32nd …

GALLE, July 18(ABC): Sri Lanka on Sunday moved the second Test against Pakistan from Colombo to Galle due to political unrest in the island nation that forced its president to resign. The Galle International Stadium will host its fourth straight Test in the past few weeks after the two Australia matches and the ongoing Pakistan opener. “SLC arrived at this …

ST. JOHN S, July 18(ABC): West Indies on Sunday recalled star all-rounder Jason Holder for a three-match one-day series against India as they look to bounce back from a humbling loss to Bangladesh. Former skipper Holder missed the 3-0 series defeat against Bangladesh in Guyana as selectors wanted to manage his workload as one of the West Indies  all-format players. …

KARACHI/COLOMBO, July 9(ABC): The Pakistan cricket team was forced to cancel its practice session scheduled for Saturday after Sri Lankan police imposed a curfew in some areas of Colombo ahead of violent protests against the government. An official of the Pakistan team confirmed that the practice session was cancelled due to the political situation in the country. “Pakistan’s training session …

NEWPORT, July 18(ABC): American Maxime Cressy won his first career ATP title on Sunday by rallying to defeat Kazakhstan s Alexander Bublik 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) in the Hall of Fame Open final. French-born Cressy, who competed for his homeland until becoming an American in 2018, reached his first two ATP finals earlier this year, losing to Rafael Nadal at …

KARACHI, July 8(ABC): The Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) Coaching Centre in Karachi has been severely affected by rain. According to details, athletics track and football ground were submerged by rainwater after heavy downpour on Friday. Poor drainage also meant that the outdoor facilities of the centre were inaccessible to local athletes who train at the venue. The basic function of …