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Pakistan resumed their first innings on the third day at 64-3, trailing South Africa in the second Test at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town. The Shan Masood-led side faced early setbacks on Saturday as they sought to chase down the hosts’ imposing 615-run total. With Babar Azam (31*) and Mohammad Rizwan (9*) at the crease, the visitors aim to stabilise their innings and improve their position in the match. On the second day, Pakistan had a dismal start to their innings, losing three quick wickets, including skipper Shan Masood in…

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KARACHI: The second Karachi Marathon, accredited by World Athletics, began on Sunday morning, with hundreds of professional and amateur runners participating in the event amid cool weather. The event features a full marathon, a half marathon, and a fun race. The race organisers said participants of the race have come from various parts of the country including Islamabad, Karachi and Quetta. Not just Pakistan, they said, the runners had come from ten other countries as well, including the United States, Poland, Japan and Germany, to participate in the event. The…

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SYDNEY: All-rounder Beau Webster will make his Test debut for Australia in place of the dropped Mitchell Marsh in the fifth Test against India on Friday, captain Pat Cummins said on Thursday. Australia won the fourth Test by 184 runs in Melbourne earlier this week to take a 2-1 lead in the series but still need to avoid a loss in Sydney to claim the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the first time in a decade. Marsh, Australia’s Twenty20 captain, scored only 73 runs over the first four Tests and bowled sparingly…

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Alexander Isak and Joelinton struck early with towering headers to secure Newcastle United a 2-0 Premier League victory at Old Trafford on Monday, capping a dreadful end to 2024 for Manchester United and piling pressure on under-fire manager Ruben Amorim. Just two months into his tenure, Amorim conceded this week that his job is on the line unless results begin to improve. The Portuguese has won just two of his first nine league games to leave United languishing down in 14th, just seven points above the relegation zone. Alexander Isak…

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Alexander Isak and Joelinton struck early with towering headers to secure Newcastle United a 2-0 Premier League victory at Old Trafford on Monday, capping a dreadful end to 2024 for Manchester United and piling pressure on under-fire manager Ruben Amorim. Just two months into his tenure, Amorim conceded this week that his job is on the line unless results begin to improve. The Portuguese has won just two of his first nine league games to leave United languishing down in 14th, just seven points above the relegation zone. Alexander Isak…

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MELBOURNE: The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) set a new attendance record for a Test match in Australia during the fourth Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test, GeoSuper reported. 373,691 fans filled the iconic stadium over five days, breaking the long-standing record of 350,534 set in 1937, when Australia faced England under the captaincy of the legendary Sir Donald Bradman. The final day of the blockbuster Test against India drew an extraordinary crowd, with 51,371 fans entering the gates by the first session and more expected later in the afternoon. Image released by Cricket Australia. —…

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PRETORIA: Rattled by Marco Jansen’s onslaught, Pakistan posted a 148-run target but managed to make a comeback when South Africa came to bat by dismissing three batters early on in the innings ahead of stumps on the third day of the first Test at the SuperSport Park, Centurion on Saturday. The fiery duo of Mohammad Abbas and Khurram Shahzad struck early in the innings and put the home side under immense pressure. The former removed opener Tony de Zorri, and the latter dismissed his replacement, Ryan Rickelton. Abbas struck again…

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Aiden Markram was 19 runs short of a test century at lunch on Friday as South Africa reached 180-5 on the second day of the first test in reply to Pakistan’s first innings total of 211. Markram has been under pressure after a series of low scores for South Africa but showed his value to the team with chanceless knock that left South Africa 31 runs in arrears with five wickets in hand at Centurion. He will resume on 81 with Kyle Verreynne (0 not out) after lunch, looking to…

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