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South Africa beat Pakistan to book place in June’s World Test Championship final

South Africa beat Pakistan to book place in June’s World Test Championship final

South Africa have guaranteed their place in next year’s World Test Championship final at Lord’s after a nerve-shredding two-wicket victory over Pakistan in Centurion. Chasing 148 in the series opener, the Proteas stumbled from the relative calm of 96-4 to a perilous 99-8 in 12 balls, with Mohammad Abbas running riot on his Test return. But Marco Jansen (16 not …

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Harry Maguire admits Man Utd boss Ruben Amorim is ‘total opposite’ of Erik ten Hag but backs him to succeed

Harry Maguire admits Man Utd boss Ruben Amorim is ‘total opposite’ of Erik ten Hag but backs him to succeed

Harry Maguire admits Ruben Amorim’s job is much harder because he is the “total opposite” of Erik ten Hag, but has backed the Manchester United head coach to turn their dismal season around. Amorim has been beaten in half of his 10 games since being appointed head coach and approaches Monday’s league match against Newcastle, live on Sky Sports, having …

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World Darts Championship: Michael van Gerwen insists he has plenty more to give as he chases fourth title

World Darts Championship: Michael van Gerwen insists he has plenty more to give as he chases fourth title

Three-time champion Michael van Gerwen insists he has plenty more to give after chiselling out a 4-2 win over last year’s quarter-finalist Brendan Dolan. Dolan drew first blood in a competitive opening set, although Van Gerwen responded with a superb run of eight straight legs – including 129 and 149 combinations – to establish a 3-1 buffer. ‘The History Maker’ …

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Babar Azam nominated for ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year award

Babar Azam nominated for ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year award

(From left to right) Australia’s Travis Head, Pakistan’s Babar Azam and India’s Arshdeep Singh. — Reuters/AFP/FIle LAHORE: Pakistan’s star batter Babar Azam has been named among the nominees for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year Award. Babar, who currently is the top-ranked one-day international (ODI) batter and is at the sixth spot on the T20I rankings, …

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