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Pakistan batsman reveals willow-wielders spending a lot of time in nets

Pakistan bowling coach says team required seam, swing more than pace against England

England manager wants his players to enjoy their time off before and during World Cup in Russia

39-year-old has started training two weeks earlier than usual to reach peak condition

Turkish club need a point in away match at Izmir side Goztepe to win 21st league title

40-year-old captained Juventus to seventh straight Serie A title

Bedi, Vengsarkar against ditching ritual; Waugh, Ponting, Holding vote in favour

England Test captain believes he can take more responsibility in that position

Former captain believes visitors need to be at their best to get positive result against England

Veteran all-rounder has 14 days to respond to Pakistan Cricket Board

Wahab Riaz, Waqas Maqsood, Mir Hamza top contenders for spot

Pakistan legend’s wife to receive Rs1m grant, country’s athletes to receive insurance too

Ousmane Dembele, Luis Suarez and Andre Gomes scored for the Spanish league

26-year-old has one year to run on his current contract with Blues

Legendary goalkeeper won record nine Serie A titles with Old Lady

Right-arm pacer moves to 29th after bagging nine wickets against Ireland

Manager Mourinho backs Chilean to shine against Chelsea

Frenchman’s heroics help team beat Marseille 3-0 in Lyon

Country have declined to play their maiden day-night five-day game against Australia

Brazilian has refused to talk about the speculation and said he is concentrating on recovering from a foot injury

The August 4-5 matches will be held at the Central Broward oval in Lauderhill

Chief selector Smith believes limited-overs specialist can come good in longest format

United take on Chelsea in what is expected to be a heated title-decider

33-year-old says his side showed they deserve their elevation to Test cricket

Imam, Babar settled the ship for Pakistan as Ireland looked to mount upset for the ages

Boys in Green defeated by Uzbekistan on penalties after game finished 1-1

Barty, ranked 18, saved two match points in the final game against the 2011, 2012 and 2015 winner

Event organised by district sports office

Manager came under fire from fans over the route one style of play

Sarfraz and co next take on England in two-match series, staring May 24

One part of Aussie ball-tampering trio serving nine month ban for cheating

Pressure on BCCI to organise league, but no firm details revealed yet

The shorter matches will see each side face 15 six-ball overs, culminating in a final 10 deliveries

Former players believe Men in Green must improve or face defeat against Three Lions

12-time Grand Slam champion took 55 minutes to oust Ukrainian in first round

Stanikzai believes victory over India will give energy to people of country

New coach’s task will be to rebuild the national side and qualify for the 2020 European championship

Talismanic Frenchman is almost certain to leave Madrid side as Catalans increase interest in striker

Frenchman steps down as manager of North London side after being in charge for more than two decades

Side defeats Indonesia 5-4 in semi-final to set trophy date with Uzbekistan

Pakistan coach believes team has enough potential to beat Three Lions on their own turf

Mercedes star man finished 20 seconds ahead of teammate Bottas in crushing one-two triumph

Catalans fall agonisingly close to making history after suffering first loss of season against Levante

Left-arm pacer in race against time to be fit for England Test series beginning on May 24

The team will face Indonesia in their next match on Monday

Coach Spalletti lamented a "messy and confused" performance which failed to reflect club’s dominance

42-year-old Faria is on Arsenal’s shortlist to replace Arsene Wenger

Putin's security services have cracked down hard on football troublemakers

The eliminated Azzurri will not brighten the tournament, but Italians will still make the cup shine

Former goalkeeper was the oldest player to ever lift the trophy when Italy won the World Cup in 1982