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Shahram, Asif and Hamza off to winning start in Asian event

40,000-seater Al Rayyan enclosure to host matches up to quarter-finals

Los Blancos secured berth in semi-final after 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid

Pakistan’s Afridi-led charges to meet resurgent Tigers on Friday after Test whitewash

Pakistan cricket is going through a bad patch in history but failure never means you cannot achieve greatness

Shahryar Khan says no need to press any panic buttons till the end of the series

England skipper and opener Jonathan Trott negotiated 26 overs without real alarm against West Indies

The Serie A leaders played out a 0-0 second-leg draw to win the quarter-final tie 1-0 on aggregate

Javier Hernandez scored the only goal of the tie two minutes from time to send his team into the semis

Finch sustained the injury playing in India and returned to Melbourne to have the operation on Tuesday

Teams secured the top two positions in Group C to book berth in last-eight.

Record second win in five matches to land fourth in the league table.

Pakistan suffer 3-0 whitewash after an eight-wicket loss in the third ODI.

The 27-year-old is the only Pakistani to qualify for prestigious tour to date

PBSA receives cueists’ details from arch-rivals for the mega event

Punjab govt has offered to provide security and bear all expenses

Defending champion targets successful defence of title in Shanghai

The German giants demolished Porto to reach last-four

There are other ways to raise charity, says cycling chief Cookson

President Ghani to push for assistance in his visit there next week

Soumya Sarkar scores unbeaten 127 as the hosts beat visitors by eight wickets

Former world champion vows to end victory drought

The two sides are expected to play three Tests, five ODIs and two T20Is

AGM recommended affiliation and playing rights for four districts — Lasbela, Khuzdar, Jaffarabad and Jamshoro

With the series already lost, pride all that can be salvaged for Pakistan

Atletico travel to Real needing just a scoring draw to qualify

K-Electric skipper hopeful in the absence of Nigerian strikers, injured teammates

All-rounder thanks everyone for the support they have shown in his tough times

Sohail suffered back spasm two days before the team's departure and was initially ruled out of the ongoing series

Former Test captain to appear before corruption unit of game's governing body to have his spot-fixing ban relaxed

PCB chairman says board will soon advertise to attract sponsors for the regional and district teams

The European champions have failed to overcome Los Rojiblancos in their last seven games

Simeone has revolutionised a club that once used to revel in their label as "El Pupas" - the jinxed ones

The return of an undercooked Saeed Ajmal, however, once again exposed the weakness of PCB coaching and selection staff

African side’s security team to visit the country ahead of the series

Manager Rodgers also admits semi-final occasion got the better of his side

MotoGP veteran records his second victory of the season

National striker starts Maldives stint on a high, eager to prove his talent

13-strong national squad to compete in Thailand

Foxes win third consecutive game to further hopes of Premier League survival

The magic of Ajmal is gone with the bend and Pakistan need someone with the same X-factor

The German side lost 3-1 to Porto while Blaugrana won by same scoreline at PSG

Former captain praises

'Marriage and playing doubles have been my life's best decisions,' says tennis ace

Cricker dies four months after Australia cricketer Phillip Hughes passed away after being hit by bouncer

The Mercedes driver claims his 36th career victory

A top-order batting collapse saw Pakistan reduced to 77-5

T20 captain hopes to turn tables on high-flying hosts in Mirpur one-off

Villans end Gerrard's FA Cup dream with Sanchez double seeing holders through

Chelsea manager diverts attention from celebration and brings focus on title mathematics after 1-0 win over United