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Foreign Players Hail Pakistan Security

Foreign players have tentatively endorsed the return of international cricket to Pakistan after their whirlwind trip to...

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Mendis Steadies Sri Lanka In First Bangladesh Test

Kusal Mendis scored an unbeaten half-century to steady the Sri Lankan innings after Bangladesh struck early blows on...

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Bangladesh’s Skipper Targets New Galle Run Fest

Skipper Mushfiqur Rahim urged Bangladesh's batsmen to fill their boots again when they begin their Test series against...

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South Africa Quicks Target New Zealand Unbeaten Streak

South Africa are backing their pace attack to snap New Zealand's unbeaten run at Dunedin's University Oval when the...

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‘Pakistan Wins Today’ As Final Passes Off Peacefully

Pakistan on Monday hailed the successful staging of the Pakistan Super League final as a step towards restoring...

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Minnows Bangladesh See Best Chance To Beat Sri Lanka In Test Series

Bangladesh will be hoping to improve their woeful away record with a win against an under-strength Sri Lankan side when...

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Sri Lanka Rejects UN Call For Foreign Judges In War Probe

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has rejected a fresh appeal from the United Nations to allow international...

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Quetta, Peshawar Boosted By Foreign Stars For PSL Final

Quetta and Peshawar will have a host of foreign players available for Sunday's Pakistan Super League final in...

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‘Unprecedented’ Security For High-Risk Pakistan Final

Pakistan will deploy troops and bullet-proof buses for Sunday's Pakistan Super League final, its biggest cricket match...

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Sri Lanka Pile On Runs In Bangladesh Warm-Up

Dinesh Chandimal scored an entertaining 190 for a Sri Lankan Board President's XI Friday as Bangladesh's bowlers took a...

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UN Concerned At ‘serious’ Abuses, Torture In Sri Lanka

The UN on Friday warned that a range of serious abuses, including torture, appear to remain widespread in Sri Lanka and...

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Karachi Down PSL Champions As Fearful Stars Snub Final

Karachi Kings upset defending Pakistan Super League champions Islamabad by 44 runs in Sharjah on Wednesday as a host of...

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‘Safety Fears’ Forces Wright To Pull Out of Pakistan T20 Final

England one-day specialist Luke Wright has joined Kevin Pietersen and other foreign team-mates in withdrawing from the...

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Two Uncapped Players In Sri Lanka Test Squad

Sri Lanka on Wednesday named two uncapped players in a 15-member squad led by spinner Rangana Herath for the two-Test...

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Herath To Lead Sri Lanka Against Bangladesh

Sri Lanka on Monday named Rangana Herath as skipper to replace Angelo Mathews who was dropped from next week's two-Test...

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Sri Lanka To Honour $12 Bn Debt Despite Dispute

Sri Lanka Monday vowed to honour government bonds of up to 1,780 billion rupees ($11.86 billion) even as the central...

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Sri Lanka Prison Bus Shooting Kills Seven

Attackers opened fire on a prison bus outside Colombo on Monday, killing five prisoners and two armed guards in the...

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With Trump At Helm, US Takes Seat At UN Rights Council

The United States will on Monday claim its seat at the UN Human Rights Council under the new presidency of Donald...

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Smith Warns Players India Test Side Will ‘come Back Hard’

Australia skipper Steve Smith has warned his players against complacency and expects India to come back hard after the...