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PARIS (Kashmir English): Seven countries including India, Turkiye and Qatar have so far declared interest in hosting 2036 Summer Olympics. Germany, Hungary, South Korea and South Africa make up the rest of the current list issued by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Other nations have until October 31 to declare an interest. In March next

DUBAI (Kashmir English): The International Cricket Council (ICC) has said that Pakistan and Sri Lanka have been fined for maintaining slow over-rates during their match in the ODI Tri-Series in Rawalpindi on Sunday. According to the press release, Pakistan have been fined 10 per cent of their match fee, while Sri Lanka have been fined

LAHORE (Kashmir English): Pakistan opening batter Imam-ul-Haq has been granted permission by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to play first-class cricket, according to sources. Imam will represent Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDC) in the President’s Trophy Grade-I and is expected to be available for the team in the final round. Sources said OGDC

RAWALPINDI (Kashmir English): Former captain Babar Azam has reached a significant milestone in his career, reaching 16,000 runs in all international formats. Babar hit the milestone in the first ODI against Sri Lanka in the tri-series match at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. The reported stats show that the 32-year-old has now reached the milestone of 16,038

BENGALURU (Kashmir English): The fifth and final T20 International between India and the West Indies was abandoned due to rain in Bengaluru, leaving the five-match series tied at 2-2. The West Indies won the toss and elected to bowl first. Rain reduced the match to nine overs per side, but India’s innings was also cut short. India

RAWALPINDI (Kashmir English): Former Pakistan Test captain Mohammad Rizwan is set to lead Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) against Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) in the President’s Trophy, starting October 19. The four-day match will be played at Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi, marking Rizwan’s return to domestic cricket amid reports of an ongoing

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Pakistan batter Hassan Nawaz has been brought back into the Desert Vipers squad for the fifth season of the International League T20 (ILT20). The 23-year-old will replace England’s Aneurin Donald, who has been called up for England’s T20 International series against Australia. This will not be Hassan’s first stint with the Vipers.