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SILESIA: Kishane Thompson laid down a marker ahead of next month’s world championships when the Jamaican came out on top in the highly-anticipated 100 metres against Olympic champion Noah Lyles at the Silesia Diamond League meeting on Saturday. A host of world and Olympic champions headlined by the likes of Keely Hodgkinson, Karsten Warholm, Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis, Faith Kipyegon and Femke Bol shone in hot and humid conditions in front of more than 40,000 fans in the Polish city. The men’s sprint brought together American Lyles and Thompson for the first time since their unforgettable Olympic final last year in…

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday announced the trials schedule for U-19 and Emerging women players as part of the two-week countrywide talent hunt which is set to begin on Thursday. Players born on or after Sept 1, 2006 are eligible to take part in the U-19 trials, while there is no cutoff date for the Emerging players. The minimum age for U-19 players has been sanctioned to 12. The trials are being arranged to select the next crop of U-19 players, who will be mentored, trained and then given a chance to develop in the four-team women’s…

KARACHI: Newcastle United cult hero Nolberto Solano landed in Pakistan on Saturday, being garlanded upon his arrival at the Pakistan Football Federation headquarters in Lahore after taking over as the head coach of the national senior and under-23 teams. The Peruvian wing wizard dazzled during his time in the English Premier League but the highlight of his coaching career came back in 2018 when, as assistant coach, he took his home country to their first World Cup finals in 36 years. “We need to work really had to make Pakistan competitive at international level,” Solano said in an in-house PFF…

Richarlison scored twice on Saturday to give Tottenham manager Thomas Frank a dream home debut with a 3-0 win over Burnley, while Erling Haaland inspired new-look Manchester City’s 4-0 rout of Wolves on the opening weekend of the Premier League season. Frank was seconds away from launching his era in charge with a trophy until a late Paris Saint-Germain revival won the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday. The former Brentford boss replaced Ange Postecoglou despite the Australian ending Tottenham’s 17-year trophy drought by lifting the Europa League last term. Postecoglou was undone by Tottenham’s worst domestic season since 1976-77 as…

When Venus Williams fought for equal prize money in tennis, she didn’t just change the sport; she made history. And beginning this week, her legendary push is being sealed in plastic. Barbie has unveiled a Venus Williams doll as part of its Inspiring Women collection, commemorating the seven-time Grand Slam champion for her forehands, titles, and her advocacy. Williams is joining the ranks of Maya Angelou, Ida B Wells, Celia Cruz and Anna Sui, among others in the Barbie Inspiring Women Series. On Instagram, Barbie announced the launch with a fitting tribute — “A masterful match. Venus Williams is a…

In the end, what remained was not memory but metrics. Gill’s average. Duckett’s strike rate. Siraj’s stubborn resolve. No rivalries. No bruises. No poetry. Just a scoreboard with a smile. Yes, there were centuries to savour, spells to admire, and a finish that quickened the pulse. And yet, I write this not because of that excitement, but in spite of it because there are higher roads to the same high, and this series took the service lane. I remain stubbornly stuck in my fool’s paradise, expecting every over-staffed Test team administration to conjure a Wasim Akram, manage a Shane Warne,…

DUCATI Lenovo Team’s Marc Marquez of Spain in action during the first free practice of Austrian Moto GP Grand Prix at the Red Bull ring circuit on Friday.—AFP SPIELBERG: Runaway lea­der Marc Marquez was in ominous form as MotoGP returned from its month-long mid-season break, topping Friday practice in Austria. The Spaniard is coasting towards a seventh elite title, which would draw him level with Italian legend Valentino Rossi and one shy of all-time record-holder Giacomo Agostini. Despite turning up with five consecutive wins he knows he must do something this weekend that he has failed to achieve before in…

LONDON: Jacob Bethell is set to become England’s youngest international men’s cricket captain after the 21-year-old was named on Friday as skipper for next month’s T20 international series in Ireland. The talented Warwickshire all-rounder is regarded as one of the rising stars of the English game, even though he has still to score his first professional century in any format. Bethell, however, has still been appointed to lead England in a three-match T20 series against Ireland in Dublin, which will serve as part of the team’s preparations for next year’s T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka. Should all…

Young couple considering early retirement.Ric Rowan | Getty ImagesWhile some Americans think starting to save for retirement in your late 20s is ideal, financial advisors say it can pay to start even sooner — especially if you plan to retire early.On average, surveyed Americans say you should start saving for retirement at age 27, according to a recent report by Empower, which polled 1,001 adults on June 2. Respondents also say you should be able to retire at age 58. More from Personal Finance:Here’s the inflation breakdown for July 2025 — in one chartThe top 10 colleges for financial aid: Princeton…

LONDON: Australian batting great Steve Smith is raring to go against England in the home Ashes later this year. The former skipper, who has the third-highest Test runs against England after Sir Don Bradman and Allan Border, believes England’s aggressive style of play is likely to produce an exciting contest Down Under. “I watched a lot of the series against India and it was one of the best Test series I’ve seen in a long time,” he said in an interview released by Sky Sports on Friday. “The cricket that was played by both teams was outstanding. Smith, however, doubted…