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Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan acknowledged a dilemma over the fifth bowler and said they would take a late decision on their team combination for Tuesday's series decider following their defeat in the second one-day international on Sunday.
JEDDAH: At the final day of the group phase games, the reigning two-time champions Australia and Iran claimed the top spot with a perfect 3-0 record to directly advance to the quarterfinals.
CINCINNATI: Carlos Alcaraz had to fight his way out of a second-set slump on Sunday to escape with a 6-1, 2-5, 6-3 victory over Damir Dzumhur in his opening match at the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Open. The Spaniard, playing his first tournament since a runner-up finish to Jannik Sinner at Wimbledon, raced through the first set but completely lost his way in the second set, dropping his serve twice against the 33-year-old Bosnian. But he regained his intensity — and cut down his errors, in the third. Alcaraz fired his seventh ace to set up a match point and advanced to the third round seconds later as his opponent fired wide. Alcaraz, seeded second claimed his 12th consecutive match at the Masters 1000 level after titles in Monte Carlo and Rome. “It was a relief to get this win,” Alcaraz said after committing 44 unforced errors.
CHICAGO: South Africa’s Dean Burmester sank a six-foot birdie putt on Sunday’s first playoff hole to beat Spaniards Jon Rahm and Josele Ballester and win the LIV Golf Chicago title. Burmester, who squandered a two-shot overnight lead with three bogeys to start his round, battled back to shoot a par-71 final round to match Rahm and Ballester on nine-under 204 for 54 holes at Bolingbrook Golf Club. “This has been emotional,” Burmester said. “Since before Virginia (in June) I’ve been going through a bit of a rough time, personal stuff.
LONDON: Crystal Palace twice came from behind to stun a new-look Liverpool and win the Community Shield for the first time on penalties after a 2-2 draw at Wembley on Sunday.
GAZA CITY: The “Pele” of Palestinian soccer hoped to keep scoring goals until he was 50. An Israeli tank shell dashed that dream a decade early, his family said, killing Suleiman Al-Obeid as he queued in southern Gaza this week to collect food. Obeid’s widow Doaa Al-Obeid now clutches the blue-and-white number 10 shorts he wore for his Gaza club, Al-Shati, one of the only mementos she has of her late husband, as she and her five children mourn the revered 41-year-old striker. “This is the most precious thing left behind by him,” she said. The family have few other belongings of Obeid, whose home was destroyed in a bombardment earlier this year.
RIYADH: The Esports World Cup Foundation has announced that world-renowned game creator Hideo Kojima will join the Esports World Cup 2025 Festival in Riyadh, appearing live on Aug. 23 for a special Q&A panel in Publisher Park as part of the “Death Standing World Strand Tour 2.”
JEDDAH: The 2025 Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters kicked off on Friday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, with the participation of the game’s elite stars, including world No. 1 Judd Trump, Kyren Wilson, Mark Williams, John Higgins, and Ronnie O’Sullivan.