Napoli’s Elseid Hysaj (right) fouls Hellas Verona’s Daniel Bessa during a Serie A soccer match between Hellas Verona and Napoli at the Bentegodi stadium in Verona, Italy on Saturday.

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Napoli's Elseid Hysaj (right) fouls Hellas Verona's Daniel Bessa during a Serie A soccer match between Hellas Verona and Napoli at the Bentegodi stadium in Verona, Italy on Saturday.

Pakistan hope Zimbabwe is first step out of wilderness

AFP, Karachi :Deserted grounds, deprived fans and falling standards — Pakistan has suffered badly from six years without hosting international cricket, but Zimbabwe’s planned tour next month could restore hope.On March 3, 2009, Pakistani cricket suffered a cruel blow when the bus carrying the Sri Lankan Test team was attacked by militants near Lahore’s Gaddafi stadium, leaving eight people dead and seven visiting players wounded.That tragic incident, at the height of the homegrown militant Islamists’ bloody fight against the state,...

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