Photo: Kamaru Usman (Credit: usman84kg/instagram)

Cricket

Hasan Ali took a career-best 10 wickets in the match as Pakistan blitzed South Africa with the new ball to complete a 95-run victory in the final Test in Rawalpindi and claim the series 2-0 on February 8. Chasing a target of 370 for victory, which would have been a Test record in Pakistan, South Africa were well placed at 241-3 after lunch on the fifth day following a century from Aiden Markram (108) but they crumbled against the new ball, losing their final seven wickets for 34 runs as Ali (5-60) and Shaheen Afridi (4-51) ripped through the Proteas’ middle and lower order. Ali finished with figures of 10-114 in the match for Pakistan, who won the first Test in Karachi by seven wickets.

Football

Manchester United reportedly fear Paul Pogba is facing a longer spell on the sidelines than originally anticipated. Pogba limped off during the first-half of United’s 3-3 draw with Everton on February 6 with a thigh injury. Pogba missed the FA Cup fifth round victory over West Ham United on February 9 and the February 14 draw with West Brom as a result.

Mixed Martial Arts

UFC 258 Welterweight Main event – January 14: Undisputed welterweight champion Kamaru Usman cemented his position at the top of the 170-pound division by beating top contender Gilbert Burns. Usman, 33, was stunned early by the Brazilian, his former training partner. However, the Nigerian recovered superbly to turn the tables on his heavy-handed opponent, 34, and claim a third-round TKO finish at UFC Apex in Las Vegas. He has won all of his 13 UFC fights and surpassed Georges St-Pierre for the longest winning streak at welterweight.

Squash

New Giza, in Egypt, has been awarded the 2022 World University Squash Championships – the normally biennial International University Sports Federation event is scheduled for June 27 to July 3. Shanghai was due to host the event last year but it was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.