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Pakistan cricket has plunged into yet another crisis - this time at the hands of the West Indies. In a shocking ODI series loss, the men in green were bowled out for just 92 while chasing 295, handing the Caribbean side their first ODI series win over Pakistan in 34 years. Fans are outraged, trolling the team relentlessly, while the PCB continues to ignore deep-rooted issues of instability, poor leadership, and constant chopping and changing. From senior players’ dismal strike rates to a dressing room lacking trust and unity, this is more than a bad patch - it’s a full-blown collapse for the 1992 World Cup winners. Can Pakistan cricket find a lifeline before it’s too late, and will the board reflect on their governance issues?

Also on the show, Spain has given the green light to the Barcelona V Villarreal match in Miami. FIFA is yet to give a formal approval. Real Madrid is fuming, and fans are angry. While LaLiga claims this is to boost the league's global reach, is money the real factor? And Armand "Mondo" Duplantis has broken another world record. The Swedish pole vaulter jumped 6.29m at the Hungarian Grand Prix to better his record for the 13th time. While Duplantis is breaking records, he is also draining Puma and World Athletics.


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00:00Hi, you're watching Fur Sports. I'm Rupa Ramani. Let's get started.
00:17On the show today, West Indies achieve a historic win at the expense of a lacklustre,
00:31dismal performance by Pakistan men's cricket team. What is ailing this country and are the
00:36players too now finally facing the heat from the unrest that is clearly prevailing in the
00:42system and PCB. The La Liga game between Barcelona and Villarreal is set to take place in Miami
00:50in the USA, a move that many have wanted to make for years now, but there is already severe
00:55backlash and reactions coming in. What are the reasons and will FIFA finally give the
01:00nod for this, keeping the build-up for the FIFA World Cup that's set to take place next
01:05year in mind? And Armand Duplantis has broken yet another record. While that is great for
01:11the athletics world, the governing body and his main sponsor, Puma, seem to be bleeding,
01:16something they also are now regretting. But more of that up ahead. First up, Sports 360.
01:23We'll start with cricket. South Africa beat Australia by 53 runs in the second T20 International.
01:28Put into bat first, Deval Brewer's unbeaten 125, powered the Proteus to 218. Australia was dismissed
01:36for 165 in response. With this loss, Australia's nine-match winning streak in the T20 Internationals
01:42have come to an end. The series is now tied, won all. The final game will take place on the 16th of
01:48this month in Cairns.
01:51India captain Shipman Gill has scripted history by becoming the first men's player to win four ICC
01:56Player of the Month awards. Pakistani batter Baba Razum is second on the list with three awards.
02:01Gill was rewarded for his exceptional test series against England in July. He scored 754 runs in
02:09the five tests. News from athletics. U.S. Olympic medalist Fred Curley has been provisionally suspended
02:17for doping whereabout failures. Curley has been accused of violating anti-doping rules when he
02:22pulled out of U.S. track and field trials late last month. Curley, who won silver and bronze in the
02:28100-meter races, plans to contest the decision. To tennis. A night of adverse weather conditions
02:37affected matches of the Cincinnati Open. Alexander Zverev was left stranded after his match against
02:42Brandon Nakashima was suspended. The German was leading 6-4, 5-4 when play was called off. Zverev will
02:50resume his fixture today. Meanwhile, in the women's event, the match between Magda Lynette and Jessica Pegula
02:57was suspended as well. Both the players won one set each before rain affected play.
03:08And the Indian Olympic Association has approved the country's 2030 Commonwealth Games bid. The proposed host city is
03:15yet to be confirmed. India last hosted the Commonwealth Games back in 2010 in Delhi. The decision to host the
03:23Commonwealth Games is in line with India's ambition to host the Olympics in 2036. World Athletics Vice President
03:29Adil Sumariwala said India is keen on organizing 2029 and the 2031 World Athletics Championships as well.
03:37Pakistan has created another record. This is an infamous one after losing to West Indies in the
03:48recently concluded ODI series. With that series win, the West Indies achieved something they hadn't in 34
03:55years, beat Pakistan in an ODI series, resulting in yet another dismal chapter in Pakistan cricket, one that we
04:03are getting more and more familiar with now. As Pakistan failed to get out of crisis mode and are their
04:10players too silently revolting? Pakistan has been in the dumps for some years now. I'm of course talking
04:17about the cricket team in particular here before you misunderstand me. It felt like a switch had somehow
04:23been flipped and one poor performance followed another. The PCB too, on their part, instead of addressing the
04:30unrest in the team, but partly due to the many constant changes in the setup and the squad,
04:36have assumed that turning a blind eye would be far easier to do. How else do you expect a country that
04:42is known for its talent pool, especially in cricket, constantly and consistently failing? In the last
04:49match of the series, the one that should have at least seen some fight, Pakistan crumbled. They only
04:55managed to score 92 runs while trying to chase down 295. That total was below par even for a T20
05:04international. And Mohamed Rizwan, who has been shoved into captaincy rather unceremoniously,
05:09has only managed to give assurances and brave claims all through the series. That now sound more flimsy.
05:17And now I'll see you tomorrow.
05:19Coming back to her.
05:19We'll be back to it soon.
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05:20You have to come back to it soon.
05:21We'll be back to it.
05:22I'll be back to it soon.
05:23boil it again.
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10:27ats,
10:49just a PR stunt, it's a season-defining fixture that's being handed to Barcelona on a plateau,
10:55an away game being organised on a neutral turf to Messi's current city. It all calls for a
11:02Barcelona dominance. And then there is Villarreal, willing to pay for fans' flights and give
11:07discounts to season ticket holders.
11:19Now, why is that so? Because the payday from Miami will be huge. This smells familiar,
11:33remember when former Spanish FA President Luis Rubiales took the Supercopa de España to Saudi
11:39Arabia in 2020. For four years now, Spain's top clubs have been playing there for reportedly
11:45$43 million a year. It filled the Federation's pockets and allegedly Rubiales' as well. But
11:53it left Spanish fans robbed of watching their own teams lift trophies at home. And that's
11:58the real danger here as well.
12:00We're going to fight against this. For us, again, this is a threat to the very existence,
12:05to the very integrity of the game. And this is not just one or two games that are going
12:08to be played outside of their territory of origin.
12:12I think it's terrible, because many people cannot pay for a trip this size to Miami.
12:17It would be better to hold the match closer to Barcelona.
12:20If that's in Miami, then it will be Miami. But it is clear everyone prefers to see it
12:25in Camp Nou.
12:27If Villarreal versus Barcelona goes to Miami, it sets a precedent. Soon, more league matches
12:34could be moved abroad. The losers rival clubs whose seasons swing on these very fixtures.
12:40And most of all, loyal home fans who are being prized out of their own game. If La Liga truly
12:46wanted to grow its brand, they could organise pre-season tours, friendlies, promotional events,
12:51the works, all of it abroad. What's better than a Real Madrid vs Barcelona game? Any country in the
12:57world would clamour to market that. But this isn't about growing football. Maybe this is about
13:03growing their pockets? Yes. And in chasing gold overseas, La Liga risks losing its diamonds at home.
13:09They're fans who built the league's legacy in the first place.
13:17Pole wall sensation Armand Mondo du Plantis is on a world record rampage. Every time he steps into a
13:23competition, he doesn't just win it, he raises the bar literally. At the Istvan Gulai Memorial in Hungary,
13:30Mondo shattered his own world record yet again for the 13th time. It's an extraordinary sporting
13:35achievement, but there's a smart strategy behind it too. Because every time Du Plantis breaks a record,
13:41he pockets thousands of dollars from both World Athletics as well as his sponsor Puma. So while
13:46his bank balance keeps soaring, it's also quietly draining his sponsor and the governing body. And
13:52they've now started voicing their frustration publicly on social media. Our next report tells you more.
14:05Armand Mondo Du Plantis might just be the most dominant athlete on the planet right now.
14:29Every time the pole walled king takes the field, two things are guaranteed. A win and
14:35a new world record. In Hungary, he soared 6.29 meters, rewriting history for the 13th time.
14:44It's a streak that began in 2020 and hasn't showed any signs of slowing down.
14:50Great news for his fans, but a headache for statisticians who just can't keep up.
14:55And now, that dominance is turning into a financial headache for World Athletics and Puma.
15:08Under current rules, whenever a world record is broken, World Athletics pays $100,000.
15:14On top of that, Du Plantis has a private bonus deal with Puma.
15:18Now do the math. 13 records means $1.3 million from World Athletics alone.
15:27We don't know Puma's exact payout per record, but their cheeky comment made it clear,
15:32the bonus is not small.
15:33And judging by Mondo's approach, Puma might want to keep that checkbook handy,
15:48because Du Plantis is more than just a phenomenal athlete.
15:53He's a shrewd businessman.
15:57Here's how it works.
15:58In pole vault, the athlete chooses the height they start at.
16:02They get three attempts to clear it.
16:04Mondo's trick?
16:05He only raises the bar by 0.01 meters above his own record.
16:13It's not that he can't jump higher.
16:15He just chooses not to.
16:17Why?
16:18Because every incremental increase means another new world record.
16:23And another big payday.
16:26He's pulled this off 13 times and it's clear he's not stopping anytime soon.
16:31It's the perfect one-step-at-a-time business plan.
16:35Jump a little higher, break your own record, collect 100,000-plus dollars and repeat.
16:43At over $100,000 per centimeter, Du Plantis might be sport's most profitable climber.
16:50But money aside, he's also the ideal sporting role model.
16:54Humble, respects his opponents, a big admirer of fellow champions like Neeraj Chopra,
17:01and always acknowledging his partner's support.
17:04Now he's added another title, entrepreneur.
17:06Who knows, maybe after retirement, Mondo could give masterclasses on financial acumen.
17:15Then again, with the way he's cashing in record after record, he may never need an alternate career.
17:22Because right now, every time Mondo Du Plantis clears the bar,
17:26he's not just soaring into history, he's turning every centimeter into cash registers.
17:35Time for last serve.
17:36Dubai has once again come up with a unique event.
17:39After jet suit race and a dog-a-thon, the city hosted mall-a-thon.
17:44With the temperatures soaring high outside, players were seen racing inside a mall.
17:49If you are a shopaholic, or enjoy your occasional window shopping, you'll be in trouble.
17:53Take a look.
18:18That wraps it up here on First Sports.
18:26I'll, of course, see you again tomorrow.
18:28Till then, take care.
18:28Bye-bye.
18:48Bye-bye.
19:00Bye-bye.
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19:11Bye-bye.
19:15Bye-bye.
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