Category: Sports

KARACHI: One of Pakistan’s most experienced and talented Test players, Asad Shafiq on Friday admitted that the batsmen should have performed well when the team needed them to in some of the key games that Pakistan lost recently against international teams. “We have had some games, of late, where we should have delivered. We should […]

LAHORE: Paceman Usman Khan Shinwari on Thursday expressed a burning desire to play in all three formats, while saying he had no idea why his fellow left-armers Mohammad Amir and Wahab Riaz are disinterested in four-day cricket. “It would be better to ask this question to Amir and Wahab for not playing the longer version […]

SYDNEY: Test captain Tim Paine has predicted a ‘very exciting era’ for Australian cricket after the team retained the Ashes against England, while revealing he broke his thumb in the final match of an enthralling series. The five-match series was drawn 2-2, with Australia keeping the urn as the Ashes holders despite losing the last […]

DUBAI: Sri Lanka spinner Akila Dananjaya has been banned for a year from bowling in international cricket due to an illegal action, the Intern­ational Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Thursday. Dananjaya, 25, was reported for a suspect action after last month’s opening Test against New Zealand in Galle, during which he picked up six wickets […]

PESHAWAR: Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) president retired Lt Gen Arif Hasan says tourism, environment, culture and heritage will be the theme of the forthcoming 33rd National Games to be held in Peshawar from Oct 26 to Nov 1. “The National Games will advocate a clean environment and a greener Pakistan while also highlight the importance […]

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday announced ticket prices for the upcoming ODI and T20 series between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, starting on Sept 27 in Karachi with the first One-day International. The online sale of tickets will commence from Sept 20 and cricket fans can buy these online from www.yayvo.com, while select […]

Paris Saint-Germain launched their latest quest for Champions League success with a statement win over Real Madrid on Wednesday, while a late Atletico Madrid comeback foiled Juventus as Manchester City eased to victory in Ukraine. French giants PSG have failed to make their mark in Europe, crashing out of the Champions League in the last […]

Sri Lanka’s cricket board on Thursday said it will go ahead with its tour of Pakistan despite fears that players could be the targets of terror attacks during the six-match visit. Sri Lanka Cricket Secretary Mohan de Silva said they received the all-clear from the defence ministry to leave for Pakistan on Tuesday. “We have […]

Carlo Ancelotti insisted that there was no sense of “euphoria” after beating Champions League holders Liverpool 2-0 in the opening match of the campaign. Dries Mertens and Fernando Llorente scored late as Liverpool fell in their Group E game in the San Paolo Stadium on Tuesday night. “Euphoria at what? We won the first match, […]

ISLAMABAD: In the special audit report on the first two editions of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), Auditor General of Pakistan pointed out massive irregularities that resulted in the loss of millions of rupees. The audit report of the year 2017-18 highlighted irregular payments to franchises, irregular advance payment to vendors, non-recovery of due from […]