Category: Sports

Rafael Nadal kept pulling away in his US Open quarter-final, then getting reeled back in by Diego Schwartzman. In the first set, Nadal led 4-0 before Schwartzman got to 4-all. In the second, Nadal went up 5-1 before Schwartzman made it 5-all. Took more than two hours just for those two sets. Eventually, both were […]

MANCHESTER: Australia star batsman Steve Smith marked his first Test innings since suffering concussion with a fourth fifty of the series as he extended his Ashes run-spree against England at Old Trafford on Wednesday. The former captain missed England’s dramatic one-wicket win in the third Test at Headingley after being felled by a bouncer from […]

HONG KONG: Asia’s lesser lights will look to steal a march on their more illustrious rivals on Thursday when the second round of the continents qualifying campaign for the 2022 World Cup begins in 16 cities around the region. With the top seeds in each of the eight groups — including World Cup regulars such […]

DOHA: Flashed on big screens and projected onto landmarks worldwide, the 2022 Qatar World Cup logo was revealed on Tuesday with a design that reflects both the tournament’s compact infrastructure and winter schedule. Using the colors of the Qatari flag, the white emblem is set against a maroon background and it finally provides an image […]

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday appointed former skipper Misbahul Haq to the joint position of head coach and chief selector for the men’s team — a first in Pakistan cricket — while Waqar Younis was named the bowling coach. The batting coach position remains vacant. Misbah got the unanimous nod from a five-member […]

Grigor Dimitrov had struggled through most of the past two seasons and battled with a shoulder injury early this season, but the payoff for his perseverence was sweet indeed. The 78th-ranked Bulgarian delivered a stunning upset of 20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer in the US Open quarter-finals Tuesday, fighting back for a 3-6, 6-4, […]

LAHORE: Former captains Misbah-ul-Haq and Waqar Younis have been finalised as head coach and bowling coach of the Pakistan team for the next three years, Dawn can exclusively reveal. The duo got the nod from a five-member panel, which interviewed several candidates and submitted their recommendations to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, and a […]

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) here on Tuesday announced 12 squads of six cricket associations for the upcoming domestic cricket season, that starts from Sept 14 with the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. The local coaches and juniors selectors had initially prepared the provisional squads of 32 players per team, before they were reviewed and finalised by […]

Australia’s run-machine Steve Smith has edged past Indian captain Virat Kohli to become the best Test batsman in the world, based on the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) rankings. Kohli’s side moved to the top of the new ICC World Test Championship table with a 2-0 series sweep against West Indies. But his own first-ball duck […]

Indian captain Virat Kohli has declared Jasprit Bumrah as “the most complete bowler in world cricket” after the quick’s stellar performance in their 2-0 series sweep against West Indies. Set an improbable target of 468 late on day three, West Indies lost their final six wickets for 51 runs and were bowled out of 210 […]