Category: Sports

Former Test batsman Ijaz Ahmed has been appointed as the head coach of the Pakistan Under-19 cricket team on a three-year contract, the Pakistan Cricket Board announced through a press release on Monday. Ahmed has been coaching since 2009 and has previously served as the head coach for Pakistan-A and Under-19 sides. He also temporarily took up […]

Serena Williams has the US Open spotlight as she chases tennis history, but a host of Grand Slam winners and high-ranked rivals are also taking aim at the title. The 37-year-old American will be the focus of attention when the Flushing Meadows fortnight begins Monday with her first-round night match against Russian Maria Sharapova the […]

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday suspended all amendments recently introduced in the constitution of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) through a notification issued by the ministry of interprovincial coordination. Justice Shahid Mubeen also suspended five separate notifications of the PCB about termination of services of several regional coaches. Representing the petitioners in […]

LAHORE: Young Pakistan all-rounder Shadab Khan on Friday said though he eagerly waits to play Test cricket on home soil, it is also a pleasure that at least shorter-version international cricket has returned to the country. Talking to reporters after joining the pre-season training camp here at the NCA under the coaching of former captain […]

NORTH SOUND: Ravindra Jadeja played a key role in extending India’s first innings as they were eventually dismissed for 297 on the stroke of lunch on the second day of the first Test against the West Indies at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua. Jadeja was last out for 58, top-edging an attempted pull […]

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will return to Pakistan after a nearly two-year absence for three short-form cricket games later this year, the sports minister said on Thursday. “We are not in a position to send the team to Pakistan to play the two Tests, but we will be in Pakistan for about eight days to play […]

LAHORE: There has been a significant reduction in the expenses pertaining to Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and his office during the past one year, according to the details available on the official website of the PCB. PCB’s incumbent chairman Ehsan Mani has been at the helm since Sept 4, 2018 and until June 30, […]

LAHORE: Pakistan Test batsman Asad Shafiq on Thursday dispelled the impression that Misbah-ul-Haq is too strict to become the national team’s new head coach as he appeared to back the latter’s candidacy for the vacant position. Former skipper Misbah is the front-runner for not only the coaching job but also the chief selector’s post, both […]

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s former pace merchant Shoaib Akhtar wants incumbent fast bowler Mohammad Amir to reconsider his decision of retirement from Tests cricket and give his best for Pakistan like he performed for the English County side Essex. Left-arm Amir, playing his final first-class game, finished with figures of 6 for 64 in a winning cause […]

India’s Davis Cup tie against Pakistan at Islamabad next month has been postponed to November under “exceptional circumstances” after a security review, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said on Thursday. The All India Tennis Association had last week written to the ITF asking them to shift the tie to a neutral venue or postpone it […]