Category: Sports

LAHORE: Pakistan’s most successful captain Misbah-ul-Haq has been tipped to play a dual role as chief selector-cum-head coach under the new model being introduced by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), well informed sources told Dawn on Thursday. In this regard a development was also seen on Thursday when the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) appointed Misbah as the […]

LONDON: Australian paceman Josh Hazlewood marked his entry into this season’s Ashes with three wickets as England were reduced to 201-6 at tea after the second Test at Lord’s finally started on Thursday. England were in dire straits at 138-6 before Jonny Bairstow (36) and Chris Woakes (25) repaired some of the damage in an […]

GALLE: Left-arm spinner Ajaz Patel became the first New Zea­lander to claim a five-wicket haul in Galle as the tourists restricted Sri Lanka to 227 for seven at stumps on day two of the first Test on Thursday. Sri Lanka trail New Zealand by 22 runs with three first-innings wickets remaining after the tourists were […]

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s interim team director Enoch Nkwe says he will look to English Premier League football coach Pep Guardiola for inspiration during his side’s upcoming tour of India. Nkwe replaces West Indian Ottis Gibson, the previous head coach, for the trip which starts in September and includes three Tests and three Twenty20 Internationals. Nkwe’s […]

Classy Virat Kohli upstaged rampant Chris Gayle as India defeated the West Indies by six wickets in the rain-affected third and final One-Day International of their series at the Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad on Wednesday. Set a revised target of 255 based on the DLS scoring method after Gayle blazed 72 in pacing the […]

Adrian may never play more than a smattering of games for Liverpool, but he’ll be remembered for his “crazy week”. The backup goalkeeper turned penalty hero with a save on the final kick of the shootout as Liverpool beat Chelsea to win the Super Cup and kick off a new European season. After Champions League […]

LONDON: Jofra Archer received his England Test cap but was still to make his debut as rain saw the first day of Wednesday’s second Ashes match against Australia abandoned without a ball bowled at a soaking wet Lord’s. Chris Jordan, a Sussex team-mate, presented Archer with the cap in England’s pre-match huddle ahead of a […]

LONDON: Former captain Andrew Strauss believes patience if the key as England look to find a way to dismiss star Australia batsman Steve Smith in the ongoing Ashes series. Smith returned to Test cricket following a 12-month ban for his role in a ball-tampering scandal with innings of 144 and 142 as Australia beat England […]

Indian tennis players want safety guarantees before they travel to Islamabad for their Davis Cup tie against Pakistan, captain Mahesh Bhupathi said on Wednesday. Pakistan last week asked India’s ambassador to leave, suspended bilateral trade and all public transport links with India after New Delhi’s recent move to revoke the special autonomy status of occupied […]

MUMBAI: Tennis chiefs are satisfied with the current safety plan in place for next month’s Davis Cup tie between Pakistan and India in Islamabad even after the latter asked for another round of security assessment. Pakistan last week expelled India’s ambassador and suspended bilateral trade with its neighbour after New Delhi removed ‘special status’ from […]