Category: Sports

LONDON: Australia dropped fast bowler James Pattinson from a 12-man squad for the second Ashes Test against England starting at Lord’s on Wednesday, with Josh Hazlewood coming in as likely replacement. Fellow quick Mitchell Starc, the left armer who was also overlooked for the first Test won by Australia at Edgbaston, also made the squad […]

GALLE: New Zealand have a chance of securing the top spot in Test cricket when they take on Sri Lanka in a two-match series from Wednesday, exactly a month after their cruel World Cup defeat to England. New Zealand, with 109 points in Test cricket, are ranked behind India on 113 points, but a 2-0 […]

Rafael Nadal needed a set to get adjusted before unloading on Fabio Fognini for a 2-6, 6-1, 6-2 victory and a place in the ATP Montreal Masters semi-finals. Nadal, who won his fourth title in Canada a year ago, needed almost two hours on Friday to overcome the Italian veteran who shocked him on clay […]

Serena Williams won the rematch Friday, dominating Naomi Osaka 6-3, 6-4 to ensure the Japanese star won’t leave Toronto with a title to go with her number one world ranking. Williams fired 12 aces and didn’t face a break point as she beat Osaka for the first time in three meetings — avenging her shock […]

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Friday approved new constitution of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) with regional cricket being focus of the new structuring plan for domestic circuit. The federal cabinet, which met here with Prime Minister Imran Khan in the chair, approved the restructuring of domestic cricket set-up. “[Finally] after 40 years, restructuring of […]

HARARE: The crisis-hit national cricket board of Zimbabwe has been reinstated by a government body in what could be the first step to ending a suspension by the International Cricket Council (ICC). Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC)’s leadership under chairman Tavengwa Mukuhlani will be allowed to return to their jobs after a court settlement was reached late […]

IN a rare display of wisdom and prompt decision-making, the PCB has shown the door to head coach Mickey Arthur and three others on the recommendation of its cricket committee after the Pakistan team failed to reach the semi-finals in the recently concluded ICC Cricket World Cup. The decision, a bold one, has been well-received in cricketing […]

JOHANNESBURG: Hashim Amla, the only South African to score a triple Test match century, on Thursday announced his retirement from international cricket, just days after fast bowler Dale Steyn said he was quitting Tests. Amla, 36, said he was retiring from all international cricket after a 15-year career during which he hit 55 centuries in […]

LAHORE: Keeping the focus on its policy of quality instead of quantity, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday reduced the number of central contract players from 33 to 19 with former captains Mohammad Hafeez and Shoaib Malik being notable exclusions. However, a significant increase in the monthly stipend ranging from 25 per cent to […]

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Inter-Provinical Coordination (IPC) Fehmida Mirza on Friday said that she will ensure that netball and boxing are included in the upcoming National Games and that more and more women compete at the national as well as international sports events in the future. The IPC minister who met the women wing officials […]