Category: Sports

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday announced the names of players who have been awarded central contracts for the year 2019-20. All-rounders Mohammad Hafeez and Shoaib Malik have not been awarded contracts “but they will remain available for selection”, a PCB press release said. Malik and Hafeez were criticised for poor performance in the […]

KARACHI: A delegation of Sri Lanka Cricket visited the Central Police Office on Wednesday and met Inspector General of Police Dr Kaleem Imam to discuss arrangements for security of the upcoming matches at the National Stadium Karachi. The five-member delegation was led by Sri Lankan board’s secretary Mohan De Silva. A five-member delegation of the […]

LONDON: Naomi Osaka’s Grand Slam title wins at the US and Australian Opens have helped catapult the Japanese tennis player up to second, behind Serena Williams, in Forbes’ list of the highest-paid female athletes over the last year. Williams, a 23-times Grand Slam champion, topped the annual list for a fourth consecutive year with estimated […]

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has instructed three key players — Azhar Ali, Babar Azam and Mohammad Abbas — to return from England, where they are currently playing county cricket, and make themselves available for the revamped Quaid-i-Azam Trophy, which starts from Sept 12 Dawn learnt that every player who wants to be eligible […]

The Pakistan Cricket Board on Wednesday, after deciding not to renew any of the current coaches’ contracts, announced that a recruitment process will be undertaken soon. The contracts of head coach Mickey Arthur, bowling coach Azhar Mahmood, batting coach Grant Flower and trainer Grant Luden have not been renewed. The PCB Cricket Committee, which met […]

JOHANNESBURG: Faf du Plessis will captain South Africa in the Test series against India in October but may not lead the side in all formats, Corrie van Zyl, Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) new acting director of cricket said on Tuesday. Van Zyl, who was appointed to the acting role following the weekend purge of head […]

LAHORE: All owners of the six franchises of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) have agreed with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)’s plans to hold the fifth edition of the competition in 2020 in the country. But the biggest hurdle remains the availability of foreign players,who have to be convinced to stay in Pakistan for the […]

WELLINGTON: Former New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum will retire from all forms of cricket when the Global T20 Canada league finishes this weekend, bringing the curtain down on a 20-year professional career, the 37-year-old said on Monday. The explosive batsman, whose decision comes three years after his retirement from international cricket, will not now take […]

LAHORE: All owners of the six franchises of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) have agreed with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)’s plans to hold the fifth edition of the competition in 2020 in the country. But the biggest hurdle remains the availability of foreign players,who have to be convinced to stay in Pakistan for the […]

KARACHI: Defending champions National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) carved out a nailbiting 5-4 victory over stubborn Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) on penalty shootouts after being tied one-all in regulation time to win the title for an overall fifth time as curtain fell on the 65th retired Air Marshal Nur Khan National Hockey Championship at […]