Category: Sports

KARACHI: With three National T20 Cup berths already decided, race for the remaining spot still remains wide open in Rawalpindi after likely contenders Balochistan suffered an inexplicable debacle against reigning champions Northern on Thursday. Balochistan just required a victory in their penultimate fixture at the Pindi Cricket Stadium to qualify — regardless of results in […]

KARACHI: England cricket team is likely to tour Pakistan after 15 long years in January 2021 as Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) formally invited it on Thursday to play a Twenty20 series here. Dawn News learnt through reliable sources that England could tour Pakistan between Jan 13 and 20 next year to play a three-match T20 series. […]

LAHORE: Cricket South Africa (CSA) has confirmed the schedule of its security delegation’s visit to Pakistan to inspect three cricket centres from Nov 1 to 8 for South African team’s planned tour to the country scheduled for January 2021. The series will comprise two Tests and three T20 Internationals. CSA confirmed the schedule of its […]

VISOKO: World number one Novak Djokovic said on Thursday he planned to play two more tournaments until the end of the season — in Vienna and London — and keep his top ATP ranking. “I’m going to play the Vienna tournament that wasn’t originally on my schedule,” Djokovic said. He was speaking on the sidelines […]

Former Pakistan cricket team captain Misbahul Haq, who was appointed to the joint position of head coach and chief selector for the men’s team in Sept 2019, has resigned from his role as chief selector, he announced in a presser on Wednesday. He said that he took the decision because he felt he could not […]

KARACHI: It took a superhuman performance from Danish Aziz to enable Sindh maintain their winning run in the National T20 Cup on Tuesday with an astounding last-ball finish against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Rawalpindi. Sindh were heading for a certain defeat at the Pindi Cricket Stadium when a terrible mix-up involving Danish, who scored a 47-ball […]

LISBON: Portugal and Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo has tested positive for coronavirus, the Portuguese football federation announced on Tuesday. Ronaldo “is asymptomatic” and “will not play against Sweden” in Wednesday’s Nations League match, the federation said on its website. Ronaldo, 35, who has won the Ballon d’Or five times, played in Portugal’s goalless Nations League […]

KARACHI: Flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Khan Afridi dismissed the impression of eyeing a role at the top tier in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and said that, unlike many former cricketers, he looks forward to working with junior players. Addressing the media at his residence after signing a Memorandum of Understanding on behalf of his Shahid […]

KARACHI: Inspired by a fiery burst from Haris Rauf, defending champions Northern made certain of their semi-final qualification in the National T20 Cup after thwarting Southern Punjab’s late resurgence to clinch a narrow five-run victory in Rawalpindi on Sunday. After being restricted to a below par 145-7 at the Pindi Cricket Stadium, Northern fast bowler […]

LAHORE: Pakistan’s upcoming three-match One-day International series against Zimbabwe has been shifted to Rawalpindi due to logistical reasons, the country’s cricket board said on Sunday. Multan was scheduled to host the 50-over matches which would now be played at the Pindi Cricket Stadium from Oct 30, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said in a statement. […]