Category: Sports

BIRMINGHAM: The New Zealanders are doing it again. Often the quiet achievers at World Cups, New Zealand can secure their eighth semi-final spot with a win against resurgent Pakistan side at Edgbaston on Wednesday. The unbeaten Black Caps have 11 points from six games; seventh-place Pakis­tan have five points with an outside chance of advancing […]

EDGBASTON: Pakistan cricket team, after winning the last match against South Africa, is theoretically in the run for the last four. If they manage to beat New Zealand today at Edgbaston, they will further boost their chances. The important thing for Sarfraz Ahmed and his men is to analyse why Pakistan team is almost every […]

BIRMINGHAM: New Zealand coach Gary Stead is confident opening batsmen Martin Guptill and Colin Munro will rediscover their scoring touch as the World Cup reaches the knockout phase. Stead’s unbeaten team, who top the standings, play Pakistan on Wednesday at Edgbaston before they meet two of the tournament favourites in Australia and England in their […]

England’s “one-dimensional” batsmen are flat-track bullies who do not have an alternative plan if they are required to graft an innings in bowler-friendly surfaces, former batsman Geoffrey Boycott has said. The World Cup hosts have had mixed fortunes at the tournament so far, posting two 380-plus totals but flattering to deceive on pitches that do […]

Australia set England a target of 286 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in their World Cup clash at Lord’s on Tuesday. Reigning champions Australia looked set for a huge total at 185-2 but, one ball after completing his 100, skipper Aaron Finch holed out. Australia continued to lose wickets but, with Alex Carey […]

West Indies batting legend Brian Lara was admitted to a hospital in Mumbai on Tuesday after complaining of chest pain, Indian media reports and sources said. The 50-year-old Trinidadian was rushed to hospital after he complained of discomfort during a promotional event, the Press Trust of India (PTI)news agency said, quoting a source close to the […]

England face Australia on Tuesday in one of the most eagerly anticipated matches at the World Cup so far. Hosts England have lost twice, against Pakistan and Sri Lanka, while Australia are riding high after five wins out of six, with their only defeat coming against India. AFP Sport looks at three key battles in the […]

Shadab Khan is glad he and his fellow leg-spinners from other teams are all making their presence felt at the World Cup. Shadab himself starred in Pakistan’s morale-boosting win over South Africa at Lord’s on Sunday that revived their flagging hopes of reaching the semi-finals. The 20-year-old took 3-50 as Pakistan — who made an […]

Pakistan skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed on Monday revealed that the criticism following his team’s sub-par performance against India had prompted the team to sit together, analyse their performance, talk through their mistakes and express determination not to repeat them. Sarfaraz, in a post-match reflection, was effusive in his praise for Haris Sohail who had scored 81 runs […]

Afghanistan were 119 for the loss of five wickets after 33 overs in their World Cup match against Bangladesh on Monday after Shakib Al Hasan dismissed Asghar Afghan at Rose Bowl, Southampton. Afghanistan’s bid for a first win in this year’s World Cup got off to a slow start as they laboured to 79-2 off […]