Category: Sports

NEW DELHI: Rishabh Pant must learn the virtue of patience to transform himself from an exciting match-winner to a crucial ‘finisher’ for India, according to former captain Krishnammachari Srikkanth. Famed for his swashbuckling batting, Pant is expected to be the second wicketkeeper in India’s World Cup squad, behind ex-national captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, after impressing […]

LAUSANNE: Caretaker boxing chief Mohamed Moustahsane says he’s confident the troubled AIBA will get the green light to run the sport at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The International Olympic Committee are due to deliver their verdict on whether to allow amateur boxing’s world body to organise the Olympic competition on May 22. The IOC has […]

Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s uncharacteristic outburst against a controversial umpiring decision led to the Chennai Super Kings captain being fined 50 percent of his match fee in Thursday night’s Indian Premier League (IPL) match in Jaipur. Hailed as ‘Captain Cool’ during his trophy-laden years as India skipper, an unusually fired-up Dhoni stepped onto the field to […]

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has no concerns if India refuses to take part in the World Cup match between the two sides, national team captain Sarfraz Ahmed said on Thursday. The arch-rivals are set to meet in Manchester on June 16 but the blockbuster clash is in doubt with India having threatened it will boycott the match […]

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is in negotiations with its Sri Lankan counterpart to host them on home soil for a two-match Test series, which will be part of the ICC Test Championship programme, starting from July this year following the 50-over World Cup. When contacted by Dawn,a PCB official on Thursday confirmed that the […]

NEW DELHI: Mohammad Nabi said Afghanistan’s spinners would be a handful at the cricket World Cup after their experiences playing in England and in the cauldron of the Indian Premier League. The 34-year-old batting all-rounder will form a potent spin attack with Rashid Khan and Mujeeb Ur Rahman at the World Cup, with all three […]

The ICC 2019 Cricket World Cup trophy arrived in Pakistan on Thursday for a triple-city tour starting with Islamabad, organisers told DawnNewsTV. Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed accompanied the Garrard-made trophy from Dubai to Islamabad, where it will be exhibited tomorrow in front of cricket fans at Centaurus Mall. “I am really happy that the trophy has […]

KARACHI: The April talks have now been delayed till May, and they will only prolong the football crisis in Pakistan. The joint FIFA/AFC fact-finding mission to Pakistan, that was due to come later this month to meet with the stakeholders and decide on a way forward to extricate the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) out of […]

SYDNEY: Australia captain Meg Lanning has called for more women’s Test cricket to build on the game’s growing momentum, and said India was key to boosting the number of red-ball matches. There has only been one women’s Test in the last three years, with the international calendar revolving around the more popular, and lucrative, shorter […]

SYDNEY: Former South African captain Graeme Smith has some advice for Australia coach Justin Langer — make sure David Warner’s ego is managed if he starts to ‘get bigger than everybody else’ as he is no longer an indispensable part of the team. The polarising opener is on the comeback trail after a one-year ban […]