Category: Sports

Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik won the toss and opted to bat in the first one-day international against Australia in Sharjah on Friday. Pakistan handed maiden one-day caps to 29-year-old opening batsman Shan Masood and seamer Mohammad Abbas. Shan has played 15 Tests for Pakistan. Abbas has taken 66 wickets in just 14 Tests and will […]

SHARJAH: Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur is confident new players will grab the opportunity to fill a few available places for the ICC World Cup 2019 through the five-match ODI series against Australia. Pakistan have rested six players — captain Sarfraz Ahmed, Hasan Ali, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Shadab Khan — […]

KARACHI: Regardless of whether the 2022 FIFA World Cup is a 32-team tournament or is increased to a 48-team one, Pakistan’s road to Qatar won’t be easy. While an increase in the number of teams is expected to make the qualification path less rigorous, Pakistan won’t be benefitting. Just like qualifying for the 2018 showpiece […]

SHARJAH: Australian skipper Aaron Finch hopes his team carries the momentum of their come-from-behind One-day International series win in India to their five-match rubber against a below-strength Pakistan starting in Sharjah from Friday. The Pakistan series is the last chance for Australia to fill any gapes before they defend their title in the World Cup […]

KARACHI: Another international window and once again Pakistan’s national football team will be missing in action. In the past, the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) often cited financial hurdles in arranging friendly matches for the national team. They didn’t have to arrange matches for the latest window that opened on Monday and runs until next Wednesday […]

KARACHI: Pakistan and Peshawar Zalmi opening batsman Imam-ul-Haq, who had landed in hot waters after he gave Quetta Gladiators’ Shane Watson a rude send-off in the final of the fourth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), has tendered an apology to the Aussie all-rounder for the spat. Imam took to the twitter to apologise […]

MUMBAI: Former Spain midfielder Xavi Hernandez says FIFA should abandon a proposal to increase the number of teams at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to 48 from 32. The World Cup will feature 48 teams for the 2026 edition, to be co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada, but FIFA President Gianni Infantino […]

TOKYO: Tsunekazu Takeda is stepping down as the president of the Japanese Olympic Committee amid a vote-buying scandal that French investigators suspect helped Tokyo land next year’s Olympics. Takeda announced on Tuesday at the committee’s executive board meeting that he will resign when his term ends in June, and he again denied corruption allegations against […]

One thing that the Pakistan Super League does like clockwork now is that it produces new talent year after year. It’s been well documented how Shadab Khan, Asif Ali and Shaheen Shah Afridi all got their big breaks during the PCB’s flagship T20 tournament. This year was no different. In fact, some would say that PSL […]

Trailblazing bowler Rashid Khan said Afghanistan will fear no one when the World Cup starts in May after a maiden Test win enhanced the reputation of the rising cricket nation. Khan, who is one of the world’s leading bowlers in short-form cricket, said Afghanistan’s confidence was growing after beating Ireland on Monday in just their second Test […]