Category: Sports

KARACHI: A.B. de Villiers was named captain of HBL Pakistan Super League combined team of the fourth edition, which was selected by an independent panel comprising Mudassar Nazar, Ramiz Raja and Danny Morrison. De Villiers displayed his talent and prowess in seven matches for Lahore Qalandars, in which he aggregated 218 runs at an average […]

KARACHI: The deadly New Zealand shootings which Bangladesh cricketers narrowly avoided means security will remain an ‘absolute priority’ going into the World Cup, the head of cricket’s governing body said on Sunday. Fifty people died in attacks on two mosques in Christchurch last Friday, in what is believed to be the worst assault on Muslims […]

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ehsan Mani on Monday said that the recent staging of eight Pakistan Super League (PSL) matches in Karachi is a sign that “PCB’s credibility has hit a new level” and the board is now “taken seriously at an international level”. The PCB head made the remarks during a press conference […]

UEFA on Monday opened an investigation into Cristiano Ronaldo’s goal celebration after scoring a hat-trick in Juventus’ Champions League comeback win against Atletico Madrid last week. European football’s governing body said Ronaldo was facing charges of “improper conduct” after he mimicked Diego Simeone’s crotch-grabbing ‘cojones’ gesture in last Tuesday’s 3-0 win that sent Juventus through […]

The Pakistan Super League 2019 team of the year features some eye-brow raising selections, with just one player chosen from champions Quetta Gladiators but two from Lahore Qalandars, the side that finished last for the fourth straight year. The side selected by a panel comprising Mudassar Nazar, Ramiz Raja and Danny Morrison sees Lahore Qalandars […]

THERE are several things that spring up to the mind when Carles Puyol is mentioned: time and space, clockwork and camaraderie, history and eternity. Barcelona’s eternal captain seemed to have all the time in the world when he was on the pitch for the impeccably-unified Catalan side that worked like clockwork when at its spectacular […]

Quetta Gladiators fought their way to ultimate victory against Peshawar Zalmi in the title match of the Pakistan Super League 2019 at the National Stadium in Karachi on Sunday. The occasion marks the side’s first victory after having reached the final on two previous occasions. Zalmi had set a lower-than-expected target of 139 runs, which […]

The Pakistan Super League (PSL) trophy was revealed on Saturday, a day before the final which is to be played between Quetta Gladiators and Peshawar Zalmi. During a ceremony at Karachi’s National Stadium, the captains for both finalists, Sarfaraz Ahmed and Darren Sammy, lifted the trophy. Addressing a press conference after the trophy was revealed, […]

After Hamza, a cancer survivor, made a video saying it was his dream to meet Daren Sammy, the Peshawar Zalmi skipper reached out to meet his young fan. In a video shared on Zalmi’s YouTube channel on Saturday, Sammy is seen meeting Hamza, who brought his hero a drawing he made. Sammy and other Zalmi […]

KARACHI: Pakistan and Quetta Gladiators captain Sarfraz Ahmed on Friday said the Pakistan Super League has done wonders for the country’s cricket in its four seasons and predicted that the league’s impact will be tenfold once it gets relocated to Pakistan, hopefully by next year. Talking to Dawn at the team hotel, Sarfraz who looked […]