Category: Sports

NAGPUR: India pulled off an eight-run victory in a low-scoring thriller after all-rounder Vijay Shankar picked two wickets in the final over of the second One-day International against Australia on Tuesday. The Australians needed 11 runs from the last over with two wickets in hand but Shankar, playing only his sixth ODI, kept his nerves […]

BERLIN: Germany coach Joachim Loew is not planning to call up world champions Jerome Boateng, Mats Hummels and Thomas Mueller any longer, saying the team needs to look to the future. The Bayern Munich trio were part of the 2014 World Cup-winning team but the Germans crashed out of the 2018 World Cup in the […]

Peshawar Zalmi beat Lahore Qalandars by four wickets in their 2019 Pakistan Super League clash in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. In what should have been a straightforward run chase, Zalmi faltered early, losing half their side for just 20 runs. However, Misbah-ul-Haq with 59 runs and Zalmi skipper Darren Sammy (46) stabilised the ship and […]

KARACHI: Not being the Pakistan Football Federa­tion (PFF) president isn’t going to stop Faisal Saleh Hayat from becoming the Asian Football Confe­dera­tion (AFC) vice-president. Hayat is the only candidate for the vice-president slot from South Asia after Asia’s football governing body — which still holds him as the Pakistan’s football chief despite the Supreme Court […]

HYDERABAD (India): The importance of the One-day International series against Australia beginning on Saturday is not lost on Virat Kohli’s India as they gauge their World Cup preparations against the reigning champions in their final ser­ies before the showpiece event. India capped their memorable tour of Australia, where they registered their first-ever Test series victory […]

CAPE TOWN: Cricket South Africa (CSA) have not renewed the contracts of frontline spinner Imran Tahir, and all-rounders J.P. Duminy and Chris Morris, for the 2019-20 season, the union announced on Friday. Imran and Duminy are expected to be part of South Africa’s World Cup squad in England starting in late May, but that could […]

DUBAI: Two-time HBL Pakistan Super League runners-up Quetta Gladiators returned to winning ways at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Friday by securing a six-wicket victory over Multan Sultans. The toss yet again played a key role and Sarfraz Ahmed made no mistake once he had won it as the Sultans struggled to 121 all […]

COLOMBO: Pakistan’s blind cricket team comfortably beat their Sri Lankan counterparts by 48 runs in the first Twenty20 of a three-match series here at Bloomfield Cricket Ground on Wednesday. After Sri Lanka decided to put the opposition in to bat first, openers captain Nisar Ali and Mohammad Rashid gave Pakistan a brilliant stand of 197. […]

HAMILTON: New Zealand captain Kane Williamson said on Wednesday recent Test upsets mean “anybody can beat anybody” and the world number two ranked side can have no room for complacency against minnows Bangladesh. The Black Caps made history this week when they were elevated to second in the ICC Test team rankings for the first […]

BANGALORE: Glenn Maxwell hit a breathtaking century to single-handedly lead Australia to a 2-0 series sweep over India with their seven-wicket win in the second Twenty20 International here at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday. Maxwell smashed 113 off 55 balls as the tourists chased down their target of 191 with two balls to spare. Maxwell’s […]