Category: Sports

DUBAI: Dashing Islamabad United opener Luke Ronchi has praised the wealth of talent at display in the HBL Pakistan Super League and cherished his match-winning knock in last year’s final in Karachi which lifted his franchise to the second title in three years. Ronchi, who is one of the very few players to have played […]

LAHORE: Majority of the departments have opposed the new domestic plan under which the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) wants to confine the departments’ role to just sponsor the regions instead of fielding their own teams in the domestic cricket season, Dawn learnt on authority. The PCB Task Force headed by retired Lt Gen Muzammil Hussain […]

Multan Sultans clinched their second victory of the season with a well-rounded performance in both innings, to defeat Islamabad United by six wickets in the 16th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) at the Dubai Cricket Stadium. Daniel Christian was crowned man of the match for his brilliant bowling spell of three wickets for […]

Islamabad United are 42-3 at the end of five overs in their 2019 Pakistan Super League match against Multan Sultans at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. United lost the wickets of L Ronchi, CS Delport and Sahibzada Farhan. SR Patel and Hussain Talat are at the crease for Islamabad. Earlier, the Sultans won the toss […]

ISLAMABAD: Peshawar Zalmi captain Daren Sammy termed his experience of playing in the Pakistan Super League a ‘lifetime treasure’ adding that he has received overwhelming love from the fans through the platform. “The love they have given me has always been overwhelming for me and its a lifetime treasure. Pakistan is always welcoming and I […]

NEW DELHI: The rise of Afghan cricket is one of the great sporting fairy-tales and it is showing no signs of ending after their record-breaking Twenty20 International series sweep over Ireland. Spin king Rashid Khan became the first bowler to take four wickets in four balls in a Twenty20 International as Afghanistan convincingly won the […]

NEW DELHI: An Indian snooker tournament has been indefinitely postponed in a row over visas for Pakistani athletes following a suicide bomb attack New Delhi has blamed on Pakistan. The 10 Reds Asian Tour event, scheduled to be held in Bangalore next month, looks likely to be cancelled after organisers said they could not guarantee […]

The Asian Confederation of Billiard Sports (ACBS) has cancelled the Indian leg of the Asian Tour 10 Reds Snooker tournament due to concerns over the possible refusal of visas to Pakistani and Pakistan-origin participants in the aftermath of the Pulwama attack. Last week, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) had instructed all sporting federations to “neither […]

DEHRADUN: Leg-spinner Rashid Khan bagged a hat-trick as Afghanistan swept Ireland 3-0 with a 32-run victory in the third and final Twenty20 International here on Sunday. Mohammad Nabi’s 81 off 36 balls propelled Afghanistan to 210-7 after Ireland captain Paul Stirling won the toss and chose to field. Rashid’s 5-27 included the wickets of George […]

VISAKHAPATNAM: Glenn Maxwell hit a crucial half-century as Australia edged out India by three wickets in a thrilling last-ball finish to the first Twenty20 International here on Sunday. Pat Cummins hit a four and took two runs to complete a nervous 127-run chase after his fellow paceman Nathan Coulter-Nile restricted India to 126-7. Maxwell, who […]