Category: Sports

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Sunday reiterated that the domestic players are not required to resign from their parent departments to obtain contracts for the 2020-21 domestic season, which commences with the National T20 Cup from Sept 30. “The PCB is neither asking the players to resign nor to cancel existing contracts with […]

MADRID: Lionel Messi started and played 45 minutes in Barcelona’s first pre-season friendly on Saturday as Ronald Koeman showed no hesitation in reintegrating the Argentinian. Barca beat third tier side Gimnastic Tarragona 3-1, with Ousmane Dembele opening the scoring on his first appearance since November. Antoine Griezmann and Philippe Coutinho, who was also returning after […]

DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday formally charged UAE’s duo of Amir Hayat and Ashfaq Ahmed with five counts of breaching cricket’s anti-corruption code. The two players have been absent from international duty since the end of last year. Pace bowler Amir had been omitted from selection without explanation for the UAE squad […]

Former West Indies fast bowler Michael Holding has criticised England and Australia for not taking a knee in support of the “Black Lives Matter” movement during their ongoing limited-overs series. England wore “Black Lives Matter” logos on their shirts during their Test series against West Indies and took the knee to protest against racism, but […]

KARACHI: Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar on Thursday confirmed that he is in discussions with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for an important position in country’s cricket set-up which is believed to be chairman of selector’s post replacing Misbah-ul-Haq. The PCB has plans to remove head coach Misbah from the chief selector’s position and […]

MANCHESTER: Eoin Morgan is hoping for spinning pitches during England’s One-day International series against Australia as the world champions plan for the 2023 World Cup in India.  The England captain is anticipating a gentle turner at Old Trafford in Manchester, where the fierce rivals will play 50-over fixtures over the next week with the first […]

STOCKHOLM: Former South Africa Test player Jonty Rhodes has been appointed as Sweden’s head coach as part of plans for ‘growth and development’ of the game, the country’s cricket federation announced on Thursday.  “Swedish Cricket Federation to invest in junior cricket, high performance and growth through the appointment of South African cricket great, Jonty Rhodes […]

LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confidence in its preparations and in Japanese government support for next year’s Tokyo Olympics, but said all scenarios would be discussed in the coming weeks amid the ongoing novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.  IOC President Thomas Bach said on Wednesday that his organisation was committed to delivering safe Games […]

LAHORE: After committing blunders in selection of the six provincial probables for the national under-19 cricket championships, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday took a U-turn by deciding to hold open trials — a ritual which was overlooked for the six teams’ selections for the National T20 Cup.  “Players born on or after Sept […]

England’s Dawid Malan has replaced Pakistan’s Babar Azam as the world’s top-ranked Twenty20 batsman after a fine series against Australia, the International Cricket Council announced on Wednesday. The 33-year-old left-hander is not a high-profile figure in the world game but has burnished his record after scores of 66, 42 and 21 against Australia saw him […]