Category: Sports

Pak­is­tan captain Sarfraz Ahmed apologised on Wednesday following a controversial comment aimed at South Africa’s Andile Phehlukwayo which was picked up by a stump microphone during the second one-day international in Durban on Tuesday. The incident occurred in the 37th over of South Africa’s run-chase during the game at Kingsmead when Phehlukwayo got an inside […]

Pakistan tailender Hasan Ali hit a fighting half-century after his top-order teammates failed in the second one-day international against South Africa at Kingsmead on Tuesday. Pakistan were bowled out for 203, a total which seemed unlikely when Hasan, batting at number ten, came in with his side in desperate trouble at 112 for eight. Hasan […]

The International Cricket Council on Tuesday named Indian skipper Virat Kohli the captain of its annually selected Test and One-Day International teams. Pakistan’s Mohammad Abbas has been named as a member of the Test squad. The teams were picked by the ICC’s voting academy which comprises former cricketers and veteran journalists. Kohli finished 2018 as […]

Virat Kohli and Ross Taylor will vie to prove they are the world’s best one-day international batsman as India and New Zealand clash in the first of five ODIs in Napier on Wednesday. For both sides, the series is an opportunity to fine-tune planning ahead of the World Cup. But for Kohli and Taylor — […]

MELBOURNE: A fired-up Serena Williams slugged past world number one Simona Halep on Monday as she inches ever closer to a 24th Grand Slam title, while Novak Djokovic survived a battle to stay on course for a record seventh Australian Open crown. In a towering performance, the American great scored her biggest win since having […]

MELBOURNE: Defen­ding champion Roger Federer was stunned by fiery Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas who ended his bid for a record seventh Australian Open Sunday on a day of upsets that also saw second seed Angelique Kerber crash out. The Swiss master caved in under the energy and pressure of a man 17 years his junior to […]

MELBOURNE: Swiss great Roger Federer denied on Sunday his defeat to Greek young gun Stefanos Tsitsipas signalled a changing of the guard as he announced he will play the French Open this year for the first time since 2015. The 20-time Grand Slam champion was shocked by a man 17 years his junior in the […]

MELBOURNE: Australia’s One-day International captain Aaron Finch said on Sunday he only had himself to blame for his poor showings against India and looked forward to a quiet spell to work on his batting ahead of the World Cup. Opener Finch was axed from Test squad after making 97 runs at 16.16 in the first […]

PORT ELIZABETH: South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis has said that his side will learn from their defeat to Pakistan in the first One-day International at St George’s Park in Port Elizabeth. The Proteas were given a timely reminder of how much work lies ahead before the Cricket World Cup in May as they lost […]

Hashim Amla hit his 27th one-day international century as South Africa made 266 for two in the first of five matches against Pakistan at St George’s Park on Saturday. Amla (108 not out) shared a second-wicket partnership of 155 with debutant Rassie van der Dussen (93) but the pair were unable to dominate against steady […]