Category: Sports

Legendary South African batsman AB de Villiers has announced that he will be visiting Pakistan in March as part of the Lahore Qalandars roster to play Pakistan Super League matches at the Gaddafi Stadium. The Qalandars have by far been the most hapless side across the first three editions of the T20 league, having finished […]

Lionel Messi scored his 400th La Liga goal on Sunday, a total his coach Ernesto Valverde called “monstrous”, as Barcelona terrorised Eibar to reclaim their five-point cushion at the top of the table. Messi drove the ball into the bottom corner after being teed up by Luis Suarez, who added two goals to his own […]

Pakistan on Monday lost the third and final Test to South Africa at Johannesburg by 107 runs to suffer the ignominy of being whitewashed by the home side. In pursuit of their 381-run target, the Sarfraz Ahmed-led side mustered 273 runs in the final innings of the match. The fast scuppering skipper, who had scored […]

Duanne Olivier took his third five-wicket haul of the series before Pakistan’s bowlers fought back on the second day of the third and final Test against South Africa on Saturday. Olivier grabbed took five wickets for 51 as South Africa gained a first innings lead of 77 at the Wanderers Stadium. But the hosts were […]

Australia’s reserve pacemen and recalled batsmen beat India by 34 runs at the Sydney Cricket Ground, where Rohit Sharma scored 133 but couldn’t overhaul the hosts’ 288-5 in the one-day international series opener. Usman Khawaja scored 59 during his first ODI in almost two years while Peter Handscomb, playing his first one-day match in 15 […]

Australian batsman Steve Smith, who was to play for Multan Sultans in the upcoming edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL), has reportedly suffered an elbow injury due to which he will no longer be available to represent the PSL franchise. According to Cricket Australia, Smith will undergo surgery and is expected to wear a brace for […]

Las Vegas police have asked football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo to submit a DNA sample as part of their investigation into rape allegations made against him. The police want to see if Ronaldo’s DNA matches that found on the dress of the woman who accused him of rape, the Wall Street Journalreported, adding that the police have […]

India on Friday suspended all-rounder Hardik Pandya and batsman Lokesh Rahul over comments made about women on TV chat show Koffee with Karan and could force them to leave the team’s Australia tour, a cricket board source told AFP. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has told the team management that the duo will not […]

A tearful Andy Murray on Friday announced he would likely retire this year due to severe pain from a hip injury, saying next week’s Australian Open could be the last tournament of a glittering career. The former world number one and three-time Grand Slam winner broke down at a press conference in Melbourne as he […]

Pakistan’s bowlers staged a remarkable turnaround as South Africa were bowled out for 262 on the first day of the third and final Test at the Wanderers Stadium on Friday. South Africa seemed in control when they reached 226 for three at tea on the best batting pitch of a series they have already clinched […]