Category: Sports

LAHORE: Former fast bowler Shaoib Akhtar’s lawyer Abuzar Salman Khan Niazi has replied to the legal defamation notice served on the pacer by Taffazul Rizvi, the lawyer of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), on April 29. Shoaib’s lawyer has dismissed the legal notice of defamation by saying: “That, the notice under reply, for all the […]

ZURICH: Swiss Attorney General Michael Lauber faces the start of proceedings on Wednesday that could lead to his impeachment after criticism of his handling of an investigation into alleged corruption surrounding football’s governing body FIFA. Lauber has been accused by anti-corruption campaigners of botching a fraud trial over payments linked to the 2006 World Cup […]

LAHORE: Former Sri Lankan captain and MCC President Kumar Sangakkara has praised the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the Pakistan Government, its security officials and the cricket fans for lending their full support and cooperation during the highly successful MCC tour to Pakistan last February and said the world of cricket needs to see Pakistan cricket getting […]

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka cricket captain Dimuth Karunaratne lauded the impact of relatively new head coach Mickey Arthur on Sunday and said his side must target a top-four spot in the world rankings for both the Test and 50-over formats. South African-born Arthur was appointed as Sri Lanka’s head coach on a two-year contract in December. […]

LONDON: The resumption of sport will lift morale for people around the world during the Covid-19 crisis and cricketers owe it to fans to play behind closed doors if that hastens the process, former England captain Kevin Pietersen has said. The spread of novel coronavirus has brought sport across the world to a standstill over […]

LONDON: The Premier League’s challenge of resuming during the coronavirus pandemic was underscored on Sunday when Brighton & Hove Albion announced a player had tested positive just as clubs prepare for fresh talks on how they can create safe conditions to play again. Brighton chief executive Paul Barber said the club’s Covid-19 case was a […]

PARIS: French tennis chief Bernard Guidicelli admitted Sunday that Roland Garros, already controversially pushed back four months due to the coronavirus, could be staged behind closed doors. Guidicelli, who said that the French federation (FFT) had “no regrets” over its unilateral decision to move the clay court Grand Slam from May 24-June 7 to Sep […]

ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan captain and fast bowling legend Wasim Akram believes budding pacers need to play first-class cricket more as to learn bowling, saying Twenty20 was not ideal for developing a quality fast bowler. “The amount of cricket taking place has changed everything,” Wasim said on a YouTube channel as quoted by scroll.in. “T20 cricket […]

ISLAMABAD: Former Paki­stan captain and batting maestro Inzamam-ul-Haq beli­eves that he would have powered his way to the world’s highest individual Test score by crossing 400-run mark on May 3, 2002 had there been some regular batsman with him at the other end on that day. “It was too hot on that day. New Zealand […]

KARACHI: Former Test opener Aamir Sohail has blamed ex-captain and fast bowling icon Wasim Akram for Pakistan not winning any World Cup after 1992. Aamir said Wasim was made the captain of the national side in the last-minute till the 2003 World Cup and he feels that is a big reason for their failure to […]