Category: Sports

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has referred Umar Akmal’s case to Chairman of the Disciplinary Panel, headed by Justice (retired) Fazal-e-Miran Chauhan – the former Lahore High Court Judge – after middle-order batsman Umar Akmal did not request for a hearing before the Anti-Corruption Tribunal in a corrupt practice incident which took place on […]

LAHORE: Pakistan Test captain Azhar Ali on Thursday expressed the hope that the International Cricket Council (ICC) while considering the global impact of coronavirus pandemic would extend the date of final of the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC) scheduled for June next year. “In the current situation it seems difficult that all member countries will […]

ROME: Italy’s football federation (FIGC) has begun to draw up medical guidelines for a possible re-start of Serie A, which has been suspended since March 9 because of the coronavirus outbreak. The FIGC said that its medical committee held a video conference on Wednesday to“analyse and define a guarantee protocol for football in the event […]

KARACHI: Pakistan cricket team’s bowling coach and former fast bowling legend Waqar Younis said on Monday that he knows his limits as bowling coach and is trying to focus on improving the skills of all young fast bowlers. Talking to media persons during an online digital video session from Australia, Waqar said that Misbah ul […]

Australian cricketers “sucked up” to India and Virat Kohli by holding back on verbal sledging to protect lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) deals, according to former Australia captain Michael Clarke. Clarke said players were “too scared” to play a normal game against India because of the influence of the world’s wealthiest cricket tournament. “Everybody knows […]

LAHORE: A number of national hockey players have started physical training at their homes to maintain high level of fitness for their possible selection for future international hockey events once the coronavirus pandemic is finally brought under control. “The players have engaged themselves in physical training on the direction of head coach of the team, […]

BUSAN: The world table tennis team championships due to take place in the South Korean city of Busan were postponed for a second time on Tuesday over the coronavirus pandemic. South Korea was among the earliest countries to be hit outside China — where the coronavirus first emerged — and for a time had the […]

PARIS: The start of the MotoGP season has been pushed back to June 21 at the earliest after organisers on Tuesday postponed the Italian and Catalan Grands Prix races due to the coronavirus. The Italian MotoGP was scheduled for May 31 with Catalunya fixed for June 7, but both have been pushed back with no […]

Players are putting pressure on cricket authorities to plan a shortened Twenty20 Indian Premier League later in the year to “kickstart” the sports economy after the coronavirus lockdown. The world’s richest cricket tournament has been postponed until April 15, which coincides with the end of India’s 21-day nationwide shutdown to halt the spread of the pandemic. […]

MELBOURNE: Organisers expect this year’s men’s Twenty20 World Cup to be a success even if it has to vie with Australian rules football and rugby league for viewers due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the head of the organising committee said on Sunday. The Oct 18-Nov 15 tournament was slotted into Australia’s sports calendar between the […]