Category: Sports

ADELAIDE: World number one Ashleigh Barty survived a scare on Tuesday before battling through her opening match at the Adelaide International to beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in three tough sets. The top seed, who had a bye in the first round at Memorial Drive, faced a struggle to get past her experienced Russian opponent 4-6, 6-3, […]

LONDON: The influential Maryle­bone Cricket Club (MCC) has thrown its weight behind five-day Test cricket as debate swirls over the future of the longest form of the game. The International Cricket Council (ICC) will in the coming months discuss a proposal to reduce Tests to four days as part of structuring the global calendar beyond […]

MUMBAI: Openers David Warner and Aaron Finch struck dominant centuries in a record partnership to power Australia to a crushing 10-wicket win over India in the first one-day international on Tuesday. Warner blasted 128 while captain Finch made 110 as Australia chased down their target of 256 in just 37.4 overs in Mumbai to take […]

Bushfire smoke disrupted the Australian Open build-up on Wednesday for a second straight day to deepen concerns about the fate of the year’s first tennis Grand Slam, but a cool change late in the day raised hopes of rain soaking the blazes. The toxic haze that descended on Melbourne, where the Australian Open is due […]

Ben Stokes has been named the International Cricket Council player of the year, capping an unforgettable 2019 for the swashbuckling England all-rounder that included a match-winning knock at the World Cup. Stokes was the unanimous choice for the coveted Sir Garfield Sobers trophy — thanks to his unbeaten 84 in a dramatic final against New […]

LAHORE: Newly-posted British High Commissioner to Pakistan Dr Christian Turner says he desires that England cricket team should tour Pakistan soon. Dr Turner was speaking to Usman Buzdar as he called on the chief minister at his office on Monday. Stating that this is his first visit to the wonderful city [Lahore], he acknowledged that […]

ISLAMABAD: Officials from the Pakistan and Bangladesh cricket boards will meet on the sidelines of an ICC meeting in the United Arab Emirates this week after Bangladesh got permission from its government to only play a short Twenty20 International series in Pakistan and not the two-Test matches. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan said […]

Soaring pollution halted practice for the Australian Open and delayed qualifying on Tuesday as smoke from raging bushfires hit the build-up to the season’s opening Grand Slam. Slovenian qualifier Dalila Jakupovic retired with breathing difficulties, but it was not immediately clear whether her problems were related to the smoggy air. Players and one prominent coach […]

Indian tennis player Sania Mirza has won her first doubles match since returning to the WTA Tour following the birth of her son with cricketer Shoaib Malik. Mirza and Nadiia Kichenok beat Oksana Kalashnikova and Miyu Kato 2-6, 7-6 (3), (10-3) on Tuesday to advance to the quarterfinals at the Hobart International. The unseeded duo […]

The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Tuesday finally agreed to play three Twenty20 Internationals, two Tests and one One-day International match in Pakistan. Consensus was reached on the matter through facilitation by International Cricket Council (ICC) Chairman Shashank Manohar, a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) press release said on Tuesday. According to the agreement, Bangladesh will play […]