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COLOMBO: Veteran paceman Lasith Malinga said Sunday he was ready to stand down as Sri Lanka’s Twenty20 skipper after the team’s humiliating 2-0 Twenty20 International loss to India in their latest foreign tour. Returning from the series, the 36-year-old told reporters that Sri Lanka was just not good enough to make an impact in the […]

THE more Haris Rauf is propelled towards stardom, the more the curiosity to deconstruct the base which he says got him where he is today: tape ball cricket. For many a years, this unorthodox and unstreamed channel has acted as a parallel talent feeder of sorts, a theatre to many an amazing bowling stories. One […]

DHAKA: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has stuck to its earlier stance of sending team for only the three-match Twenty20 International series to Pakistan. The BCB president Nazmul Hassan informed reporters of the decision after the board’s first meeting of the new year at the home of cricket in Dhaka on Sunday. Bangladesh’s tour to […]

KARACHI: The weather was perfect for the city’s mega event. A cool breeze was blowing and the sun was playing hide and seek in the thin layers of cloud. Thousands of men, women, boys and girls had poured onto the road in front of the DA Sports Club, better known as Moin Khan Academy, ready […]

MUMBAI: In Rohit Sharma, K L Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan, India are spoilt for choice at the top of the order, and batting coach Vikram Rathour on Sunday called it a “good dilemma” to have. Sharma had a phenomenal 2019, having struck five centuries in the World Cup. Dhawan, who made a comeback in the […]

GILGIT: Winter sports competitions were held at the frozen Khalti Lake in Ghizer district on Friday, providing excitement and joy to the people. The sports competitions included football, ice hockey and ice skating. The competition of ice hockey was won by Gamas-A team and ice football by Khalti-A team. Faiz Ahmed was declared winner of […]

PUNE: Openers KL Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan smashed half-centuries as India thrashed Sri Lanka by 78 runs in the third Twenty20 International to clinch the series 2-0 on Friday. Rahul, who top-scored with 54, and Dhawan, who hit 52, put on 97 runs for the opening wicket as India amassed 201 for six after being […]

SYDNEY: World number one Rafael Nadal lost a singles match for only the second time since July, and was two points from another defeat not long after that would have ended Spain’s run at the ATP Cup. But after losing to David Goffin 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) in the singles on Friday, the top-ranked Nadal combined […]

NEW DELHI: Long-serving Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni may quit One-day Internationals soon but could still be in contention for a place in the country’s squad for the Twenty20 World Cup, coach Ravi Shastri said. Dhoni, who will turn 39 in July, quit Test cricket in 2014 and has not played for India since taking […]

LAHORE: A majority of the franchises of the HBL-Pakistan Super League (PSL) are demanding financial relief, claiming that they are suffering big losses but are reluctant to submit their financial statements to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to prove the losses incurred, well-informed sources told. It was learnt that while the PCB has been considering […]