Category: Sports

Anthony Joshua would not be drawn on his future plans after regaining his world heavyweight titles from Andy Ruiz on Saturday. The British star won back his WBA, IBF and WBO belts with a one-sided unanimous defeat of Ruiz in Diriyah outside Saudi Arabia’s capital. The victory reinstates Joshua as a major player in boxing’s […]

JOHANNESBURG: Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced on Friday that chief executive Thabang Moroe had been suspended on allegations of misconduct as the body faces a mounting crisis. Shortly before it was announced that Moroe had been suspended, the South African Cricketers’ Association (SACA) called for the resignation of Moroe and the entire CSA board, while […]

HYDERABAD: Skipper Virat Kohli hit an unbeaten 94 off 50 balls as India beat West Indies by six wickets in the first Twenty20 international in Hyderabad on Friday. Kohli put on a key 100-run second-wicket stand with KL Rahul, who made 62, as the hosts reached their target of 208 in 18.4 overs to lead […]

LAHORE: Former Pakistan captain and head coach Moin Khan on Friday reiterated his stance that national team’s head coach-cum-chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq’s should not be allowed to have any role as head coach of Islamabad United in the fifth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) which is scheduled to be held next year. Talking to […]

The 16-member squad to play against Sri Lanka in the upcoming Test series was announced on Saturday, with the surprising inclusion of Fawad Alam. Alam failed to make the selection last year during the England and Ireland tour triggering a massive backlash against then chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq. Chief selector and head coach Misbah-ul-Haq, who famously did […]

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday announced the 15-member squad for the International Cricket Council (ICC) U-19 Cricket World Cup 2020. A press release issued by the PCB said the National Junior Selection Committee had retained Rohail Nazir as the captain of the team while Haider Ali was selected as the vice-captain for the upcoming World […]

Cricket is to trial using a TV umpire instead of the on-field official to call no-balls in the series between India and West Indies, following a rash of mistakes. The Twenty20 and one-day games, starting with the first T20 in Hyderabad on Friday, “will be contested trialing technology to call front foot no balls”, the […]

A tiny handful of Saudi fans were present in Qatar on Thursday to see their side’s hard-won 1-0 Gulf Cup semi-final victory over the hosts whose supporters dominated the cavernous Al-Janoub stadium. Of the 42,025 fans who turned out in the mild winter conditions to see the visitors book their place in next week’s final […]

Test captain Azhar Ali, while addressing a press conference at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Friday, said all the focus will now be on the upcoming Test series in Pakistan with Sri Lanka. Ali made these comments following Pakistan’s crushing defeat by Australia in Adelaide earlier in the week. On Monday, Australia beat Pakistan by […]

KARACHI: Former captain Moin Khan, who is the head coach of Pakistan Super League (PSL) team Quetta Gladiators, has opposed the idea of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) allowing Misbah-ul-Haq to have a role with any of the PSL franchise. Moin, while speaking to media here, said having Misbah in the dug-out of any PSL team […]