Category: Sports

BRISBANE: David Warner and Steve Smith each smashed half-centuries as Australia hammered Sri Lanka by nine wickets to win the second Twenty20 International in Brisbane on Wednesday to wrap up the three-match series with an unassailable 2-0 lead. It was another massive wake-up call for the Sri Lankans, who arrived in Australia on the back […]

MUMBAI: India will take on Bangladesh in both nations’ first ever day-night Test match, to be played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata from Nov 22 to 26 as the second game of a two-match series. Newly appointed Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly, a long-time supporter of day-night Tests, […]

KARACHI: Pakistan’s tainted opening batsman Sharjeel Khan is set to be part of the players draft for the fifth edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL). Left-handed Sharjeel, who completed a five-year ban for breaching the Pakistan Cricket Board’s Anti-Corruption code in August, has been given clearance by the board to resume playing club cricket. “Sharjeel […]

SHENZHEN: Late entry Kiki Bertens stunned world number one Ashleigh Barty with a comeback three-set victory to shake-up the season-ending WTA Finals in Shenzhen on Tuesday. All four players can still qualify from Red Group after Belinda Bencic’s three-set victory over Petra Kvitova in the later match. Bertens looked in deep trouble at a set […]

Pakistan women’s cricket team outclassed Bangladesh to win the third and final T20 at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium by 28, claiming the series 3-0. According to a press release, issued by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the host team won the toss and opted to bat first and made 117 for seven backed by Javeria Khan’s half-century. Khan, […]

Hundreds of supporters of Bangladesh’s cricket captain Shakib Al Hasan protested on Wednesday after he was banned for two years by the sport’s governing body for not declaring attempts to bribe him. The ban on the 32-year-old superstar was announced on Tuesday by the International Cricket Council (ICC), which suspended one year of the punishment […]

ADELAIDE: Australian pace spearhead Mitchell Starc has decided his brother’s wedding is more important than a game of cricket, pulling out of the second Twenty20 International against Sri Lanka to witness him tie the knot. Billy Stanlake or Sean Abbott are likely to replace Starc as Australia target an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-game […]

ISLAMABAD: Expressing his dismay over Pakistan hockey team’s embarrassing failure to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, legendary Olympian Shahnaz Sheikh on Monday urged Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is also the PHF patron, to intervene urgently so that the declining-and-dwindling national game is brought back on track. After playing a nerve-racking 4-4 draw against […]

SYDNEY: Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq is eager to see what schoolboy paceman Nasim Shah can produce on Australia’s fast pitches despite concerns over the 16-year-old’s readiness for the rigours of Test cricket. Nasim, who has played only five first-class matches since his 2018 debut for Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited, was named in Pakistan’s squad for […]

LAHORE: Scintillating half-centuries by captain Bismah Maroof and opener Javeria Khan helped Pakistan take an unassailable 2-0 lead in their three-match women’s Twenty20 International series against Bangladesh at the Gaddafi Stadium here on Monday. The hosts, who won the opening fixture by 14 runs on Saturday, completed a 15-run victory in game two, with the […]