Category: Sports

ISLAMABAD: Noting that Pakistan’s fast bowling department is no more strong, former Test pacer Sarfraz Nawaz on Wednesday predicted that the country’s spinners could play a significant role against Australia in the forthcoming Twenty20 and Test series Down Under. Pakistan play Aussies in a three-match T20 International series starting on Nov 3 at Sydney. The […]

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s professional cricketers — including several members of the national squad — went on strike on Monday to call for better pay and benefits. The protest, announced by national Test and Twenty20 captain Shakib Al Hasan, could also put next month’s tour of India in jeopardy. “Unless our demands are met we will not […]

Chief selector and head coach Misbahul Haq on Monday announced the 16-member squads for the upcoming Twenty20 and Test series against Australia in a press conference in Lahore. The T20 team will be captained by batsman Babar Azam, while the Test team will be led by Azhar Ali. Speaking to reporters, Misbah said that the […]

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Monday issued notice to Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on a civil miscellaneous application praying to immediately stop former captain Misbah-ul-Haq from working on different posts including as head coach of the national men’s cricket team. Syed Ali Zahid Bokhari, a lawyer by profession, filed the application in his pending […]

RANCHI: Pace duo Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav had India on the brink of a series whitewash after South Africa crumpled while following-on in the third Test and saw batsman Dean Elgar suffer a wincing blow to the helmet. At the end of the third day at the JSCA International Complex the tourists were on […]

Shahbaz Nadeem took the final two wickets in straight balls as India thrashed South Africa by an innings and 202 runs in the third Test on Tuesday to complete a 3-0 series rout. The day’s play lasted just 12 balls in a triumph emphatically ramming home India’s feat in beating Australia’s record of 10 straight […]

PESHAWAR: The 33rd National Games torch arrived in its host city Peshawar on Sunday after a nation-wide travel of about two weeks. The National Games torch relay started from Karachi on October 6, and travelled through Quetta, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Gilgit-Baltistan, Naran and Attock before reaching Peshawar Sports Complex after a function at Qila Bala Hisar. […]

TOKYO: South Africa broke Japanese hearts with a 26-3 quarter-final victory on Sunday to set up a Rugby World Cup semi-final against Wales, who needed a late try to scrape past 14-man France by a single point. Japan showed their trademark pace and adventure in a promising first half, but they were worn down by […]

KARACHI: Country’s former stalwarts on Sunday lashed out at the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for acting in haste in removing Sarfraz Ahmed as captain in all three formats of the game. Most of the former captains and players termed the removal of Sarfraz on Friday as unjust. Not surprisingly the head coach-cum-chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq and […]

Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan became the first overseas player picked for the inaugural ‘The Hundred’ competition next year, but Twenty20 stalwarts Chris Gayle and Lasith Malinga were among notable omissions in Sunday’s draft. Rashid, the number one Twenty20 bowler, was snared by Trent Rockets for the top price of 125,000. Australian players dominated the first […]