Former English captain Atherton again backs Pakistan, slams ECB and ICC By: APP on September 23, 2021LAHORE: Former England captain Michael Atherton has again slammed the England and Wales Cricket Board saying Monday’s decision-making had further weakened it. He also branded the International Cricket Council (ICC) as an event-organising company instead of the game’s governing body. “In its decision-making this week, the ECB has been weak beyond measure,” declared Atherton in […]
Pepsi joins hands with PCB as title partner of National T20 By: Web Desk on September 23, 2021Pepsi has joined hands with the Pakistan Cricket Board as title partner of the National T20. The six-team tournament commenced at the Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi today with the opening clash between Balochistan and Northern. PCB and Pepsi have a long-standing, time-tested partnership which will flourish further with the National T20 title partnership. The indomitable […]
Rooney’s Derby deducted 12 points after entering administration By: AFP on September 22, 2021Wayne Rooney’s Derby County have been deducted 12 points by the English Football League after entering administration on Wednesday. The second-tier side have taken 10 points from eight games this season but are now rooted at the foot of the Championship, six points adrift of second-bottom Nottingham Forest. Derby, twice English champions, had signalled their […]
First IPL player tests positive for Covid By: AFP on September 22, 2021Sunrisers Hyderabad bowler Thangarasu Natarajan has become the first Indian Premier League player to test positive for coronavirus just ahead of the team’s match on Wednesday, organisers said. Natarajan and six close contacts, including all-rounder Vijay Shankar, have been isolated from the players who will face Delhi Capitals in the Twenty20 tournament in Dubai. Hyderabad […]
Former West Indies cricketer Samuels charged under corruption code By: AFP on September 22, 2021Former West Indies all-rounder Marlon Samuels on Wednesday was charged under the International Cricket Council’s anti-corruption code more than a decade after he served a ban for breaching regulations. Samuels, who played international cricket between 2000 and 2018, was charged by the ICC on behalf of the Emirates Cricket Board for breaching four elements of […]
Afghanistan wants to host Pakistan for cricket series By: AFP on September 22, 2021Newly appointed Afghanistan cricket chairman Azizullah Fazli said Wednesday he would visit neighbouring Pakistan later this week to invite the side for a one-day series. The war-torn nation has steadily risen in international cricket over the past few years, with stars such as the world’s top spinner Rashid Khan, but there have been calls for […]
PAF wins Inter Services Golf Championship By: APP on September 20, 2021ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Air Force (PAF) was declared the winner of Professional Inter Services Golf Championship Trophy while Pakistan Army won the Amateur Inter Services Golf Championship Trophy held at Pakistan Air Force Skyview Golf & Country Club, said a press release issued by PAF on Monday. The teams of Pakistan Army, Pakistan Navy and PAF […]
African players in Europe: 100-goal Mane punishes Palace again By: AFP on September 20, 2021It was a memorable weekend for Sadio Mane as he bagged his 100th goal for Liverpool and became the first Premier League footballer to score in nine consecutive matches against the same opponent. The reigning African Footballer of the Year netted in the opening half of a 3-0 triumph over Crystal Palace at Anfield. All […]
Pakistan’s T20I stars to feature in National T20 By: Web Desk on September 20, 2021It will be Babar Azam versus Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan versus Shadab Khan, Sharjeel Khan versus Naseem Shah, Fakhar Zaman versus Shahnawaz Dahani and Hasan Ali versus Imam-ul-Haq after the Pakistan Cricket Board announced the schedule and squads for the National T20 2021-22, which will be held from 23 September and 13 October. The […]
UK to lift travel ban on Pakistan by September 22 By: Web Desk on September 17, 2021Pakistan will finally be removed from the United Kingdom’s red list on September 22 (Wednesday), the country’s Secretary of State for Transport Rt Hon Grant Shapps said Friday. Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Oman, Bangladesh, Kenya, Turkey, Egypt, and the Maldives are among the eight countries that are set to be removed from England’s red list, according […]