England on top as Foakes’ dream debut continuesGALLE: Ben Foakes marked his Test debut with a century and impressed with his glovework, too, as England bowled out Sri Lanka for 203 before stretching their lead to 177 runs on the second day of the...
Consistency primary reason behind success in T20Is: MalikKARACHI: Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik believes that persisting with a set bunch of players is the reason behind team’s success in T20I cricket. The Men in Green have won 11 T20I series in a row u...
Arthur apologises to HafeezKARACHI: Pakistan Head Coach Mickey Arthur has admitted his mistake and subsequently apologised to veteran all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez for his wrong attitude towards him. According to a report, during...
Australia high performance chief Howard sackedMELBOURNE: Cricket Australia (CA) announced on Wednesday that high performance chief Pat Howard will leave his role next week as the fallout from a scathing cultural review into the governing body con...
Ross Taylor objects to Hafeez’s bowling action, umpire rules outISLAMABAD: An interesting situation developed during the first one day international (ODI) between Pakistan and New Zealand on Wednesday, when Kiwi batsman Ross Taylor objected to Pakistani spinner Mo...
Pakistan hockey coach says he is uncertain if team will participate in World CupLAHORE: Newly appointed coach of the Pakistan hockey team Tauqeer Ahmad Dar said on Wednesday that he was uncertain if the team would participate in the upcoming World Cup in India due to insufficient...
CA boss Roberts says board considering lifting player bansMELBOURNE: Cricket Australia (CA) is considering a demand by the players’ union that ball-tampering bans on former captain Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft be lifted immediately, the gov...
Usman Shinwari signed by Melbourne Renegades for Big Bash LeagueISLAMABAD: Big Bash League franchise Melbourne Renegades has signed up Pakistan’s left arm quick Usman Khan Shinwari for the next edition of Australia’s popular T20 tournament. Shinwari, 24, will play...
PSL franchises unsecure with T10 leagueKARACHI: Several Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchises have written a letter to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ehsan Mani and demanded to the board to prevent the national players from par...
Barcelona through in Champions League as Liverpool suffer shock lossPARIS: Barcelona secured their place in the Champions League knockout stage on Tuesday with a 1-1 draw away to Inter Milan, as Harry Kane revived Tottenham Hotspur´s hopes but Liverpool slumped to a s...
Roof raised at Tokyo 2020 gymnastics venueTOKYO: The second section of the timber roof at the Olympics Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo was raised on Wednesday, marking the halfway point of the construction of the temporary venue. The roof of the 1...
‘See ball, hit ball’, New Zealand duo belt 43 runs off single overWELLINGTON: Central Districts medium pacer Willem Ludick earned an unwanted place in the record books on Wednesday when Northern Districts took 43 runs off one of his overs in a domestic one-day crick...
Mercedes ready to wrap up fifth successive titleLONDON: Lewis Hamilton is celebrating his fifth Formula One world championship already and Sunday should see Mercedes catch up with their driver by securing a fifth successive constructors’ title in B...
Rulemakers discuss how to make handball rule clearerLONDON: The International Football Association Board discussed the handball rule at a meeting on Tuesday and how it could be made clearer. IFAB said that its technical advisory panel had “a detailed a...
AC Milan defender Conti banned for insulting referee after youth team gameMILAN: AC Milan defender Andrea Conti’s comeback from a year-long injury layoff ended with a three-match ban after he punched the referee’s door and insulted the match official at the end of a youth t...
Vietnam to host Formula One race for first time in Hanoi from 2020HANOI: Vietnam will host a Formula One grand prix for the first time in 2020 with a street race in the capital Hanoi, organisers said on Wednesday. The Vietnamese Grand Prix is the first entirely new...
FA to appeal being cleared of abusive language chargeLONDON: The English Football Association said on Wednesday that it would appeal the decision to clear Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho of using abusive language after his team’s Premier League...
French club Bordeaux sold to USA hedge fundPARIS: French club Girondins de Bordeaux have been sold by the media company M6 Metropole Television to Los Angeles-based hedge fund General American Capital Partners (GACP), the French firm said on T...