Gillespie appointed white-ball head coach after Kirsten resigns By: Agencies on October 29, 2024The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed on Monday that the national team’s white-ball head coach, Gary Kirsten, has resigned from the role, with Test head coach Jason Gillespie to lead the side during next month’s limited-overs tour of Australia. On April 28, the Board appointed Kirsten, a former South Africa top-order batter, as the white-ball […]
Australia names T20I squad for Pakistan, key players rested By: Agencies on October 29, 2024Australia has decided to rest all its Test players for the upcoming T20I series against Pakistan as they prepare for the challenging Test series against India. Recent T20I captains Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head, along with Pat Cummins, will not be part of the squad for the Pakistan series. As a result, selectors are considering […]
Milan and Inter back on long road towards a new San Siro By: APP on October 29, 2024Inter Milan and AC Milan are once again aiming to get a new stadium built on the site of the iconic San Siro but the Serie A giants have a long way to go before they’ll be able set foot in the modern arena for which they have long hoped. The announcement on Tuesday that […]
Manchester United sack manager Ten Hag By: Agencies on October 29, 2024Manchester United have sacked manager Erik ten Hag following the club’s lacklustre start to the season, the fallen Premier League giants announced on Monday. United dropped to a lowly 14th in the table after suffering their fourth defeat in nine league games at West Ham on Sunday and have won only one of their last […]
Sindh wins Blind Cricket Tournament By: APP on October 29, 2024A final match of the eighth PBCS Blind Cricket Super League, organized by the Pakistan Blind Cricket Council, was played between teams of Sindh and Punjab at the Dring Stadium Bahawalpur. The Sindh team scored 219 runs for the loss of 2 wickets while the Punjab team was bowled out for 138 runs. The Sindh […]
Rizwan named as new white-ball captain, Babar returns for series against Australia By: AFP on October 28, 2024Pakistan named wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan as its new white-ball captain and recalled Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah for next month´s white-ball series in Australia. All-rounder Salman Ali Agha was named Rizwan´s deputy in both ODIs and T20s. Babar was dropped for the last two test matches against England for his indifferent form […]
Afridi demoted in new contracts offered to 25 Pakistan players By: AFP on October 28, 2024Fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi has been demoted in the new central contracts offered to 25 players by the Pakistan Cricket Board on Sunday. Former all-format captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan were retained on the top tier contracts, while fast bowler Naseem Shah, test captain Shan Masood and Afridi are in category B. The […]
Nico Echavarria claims the Zozo Championship By: AFP on October 28, 2024Nico Echavarria claimed the Zozo Championship for his second PGA Tour victory, shooting 3-under 67 on Sunday to win by a shot over Max Greyserman and Justin Thomas. Echavarria, a Colombian who played at the University of Arkansas, birdied two of the final three holes – including the 18th – to add to the title […]
Yin Ruoning wins LPGA Tour’s Maybank Championship By: AFP on October 27, 2024Starting her final round in a three-way tie for the lead, Yin Ruoning shot a 7-under 65 on Sunday to win the LPGA Tour´s Maybank Championship in Malaysia by one stroke for her second title this month. Yin of China finished at 23-under 265 after a safe two-putt on the final hole held off Thai […]
Lewandowski double as Barca shred Madrid in La Liga Clasico By: AFP on October 27, 2024Robert Lewandowski struck twice in two minutes as Barcelona crushed rivals Real Madrid 4-0 on Saturday, inflicting the Spanish champions’ first La Liga defeat in over a year. Teenage winger Lamine Yamal and Raphinha completed the rout, while Madrid superstar Kylian Mbappe had two goals ruled out for offside on a frustrating first Clasico appearance […]