Stellar home form has propelled Arsenal into the Premier League top four but their chances of staying there now depend on improving patchy results away from the Emirates Stadium. The Gunners can climb above Tottenham into third place should they avoid defeat at Everton on Sunday. However, with five of their remaining seven league fixtures […]
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Revamped Club World Cup important for Asia: Infantino
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has said his controversial plan to expand the FIFA Club World Cup can play a key role in further developing the club game in Asia despite European opposition. Infantino’s desire to expand the tournament from seven teams to 24 when it is relaunched in 2021 has been opposed by the European […]
Sheikh Salman retains place at helm of Asian football
KUALA LUMPUR: Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa was re-elected unopposed to the position as president of the Asian Football Confederation on Saturday after the regional body’s congress confirmed a new four-year term for the Bahraini by acclamation. The 53-year-old, who was not present at the meeting due to the death of his mother earlier […]
N’didi is perfect Matic replacement for Manchester United
Recently, various different British news outlets have been reporting that Manchester United are preparing for a large summer of transfers. Of late Red Devil fans have pointed out that, although Nemanja Matic’s performances have improved since the departure of Jose Mourinho – he isn’t getting any younger. The club seemed to agree, and, in mid-February […]
Khushdil’s 154 not out seals memorable win for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Twenty-four-year-old left-handed batsman Khushdil Shah scored a magnificent unbeaten century to guide Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to a stunning four-wicket victory over Punjab in the fourth match of the Mughal Steel Pakistan Cup 2019 at the Pindi Cricket Stadium here on Friday. Khushdil scored 154 not out off 96 balls with the help of 11 fours and […]
Azhar Ali touts Pakistan as World Cup 2019 title contenders
Pakistan Test batsman Azhar Ali believes that Men in Green have a good chance of winning the upcoming International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup in England and Wales. While talking in an exclusive interview with Sky Sports, Ali said that Pakistan had a good team combination but peaking at the right time would be key […]
India, Pakistan and England are favourites for World Cup: Hafeez
KARACHI: Senior Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez believes India and England along with his own nation are the top three favourite teams to win the upcoming ICC ODI World Cup. Brushing aside the recent run of defeats to New Zealand, South Africa and Australia in ODIs, Hafeez, who is hoping to play in his third World […]
FIFA to send fact-finding mission to assess situation in Pakistan
FIFA, the world governing body of Football, has announced to send a fact-finding mission to Pakistan to access situation following a court-order election in Pakistan Football Federation that ousted Faisal Saleh Hayat from PFF’s helm of affairs. A spokesman for FIFA confirmed Friday after the Members’ Association Committee meeting that the fact-finding mission would soon […]
ZTBL thrash State Bank to clinch Women’s T20 Championship title
A century opening wicket partnership between Javeria Khan and Muneeba Ali helped Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) down State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) by 17 runs in the final of the 2nd Inter-Departmental T20 Women’s Cricket Championship 2019 at the Diamond Ground on here Friday. After being put into bat, ZTBL scored 171 for six […]
PCB names probables for South Africa tour
Pakistan women’s cricket selection committee on Friday named 24 probables for a training camp that will be held at the Southend Club in Karachi from April 9. The camp has been set-up to help the players prepare for next month’s ICC Women’s Championship fixture against South Africa. Pakistan are presently sitting sixth in the eight-team […]