Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) and State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) qualified for Friday’s final in the 2nd Inter-Departmental T20 Women’s Cricket Championship 2019 after winning their last league matches at the Diamond Ground here on Wednesday. In the first match of the day, ZTBL’s Almas Akram took three for 10 to dismiss the PCB […]
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HBL leaves Pakistan’s domestic cricket, team disbanded
Habib Bank Limited, one of Pakistan’s strongest teams in domestic cricket and currently the first class and one-day champions, has decided to exit from country’s domestic cricket competition after remaining a regular part of it for over four decades. The bank, in a statement, said Wednesday that it had decided to exit from departmental cricket […]
58th National Amateur Golf Championship tees off today
The 58th National Amateur Golf Championship of Pakistan 2019 will commence at the Garrison Golf Course here from Thursday (today). And for the next four days, the leading amateur golf players of the country will be engrossed in an encounter and skirmish for capturing the national champion title. On offer is the national amateur golf […]
ICC to join hands with Interpol to tackle corruption
The International Cricket Council (ICC) will work more closely with Interpol as part of ongoing efforts to combat corruption in the sport, the governing body said on Wednesday. Alex Marshall, the general manager of ICC’s anti-corruption unit, met Interpol officials in Lyon last week to seek closer working relations, it added. “The ICC has an […]
Punter taps Carey as possible stand-in skipper at World Cup
Australia assistant coach Ricky Ponting has backed Alex Carey to be the team’s wicketkeeper at the World Cup and believes the former Australian Rules footballer could also step up to lead the defending champions if required. Carey was named a co-vice captain of the limited-overs sides captained by Aaron Finch during the home summer, and […]
Sri Lanka Cricket fines Karunaratne $7,000 for drink-driving
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has fined Dimuth Karunaratne $7,000 after the Test captain’s arrest on Sunday for a drink driving accident violated the terms of his player contract, the country’s governing body said on Wednesday. The driver injured in the accident in Colombo was later discharged from hospital and Karunaratne was released on bail. […]
Messi and Suarez late show rescues Barcelona in 4-4 draw at Villarreal
Barcelona’s Lionel Messi came off the bench in his side’s hour of need to inspire the Liga leaders to battle back from 4-2 down in stoppage time to snatch a remarkable 4-4 draw at struggling Villarreal on Tuesday. The Catalans avoided a first league loss since November with a thumping left-foot strike from Luis Suarez […]
Juventus victory at Cagliari marred by Kean abuse
Juventus teenager Moise Kean appeared to suffer racist abuse after scoring a late goal to give the Turin side a 2-0 win at Cagliari in Serie A on Tuesday. Kean, who had been jeered throughout the game, turned in Rodrigo Bentancur’s cross with five minutes left and then stood in front of the Cagliari fans […]
European Leagues say will not allow UEFA competitions at weekends
Europe’s domestic leagues, concerned about plans to drastically overhaul football on the continent from 2024, say they will not allow UEFA club competitions to be played at weekends. The topic, alongside the revenue distribution model for the Champions League and Europa League, is set to dominate discussions when the European Leagues umbrella organisation holds a […]
Hungry Wolves beat 10-man Manchester United 2-1
Wolverhampton Wanderers repeated their FA Cup defeat of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Manchester United as a Chris Smalling own goal gave them another 2-1 win in a pulsating Premier League game on Tuesday. Despite the distraction of next week’s Champions League quarter-final against Barcelona, United, who finished the game with 10 men after Ashley Young was […]