PARIS: Brazil soccer great Pele was hospitalised in Paris late on Tuesday with a strong fever but his condition is not life-threatening, RMC Sport reported. The 78-year-old was admitted as a precaution after attending an event in the French capital with France’s World Cup winning youngster Kylian Mbappe. A representative for Pele in Brazil could […]
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Australia’s whitewash of Pakistan ‘incredibly hard’, says Arthur
Pakistan’s cricket coach Micky Arthur said on Tuesday that the 5-0 loss against Australia was “incredibly hard”, but accounted the poor performance to the lack of key players in the squad. We hate losing as a team – it’s not part of our vocabulary. Losing 5-0 was incredibly hard. We didn’t have our best team […]
Swapping Kalashnikovs for bat and pads: Afghan cricket, the Taliban and peace
During a lull in Afghanistan’s never-ending war, before the fighting season resumes once again in the spring, Taliban fighters recall laying down their Kalashnikovs and, for a brief moment, enjoying a game of cricket. The sport is the only one most of the fighters enjoy, commanders say, with matches attracting hundreds of spectators from Taliban-controlled […]
Pakistan to depart for England on April 23
The Pakistan Cricket team will arrive in England at least five weeks before it formally kicks off their campaign in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, According to a spokesman for the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday, Pakistan are also scheduled to play at least 11 full-fledged games before their first match in the […]
Kainat and Naila lead PCB XI to thrilling one-run victory
Kainat Hafeez scored a fine half-century and Naila Nazir took three wickets as the PCB XI defeated Higher Education Commission (HEC) by one-run in a last-over thriller in the 2nd Inter-Departmental T20 Women’s Cricket Championship 2019 at the Diamond Ground here on Tuesday. Kainat hit a 57-ball 74 with 11 fours to lift the PCB […]
Ton-up Umar Akmal gives Balochistan winning start
An unbeaten 136 by Umar Akmal helped Balochistan topple Punjab by six wickets in the opening match of the Mughal Steel Pakistan Cup 2019 at the Pindi Cricket Stadium here on Tuesday. Umar arrived at the crease with his side struggling at 66 for three in pursuit of a 295-run target, and immediately took control […]
Lankan Premier League revival in the works: SLC
Sri Lanka Cricket is set to revive the Lankan Premier League (LPL), with September 8-28 tentatively set aside for the potentially lucrative T20 tournament. “We have set the ball rolling and hopefully in August-September this year we will see the tournament taking place,” SLC secretary Mohan De Silva said, speaking at Monday’s launch of the […]
Daniyal wins 1st PGF Long Drive Golf Tournament
The history making inaugural Pakistan Golf Federation (PGF) Long Drive Tournament was held at the Lahore Gymkhana Club Golf Course here Tuesday. This event was noteworthy and epoch making and managed to generate considerable interest in the golfing community of Pakistan. Players of dexterity and aptitude converged to the Lahore Gymkhana Golf Course for a […]
Cooley’s Ashes job to be a hit-and-run affair
MELBOURNE: Australia bowling coach Troy Cooley has no plans to carry on the role full-time after this year’s Ashes series and expects to head back to his usual job at the national cricket academy after plotting England’s downfall. Cooley, who helped England win back the urn in the memorable 2005 series, left his post as […]
Arsenal up to third as Ramsey, Lacazette sink Newcastle
Unai Emery challenged revitalised Arsenal to write their own history after they climbed to third place in the Premier League with a 2-0 win against Newcastle on Monday. Aaron Ramsey’s first-half strike was followed by Alexandre Lacazette’s killer second in the closing stages at the Emirates Stadium, maintaining Arsenal’s impressive progress under Emery. Emery’s side […]