The International Cricket Council (ICC) has released its latest One-Day International (ODI) and Test rankings, with Pakistan’s leading players recording a mixed set of results across batting, bowling and all-rounder categories. In the ODI batting rankings, Babar Azam retained his sixth position, remaining Pakistan’s highest-ranked batter in the format. Meanwhile, Salman Ali Agha dropped five […]
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Pakistan dismissed for 304 by England in 3rd Test
England dismissed Pakistan for 304 on day one of the third and final Test in Karachi on Saturday. In reply, England lost Zak Crawley in the very first over of the innings for a duck with Abrar Ahmed striking for Pakistan. At stumps, the visitors were 7-1 and trailed by 297 runs. Earlier, England kept […]
Debutante mystery spinner Abrar destroys England batting line up
The debutante Abrar Ahmed spun the ball destructively enough to destroy an aggressive-looking England batting line up with a seven-wicket haul restricting visitors to a modest 281 in the first inning of the second test match at Multan Cricket Stadium on day one, Friday. England entered the second test at Multan in a confident mode […]
Wasim Jr likely to replace Haris in second Test
ISLAMABAD: All-rounder Mohammad Wasim Jr is likely to replace pacer Haris Rauf in the second Test against England, scheduled to be held at Multan Cricket Stadium from December 9. Haris was ruled out of the remaining Test series against England due to a grade-II strain in right quad. The fast bowler rolled over the ball […]
Test drive of Pakistan’s first electric bus service in Karachi
KARACHI: The test drive of Pakistan’s first electric bus service was conducted in Karachi on Monday under Phase 2 of People’s Bus Service. The test drive was conducted from Sindh Archives Complex to Sea View in which Sindh Minister for Information, Transport and Mass Transit Sharjeel Inam Memon, Labour Minister Saeed Ghani, Adviser to CM […]
NASA, Boeing to launch uncrewed test flight to space station
LOS ANGELES: NASA and Boeing are targeting next Thursday, May 19, to launch Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) to the International Space Station (ISS). Scheduled to launch at 6:54 p.m. EDT, OFT-2 is the second uncrewed flight for Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Starliner will launch on a United […]
Ireland’s Kelleher ‘stakes a claim’ after quadruple in USA rout
Hooker Ronan Kelleher said he has “staked a claim” for a starting Ireland shirt after scoring four tries in Saturday’s 71-10 win over the United States at the Aviva Stadium. Kelleher crossed twice either side of the break as the hosts dominated with 10 efforts against the country ranked 16th in the world. The 23-year-old […]
Israel: Arrow-3 anti-missile system passed live test in US
JERUSALEM: Israel’s US-backed Arrow-3 air defense system, billed as a bullwark against the ballistic missiles fielded by Iran and Syria, has passed a live interception test in Alaska, the Israeli Defense Ministry said on Sunday. Jointly manufactured by Boeing Co, Arrow-3 is billed as capable of destroying missiles in space, an altitude that would destroy […]
8 children test positive for HIV
At least nine more people, eight of them children, were found to be HIV-positive in Shikarpur on Thursday, taking the total number of such cases in the district to 22, officials said. The cases emerged during the day-long blood screening exercise, which was started by the provincial government after an outbreak of HIV-positive cases in […]
Mickey Arthur calls on beaten Pakistan to toughen up for Tests
ABU DHABI: Disgruntled coach Mickey Arthur demanded his players toughen up and seize key moments in Test matches after sloppy batting handed New Zealand an away series win over Pakistan for the first time in 49 years. New Zealand pulled off a come-from-behind 123-run victory in the third and final Test in Abu Dhabi on […]