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LAHORE: Lahore Qalandars will clash with Islamabad United in the first match (it will be the 15th match of the tournament) when the Pakistan Super League VI resumes at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on Wednesday (today). Pakistan’s flagship T20 League was halted in March after seven players and support staff […]

LAHORE: Pakistan cricket selectors, headed by former Test batsman Mohammad Wasim, on Friday recalled middle order batsman Haris Sohail and all-rounder Imad Wasim to the ODI and T20I squads, respectively, while fast bowlers Mohammad Abbas and Naseem Shah to the Test side named for the upcoming tours of England and West Indies. Abbas was dropped […]

LAHORE: Former Pakistan Test captain Wasim Akram celebrates his 55th birthday on June 3, Thursday, (today). Also known as ‘The Sultan of Swing’, Wasim was born on June 3rd, 1966 in Lahore. Regarded as one of the greatest left-arm fast bowlers in history, Wasim was at the top for almost two decades during which his […]

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LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday received a big boost after getting all approvals and exemptions from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Government to stage the remaining Pakistan Super League (PSL) VI matches in Abu Dhabi. The sixth season, which started off in Karachi in February, had to be suspended in March because […]

LAHORE: It seems the Inter Provincial Coordination (IPC) Ministry, headed by IPC Minister Dr Fehmida Mirza, and the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) are trying to put Pakistan sports, once again, in hot waters. History is repeating itself. According to sources, the IPC Ministry and the PSB have formulated a new Sports Policy under which they […]

LAHORE: Wisden has included Pakistan’s wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan in its 2021 list of ‘Five Cricketers of the Year’. Rizwan is named among Dom Sibley, Zak Crawley, Jason Holder and Darren Stevens. Rizwan is the 18th Pakistani in history to feature among cricketers of the year by Wisden. “Rizwan was an electric presence behind the stumps […]

LAHORE: The Pakistan Super League (PSL) VI will resume on June 1 with the final on June 20 after it was postponed because of the coronavirus outbreak. The remaining 20 matches of this year’s PSL will take place in Karachi’s National Stadium. Pakistan’s domestic Twenty20 tournament was halted on March 4 after seven cases were […]

LAHORE: As expected, the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) on Wednesday suspended Pakistan over illegal occupation of the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) Headquarters and third-party interference. In a statement, FIFA said that its decision to suspend Pakistan was prompted by the “hostile takeover” which constituted a serious violation of its statutes. “FIFA issued a […]

LAHORE: Pakistan sports are always in the news for all the wrong reasons. And Pakistan football is once again heading towards deep turmoil. FIFA is all set to ban Pakistan. On 27th March 2021 (Saturday), Pakistan football headquarters was attacked and taken over by an illegal group led by Syed Ashfaq Hussain Shah, a former […]