Muhammad Ali

When Pakistan embarked on their first tour of 2018 Down Under, many former players and critics were of the view that skipper Sarfraz Ahmad and his men would face an uphill task against New Zealand. And unpredictable Pakistan proved all those apprehensions true. When New Zealand defeated Pakistan by 15 runs in the fifth and […]

LAHORE: The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) may have been suspended by the FIFA and Pakistan failed to qualify for this year’s FIFA World Cup in Russia, but the 2018 FIFA World Cup trophy is coming to Pakistan next month. The trophy tour kicked off in September 2017 in Russia and will see the trophy travelling […]

Lifting of the ICC Champions Trophy in England after a sensational victory in the final against India, Pakistan Super League spot-fixing sandal, the PSL final in Lahore, visits by World XI and Sri Lanka to Lahore, retirements of Misbahul Haq and Younus Khan and appointment of Najam Sethi as Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) Chairman dominated […]

Pakistan hockey’s consolations in the dismal year 2017 was that they won a bronze medal at the Asia Cup after defeating South Korea in a classification match for third position at Dhaka, Bangladesh in October, and qualified for the World Cup 2018 after finishing poor seventh at World Hockey League in London in June. That […]

LAHORE: Pakistan cricket selectors, headed by former Test captain Inzamamul Haq, on Saturday recalled experienced opener Azhar Ali but dropped opener Ahmad Shahzad and all-rounder Imad Wasim from a 15-member national squad named for the one-day international series in New Zealand next month. Shahzad failed to impress against Sri Lanka in the United Arab Emirates […]

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) anti-corruption tribunal on Monday banned Pakistan batsman Nasir Jamshed for one-year for failing to co-operate with the PCB’s anti-corruption unit regarding an investigation into Pakistan Super League (PSL) II spot-fixing case. Nasir, who has played 48 one-day internationals for Pakistan, was suspended from all forms of cricket in February […]

LAHORE: The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and the Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) will hold a Fun Run to promote the upcoming 18th Asian Games Jakarta-Palembang 2018 at WAPDA Sports Complex here on Thursday (today). The 18th Asiad will be held in Indonesia from August 18 to September 2, 2018, with 10,000 athletes from 45 […]

LAHORE: Pakistan’s off-spinner Mohammad Hafeez has been suspended from bowling in international cricket with immediate effect after the International Cricket Council (ICC) found his action to be illegal, the sport’s governing body said on Thursday. Hafeez, currently the world’s top-ranked ODI all-rounder, was reported during the third one-day international against Sri Lanka, which was played […]

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has signed a five years bilateral contract with Cricket West Indies (CWI) for a Twenty20 International series. This was revealed by PCB chairman Najam Aziz Sethi during a press conference at Gaddafi Stadium here Saturday. “Pakistan and West Indies cricket boards have signed an agreement to play a series […]

Sri Lanka came, played and conquered the hearts of Pakistanis. The decision of the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) to send their team to Lahore, the same venue where the terrorists attacked their team in 2009, to play the third and final Twenty20 International of a three-match series, no doubt, was brave, historic and inspiring. Only […]