Category : Sport

Lahore Qalandars became the first team to win back-to-back Pakistan Super League (PSL) titles but many players across the tournament can be proud of their efforts even if their teams fell short. Here are six players who achieved great personal heights in this edition and can look back fondly at their own exploits in it. […]readmore

The Pakistan Super League (PSL) has made a name for itself as a tournament of close finishes and the final of the eighth edition on Saturday was fit to crown the champion of any trophy. The tournament came down to one delivery and in the end, Zaman Khan held his nerve and Lahore Qalandars made […]readmore

MUMBAI: Mohammed Shami’s bowling figures of 3-17 and an unbeaten 75 by KL Rahul helped India beat Australia by five wickets in the first One-day International on Friday. Australia were bowled out for 188 in 35.4 overs after a dramatic collapse following opener Mitchell Marsh’s 65-ball 81 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. In a […]readmore

LAHORE: A partisan home crowd at the Gaddafi Stadium had gone quiet as Lahore Qalandars looked to be faltering in another chase. Having lost all four of their matches while batting second this season, the defending champions looked headed for another defeat in Eliminator-2 of Pakistan Super League against Peshawar Zalmi on Friday night. A […]readmore

Peshawar Zalmi skipper Babar Azam’s 64 off 39 and Salman Irshad’s 2-18 inspired the team to a narrow 12-run win to knock out Islamabad United in their Pakistan Super League (PSL) 8 eliminator at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium. The victory has set up a tantalising second eliminator against hosts Lahore Qalandars on Friday, with the victor […]readmore

The legendary Dutch player and former Barcelona manager Johan Cruyff used to say his team must make sure that the worst players in the opposition team get the ball the most. Cruyff, who had a bigger influence on football than any other man in the sport’s history, knew that in team sports you are only […]readmore

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday announced that the final of the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2023 at the Gaddafi Stadium Lahore will be played on Saturday (March 18) instead of Sunday (March 19) due to “bad weather forecast”. Rain-wind-dust/thunderstorm with isolated heavy fall & hailstorm is expected in Lahore from March 16 […]readmore

HARA: The heads of Spain and Portugal welcomed Wednesday Morocco’s move to join their bid to host the 2030 World Cup, saying it boosted their chances of hosting the event. Morocco’s King Mohammed VI announced on Tuesday that his country had joined the bid by the two European countries, apparently replacing war-torn Ukraine in a […]readmore

KIGALI: The 2026 World Cup will have 104 matches instead of the traditional 64 games due to the expanded format with 48 teams taking part, global football governing body FIFA said on Tuesday after its Council meeting in the Rwandan capital Kigali. The 2026 edition, which will be co-hosted by the United States, Canada and […]readmore

BENGALURU: India will monitor the workload of their players in the build-up to the World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia, with some of them set to play key roles with their teams in the Indian Premier League, captain Rohit Sharma said. Rohit, whose side sealed a 2-1 homes series victory over the same opponents […]readmore

LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board interim management committee chairman Najam Sethi on Monday said that the government will take a final decision on whether the national team travels to India for this year’s World Cup. Sethi reiterated that the PCB will deal on a reciprocal basis with the Board of Cricket Control in India, which has […]readmore

Gary Lineker will return as presenter of the flagship BBC football show Match of the Day, the broadcaster said on Monday, ending a crisis sparked by his criticism of the UK government’s new asylum policy. The former England footballer was suspended on Friday after using Twitter last week to compare the language used to launch […]readmore

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday announced a 15-member squad for a three-match T20 series against Afghanistan with all-rounder Shadab Khan picked to lead the side in the absence of full-time skipper Babar Azam, who has been rested. PCB Managing Committee head Najam Sethi and Chief Selector Haroon Rashid made the announcement, saying that […]readmore

KABUL: Afghanistan announced on Tuesday it will host Pakistan for three Twenty20 Inter­nationals in Sharjah later this month, the first bilateral series between the neighbours. Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) said their home season will start with the series against Pakistan. “Afghanistan’s international home season 2023-24 will begin with a three-match T20I home series against Pakistan […]readmore

RAWALPINDI: A representative of the International Cricket Council on Monday “appreciated” the security arrangements put in place by the Rawalpindi police to protect the cricketers participating in the Pakistan Super League matches being held at the cricket stadium in the garrison city. ICC official David Snare also held a meeting with City Police Officer Syed […]readmore

LAHORE: In a major decision, the Pakistan Cricket Board Interim Committee on Friday announced the name of election commissioner to conduct the elections from district to region level associations leading to the election of PCB chairman. Ahmed Shehzad Farooq Rana, the former deputy attorney general and ex-secretary of the Supreme Court Bar Association, was appointed […]readmore

MANCHESTER: Rampant Manchester United are eager to inflict more pain on Liverpool at Anfield as Arsenal aim to pull further clear of Manchester City in the Premier League title race this weekend. The Gunners are hot favourites to see off Bournemouth at the Emirates, while City face a Newcastle side hoping to put the bitter […]readmore

LONDON: Former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan told a hearing into accusations of racism at Yorkshire on Friday it was “inconceivable” that he would make the comment attributed to him by former team-mate Azeem Rafiq. Vaughan and a number of other former players at the county cricket club face charges related to the use of […]readmore

DUBAI: The Indore pitch used for the third Test between India and Australia has been marked as “poor” and handed three demerit points, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Friday. The match, which was dominated from the start by spin bowling, ended midway through the opening session on day three with Australia winning by […]readmore

After a horrific start to their HBL Pakistan Super League season, all Quetta Gladiators would be wishing for was a sniff. They did get more than just that here on a damp night at the Gaddafi Stadium on Thursday, only for hosts Lahore Qalandars to snatch the match out of their jaws to take it […]readmore