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LONDON: England will be without Ben Stokes while India could make changes too for the second Test at Lord´s on Thursday.Stokes played a starring role in England´s 31-run win in the first Test of a five-match series at Edgbaston last…

PCB announces its Centrally Contracted Players list for the 2018-19 season. The Central Contracts Selection Committee comprising Director Cricket Operations Haroon Rashid, National Chief Selector Inzamam Ul Haq & Director Academies…

Serena Williams was in a “funk” last week because she felt her hectic schedule was not leaving her enough time to care for her 11-month old daughter, the 23-time grand slam champion said in a social media post .The 36-year-old American…

KARACHI: Senior player Muhammad Hafeez who was demoted to Category B under the new central contract, is mulling not signing the contract. According to sources close to the cricketer, Hafeez has expressed strong reservations over the new…

he Pakistan Cricket Board has announced the list of 33 centrally-contracted players for 2018-19, which doesn't include Ahmed Shehzad, among others.The latest update, announced on Tuesday, 7 August, is across five categories, an…

This match was nicely set up in the morning. 84 runs and five wickets - that's the equation. India's hope was pinned on Virat Kohli. They lost Dinesh Karthik very early but kept on believing. England probably derived a strategy to…

The 2018 World Cup is over and now for the FIFA eWorld Cup, a virtual tournament that kicked off in London on Thursday with goals galore and multiple Cristiano Ronaldos and Lionel Messis strutting their stuff on a digital stage.…

After losing the first Twenty20 International against the Windies, Shakib Al Hasan said that having someone of the calibre of Andre Russell would have helped.Bangladesh lost early wickets but were in a decent position at 95/5 at the…

Cricketers former and current from across the world celebrated Virat Kohli’s magnificent century at Edgbaston in the first Test against England.Kohli scored 149 in India’s first-innings 274, when the next best individual score was…

Pakistani wrestler Inam Butt has been deemed unfit for the upcoming Asian Games taking place in Jakarta and Palembang from August 18 to September 2.With Pakistan squad for the upcoming Asian Games still being finalised, the country had…

LONDON: The England cricket team will play their 1,000th Test match when they face India at Edgbaston today. Their overall Test record currently reads, played 999, won 357, lost 297, drawn 345.Here are six memorable encounters from…

LONDON: India may be the world´s top-ranked Test side but they still face accusations they are lions at home and lambs abroad.But a series win in England, where Virat Kohli´s men begin a five-Test campaign at Edgbaston on Wednesday,…

KARACHI: Captain of the Pakistan hockey team Rizwan Senior has said the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) President Khalid Sajjad Khokar has assured him the players will be given their daily allowance. While addressing a press conference…

New Zealand Cricket has refused to tour Pakistan for a T20 worldwide sequence later this yr, native media reported on Tuesday.What would have been the Black Caps’ first tour to Pakistan in 15 years, received’t be occurring, stated an…

LONDON: Michael Vaughan has labelled the controversial recall of Adil Rashid to England’s Test squad as ‘ridiculous’.Yorkshire leg-spinner Rashid was included in a 13-man party announced by England national selector Ed Smith on Thursday…

Bayern Munich are trying to offload some of their midfield options this summer Thiago Alcantara has been linked with a big-money move to the Premier League Both Chelsea and Manchester United are reported to be interested…

Pakistan and India will face off in Dubai after drawing the same group for this year´s Asia Cup, the International Cricket Council announced Tuesday.India suspended bilateral cricket ties with Pakistan after the 2008 Mumbai attacks but…

NEW DELHI: India’s Rishabh Pant has grown a nice little reputation as a batsman who can whack the white ball pretty hard and the 20-year-old reckons he would need only minor adjustments to his technique to excel in test matches in England.…

ose Mourinho believes the World Cup environment helped bring out the best in Paul Pogba and the Manchester United manager wants the France midfielder to show the same focus and intensity at the Premier League club.The 25-year-old, who…

COLOMBO: Rangana Herath’s 6/98 helped Sri Lanka overcome dogged South African resistance to win by 199 runs in the second and final Test in Colombo. It completed a 2-0 sweep in the series for the hosts. Needing 351 runs at the start of the…

Sri Lanka on Monday completed a 2-0 Test sweep of South Africa to record their first series win over the Proteas since 2006 after Rangana Herath wreaked havoc with six wickets.The visitors were all out for 290 in the second session of…

DUTCHMAN ALEXANDER COX has been unveiled as the new head coach of the Ireland men’s hockey team.Hockey Ireland announced the news this morning, as Cox takes over the reins from Craig Fulton ahead of the Green Machine’s first appearance…

BULAWAYO: Pakistan scripted a 5-0 whitewash against Zimbabwe as opener Imamul Haq and middle-order batsman Babar Azam scored tons in the final ODI game at Queens Sports Club. Zimbabwe managed to score 233 runs in the 364 run-chase. The…

BULAWAYO: Pakistani opening batsman Fakhar Zaman has become the quickest batsman to score the quickest 1000 runs in one-day international (ODI) history. Zaman achieved the feat against Zimbabwe in the fifth and final ODI when he took the…

BULAWAYO: Pakistan's Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq's opening partnership of 304 helped Pakistan post a record-breaking total of 399 against Zimbabwe in the fourth ODI on Friday. This was was the highest opening partnership in ODI history…

Opener Fakhar Zaman on Friday became Pakistan’s first double centurion in one-day international cricket, achieving the accolade during the fourth ODI against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo.With the help of 24 fours and five sixes, Fakhar reached…

Pakistan will play five one-day internationals and a lone T20I against England in England before the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.According to the schedule announced by England and Wales Cricket Board on Thursday, Pakistan will be…

Pakistan continued their dominance with both bat and ball to win the second of five one-day internationals against Zimbabwe by nine wickets.Opener Fakhar Zaman eased to his second ODI century, finishing with a career best 117 not out,…

Zimbabwe win toss, elect to bat against Pakistan in second ODI BULAWAYO: Pakistan will take on Zimbabwe in the second one day international (ODI) today.Pakistan beat Zimbabwe by a mammoth 201 runs after Imam-ul-Haq cracked a…

MOSCOW: France overwhelmed Croatia 4-2 in the World Cup final at Moscow’s Luzhniki stadium on Sunday to lift the trophy for the second time in 20 years.The French, playing their third World Cup final, were made to sweat initially and…

England and Belgium battle for World Cup consolation prizeSAINT PETERSBURG: England face Belgium in the World Cup third-place playoff on Saturday with the tournament’s top scorer Harry Kane eyeing the chance to add to his six goals in…

MOSCOW: Croatia topped England with a 2-1 win during extra time in the semi-final Wednesday night, taking the team to the much-anticipated World Cup Final. Earlier, Croatia and England were level at 1-1 after 90 minutes in their World Cup…

KARACHI  :The Pakistan cricket team, on Monday, was stopped from travelling to Bulawayo due to security concerns with the team currently stranded in Harare.The players’ luggage and other items have been transported via bus to the city,…

Pakistan have defeated Australia by six wickets in the final of the T20I triangular series in Harare.Pakistan’s innings got off to the worst possible start with Glenn Maxwell picking up two wickets in the very first over of the innings.…

Belgium has beaten Brazil 2-1 to reach the semifinals of the World Cup for just the second time.

UEFA have announced that teams will be allowed an extra substitution if Champions League matches go into extra time next season.Liverpool will take part in their second consecutive Champions League campaign after reaching the final in…

MOSCOW, July 5 - Argentina legend Diego Maradona apologized on Thursday for lashing out at US referee Mark Geiger, who officiated Tuesday's FIFA World Cup round of 16 match between Colombia and England.England edged out Colombia 4-3 on…

Glamorous wives and girlfriends seen cheering on their men in Russia at Moscow's Spartak Stadium last night Three Lions triumphed over Colombia after a dramatic penalty shoot-out when the tense game ended 1-1 England's elated players…

HARARE – Top-ranked Pakistan got off to a flying start in the Twenty20 tri-series with a thumping 74-run win over depleted Zimbabwe on Sunday.Zimbabwe, going into the series without five top players because of a pay dispute with the…

Arsenal fans have been keeping a keen eye on Lucas Torreira's performances in this World Cup.The Sampdoria midfielder caught the eye of Arsenal's new manager, Unai Emery, and reports suggest he will sign a deal in the near future.…

KAZAN: France beat Lionel Messi’s Argentina 4-3 in a thrilling last 16 World Cup match on Saturday as teenager Kylian Mbappe scored two goals in a superb performance in Kazan.Mbappe, 19, struck twice within minutes in the second half to…

After three back-to-back defeats, Pakistan finally registered a convincing win against Argentina in the last Champions Trophy tournament.The Men in Green thrashed Argentina by 4-1.Pakistan lost their opening game against arch-rivals…

KALININGRAD: England and Belgium battle it out for top spot in their group on Thursday as the remaining teams at the World Cup digest Germany’s astonishing exit from the tournament in Russia.

World number one T20I side Pakistan have announced their two squads led by Sarfraz Ahmed for the upcoming triangular series and One Day International matches in Zimbabwe. Pakistan, who are expected in the country during midweek, are…

England's World Cup campaign burst into life on Sunday after they thrashed Panama 6-1, including a hat-trick from captain Harry Kane.It was England's biggest ever win in a major tournament and saw Gareth Southgate's men qualify for the…

SAINT PETERSBURG: Philippe Coutinho and Neymar broke down dogged Costa Rica in injury time on Friday, sealing a 2-0 win for Brazil that propels the five-time champions towards the World Cup last 16.The Central Americans looked likely to…

KARACHI: British boxer Amir Khan launched the Super Boxing League (SBL) here on Thursday at a local hotel.

There was an air of expectation around Nizhny Novgorod that this will be Lionel Messi’s night. Argentina fans had packed the venue, making it a cauldron of noise for their match against Croatia.

Peruvian model Nissu Cauti has been one of the most devoted football enthusiasts for years, as she has chosen an extraordinary – but encouraging – way to support the squad and help them improve their performance.Dubbed the “girlfriend”…

Colombian reporter Julieth Gonzalez Theran was working for German TV when a fan approached her from the side