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DUBAI: The Pakistan Super League will observe Childhood Cancer Awareness and Pink Ribbon Breast Cancer Awareness Days during the fourth edition that commences in Dubai on Thursday, February 14, a press release said. The Childhood Cancer…

MANCHESTER: Manchester United’s Champions League hopes were hanging by a thread after a 2-0 home defeat by Paris St Germain in their round-of-16, first leg match on Tuesday, with talisman Paul Pogba sent off late in the game. Second half…

DUBAI: Javed Afridi, the owner of Pakistan Super League franchise  Peshawar Zalmi has lauded Fawad Rana for Lahore Qalandars’ player development program. Talking  in Dubai, Afridi - standing next to Rana - stated that Fawad Rana’s…

MELBOURNE: Australian fast bowler Pat Cummins won the Allan Border Medal on Monday, the country´s highest cricketing honour, after a tumultuous year for the sport that was rocked by the ball-tampering scandal. The award, presented in…

DUBAI: Pakistan women registered a historic series win against the West Indies defeating them by four wickets in the third and final one-day international (ODI) at the ICC Academy in Dubai to take the series 2-1 on Monday. The victory gave…

MILAN: Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey has signed a four-year deal to join Juventus on a free transfer from next July, the Italian champions said on Monday. The 28-year-old Wales international will arrive in northern Italy on July 1 with…

A number of Pakistan cricketers climbed upwards in the latest Men’s T20I Player Rankings released by the International Cricket Council on Monday. Babar Azam retained the number one spot in the batsmen’s rankings, after scoring 151 runs…

DUBAI: South Africa’s AB de Villiers, the biggest name in this year’s Pakistan Super League, is arriving in Dubai tonight where he would join the Lahore Qalandars training camp ahead of the start of the fourth edition of the tournament.…

DUBAI: The Pakistan Super League has provided several young cricketers an opportunity to showcase their skills at the top level and fast-track their journey to play for Pakistan. Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali…

LAHORE: The tickets for the Karachi and Lahore matches of the upcoming Pakistan Super League are slated to go on sale online this week, with the minimum price fixed at Rs500. According to sources, the ticket prices will range from Rs500…

MADRID: Thibaut Courtois left Chelsea on bad terms last summer and he expects to feel the anger from Atletico Madrid too when he faces them in the white of Real Madrid on Saturday. Courtois developed into one of the world´s finest…

LAHORE: Pakistan’s coach Mickey Arthur has held everyone responsible for the team’s series loss in South Africa. Pakistan lost the Test series 3-0, ODIs 3-2 and T20s 2-1 against the Proteas. “I don’t think that there is any coincidence…

KARACHI: Commissioner Karachi Iftikhar Shallwani has declared Karachi “The Cricket City” for the upcoming season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The fourth edition of PSL will commence from February 14 and conclude on March 17. The T20…

GROS ISLET, SAINT LUCIA: West Indies recalled veteran batsman Chris Gayle on Thursday for the first two one-day internationals against England in preparation for this year´s World Cup. The hard-hitting, 39-year-old Gayle last played for…

Pakistani actress will be supporting Quetta Gladiators in the fourth edition of the Pakistan Super League. The team announced that Maya Ali would be their brand ambassador for the second consecutive year. “We welcome Maya Ali again to…

SYDNEY: Former Australia cricket captain Steve Smith´s surgery for an elbow injury went "very well" and he remains on track for the World Cup in England, his management said. Smith, whose one-year ban for ball-tampering expires in late…

BARCELONA: Real Madrid gained a measure of redemption at the Camp Nou by holding Barcelona to a 1-1 draw on Wednesday and taking the upper-hand in the semi-final of Copa del Rey. Neither Lionel Messi nor Gareth Bale were named in the…

SYDNEY: Pace spearhead Mitchell Starc was on Thursday ruled out of Australia´s Twenty20 and one-day tour of India with a "substantial" muscle tear, joining fellow quick bowler Josh Hazlewood on the sidelines. Australia play two T20s and…

CENTURION: Pakistan will be looking to end their tour of South Africa on a high by avoiding a series clean sweep when they take on the Proteas in the third and final T20I at the SuperSport Park in Centurion today. South Africa have an…

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ehsan Mani has announced that Sarfaraz Ahmed will lead the national cricket team in the upcoming tour of Australia and more importantly, in the ICC World Cup 2019. There had been speculation about…

A case has been registered against Indian show host Karan Johar and cricketers Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul for comments made towards women on talk show Koffee with Karan that aired in December. Pandya had told Johar that he liked to watch…

KARACHI: Islamabad United fast bowler Rumman Raees has regained his fitness and looks forward to giving his best in the upcoming season of Pakistan Super League (PSL). In a video message released by the franchise, Raees said he has…

LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ehsan Mani on Tuesday confirmed Sarfraz Ahmed will continue as captain of the team till the ICC World Cup 2019, which will be held in England and Wales from May 30 to July 14. Mani, who made the…

LAHORE, Feb 04 Karachi Kings' success graph is rising in the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) but they had a dismal first year in 2016 when they won only two games and finished fourth in the points table, but after that ,they have finished…

JOHANNESBURG: Babar Azam hit a majestic 90 but Pakistan´s long streak of series wins came to an end in the second Twenty20 international against South Africa at the Wanderers Stadium on Sunday. South Africa took a winning 2-0 lead in the…

LAHORE: Lahore Qalandars coach Aqib Javed on Saturday confirmed South Africa’s AB de Villiers will arrive in Dubai on February 9 to participate in the fourth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The former Proteas skipper who is…

Mahira Khan will continue as the brand ambassador of Peshawar Zalmi in the fourth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). A tweet announcing Mahira as the ambassador said she symbolizes the passion that Zalmi represents. Mahira…

KARACHI: Pakistan women team’s senior player and former captain Sana Mir will add another feather to her cap on Sunday when she’ll step on the field for the third T20i against West Indies in Karachi to become first Asian woman to complete…

ABU DHABI: Qatar stunned Japan 3-1 to win their first Asian Cup title on Friday sparked by a moment of jaw-dropping brilliance from record-breaker Almoez Ali and after a controversial late twist. Sudan-born striker Ali scored with an…

KARACHI: West Indies women beat Pakistan in Super Over in the second T20 international to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series on Friday. After winning the toss and opting to bat at Karachi’s Southend Club, Pakistan…