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LONDON: Defending champions Australia will aim to get their fourth win in the World Cup when they take on Sri Lanka at The Oval in London today. The Kangaroos come into the game with three wins under its belt, with its lone defeat coming…

Pakistan and India play each other on Sunday in front of a packed crowd at Old Trafford in Manchester and an estimated one billion television audience. Pakistan go into the match with just one win after playing four matches, India, on…

MANCHESTER: A Pakistan vs India cricket match is a reliable guarantee of sell-out crowds and huge TV ratings, with Sunday's World Cup blockbuster between the arch-rivals at Old Trafford sure to be no different. Lurking political tensions…

SOUTHAMPTON: England bowled out the West Indies for 212 on Friday however they confronted a possible World Cup damage disaster after Jason Roy and Eoin Morgan limped off the pitch in Southampton. Regardless of occasional flurries, the…

NOTTINGHAM: Former Pakistan fast bowler Waqar Younis expects his team to bring back leg-spinner Shadab Khan for Sunday’s clash against arch-rivals India in Manchester to revive their World Cup campaign. Pakistan went with a four-pronged…

SOUTHAMPTON: England captain Eoin Morgan knows better than most the emotions Jofra Archer will experience when the fast bowler plays against his native West Indies for the first time. Dublin-born batsman Morgan, who switched allegiance…

MADRID: Real Madrid presented Eden Hazard as their new “galactico” signing on Thursday with an army of adoring fans queuing outside the Santiago Bernabeu stadium to welcome the Belgian playmaker. Donning the white strip of the 13-times…

The Business Report NOTTINGHAM: India and New Zealand were awarded a point each after persistent rain in Nottingham forced the abandonment of their match on Thursday -- the fourth no result of this World Cup so far. After several…

The  World Cup group stage clash between cricketing rivals Pakistan and India on Sunday is also likely to be affected by rain. Downpour continued in Manchester on Thursday, with weather forecasts predicting "a gentle breeze and light rain…

TAUNTON: He was under serve criticism from all sides, people were even questioning his inclusion in Pakistan’s squad for the ICC World Cup. But, he has silenced his critics with his performance in three back-to-back World Cup games.…

Defending champion Australia take on Pakistan in the seventeenth match of the Cricket World Cup at County Ground in Taunton today. The match between Pakistan and Australia will begin at 2:30pm Pakistan Standard Time.

The Business Report Pakistani commentator and sports analyst Zainab Abbas after swiftly making a name for herself in Pakistan’s cricket scene which is known to be widely male-dominated, has now also been making waves on an international…

TAUNTON: Mohammad Amir will hope to enjoy another landmark occasion at Taunton when Pakistan face Australia there in a World Cup match on Wednesday (today). The group fixture at southwest county Somerset's headquarters sees Amir back at…

MUMBAI: Yuvraj Singh, a winner of two World Cup titles who overcame cancer and a drop in form to fight his way back into India's national side, announced Monday that he is retiring from cricket. "It was a great roller coaster ride and…

TAUNTON: Skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed says he aims to repeat the aggression and positivity his side showed against England when they take on Australia in their World Cup game. Pakistan will face defending champions Australia at the Cooper…

Muhammad Jamil Siraj TAUNTON: Pakistan and the defending Champion Australia will play 17th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup at the Taunton county cricket ground today (Wednesday). Both the teams have prepared themselves keeping in view…

Bristol, United Kingdom: Heavy overnight and early morning rain continued to delay the start of the World Cup group match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in Bristol on Tuesday. The umpires were due to hold a further inspection at 12:15 pm…

LONDON: Defending champions Australia received a rude awakening here at The Oval when they crashed to a 36-run defeat in a high-scoring ICC World Cup encounter against India. Buoyed up by a perfect start to the tournament, the Australians…

SOUTHAMPTON: West Indies captain Jason Holder won the toss and chose to field against South Africa in their World Cup match in Southampton on Monday, hoping to make use of overcast conditions. Faf du Plessis's South Africa are struggling…

TAUNTON: The ICC Cricket World Cup provides youngsters an opportunity to become stars overnight and Pakistan's Shaheen Shah Afridi is well aware of this chance. The 19-year-old pacer got the limelight in Under-19 World Cup last year, but…

TAUNTON: At least 40 aspiring cricketers, aged 6 to 14, from Somerset County Cricket Club got the opportunity of their lifetime on Sunday when they were joined by Pakistan’s World Cup squad for a brief training session. Pakistani…

TAUNTON: Indian captain Virat Kohli has said that he had apologised to Australian Cricketer Steve Smith after the latter was booed by the India’s supporters during India’s game against Australia at the Oval on Sunday. Kohli told media…

Algiers:Algeria's interim president missed the country's football cup final Saturday amid clashes between fans and police, a first in decades, local media reported. Violence broke out just before kickoff between supporters of CR Belouizdad…

Cardiff, United Kingdom:England captain Eoin Morgan said Jason Roy was a "luxury" after the opener's latest big hundred helped England thrash Bangladesh by 106 runs as the hosts got their World Cup campaign back on course. Roy's 153 -- his…

Taunton, United Kingdom:Kane Williamson led by example as the New Zealand captain's 79 not out guided his side to a seven-wicket win over Afghanistan that maintained their 100 percent start to the World Cup on Saturday. Williamson was…

RISTOL: With Pakistan’s World Cup game against Sri Lanka being washed out, fans have started seeing the scenario as repeat of 1992 World Cup when Imran led Pakistan won the title, and after a similar start. Pakistan’s match against Sri…

ISLAMABAD: Criticizing former Proteas cricketer AB de Villiers for offering to come out of retirement for ICC World Cup 2019, former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has said ex-South African superstar ‘chose money over country’. Akhtar…

BRISTOL: Pakistan’s former captain and “Swing ka Sultan” Wasim Akram said that Team Pakistan should now focus on how to tackle Australian pace attack in their coming World Cup match scheduled on June 12. The former skipper while speaking to…

CARDIFF, United Kingdom: Jason Roy hit the highest individual score of the World Cup so far as England got their campaign back on track with a 106-run win over Bangladesh in Cardiff on Saturday. Following a surprise defeat by Pakistan,…

Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed has claimed that all the teams in the 2019 International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup are wary of the Men in Green because of their unpredictable nature. Sarfaraz believes no side will take Pakistan…