Pakistan 76-0 at lunch as first Test against Australia heads for draw
Pakistan’s first home Test against Australia in nearly a quarter of a century headed for a tame draw with the hosts 76 without loss at lunch on the fifth and final day on Tuesday. Imamul Haq was unbeaten on 40 and fellow opener Abdullah Shafique on 33 after Australia were dismissed for 459 in their […]
Cricketing world reels from loss of two Aussie greats Shane Warne and Rodney Marsh
BRISBANE/SYDNEY: The cricketing world on Friday lost two all-time greats of the game; one who cut a distinctive, mustachioed figure behind the stumps for Australia, while the other was arguably the greatest leggie to ever step onto a cricketing pitch. 74-year-old Rodney Marsh, who played 96 Tests and later remained a national selector, had been […]
Pak vs Aus: 6 stars likely to take centre stage in historic Test series
Pakistan’s long wait to attract an A-list international team to Pakistan is finally about to get over as an almost full-strength Australia are in Rawalpindi, where the first Test will begin on Friday barring the Aussies pulling a New Zealand (knock on wood). Ahead of the Australian national team’s first international match in Pakistan after more than […]
Gurbaz, Rashid shine as Afghanistan avoid whitewash against Bangladesh
CHITTAGONG: Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Rashid Khan starred as Afghanistan defeated Bangladesh by seven wickets in the third One-day International to avoid a whitewash in the three-match series on Monday. Gurbaz hit an unbeaten 106 off 110 balls to power Afghanistan to 193-3 in 40.1 overs after Rashid’s 3-37 helped the visitors bowl out Bangladesh for […]
Red-hot Iyer secures India’s T20 series sweep against Sri Lanka
NEW DELHI : India completed a 3-0 series sweep against Sri Lanka after Shreyas Iyer’s third successive half-century secured a six-wicket victory in the final Twenty20 International in Dharamsala on Sunday. Opting to bat, Sri Lanka posted 146-5 with skipper Dasun Shanaka scoring more than half the runs with his unbeaten 74 off 38 balls. […]
Advisor Farooq Khan greets Sadiq for winning Gold Medal in Moscow Wushu Stars Championship
SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 26: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor and Vice President Sports Council Farooq Khan, on Saturday greeted star Wushu player for winning gold medal in Moscow Wushu Stars Championship held in Russia this week. “We are proud of Sadiq Tariq for bringing laurels for the country at the International arena by winning gold medal in […]
HBL Pakistan Super League: United eliminate Zalmi in last-over thriller
LAHORE: Islamabad United’s big-name players returned for the big game and delivered, giving them the cutting edge they needed to eliminate Peshawar Zalmi and keep their title hopes alive. Returning to the squad and back to the biosecure bubble, which he’d left due to fatigue, explosive opener Alex Hales gave them the initial impetus in […]
Australia open to splitting coaching role after Langer exit
Cricket Australia is open to splitting the head coach’s role for its men’s team following Justin Langer’s exit, CA chairman Lachie Henderson said on Monday, conceding it was taxing for one person to coach across formats. Langer, who guided Australia to their maiden Twenty20 World Cup in November and a 4-0 Ashes triumph against England subsequently, rejected a […]
Untroubled Australia crush Sri Lanka to make it 4-0
MELBOURNE: Australia eased to a six-wicket victory against Sri Lanka in the fourth Twenty20 international in Melbourne on Friday, barely needing to shift out of first gear as they heaped misery on the tourists who have yet to register a win in the five-game series. Chasing 140, the home side suffered some early jitters before […]
India beat West Indies in T20 series opener
KOLKATA: India overcame a mid-innings blip to beat West Indies by six wickets in the first T20 here at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday. Chasing 158, the hosts, who swept the preceding ODI series 3-0, got off to a flying start before West Indies made a brief comeback. Suryakumar Yadav and Venkatesh Iyer then added […]