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 […]
Australia secure T20 series against Sri Lanka
CANBERRA: Glenn Maxwell and Aaron Finch shared a 50-run third-wicket stand to guide Australia toward a six-wicket win in the third Twenty20 international on Tuesday, clinching the five-match series against Sri Lanka with two games to spare. The T20 World Cup champion Australians won the toss, decided to bowl and restricted Sri Lanka to 121-6. […]
Jason Roy fined for code of conduct breach
LAHORE: Quetta Gladiators’ opener Jason Roy has been fined five per cent of his match fee for breaching the code of conduct after being given out during the Pakistan Super League match against Lahore Qalandars here at the Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday. Roy misjudged a fast uppish delivery from Lahore captain Shaheen Shah Afridi as […]
Div-Com kick starts event from snow covered Aharbal; flags-off trekkers group, inaugurates multiple Snow games
KULGAM, FEBRUARY 14: Winter Carnival, the festival to showcase the beauty of Kulgam for its recreational and adventure potential commenced today with a colourful start from the Snow-covered Aharbal tourist destination, here. The Winter Carnival was thrown open by Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole in presence of the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kulgam, […]