Multan Sultans revive campaign with close win over Karachi Kings
KARACHI: Multan Sultans scored a hard-fought 12-run win over Karachi Kings to keep their HBL Pakistan Super League 6 playoffs’ aspirations right on track at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. After positing 176-5 on the back of invaluable contributions from Rille Rossouw, Khushdil Shah and Sohaib Maqsood, Multan bowling — led […]
Williamson opts out of final England Test with elbow injury
BIRMINGHAM: New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has been ruled out of the second and final Test against England at Edgbaston with a left elbow problem, team management announced on Wednesday. However, the Black Caps are confident he will be fit to lead the team in the inaugural World Test Championship final against India starting on […]
Australia expand squad amid withdrawal reports
MELBOURNE: Australia added six players to their white-ball squads on Tuesday amid reports that several big names might skip the tours of West Indies and Bangladesh because of bubble fatigue. Media reports have said pace spearhead Pat Cummins, opener David Warner and several others might miss the tours after returning home following the abrupt suspension […]
Djokovic survives scare as Gauff makes Slam breakthrough
PARIS: Novak Djokovic battled back from two sets down to reach the French Open quarter-finals for the 15th time on Monday as 17-year-old Coco Gauff became the youngest woman to reach a Grand Slam last eight since 2006. World number one Djokovic stayed on course to become the first man in over 50 years to […]
Players have lost interest in international cricket as leagues grow stronger: Faf du Plessis
Former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis said on Sunday that cricket leagues were getting stronger all over the world, and “it is a fact that players have lost interest in international cricket.” Addressing a virtual press conference on Sunday, du Plesis said it was heartening to see the resumption of Pakistan Super League-6, after it […]
10,000 volunteers drop out with Tokyo Olympics to open in 50 days
TOKYO: The countdown clock for the Tokyo Olympics hit 50-days-to-go on Thursday, and the day also brought another problem for the delayed Games. About 10,000 of 80,000 unpaid volunteers for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics have told organisers they will not participate when the Games open on July 23. Organisers said some dropped out because […]
Indian cricket teams, both men and women, land in England
The Indian men’s cricket team arrived here on Thursday for the upcoming World Test Championship final against New Zealand and the subsequent Test series versus hosts England. The men’s team was accompanied by the women’s side which is touring England for three ODIs and as many T20s besides the one-off Test, starting in Bristol on […]
Daunting England challenge big worry for NZ than Lord’s
LONDON: New Zealand captain Kane Williamson insisted the ‘fierce challenge’ posed by Joe Root’s England side will be uppermost in his mind rather than his team’s record at Lord’s when he leads the tourists in the first Test at the ‘home of cricket’ on Wednesday. The match will be New Zealand’s first at Lord’s since […]
India cricketers set to tour England with families
Indian cricket team, its support staff as well as coaching staff have been given permission to travel with their families on the upcoming tour of England. The Indian team departs for England late Wednesday night — in the wee hours of June 3 — for a three-and-a-half month long tour that comprises World Test Championship […]
Arthur hints at return of seniors
DHAKA: Sri Lanka head coach Mickey Arthur said on Thursday that stars Angelo Mathews and Dimuth Karunaratne could make a return to the squad, despite their axing as players wrangle with the national board over wages. Sri Lanka left Mathews, Karunaratne, Dinesh Chandimal and senior players behind for their three One-day Internationals in Bangladesh. Players […]