PARIS: Argentina featured heavily in shortlists for FIFA’s Best awards following their World Cup triumph, with forwards Lionel Messi and Julian Alvarez, goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez and coach Lionel Scaloni receiving nominations in their categories. Messi, along with his Paris St Germain team-mate Kylian Mbappe and Manchester City’s Erling Haaland, were among the 14 players shortlisted […]
Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat against New Zealand in the deciding fixture of the three-match One-day International series — evenly poised at 1-1 — here at the National Stadium in Karachi on Friday. The hosts made two changes, bringing in Shan Masood — who was recently named vice captain — and Mohammad […]
Australia pulled out of an upcoming one-day series against Afghanistan in the United Arab Emirates on Thursday citing Taliban moves to further restrict women’s rights. The men’s team were due to face their Afghan counterparts in three games, which form part of the ICC Super League, in March following a tour to India. But Cricket […]
LAHORE: It seems the chapter of bringing back Mickey Arthur as the national team head coach has closed after both the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the South Africa-born coach could not agree on the terms of the services. “Yes, we had offered Mickey Arthur the assignment of coach, keeping in view his past performances […]
SYDNEY: Australia captain Pat Cummins believes his side have as good a chance of winning a Test series in India as they will ever have when they play four matches on the sub-continent in February-March. Cummins was brimming with confidence after winning four out of five Tests in a dominant home summer, which concluded with […]
Fast-bowler Naseem Shah grabbed his second five-wicket haul on Monday to help Pakistan restrict New Zealand to 255-9 in the first day-night international in Karachi. The 19-year-old dismissed opener Devon Conway in the first over of the match for nought to kickstart Pakistan, who won the toss and sent New Zealand in to bat at […]
Tim Southee fell agonisingly short of leading New Zealand to victory in his first series in charge and the 34-year-old put it down to Sarfaraz Ahmed’s dream comeback for Pakistan. The two-Test series in Karachi ended in a 0-0 stalemate even though New Zealand were in a position to win both only to be thwarted […]
New Zealand overcame the early wicket of opener Devon Conway in their second innings to take a 117-run lead into lunch on Thursday in the second Test against Pakistan in Karachi. The visitors were 76-1 at the break on day four of the match — building on their 41-run first innings lead — with Tom […]
New Zealand were all out for 449 on Tuesday in their first innings of the second Test against Pakistan in Karachi. Matt Henry and Ajaz Patel added 104 runs for the last wicket after a century by opener Devon Conway set up the innings on the first day. The two-match series is tied after the […]
Shahid Afridi on Saturday indicated that his association with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) as the interim head of the selection committee may not last long due to his “commitments” with his charity foundation. Speaking to reporters in Karachi, the former captain said that it will be “a bit difficult” for him to continue with […]