THERE was talk about suffering, about resilience and about the emotions both Argentina and Croatia attach with football; a prelude for the battle in store. They’ve given every ounce of their being to be here in Qatar, among the final four teams at the World Cup. Now, the fight is about being among the last […]
England dismissed Pakistan for 328 on Monday to win the second Test by 26 runs in Multan, taking an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Pakistan, who resumed the fourth day on 198-4, looked set for victory at one point but fast bowler Mark Wood led England’s fightback by removing Mohammad Nawaz for 45 […]
AFTER Pakistani bowlers received a 500-run thrashing from English batsmen on the first day of the opening Test in Rawalpindi, the home side’s coach Saqlain Mushtaq was asked to explain his choice to debut leg-spinner Zahid Mahmood over his spin mate, Abrar Ahmed. “Justice”, according to Saqlain, was the reason why Abrar couldn’t make the […]
Pace spearhead Haris Rauf has been ruled out of the remainder of the Test series against England due to an injury, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said in a statement on Tuesday. “A grade-II strain in [the] right quad has ruled Haris out of the Test series against England,” the cricket board said. The fast […]
Fast bowler Mohd Shami Sustained a shoulder injury during a training session in the lead up to the ODI series against Bangladesh. He is currently under the supervision of the BCCI Medical Team at the NCA, Bengaluru and will not be able to take part in the three-match series. The All-India Senior Selection Committee has […]
Four England batsmen scored hundreds on Thursday as the visitors piled up a record 506-4 on the opening day of the first Test against Pakistan in Rawalpindi. Openers Zak Crawley (122) and Ben Duckett (107) set the tone with quick-fire tons against a hapless Pakistan bowling attack before Ollie Pope (108)and Harry Brook (101 not […]
England Test captain Ben Stokes announced on Monday that he will donate his entire match fee for the upcoming series against Pakistan to the victims of flood and rebuilding the affected areas. Earlier this year, rain-induced floods had inflicted an estimated loss of $3 billion on the country, caused over 1,700 deaths and displaced eight […]
DOHA: Argentina hope to restore their status as a tournament favourite against goal-shy Mexico in their Group ‘C’ clash on Saturday where both heavyweights of Latin American football need to improve on disappointing starts to the World Cup. The Argentines suffered one of the biggest shocks in World Cup history, with a 2-1 reverse to […]
DOHA: Only six minutes in here at the Khalifa International Stadium in the heart of Doha, Qatar’s hopes had sunk, their flickering flame at the World Cup they’re hosting all but extinguished as Dutchman Cody Gakpo’s shot rippled the netting of the Ecuador goal. Just before this game kicked off on Friday evening, Qatar had […]
AL WAKRAH: England captain Harry Kane trained with the team on Wednesday ahead of their clash with the United States despite an ankle injury that required a scan, team-mate Jordan Pickford said. Kane suffered a knock to his after a tackle by Iran’s Morteza Pouraliganji early in the second half of England’s 6-2 opening win […]