LONDON: Russia continued to attract sporting sanctions following its invasion of Ukraine but Russian and Belarusian athletes who have gathered in Beijing for the Winter Paralympics earned a reprieve on Wednesday as they have been allowed to compete — albeit as neutrals. The Winter Paralympics begin on Friday and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) decided […]
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ramiz Raja on Monday lauded the success of the seventh edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), stating that profits “jumped to 71 per cent” — the highest in the tournament’s history. Raja made the comments in a press release issued by the cricketing board, which came a day after […]
Australia opening batsman Usman Khawaja admitted on Monday that playing in Pakistan will be “special” as he returned to the country of his birth for the first time as an international cricketer. Khawaja, 36, was born to Pakistani parents in Islamabad before moving to Australia four years later and became the first Muslim cricketer to […]
Lahore Qalandars defeated Islamabad United by six runs in Eliminator 2 match of the Pakistan Super League 22 on Friday night and qualified for Sunday’s final opposite Multan Sultans. Here are our five takeaways from that match: Match worthy of a final This match was worthy of being the PSL final. Such was the high level of […]
LUCKNOW: Opener Ishan Kishan hit an explosive 89 to set up a thumping 62-run victory for India in the first Twenty20 international against Sri Lanka on Thursday. The left-handed Kishan put on an opening stand of 111 with skipper Rohit Sharma, who hit 44, to guide India to 199 for two after being invited to […]
LUCKNOW: Batsman Suryakumar Yadav and fast bowler Deepak Chahar were on Wednesday ruled out of India’s three-match Twenty20 International series against Sri Lanka because of injuries. India, led by new all-format skipper Rohit Sharma, will play the opening T20 International in Lucknow on Thursday followed by two matches in Dharamsala. Yadav, who scored 107 runs […]
KOLKATA: India beat West Indies by 18 runs in the third and final Twenty20 international thanks to a brilliant innings by Suryakumar Yadav at the Eden Gardens on Sunday to win the series 3-0. West Indies will fly home without a single victory on the tour having also lost the One-day International series 3-0. Yadav […]
New Zealand captain Tom Latham hailed a “perfect performance” after his team completed a one-sided demolition of a pitiful South Africa, winning the first Test by an innings and 276 runs before lunch on day three day on Saturday. Tim Southee took five wickets as New Zealand bowled out South Africa for 111 in their […]
LAHORE: Multan Sultans rebounded swiftly from the first defeat of their campaign. Karachi Kings just can’t even get a consolation win. Sultans’ seven-wicket victory over the Kings on Wednesday night was a predictable outcome in the HBL Pakistan Super League clash between the sides who sit top and bottom of the standings. But the Kings […]
Australia fast bowler Michael Neser has been all but ruled out of next month’s tour of Pakistan after his domestic team Queensland said on Wednesday that the 31-year-old had suffered a side strain, with no date set for his return. Queensland said Neser picked up the injury in their Marsh One-Day Cup loss to New South Wales […]