LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has paid a total of Rs1.95 million to 161 stakeholders of the game including first-class cricketers, match officials, ground staff and scorers who fullfilled the criteria, as one-time help in the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic crisis. According to a press release issued by the PCB on Monday, it […]
KABUL: Afghanistan’s national cricket team began a month-long training camp Sunday, even as the coronavirus was spreading widely across the country and an international aid organisation warned it was on the brink of a humanitarian crisis. Afghanistan has officially recorded more than 20,000 cases countrywide, but the actual number is believed to be much higher. […]
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday awarded central contract to nine women players, divided into three categories, with 33 per cent increase in A category for 2020-21 season while Bismah Maroof was retained as the captain of Pakistan women’s cricket team. According to a press release issued by the PCB, the match fee […]
NEW DELHI: Cricket chief Anil Kumble hopes a ban on using saliva to shine the ball after the coronavirus shutdown could see a resurgence of spin bowling in Test cricket. The International Cricket Council is expected to order a temporary ban next week on using spit as a shining agent, as part of measures to […]
ISLAMABAD: All-rounder Imad Wasim cannot wait to get back to the playing field saying he wants Pakistan to reclaim their top spot in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Twenty20 rankings through the series against England this summer. Imad said he was looking forward to the team’s tour to England for three Tests and T20s, as […]
Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar has said that the PSL is facing an economic crisis and some of the owners are looking to sell their teams. Appearing on a television show, Akhtar also claimed he didn’t see the Pakistan Super League (PSL) taking place for the next 16 to 18 months. “I know some people […]
Expressing solidarity with the ‘Black Lives Matter’ campaign, star West Indies batsman Chris Gayle has alleged that he faced racist remarks during his career and cricket is not free of the menace. Gayle did not elaborate when he faced racial remarks but hinted it might have been during his stints at global T20 leagues. “I […]
KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) headquarters in Lahore will resume its functioning from Wednesday, June 3, it was learnt on Monday. “It will be a partial resumption with limited staff at the headquarters to look into day to day affairs, pending jobs and priorities”, a board official told this correspondent. “Only the headquarters will […]
TOKYO: Just two months after the unprecedented Olympic postponement, organising committee CEO Toshiro Muto was asked on Thursday about progress toward next year’s rescheduled Tokyo Games. “If you ask, are we just around the first corner of the 400-meter race, I cannot answer that question,” said Muto, speaking through an interpreter during an online news […]
The English Premier League is all set for a restart on June 17 according to a report in the BBC. The report states that the league will restart with two matches. A blockbuster clash between Arsenal and Manchester City and the other one between Sheffield United and Aston Villa. HT