Imam cleared to rejoin team after helmet blow
ABU DHABI: Pakistani opener Imam-ul-Haq has been cleared to rejoin the team after undergoing scans on his injury on Friday. “Imam ul Haq all scans clear. He joined the team and will…
Smith, Warner play together for first time since ban
MELBOURNE: Banned opener David Warner shared a home field with Steve Smith for the first time since the ball-tampering scandal Saturday, but he didn’t last long as Steve Waugh’s son claimed his wicket. The…
Pressure eases on Australia after ODI win, says Hazlewood
MELBOURNE: Australia’s victory over South Africa in a one-day international on Friday helped lift the pressure following a poor run of results for a side coming to terms with plenty of off-field…
Joe Root wants England to build on rare road win
GALLE: England skipper Joe Root is hoping the drought-snapping test victory over Sri Lanka on Friday will prove just the start of a run of success away from home for his team.…
Imamul Haq walks off the field after being hit on helmet
Pakistan opener Imamul Haq on Friday walked off the field after he was hit on the helmet by Lockie Ferguson in the second innings of the second ODI against New Zealand at…
Several int’l stars unlikely to play entire PSL4
A number of international stars that have been made part of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season four draft are unlikely to play the entire tournament, it has emerged. Former South African…
Injured Junaid Khan ruled out of NZ series
Pakistan suffered an injury setback, to pace spearhead Junaid Khan as he suffered a toe injury on his right foot and will be out of the series. According to a tweet by…
PCB rejects Najam Sethi’s legal notice
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board on Friday rejected the legal notice sent by its former chairman Najam Sethi in which he accused accusing the board’s current management of publishing incorrect details of his…
Hockey team seeks help to play World Cup after PCB’s refusal
KARACHI: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) is in a dire need for help after it suffered a massive blow ahead of the World Cup in India as the country’s cricket body, Pakistan Cricket…
Moeen Ali helps England cruise to victory over Sri Lanka
GALLE: England claimed their first away Test victory in 13 matches on Friday with a commanding 211-run win against Sri Lanka in Galle, with Moeen Ali claiming his second four-wicket haul of…
Zaman, Afridi fire as Pakistan bounce back in NZ series
ABU DHABI: Opener Fakhar Zaman and pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi shined in the second and deciding one-day international (ODI) at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Friday as Pakistan bounced back…
Arsenal progress despite Sporting stalemate, Chelsea ease through
PARIS: Arsenal booked a place in the Europa League knockout stage and extended their unbeaten run to 15 matches despite a 0-0 draw with Sporting Lisbon on Thursday, while Olivier Giroud´s first…
Warne offers to help beleaguered Cricket Australia
MELBOURNE: Spin king Shane Warne put his hand up Friday to help Australian cricket out of its current spiral and urged the sport’s beleaguered governing body to make better use of other…
PCB holds players selection ceremony for National T20 Cup
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) held its players selection ceremony for the National T20 Cup at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, on Thursday where eight regional sides, including Lahore Blues, Lahore Whites, Karachi…
Kohli’s ‘go live somewhere else’ rant sparks backlash
NEW DELHI: India captain Virat Kohli has provoked a social media storm after telling a critic to leave the country for criticising his batting. Kohli told the Indian fan to “go and live…
VIDEO: Umpire dead-balls ‘bizarre’ 360-degree bowling action
A unique bowling action in which the bowler rotated 360 degrees in his run-up just prior to the delivery resulted in the signal of dead ball from the umpire on the third…
Jennings ton puts Sri Lanka on the ropes
GALLE: A Keaton Jennings century helped England put Sri Lanka on the ropes in the first Test on Thursday, setting the hosts a daunting 462 to win at notoriously low-scoring Galle. England…