After World Cup, Russians flock to matches
MOSCOW: Many thought the football craze in Russia would not last and the shiny new stadiums built for the World Cup would rapidly become “white elephants” the country could not afford. But…
Tears, a sword and a mishit: five great Pakistan-India cricket clashes
DUBAI: Sparks generally fly when India take on Pakistan at cricket, and Wednesday’s Asia Cup clash in Dubai will be an emotionally charged fixture as always. AFP Sport looks at five of…
PSL matches in Pakistan reflects better security situation: Marriyam
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information Marriyam Aurangzeb on Wednesday said that the successful matches of the PSL in the country, reflects the better law and order situation. In a statement, she said that these are…
Azhar ton seals first series win in two years
Azhar Ali began his captaincy career with three straight defeats to Bangladesh, but it couldn’t be out down to his batting. Now needing a win in each of the ODIs against Zimbabwe…
BEST WOMEN’S MATCHES OF THE YEAR
For far too long women’s tennis has remained under scrutiny in terms of its quality and appeal, and has been relegated to playing the supporting act to the men. While there has…
Asia fight back against Europe in Royal Trophy
Asia stormed back into contention at the Royal Trophy on Saturday by taking three points from the four fourball matches against Europe to close the deficit to just one ahead of the…
Rain washes Deaf matches
All the four teams of the Thursday’s two matches of the Asia Deaf Cricket Cup were awarded one point each after rain which started at the passage of around an hour’s session,…
Trophy matches moved out of Punjab
Two matches of the last round of the President’s Trophy have been shifted out of Punjab, to Islamabad and Mirpur, following differences between the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Punjab Government. Faisalabad’s…
Two matches decided in Veteran Cricket
Lahore Muhammadan and Textile Tigers moved into the semi finals of the 3rd Amar Cables T-20 Veteran Cricket Tournament after winning their respective quarter finals here on Tuesday at different venues. In…
Thackeray warns against Indo-Pak matches politics
In a veiled threat to Indian Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde over his remark “let bygones be” in the context of the resumption of Indo-Pakistan cricketing ties, ailing Shiv Sena supremo Bal…
Australia second team to play 800 one-day matches
Australia became only the second team after India to play 800 or more One-day Internationals. The second match of the three-match series against Pakistan at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi on Friday…
No India-Pakistan matches in Mumbai
Pakistan’s proposed tour of India later this year will comprise three One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and two Twenty20s from December 24 to January 5, according to the scheduled sent to the Pakistan Cricket…
Badminton players charged over ‘thrown’ matches
Eight women badminton players at the Olympics were charged by the sport’s governing body on Wednesday with “not using one’s best efforts to win a match” after two fixtures ended in controversy.…
Pakistan want DRS for all Int’l matches
Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has again confirmed his support for the use of the Decision Review System (DRS) in international matches. “The DRS is an effective tool to rectify any umpiring errors which…
Statisticians have different preferences in calling one-dayers
The term One-Day International is more commonly used for the 50-over game, which unlike Test matches, gets completed in one-day. However, the game’s statisticians prefer to use the term ‘Limited Overs Internationals…
Pakistan to play 3 ODIs, 3 T20s against Australia
The Pakistan Cricket Board has decided to play a series of three one-day internationals and an equal number of twenty20 matches against Australia in August-September, but the venues for the matches will…
Sr Inter District Matches washed out
The sr Inter District cricket event matches were washed out due to unfit various grounds of the city by heavy rain. At Model Town greens ground match between West Zone Whites and…