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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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 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…
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,…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…