KARACHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has raised an objection to the Asian Cricket Council’s (ACC) decision of giving Pakistan hosting rights for Asian Emerging Nations Cup next year. Reliable sources confirmed   that while the International Cricket Council (ICC) refused to change its mind on holding the event in Pakistan, the matter has now been ...

KARACHI: The first days play of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy final concluded at National Stadium on Thursday with WAPDA restricting SNGPL to 215 runs for the loss of six wickets. WAPDA took the advantage of winning the toss and sent SNGPL to bat first in early xx1toto windy conditions of Karachi and took two wickets in the first session of play ...

The Pakistan Cricket Board has named 18 probables for the fitness test camp ahead of Pakistan’s tour to New Zealand for ODI and T20I series. A statement from PCB said that players will undergo fitness tests on 23rd of December in Lahore. However, two of 18 players, Mohammad Hafeez and Azhar Ali have already appeared for fitness tests and they ...

LAHORE: Punjab teams’ training camps for the preparation of Quaid-i-Azam Inter-Provincial Games are under progress at several venues on Wednesday. The second edition cari link xx1toto of Quaid-i-Azam Inter-Provincial Games being organised at Islamabad from December 25-29, 2017. It’s worth mentioning that Punjab teams’ training camps are under progress at several venues in Lahore under the directives of Secretary Sports ...

Former Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli announced her professional comeback after a four-year absence in a video posted to her Instagram account on Tuesday. The 33-year-old retired immediately after winning the 2013 Wimbledon title, fulfilling a lifelong ambition. “It’s going to be a huge challenge, I still have a lot of practice ahead of me,” she said. “I’m really looking forward ...

SYDNEY: Australian pace spearhead Mitchell Starc has been cleared of a major foot injury, but remains in doubt for the Boxing Day Test, reports said Wednesday. Scans confirmed he only has a bruised heel after he was seen hobbling on crutches as he left Perth after Australia claimed the Ashes by beating England by an innings and 41 runs in ...

WHANGAREI: New Zealand cruised to a five-wicket win over the West Indies in the first one-day international on Wednesday as the tourists´ batting line-up failed to perform. The return of Chris Gayle could not spark the West Indies, with the short-form master managing only 22 as his team struggled to 248-9 after losing the toss and being sent in to ...

In the second round of Pakistan Open Mens’ Squash Championship, top seed Marwan El Shorbagy of Egypt reached the last eight by winning his match against Malaysian Mohammad Syafiq Kamal in straight  games with the game score 11/8, 11/7 and 11/9. Two Pakistani players Farhan Zaman and Ahsan Ayaz could not get to the next round after losing their matches. ...

Top seed Annie Au, Rachael Gringham, Rowan Elaraby and Sivasangari Subramaniam defeated their opponents to book their place in the semi finals of CAS International Women Squash Championship being played at Mushaf Squash Complex xx1toto, Islamabad. In the first quarter final, top seed Annie Au brushed aside Hana Moataz  (Egy) in a one sided match (11/2, 11/2, 11/8 ) which ...

Barcelona star Lionel Messi has added even more trophies to his massive collection after receiving two awards from Spanish sports newspaper Marca on Monday. The Argentine, following the Catalan giants’ 4-0 victory over Deportivo on Sunday, was pictured celebrating with the Pichichi award and the Alfredo Di Stefano award at a ceremony in Barcelona. The Pichichi trophy, named after the ...