Rajan Nayar, a Zimbabwe domestic cricket official, has been charged with breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code on three counts, including offering a player cash to improperly influence an international match. Nayar is the treasurer and marketing director of the Harare Metropolitan Cricket Association (HMCA), the association that runs league cricket in Harare and oversees domestic franchise the Mashonaland Eagles. He ...

SAO PAULO: Ronaldinho, “the ever-smiling magician” of Barcelona, as described by his former club, has ended his professional career. Roberto Assis, the brother and agent of the 2005 Ballon d’Or winner, announced on Tuesday that the 37-year-old wants to play a series of farewell matches from August and then focus on his already busy life off the pitch. Ronaldinho played ...

Left-handed batsman Umar Amin was drafted into the ODI squad in place of all-rounder Shoaib Malik who had sustained an injury during the fourth ODI against New Zealand in Hamilton. “Shoaib Malik is doing better after sustaining a delayed concussion during the last ODI in Hamilton. However, he has not made a full recovery to be available for selection in ...

  KARACHI: In a first of its kind experience, players from Pakistan’s hockey team are set to compete against a team of stars from all over the world for a two-match exhibition series, in an attempt to revive the sport in the country. The first match between Pakistan and World XI will be played in Karachi on Friday with players from ...

Islamabad :  33 international skiers arrived in Pakistan to participate in different categories of international ski races being held at the PAF Ski Resort Naltar (Gilgit). It is a landmark event as 33 international skiers from various countries including Holland, Slovakia, Greece, China, Afghanistan, Turkey, Ukraine, France, Switzerland and Tajikistan will be racing in different categories of this thrilling sport. ...

LAHORE: Secretary Sports Punjab Muhammad Aamir Jan inspected the pace of work in Bahawalpur sports gymnasium and E-Library on Thursday. Secretary Sports Punjab Aamir Jan was accompanied by Senior Engineer SBP Khalid Saeed, District Sports Officers Rauf Bajwa and Maqsood ul Hasan during his visit. Earlier, he also chaired a meeting at Commissioner Office to review the progress of sports ...

India’s Virat Kohli has been named as captain of the ICC Men’s Test and ODI Teams of the Year 2017, which were announced today by the International Cricket Council. Apart from his own stellar performances across both the formats during the period between 21 September 2016 and 31 December 2017, Kohli also inspired India to the number-one and two rankings ...