PRETORIA: India surged back into contention against South Africa after two run outs late on Saturday, including the key wicket of Hashim Amla, saw the hosts slip to 269 for six at the close on the opening day of the second test. South Africa had seemed set for a big first innings total when they reached 246 for three but ...

LAHORE : Under Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) anti-doping rules, a three-month period of ineligibility has been imposed on SNGPL batsman Imran Butt pursuant to his request for an “Agreed Sanction”. Butt was provisionally suspended after a prohibited substance was found in the A sample collected from him during an in-competition doping test during the 2017 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. “He was charged with ...

LAHORE: Secretary Sports Punjab Muhammad Aamir Jan presided over an important annual meeting at Punjab Stadium on Saturday. Departmental achievements of archeology, tourism and youth in 2016-17 were also reviewed during the meeting. MD TDCP Ahmer Malik, Deputy Secretary Planning Tehmina Habib, DG Archeology, Director Sports Muhammad Anees Sheikh and Director Admin Javed Rasheed Chohan also attended the key meeting. ...

DUNEDIN: A visibly disappointed Sarfraz Ahmed slammed his team’s ‘disappointing batting flop’ after New Zealand bowled out Pakistan for 74 to cruise to a 183-run victory in the third ODI in Dunedin on Saturday. “It was very disappointing, a tough loss,” said the skipper during post-match ceremony, after staying not out at 14 as the rest of the wickets crumbled ...

Last November Angelique Kerber was reduced to tears after losing to Ashleigh Barty in China, willing a terrible 2017 to be over. Skip forward two months and the German former world No.1 believes she’s well on the way back to her best, after turning the tables on Barty to win the Sydney International. Saturday’s 6-4 6-4 victory at Sydney Olympic ...

Sri Lanka’s first Test squad of the Chandika Hathurusingha era features a more dynamic set of bowlers than they have recently fielded. It also sees the return of batsmen Kusal Mendis and Danushka Gunathilaka.   There is an emphasis on pace, with Dushmantha Chameera and 20-year-old Lahiru Kumara being picked. But it is the first-time selection of unorthodox offspinner Akila ...

 In an agonizing day for Pakistan cricket, Afghanistan beat Pakistan by five wickets in the opening game of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup on Saturday, after the Green Shirts earlier lost to New Zealand in the third ODI in Dunedin. Pakistan, batting first, could only manage 188 in the U19 World Cup opener in Whangarei against U19 Asia Cup ...

Trent Boult’s early strikes set the template for Pakistan’s listless collapse/Getty Images  DUNEDIN: A withering spell by Trent Boult saw New Zealand destroy Pakistan by 183 runs in the third one-day international to comfortably wrap up the series in Dunedin on Saturday. Boult rocked Pakistan with three wickets in five balls to take out the cream of their top order ...

Dr. Niaz Ali Abbasi, Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs, Govt. of Sindh on Wednesday announced cash reward for Sindh men and women netball teams who captured gold medals in the recently concluded 2nd Quaid-e-Azam Games held at Pakistan Sports Complex, Islamabad. The Secretary Sports met the two teams in his office and congratulated them for capturing the national titles. Director ...

MELBOURNE – The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) has received an official warning after the pitch for the fourth Ashes Test was rated ‘poor’ by the International Cricket Council (ICC) earlier this month. The track drew criticism from both teams after the drawn clash between Australia and England saw only 24 wickets fall over five days, the only stalemate in a ...