India defeated Pakistan by 7 wickets Here at Ajman Oval Cricket Ground, Ajman UAE. India won the toss and decided to bowl first. Pakistan Blind Cricket teams whose 5 main players including Badar Munir (who stood man of the match in previous two games) couldn’t get UAE visas (despite efforts were done at Govt level) couldn’t perform well in the ...
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Asia Cup finalists face off again to kick off the ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup
The 2017 Under 19 Asia Cup finalists face off again to kick off the ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup In the space of two weeks in November 2017 in the Under 19 Asia Cup, Afghanistan beat Pakistan twice, but were also beaten by Sri Lanka, who in turn succumbed to Pakistan. All three will again face off in Group ...
Read More »Pakistan expected to make two major changes for third ODI
As Pakistan team is gearing up to face New Zealand in a must win match of the series, the Green Shirts are likely to have two changes in playing XI. Pakistan will face New Zealand in the third One Day International match of the series at the Otago Oval on Saturday after losing first two games. As far as team ...
Read More »International hockey is coming back to Pakistan after a long time
By;Asghar Ali Mubarak Islamabad;The International hockey is coming back to Pakistan after a long time and in a big way. Pakistan Hockey Federation has announced a World XI hockey team tour to Pakistan, comprising stars from hockey’s top nations. The two match series will be taken place in Karachi and Lahore on January 19 and 21 respectively. Globally recognized players ...
Read More »ICC Under- 19 Cricket World Cup from January 13
The 11th edition of the ICC Under- 19 Cricket World Cup will start from January 13, 2018. The final match of the tournament will be played on February 3, 2018. The tournament is scheduled to take place in New Zealand and the matches will be played across seven venues in four cities: Christchurch, Queenstown, Tauranga and Whangarei. Defending champions West ...
Read More »Maria Sharapova focus of uneasy attention at Australian Open draw
If Johanna Konta wants to win her first grand slam title in the country where she was born – and she is among a slew of contenders hoping the absence of the title holder, Serena Williams, will open up the draw over the next fortnight – she may have to beat the 2008 champion, Maria Sharapova, to reach the final. ...
Read More »Stokes, Livingstone in England cricket squad for NZ Tests
Ben Stokes bowls at a Canterbury training session, Rangiora, December 2, 2017/Getty Images SYDNEY: Allrounder Ben Stokes was included in England´s 16-man cricket squad for their Test tour of New Zealand Thursday, while Lancashire batsman Liam Livingstone got his first call up. Seamer Mark Wood returns after struggling with injury, and Ashes underperformers Moeen Ali, James Vince and Mark Stoneman ...
Read More »‘World-class’ Perth Stadium gets ICC green light
A wide shot of the oval and stands inside the new Perth Stadium. Image taken from abc.net.au PERTH: The International Cricket Council Thursday approved the new Perth Stadium to host all international formats of all the game, formally lowering the curtain on the city´s venerable WACA Ground. The new 60,000-capacity stadium will host a sold-out one-day international against England on ...
Read More »Golf most boring sport : survey
70% of the 1,616 adults asked for their opinion adjudged golf to be the dullest LONDON: Golf has emerged as Britain´s dullest sport in a survey confirming the historic phrase wrongly attributed to Mark Twain that it is “a good walk spoiled”. The YouGov poll — published in Thursday´s edition of The Times — found 70% of the 1,616 adults ...
Read More »Fakhar Zaman hopeful to play third ODI against Kiwis
Pakistan cricket team suffered a major blow during the tour of New Zealand after the team’s opening batsman Fakhar Zaman injured his thigh. Zaman sustained a contusion to his right thigh during the first ODI in Wellington while fielding. He was assessed after the match and was diagnosed with a contusion of the right thigh. However, the good news is ...
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