India 206 for 2 (Kohli 129*, Rahane 34*) beat South Africa 204 (Zondo 54, Thakur 4-52) by eight wickets Confidence and form are two of the most influential factors in batting. They often dictate timing and placement – requisites for scoring runs. South Africa have lacked both after their sub-par performances this series. Therefore, in good batting conditions in Centurion, South Africa’s batsmen ...

NEW DELHI: Teenage Afghan spin sensation Mujeeb Zadran scripted history on Friday by becoming the youngest ever player to take a five-wicket haul in ODIs. At 16 years and 325 days, Zadran broke Pakistan legend Waqar Younis’ record who took his first five-for at the age of 18 years and 164 days. Zadran (5/50), who took his maiden ODI five-wicket haul, helped Afghanistan ...

ISLAMABAD:Middle order batsman Shafiq Ahmed scored a brilliant 74 runs innings while spinners Waqaf Shah and Malik Kashif’s combined effort of 7 wickets helped Islamabad team to victory over Peshawar by 42 runs in the second semifinal of 6th National Disabled T-20 Cricket Championship on Friday at Pindi Cricket Stadium. The winner Islamabad Team will meet two times defending champion ...

ISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC) Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada Friday said after the successful victory against terrorism Pakistan has become a safe country for sports activities. Speaking at the opening ceremony of International Futsal Cup 2018 here at Liaquat Gymnasium of the Pakistan Sports Complex, he lauded Pakistan Army’s efforts in eliminating the menace of terrorism from the country. ...

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Lahore:Punjab University won the HEC Women Intervarsity Women Cycling Championship with 245 points while Bahao Din Zikria University runner-up with 108 points and Lahore College for women university and Sargodha University Combined  third with 82 points. Razia Hanif from Punjab University declared best player with 75 points and also  from  declared fastest cyclist of the championship.   Today three events were ...

LONDON: – Real Madrid strike Christiano Ronaldo has become the first player to score more than 100 goals in Champions League history. The Portuguese forward converted a first-half penalty against Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of their last-16 tie at the Santiago Bernabeu to takehis Champions League tally into triple figures for Real Madrid. The 33-year-old has 115 goals ...

NEW DELHI: Hockey’s governing body indicated Thursday that Pakistan will take part in the men’s World Cup this year in India despite acute tensions between the two countries. Pakistan have qualified for the World Cup to be held in the eastern Indian city of Bhubaneswar between November 18 and December 16. But fears have been raised that Pakistan could skip ...

Lahore Qalandars captain Brendon McCullum arrives in Dubai  DUBAI: Lahore Qalandars captain Brendon McCullum arrived in Dubai Friday morning to join his squad for the upcoming edition of the Pakistan Super League. The former New Zealand skipper was welcomed by the Qalandars management at the Dubai International Airport. He was accompanied by fellow Black Cap Anton Devcich, who has been ...