Riyadh:-Saudis will soon get to watch World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) matches live in the kingdom, as the country’s sports authority has signed an exclusive deal with the entertainment brand. According to Arab News, the Saudi General Sports Authority has signed a 10-year deal with the WWE corporation to hold wrestling events in the kingdom. The move comes as part of the sports authority’s efforts to ...

Sharjah:-Peshawar Zalmi 143-5 (Tamim 36, Watson 1-16) beat Quetta Gladiators 141-8 (Watson 47, Asif 2-18) by six wickets. Skipper Sammy—who picked injury in the first innings of the match—hammered 16 runs of just four deliveries to take Zalmi home after a brief collapse. Following Akmal and Smith departure, calm Tamim and experienced Hafeez were guiding Peshawar Zalmi to a comfortable ...

Lahore:-A judgement by the Lahore High Court (LHC) reinstating Faisal Saleh Hayat as the president of the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) may lead to the lifting of the FIFA ban imposed on Pakistan in September 2015. The LHC judgement by Justice Ayesha A. Malik upholds the results of the disputed PFF elections held in June 2015 ordering the administrator, who ...

Sharjah: Former Pakistan captain and legendary left-arm swing bowler Wasim Akram has a special advice for budding cricketers. “Start by playing with tennis ball. Many top cricketers started their career playing with tennis ball. I was once a professional tennis ball cricketer before playing with hard ball and went on to play for Pakistan,” he said.  Akram, who is here ...

NEW DELHI: Sixteen of the world’s best international hockey teams will take to the field to compete in the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2018 at the 16,000-capacity Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, scheduled from November 28 to December 16. The venue is currently undergoing extensive refurbishment in preparation for the prestigious event. Hosts India were joined by teams who qualified ...

SHARJAH: Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has put his weight behind Quetta Gladiators skipper Sarfraz Ahmed, urging the Pakistan Cricket Board to announce that he will lead the side in the upcoming World Cup in 2019. Speaking at a press conference in Sharjah after Gladiators beat Islamabad United by six wickets, Pietersen said Pakistan was lucky to have Sarfraz as captain. ...

Islamabad:-From a country known and feared for its fast bowlers who just keep on coming, a young boy has emerged with a bowling action uncannily similar to Pakistani swing legend Wasim Akram. The former fast bowler recently shared a video from a Twitter user of an unknown kid bowling with an identical action and swinging the cricket ball in the ...

DUBAI: Two Chinese cricketers arrived here today to join the Peshawar Zalmi camp for the third edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL) on a special invitation by the franchise. The cricketers, Jian Li and Yufie Zhang, will train with the Peshawar Zalmi squad as special guests of Chairman Javed Afridi. Former Test captain and Peshawar Zalmi mentor Younis Khan presented ...

SHARJAH: Quetta Gladiators, boosted by their two successive victories, will look to extend their winning streak when they take on a wobbly Peshawar Zalmi at the Sharjah Cricket Ground tonight. After losing their first match to Karachi Kings, Sarfraz Ahmed’s XI made a whirlwind comeback to beat Lahore Qalandars by 9 wickets and Islamabad United by 6 wickets. Defending champions ...