By Nawaz Gohar International Pakistani cricketers will play in the upcoming Kashmir Super League, according to the league’s chairman Masood Khan.  Masood Khan held a press conference in which he said that the league will be played from April 28 to May 2 in Muzaffarabad. He said that 12 Pakistani international cricketers had agreed to play in the league and ...

If Ajinkya Rahane ever plans to list a few dates as the worst of his playing career, Monday’s game against Sunrisers Hyderabad should feature somewhere near the top. The stage was set. To lead a team that was making a comeback in the IPL fold after two years, a captain’s knock would have been a perfect display of intent not ...

Islamabad United captain Misbah and owner Ali Naqvi pose with President Mamnoon Hussain in Islamabad ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Super League (PSL) third edition may have ended, but Islamabad United’s victory celebrations certainly haven’t! The two-time PSL champions called on President Mamnoon Hussain at the President’s House on Monday, a day after the team held a victory parade in the capital ...

KARACHI: Pakistan suffered a stinging setback Monday ahead of their Test tours of Ireland and England after key leg-spinner Yasir Shah was ruled out with a hip bone injury. The 31-year-old has been key to Pakistan´s Test wins since 2014, having taken 165 wickets in 28 Test matches. Chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq confirmed the spinner will not be available for the ...

  Lahore: The Junior Selection Committee headed by Basit Ali has selected 16-member Pakistan U16 team for series against Australia U-16 in Australia. The U-16 team will feature in a series of five Youth One-Day and One Youth T-20 matches against Australia U-16 from April 17 to April 27, 2018 in Melbourne. Pakistan U-16 Squad 1              Saim Ayub                           (C) 2              ...

Nooh Butt in action during Commonwealth Games 2018 Pakistan added another medal to its tally in the Commonwealth Games on Monday when Nooh Dastagir Butt won the Bronze medal in +105kg weightlifting competition. 20-year-old Nooh, who last year won the silver medal in Commonwealth weightlifting championship, lifted an overall 395kg to win the medal for the country. After lifting 173kg ...

Nadal pulls Spain level in their Davis Cup quarter-final against Germany PARIS: Rafael Nadal described his return to action as “a day to remember” after the 16-time Grand Slam winner pulled Spain level in their Davis Cup quarter-final against Germany. Nadal, playing his first match since limping out of the Australian Open in January with a hip injury, beat Philipp ...

Photo: File OTTAWA: A bus carrying a junior ice hockey team collided with a truck on a rural highway in Canada´s western Saskatchewan province, killing at least 14 people, local media said Saturday citing police. The Saskatoon StarPhoenix said 14 more were injured — including three critically — in Friday´s accident involving the Humboldt Broncos team bus. The bus was ...

Pakistan’s Aleem Dar has become the first umpire in cricketing history to supervise 350 international matches. He achieved this feat during the third T20 international between Pakistan and West Indies in Karachi. The three-time International Cricket Council umpire of the year (2009, 2010 and 2011), thanked his country for giving him a chance to reach this milestone. “I’m thankful to ...

ISLAMABAD: Uzbekistan beat Pakistan 4 -1 in round two of Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Group I, in the federal capital on Saturday. Pakistan’s No 1 seed Aqeel Khan won the match against Sanjar Fayziev 6-7, 6-4, 6-4 giving Pakistan’s it lone win in the group match. Earlier, Asiam-ul-Haq Qureshi had retired hurt with a thumb injury in his singles match against ...