Dublin:- Ireland captain William Porterfield hopes a combination of local conditions and English county cricket experience will work in his side s favour when they make their Test debut at home to Pakistan later this week. Both the Ireland and Afghanistan teams were elevated to Test status last year, making them eligible for the five-day format. But it is Ireland who ...

Nanjing:Baseball Federation of Asia and Major League Baseball China has organized BFA Coach Clinic 2018 in Nanjing China from May 5 – 8, 2018. Two Baseball Coaches of Pakistan Umair Imdad Bhatti and Nadeem Sajjad Shah were participated in the Clinic. Syed Fakhar Ali Shah President Pakistan Federation Baseball told that Federation sent two baseball coaches who are Baseball Players ...

LAHORE : Director Sports Muhammad Anees Sheikh and Director Admin Javed Chohan, on Tuesday, visited Nishtar Park Sports Complex Gymnasium Hall to inspect the arrangements of Inter-Division Punjab Open Boxing Championship scheduled to be held from May 12 to 15, 2018. Deputy Director Tariq Wattoo, Deputy Director Hafeez Bhatti, Iqbal Shahid, SBP PRO Abdul Rauf and Punjab Boxing Association (PBA) ...

KARACHI,  (Sports link report) :The Chief executive officer Naya Nazimabad and Director tournament Samad A Habib and director 5th Naya Nazimabad  T-20 Ramazan Cup’18 with finnance controler officer and Tournament Secretary Imran Haq and others  will hold a press conference today on May 9 to brief the media about the 5th Naya Nazimabad  T-20  Ramazan Cup’18 The Media briefing will ...

MUMBAI: Perennial slow starters Mumbai Indians are on course for a trademark late-season charge into the Indian Premier League (IPL) playoffs, thanks largely to some impressive performances by all-rounder Hardik Pandya. The defending champions, owned by India’s richest man Mukesh Ambani, lost their first five matches but still reached the 2014 playoffs before completing a fairytale tournament victory a year ...

Rawalpindi: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa wrote a letter to Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Najam Sethi expressing hearty felicitation on the conduct of the Pakistan Super League and the home series with the West Indies in Pakistan. “These landmark achievements not only bode well for the future of Pakistan Cricket but also allay the distorted ...

Former Pakistan legspinner Mushtaq Ahmed has signed a one-month contract as West Indies’ spin-bowling coach. Mushtaq’s contract with the PCB as the National Cricket Academy head coach ended last month and the extension takes effect from July, allowing him to take up the role with Cricket West Indies. “It’s a privilege to work with the West Indies cricket team,” Mushtaq ...

Guerilla Cricket, the alternative commentary provider, has been appointed by Cricket Ireland to provide ball-by-ball commentary of their inaugural Test against Pakistan. Guerilla, which was previously known as Test Match Sofa, has spent much of its existence fighting off legal threats from national boards and their broadcast partners. Commentating from TV pictures in the comfort of their own homes or ...

Abdul Razzaq is planning a return to top-flight cricket. Remember these days? The greatest escape: 109* v South Africa, Dubai 2010 One of the great ODI innings, although by today’s batting standards, the numbers that define it look good but not unusual – 10 sixes in all, 150 chased off the last 20 having been five down, 100 off 70 ...

Novak Djokovic said his first-round win over Kei Nishikori at the Madrid Open was “exactly” what he needed for his confidence after a run of poor form. The 30-year-old former world number one has failed to reach the quarter-finals in five tournaments since returning from elbow surgery in January. But he impressed in beating Nishikori 7-5 6-4 to set up ...