Virat Kohli and his men will look to repair their batting issues in the warm-up contest against an unpredictable Bangladesh at the Sophia Gardens in Cardiff on Tuesday. The Indian cricket team produced a below-par performance in the inaugural warm-up contest against New Zealand as they were bundled out for 179 runs, with Ravindra Jadeja solely contributing most of the ...

Caroline Wozniacki, who won the Australian Open in 2018, is a former world number one Former Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki says she “ran out of steam” in a surprise first-round defeat by Russian world number 68 Veronika Kudermetova at the French Open. The Danish 13th seed lost 0-6 6-3 6-3 despite winning the first seven games and said her ...

Fakhar Zaman was still establishing himself in the Pakistan team when Jasprit Bumrah’s no-ball in the Champions Trophy final triggered his unlikely rise from navy sailor to World Cup talisman. India appeared to have made the perfect start in the 2017 Champions Trophy showpiece when Zaman edged to wicketkeeper MS Dhoni off Bumrah. However, the Indian fast bowler had overstepped ...

England 161 for 1 (Roy 89*, Nabi 1-34) beat Afghanistan 160 (Nabi 44, Root 3-22, Archer 3-32) by nine wickets After stumbling against Australia in their first warm-up game, England returned to winning ways on the back of three-wicket hauls from Jofra Archer and Joe Root, and a blazing half-century from Jason Roy as they trounced Afghanistan by nine wickets ...

Australia 241 for 5 (Khawaja 89, Vandersay 2-51) beat Sri Lanka 239 for 8 (Thirimanne 56, Zampa 2-39) by five wickets David Warner was rested due to leg soreness and Steven Smith did all his batting in the nets, as Australia’s other big names Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc revved into rhythm and form in a comprehensive defeat of Sri ...

KARACHI: wicket-keeper batsman Adnan Baig played a pivotal role in guiding Shalimar CC to a six-wicket victory against Arsalan Iqbal CC and reached the Quarter-final in their first Gobi’s Paint T20 Ramazan Cricket Tournament fixture here on Sunday. Adnan, who was later declared man-of-the-match in the last Group match at the Behria College Ground , first excelled with hehind the ...

Mahela Jayawardene had been invited to play a role in Sri Lanka’s World Cup campaign, but declined largely because he remains disillusioned with Sri Lanka Cricket’s general direction. Now a two-time IPL-winning coach, Jayawardene has in the past produced plans to overhaul Sri Lanka’s domestic cricket system, only for those proposals to be rejected by SLC. Last year, a committee ...

South Africa 95 for no loss (Amla 51, de Kock 37) v West Indies Match abandoned Unlike the Bangladesh v Pakistan game in Cardiff – where the captains couldn’t even go out for the toss – there was a bit of action in Bristol. Just about. West Indies, after opting to field, got to bowl a total of 12.4 overs ...

LAHORE (May 26, 2019): Islamabad Futsal team defeated Lahore in the final of Neymar Jr Futsal International Tournament and qualified for 5thNeymar Jr Futsal Championship scheduled to be played in Brazil.   Sports Board Punjab (SBP) organized the Neymar Jr Futsal International Tournament with the collaboration of ‘Red Bull’ at Punjab Stadium from May 21 to 25, 2019. Over 300 teams ...

Lahore, 26 May 2019: Sri Lanka U19 beat Pakistan U19 by 26 runs in the first of the five-match 50-over cricket series at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in Hambantota on Sunday.  Duvindu Tillakaratne took three for 48 in his 10 overs as the tourists were bowled out for 208 in 47.3 overs. The debutant Haider Ali hit five ...