BIRMINGHAM: Green shirts are ready to face New Zealand in match at Edgbaston on Wednesday. The match is scheduled to begin at 2:30 pm (PST). Pakistan and New Zealand, have faced one another in 58 One-Day International matches, with Pakistan winning the majority. Both the teams are strongly prepared to display a stunning show today. Following will be the key ...

BIRMINGHAM: Pakistan and New Zealand will be playing the 33rd match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 at the Edgbaston cricket ground on Wednesday.  With just five points and two wins in six matches, Pakistan will be aiming for their third victory in order to keep their hopes alive for the semi-final spot in the World Cup 2019. Unbeatable ...

Lahore: Mohammad Haris and captain Rohail Nazir stroked half-centuries as Pakistan U19 defeated South Africa U19 by four wickets in the second 50-over match to take a 2-0 lead at Pietermaritzburg Oval in Pietermaritzburg on Tuesday. Mohammad returned undefeated on 6o, while Rohail continued his rich run of form by scoring 67, as Pakistan U19 achieved the 216-run target for the ...

Roger Federer will head to Wimbledon in high spirits after waltzing past Belgium’s David Goffin in straight sets to win a record-extending 10th title at the ATP event in Halle on Sunday. Roger Federer, 37, beat Goffin 7-6 (7/2), 6-1 to secure his 102nd career singles title and remain unbeaten on grass so far this season. “It’s unbelievable. I never ...

Ashleigh Barty became only the second Australian woman to top the world rankings when she won the Birmingham WTA title on Sunday, beating Julia Goerges 6-3, 7-5. The 23-year-old French Open champion emulates Evonne Goolagong Cawley, who held it for a fortnight in 1976. Ashleigh Barty displaces Japan’s Naomi Osaka as women’s world number one. Barty showed little sign of ...

Kane Williamson pleaded guilty to the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by the match referee. © AFP New Zealand have been fined for a slow over-rate in their thrilling World Cup 2019 victory over the West Indies, the International Cricket Council said on Sunday. Skipper Kane Williamson was docked 20 per cent of his match fee while the rest ...

An impressive Indian women’s hockey team on Sunday won the FIH Women’s Series Finals Hiroshima 2019 after defeating hosts Japan 3-1 in the Final held at the Hiroshima Hockey Stadium. The Indian team was helped by an early goal from captain Rani in the 3rd minute, but conceded an equalizer in the 11th minute as Japan’s Kanon Mori scored. A ...

If you wanted an idea of how much the nature of a pitch influences the cricket played on it, contrast Afghanistan’s last two matches. Against England – not even the best players of spin – their star legspinner Rashid Khan was given a tutorial on what life is like for the less gifted on most days. The spin trio of ...

Indian skipper Virat Kohli has been 25 per cent of his match for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during their World Cup game against Afghanistan in Southampton on Saturday. According to the ICC’s Code of Conduct, Kohli was found to have breached Article 2.1 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel ...

MANCHESTER: Former captain Brendon McCullum says New Zealand have the firepower to win the World Cup for the first time in their history. The Black Caps won a nail-biter against the West Indies in Manchester on Saturday to stay unbeaten at the 50-over tournament in England and Wales. New Zealand, often labelled as underdogs, reached their first World Cup final ...