Sarfaraz all praises for Haris Sohail, says he played like Buttler LONDON: Skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed said that the inclusion of Haris Sohail in the playing 11 paid off as his innings were the ‘main factor’ for Pakistan’s win and a turning point in the World Cup game against South Africa on Sunday. “Haris Sohail put in a great performance. Today ...

LONDON: Pakistan condemned South Africa to World Cup elimination and kept alive their own slender chances of advancing to the semi-finals with a 49-run win at Lord´s on Sunday. Chasing 309 to remain in the hunt for a last four berth, South Africa´s survival bid petered out on 259-9. Disciplined Pakistan bowling saw Shadab Khan and Wahab Riaz take three ...

KARACHI: Ho’n secretary Pakaistan Disabled Cricket Association(PDCA) Amiruddin Ansari has confirmed on Saturday that the Pakistan Cricket Board has given PDCA grant of Rs 2.5 million for the preparation of pakistan Disabled team. Amir “said” on behalf of President PDCA Mr. Rashid Latif, all the Directors of PDCA and all the Physical Disabled Cricketers of the Country. we are extremely ...

Pakistan U19 will take on South Africa U19 in the opening match of the seven-match 50-over series on Saturday at the Chatsworth Cricket Oval, Durban. On Friday in Durban, the two captains – South Africa’s Bryce Parsons and Rohail Nazir of Pakistan – attended the trophy unveiling ceremony with Rohail expressing confidence to extend their winning run. In the lead ...

LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee has lifted a ban on India hosting international sporting events after receiving assurances over visas for Pakistani competitors. In February, India triggered a standoff with the IOC when it refused to allow Pakistani shooters from attending a Tokyo 2020 Games qualifying competition. But on Thursday, IOC president Thomas Bach said India were now back in ...

Spain’s World Cup winning striker Fernando Torres announced his retirement from football on Friday, bringing an end to a glittering 18-year career. Torres, who scored more than 100 goals across two spells at his boyhood club Atletico Madrid, also played for Premier League sides Liverpool and Chelsea and Italy’s AC Milan. He left Atletico to join Japan’s Sagan Tosu in ...

LONDON: It’s a bright sunny day at Lord’s which is getting ready to host Sunday’s World Cup game featuring two of the worst-performing teams of the ten-nation contest – Pakistan and South Africa. Pakistan comes into the match following back-to-back defeats against Australia and India. Under fire from all quarters, the Pakistanis know that their World Cup hopes to hang ...

LONDON: Jogging at a slow pace, Sarfaraz Ahmed completed three rounds of the Lord’s ground. Then he stopped and spent around 15 minutes doing some stretching and then walked away, probably headed towards a central London mosque for Friday prayers. What was surprising about his entire activity was that Sarfaraz had come to Lord’s much ahead of the national team’s ...

MANCHESTER: New Zealand take on West Indies in the World Cup at Old Trafford in Manchester today. New Zealand currently sit on the second spot on the points table with four wins out of five games. Their match against India was washed out. New Zealand are the only other team besides India who have yet to lose a game at ...

Lasith Malinga insisted he had done nothing new despite being hailed as a “legend” after starring in Sri Lanka’s stunning World Cup win over England on Friday. The veteran paceman took four for 43 as Sri Lanka, defending a seemingly modest total of 232-9, beat England by 20 runs to open up the race for a semi-final spot. England, bidding ...